[bksvol-discuss] Re: My novel
- From: "siss52" <siss52@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:03:50 -0500
And yet another.
Sue S.
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From: "Lori Castner" <loralee.castner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 3:35 PM
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Well, here is another old-fashioned bookshare member.
Cat Lover Lori
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From: "Susan" <slumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 11:18 AM
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> That's exactly the thought I had, E, so, call me old fashioned too, I
> don't
> care!
>
> Susan
>
>
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> This is an example where one person's humor is far from funny to somebody
> else. I have a different take on the scene you describe.
>
> Call me old fashioned.
>
> To me it seems unethical and somewhat slimey.
>
> Forgive me for sounding insulting. I just disagree about the described
> scene
> being amusing.
>
> E.
>
>
> At 10:12 AM 6/26/2008, you wrote:
>>This is being written/edited by two PWVI with pretty thick skins and
>>strong senses of humor.
>>
>>When you mentioned the getting incorrect change from the cashier
>>problem, I thought of one of our chapters where we pay for something
>>with a ten dollar bill, listen to the cashier count out the change and,
>>with outrageous indignation, we insist we paid with a twenty. The
>>manager comes over, gives us our extra ten and we leave getting the
>>product for free and entertaining the other customers. I don't know
>>anyone who has actually done this but we thought it would make for a
>>funny scene. Turning the tables on those who would cheat or wrong one of
> us will be the theme of a number of vignettes.
>>
>>If you have any stories that you would let us use, please send them along.
>>We will edit them to make the stories sound like they are coming from
>>the voices of the authors/editors and we will need a release form as we
>>cannot pay for extra work contributed by other storytellers as we're
>>pretty certain to lose money on this gig anyway.
>>
>>Anyone else with funny anecdotes or stupid sighted people tricks or
>>experience testing the accessibility of a nudie bar or have found
>>yourself dancing with a stranger whom you thought was your date and
>>having a pile of fun in the process, stories about firearms and other
>>weapons used by PWVI are often entertaining too so please send them to
>>us and at least get a mention in the dedication page.
>>
>>Blind driving stories should fill an entire section too.
>>
>>We're trying to use "true" stories but remember that truth can be
>>disguised by facts.
>>
>>
>>cdh
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>Chris Hofstader
>>CUNY, BSO, ATG, Odds and Ends
>>email: cdh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Blog: http://www.blindconfidential.blogspot.com
>>Skype: BlindChristian
>>phone: 727-896-6393
>>
>>
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>>[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of E.
>>Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 7:29 AM
>>To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: My novel
>>
>>I guess my only concern is one person's fun can be another's cruelty.
>>
>>Think of what some would call harassment and others would call fun for
>>example.
>>
>>Such things might include people shouting out of cars such things as
>>
>>"Watch where you are going? Are you blind or something?" at a person
>>traveling with a white cane or guide dog.
>>
>>E.
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