[bksvol-discuss] Re: My novel
- From: "EVAN REESE" <mentat3@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 08:05:08 -0400
I agree with you, E. That's just not cool at all, imho.
Evan
----- Original Message -----
From: "E." <thoth93@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2008 1:39 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: My novel
> 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
>>
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
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>>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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