Post your Twitfic Twabbles Here! (General Content)

[Algernon Sydney is Dead]

Man, it's hard to keep up in this thread.
... ...

An arrow through his lung, the dying Trojan pondered his mother and why the hell she said to not look a gift horse in the mouth.

In this case, PMS (detailed critique, blah, blah)...

All you really needed to say is, too long (not 100 chars)... DIS-qualified!

In fact, a few of the recent additions have not been the proper length... Sigh.
If I mailed them out, would everyone consent to add USB electroshock devices to their computer?

[strawman]

Mr. Right stood in the doorway, weeping for his wife Laura. He could never understand why the women he loved always left.

[Algernon Sydney is Dead]

Lauren had expected that she would find Mr. Right. She did not, however, anticipate that his first name would be Always.

Very clever

Yes. But I'd always heard this joke told about Mrs Right.

[Algernon Sydney is Dead]

Mr. Right stood in the doorway, weeping for his wife Laura. He could never understand why the women he loved always left.

Damn, you beat me to the obligatory left-right pun response.

[strawman]

Man, it's hard to keep up in this thread.
... ...

An arrow through his lung, the dying Trojan pondered his mother and why the hell she said to not look a gift horse in the mouth.

In this case, PMS (detailed critique, blah, blah)...

All you really needed to say is, too long (not 100 chars)... DIS-qualified!

In fact, a few of the recent additions have not been the proper length... Sigh.
If I mailed them out, would everyone consent to add USB electroshock devices to their computer?

ASID, what, do you have a program like twabble-checker that makes a buzzer go off? There's more than one way to be helpful, y'know. Suggest a rephrase, maybe.

[Algernon Sydney is Dead]

I think everyone should be required to write one "general content" pun twabble post haste.

As you command:

The crook jamboree had tents for the politicians, professors, and priests. But the general-con tent was most popular.

[Algernon Sydney is Dead]

ASID, what, do you have a program like twabble-checker that makes a buzzer go off? There's more than one way to be helpful, y'know. Suggest a rephrase, maybe.

I'm getting pretty good at eyeballing them -- then a quick double-check. However, you'll notice I said nothing about the other twabbles and only mentioned this one when you raised the context.

After the PC ass-kicking I got here, I'm throttling anything that looks like a critique. That "DIS-qualified" was intended lightly. **sigh**

[strawman]

I didn't mean it that way. But I put some effort into my critique, and it got swept away by the word count. I really hope to find out whether my attempts to be helpful with writing are worth the trouble, or if people just prefer a smilie.

[Algernon Sydney is Dead]

I didn't mean it that way. But I put some effort into my critique, and it got swept away by the word count. I really hope to find out whether my attempts to be helpful with writing are worth the trouble, or if people just prefer a smilie.

I'm sorry.

But PMS is a teen girl with "Avenger" in her name. I haven't seen her thanking you yet.

Hard lessons, offered for free.
They'll be ever so grateful.
But when I look, all I see
are snarls and replies so hateful!

[TheJebi]

PART 1

People thought General Content was boring, so he staged a Coup d'état, and now he is known as Supreme Commander Content.

PART 2

Supreme Commander Content had a sense of general content, until the people rose up, and made him General Content again.

OR:

Supreme Commander Content had a sense of general content, until the people rose up, and made him generally discontent.

[strawman]

I don't see either the former or the latter yet.
PMS Avenger, granted, is a name with an attitude. But if she's interested in writing, attitude creates a certain style.

[eric_marsh]

If they failed to solve her riddles then it's off with their head. He gave her the answers and won an ice princess instead.

What are the riddles?

[TheJebi]

I really like what the Avenger has brought to the twit-fic arena. This place can use a little more pink.

I have not seen a DC noob make such a big splash 'round since... well since TheJebi joined. I probably have not commented on enough of her twabbles yet, but good work PMS, I think you fit right in here, keep it up. Just make sure to use ASID's sizing tool, because he will not hesitate to let you know if it's the wrong size.
Being the char police is a dirty job, but somebody has to do it I guess.

[Algernon Sydney is Dead]

Just make sure to use ASID's sizing tool, because he will not hesitate to let you know if it's the wrong size.

Oh, come on! Several "twabbles" on this thread are the wrong size. I only mentioned one, one time, as a joke.

À la:
"That deck chair is facing the wrong way!"
"Yes, sir. About the water coming over the gunwale?"

[TheJebi]

Oh, come on! Several "twabbles" on this thread are the wrong size. I only mentioned one, one time, as a joke.

Okay, sorry if I offended you, but I really did not mean anything bad, I really do think that pointing out when twabbles are not twabbles is a good and healthy thing. You're the only person who I can remember doing it, and you seem the most qualified due to your sizing tool, so more power to you.

[strawman]

Let me point out the obvious: there is exactly no point in having this thread if the twabbles are not 100 characters. So if they miss, it does need to be pointed out. Except for that single instance, I appreciate ASID's policing the area. And Jebi probably meant that he does too. (Plus, ASID, observe: don't interfere with Jebi's courtship rituals).

[alhilton]

Size matters. Everyone, please remember that ASID's tool is available for public use. Jebi vouches for it.

Sorry; couldn't help it after the courtship comment.

[Algernon Sydney is Dead]

Jeez. All this touchy-feely stuff is really starting to get to me. Is that the plan to chase me away?
If I was easily offended (by anything other than left-wing nonsense) I would not still be here. Keep on keeping on, Jebi.

(Plus, ASID, observe: don't interfere with Jebi's courtship rituals).

Of course not. But if I had a Benjamin for every time I fell for some bloke pretending to be a feisty teen girl from Nebraska...


Do you think that if a new user, called "Twabble-size Nazi, and nothing but" were to appear that people would think she was a sock-puppet?

[strawman]

I think textual analysis would be a dead giveaway, except in the case of Norma Sherman, who just may have been Luke's dad. But Luke's dad hasn't posted here for comparison, that I know of.

[Algernon Sydney is Dead]

What's to analyze? She'd probably be a bot that only says, "That was 103 characters, putz!" and gives a link to this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5QGkOGZubQ .