Subject: The Great Writer
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Mon Apr 09 2001 - 08:59:03 EDT
"The Great Writer"
There was once a young man who, in his youth,
professed his desire to become a great writer.
When asked to define "great" he said,
"I want to write stuff that the whole world will read,
stuff that people will react to on a truly emotional
level, stuff that will make them scream, cry, howl
in pain and anger!"
He now works for Microsoft, writing error messages.
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"Writer's Heaven And Hell"
A writer died and was given the option of going to heaven
or hell. She decided to check out each place first. As the
writer descended into the fiery pits, she saw row upon
row of writers chained to their desks in a steaming
sweatshop. As they worked, they were repeatedly whipped
with thorny lashes.
"Oh my," said the writer. "Let me see heaven now."
A few moments later, as she ascended into heaven, she
saw rows of writers, chained to their desks in a steaming
sweatshop. As they worked, they, too, were whipped with
thorny lashes.
"Wait a minute!," said the writer, "This is just as bad
as hell."
"Oh no, it's not," replied an unseen voice. "Here, your
work gets published."
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