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Do things the old fashioned way old boy; guns, bags of cash, clandestine meetings on the water front; a secret bank account in Switzerland. Don’t fall for the supposed cool sophisticated way.

Heed this.

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11-18-2023 , 08:48 AM

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Phat Mack

Twat-Waffle

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 11,615

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Originally Posted by biggerboat

Coming up with fictional names is a pain. Places, schools, people, etc. I tend to get hung up on little stuff like this. I've written so much with ????? filled in for a name to be named later and catching up is tedious.

Don't use "?????". Give em a name that is descriptive or just a couple of words that pop in your head, like "Fat Guy Mohawk" or "No Parking". They'll evolve into the character's real name and you can go back and Control-H them.

#protip

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11-18-2023 , 01:40 PM

#3803

golddog

Carpal \'Tunnel

Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 6,175

Control-H? Boat's doing this on a Hemingway-esque typewriter, double spaced, with lots of scribbles and notes in the margins/between lines in my mind.

Probably has some kind of visor involved too. Desk lamp with a green glass shade. In a wood-paneled study with late-afternoon sun filtering through the blinds.

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11-18-2023 , 04:12 PM

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Zeno

Le Misanthrope

Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 22,168

…and a sultry blonde in the corner, taking down a few notes herself. She’s packing two 38’s and a 45. Obviously the 45 is loaded and cocked. The 38’s are just decoration.

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11-20-2023 , 03:57 PM

#3805

biggerboat

you're gonna need one

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 48,011

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Originally Posted by golddog

hehe, more like one of the proverbial monkeys trying to get shakespeare to come out

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11-20-2023 , 03:59 PM

#3806

biggerboat

you're gonna need one

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 48,011

Another technology rant.

The pool pump at the house we are trying to sell quit running. Turns out it is controlled by some fancy wifi tech that decided not to control it any more. Can't connect to it because there is no wifi there anymore. Tried a hotspot but that didn't work. Probably end up replacing the stupid fancy thingy with a manual control.

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#3807

biggerboat

you're gonna need one

Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 48,011

Someone should start a business that deals with contractors for you. I'm trying to find a landscape contractor that will put sod down, but I've found it much more challenging than I thought it would be. Typical in this area.

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