This thread needs to be turned into a book/movie/play/musical/ect
Who should I contact in regards to getting the rights to do this??
Plot-wise I think it will start in Afghanistan during the Soviet invasion. Roman is a soldier in the Red Army, and a very good one at that! Roman has managed to kill around 4500 Taliban and he knows this because he kept their ears. Why did he keep their ears you ask? Simple! Because he had a partner back in USSR who had devised a cheap method of manufacturing horse saddles from human ears. Between the battles and ear-finding expeditions, Roman learned to play poker with his comrades. Unfortunately for him, his wasn't a very talented poker player and quickly ran out of Rubles to play with. So, he told his comrades of his horse saddle plan and convinced the fellow players that it would be better to play for ears than money since an average Afghani ear can fetch about 5 Rubles. So this put Roman back in the game..... for another hour.... then he was not only Rubleless but was also earless (other than the 2 he kept on his head).
Roman's partner/backer begins calling to find out when the first shipment of ears is to be expected. After weeks of unsuccessfully trying to acquire more ears, and the constant threats and insults he received he finally decided to flee to America.
Roman moves to Ohio (or maybe Michigan), goes to college for computer networking, buys a home and some other properties to rent for extra income and finds himself a wife and has a child. Things seem to have really turned around for poor old Roman..... until one night as he was watching his favourite TV show (The Shield) a commercial for FTP comes online. Immediately Roman cannot control himself about the idea that he can learn, chat and even play with the pros!! And once again Roman begins his downward spiral and begins scamming people online for bankrolls. This is where the book/movie/play takes a very dark turn that I do not want to get into. But alas! The darkness ends when Roman's conscience gets the best of him and he creates a thread for his debts on a popular online poker forum - this is where hilarity ensues and the story comes to a close.
Sooooooo, would 2+2 be interested in publishing this if it becomes a book?
*For the people who are going to get upset that I bumped this old thread - sorry, but this little saga was amazing. For the people who would like to thank me for reminding them of the good ole days - I do it because a care
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