Dove, Just Shut The Fuck Up

[Oerdin]

Dovey, we have been friends a long time. So I need to be straight with you.





I feel you're gonna regret this just like you did with Poofer. It's literally the same situation. First you were mad at Gene cuz of video games. Now it's cuz he asked his for help in buying a place for you guys to live. I think you're living in the moment and not realizing the impact this will have.



I wouldn't be your friend if I sat here said nothing. Gene is a good guy and I hope you don't end up regretting this.

I don't know any details but if the guy's son is he tried to borrow money from his parents so he could afford a house for his family then there are worse things.

[Oerdin]

Never mind.  I read the last seven pages

[reel]

This was an ok story.



Decent character development on the Columbidae as main protagonist. Dragon made a reasonable antagonist, if a little repetitive; but she's always a strong actor. The side characters were somewhat one-dimensional and I didn't really buy the naivete of their advice, but I suppose they added to the plot development by providing a counter narrative to the protagonist. It helped create a more organic vector for plot development, though it progressed too slowly. I get that it helped the character arc that the details of the story had to be drawn out slowly, but pacing was an issue.



There was definitely too much filler. Several of the background characters should have been eliminated entirely and it was tiresome to have to skip over those sections of the text. Fire the fucking editor.



The strength of the character development helped to cover for the plot being a tad trite, though one could almost interpret that as a literary mechanism to make the Columbidae more relatable.



Overall, I'd rate it as a successful exploration of the impact of the marital deficiencies of a post-modern mama's boy from a female perspective. I found myself rooting for the protagonist as she attempts to find her way out of the morass without being strangled by stray umbilical tubing, and while the side characters counsel at first appeared artless and childish, I came to appreciate the dichotomy they highlighted between the reality of a failed marriage and the artificial domain of this online environment.



I'd rate it a 5.5 out of 10. Could have been a 6 with better editing.

[Anonymous]

And six and a half if you'd washed your balls before showing up.  ac_biggrin

[reel]

Yeah maybe. That usually does put me in a better mood.

[Anonymous]

I usually spend five to ten minutes soaping mine with an organic honey and oatmeal rinse before dunking them at slightly above body temperature demineralised water for a quick fondle. To wash away the excess suds. Then a gentle toweling off with a clean egyptian cotton towel. Leaves them feeling soft and smooth as silk.



What do you use?

[reel]

While it pains me to admit that I would allow testicular cleanliness to affect the integrity of my literary rating scale, I consider it brutally honest discourse to admit to one's faults.



I use a lavender bath with a gentle balance of epsom salts. I also favour egyptian cotton. Your regimen sounds delightful. I may have to consider switching up the routine.

[Anonymous]

I'm sure you're significant other will appreciate your diligence and may even go as far as to favour you with a little nibble there, maybe a lick of three and breathy sighs of contentment.



You might even re-rate this thread an 8 or a 9 then.  ac_biggrin

[reel]

While that is true, I do impose limits on the degree to which I am willing to compromise the probity of my critique.



One cannot dress shit in trousers, slap on a Sinatra LP, and expect others to call the trousers Frank. Mediocrity should not be celebrated based solely on the influence of sexual gratification. While I appreciate that you are a guest and thus to be treated with the utmost civility, I would ask you to please refrain from such acts of blatant and undue influence!

[Anonymous]

One cannot dress shit in trousers, slap on a Sinatra LP, and expect others to call the trousers Frank.

I don't know, have you seen the state of the entertainment industry lately?  ac_biggrin



At least the chatter about getting The Beatles back together seems to be a distant memory nowadays. Though I imagine it's possible Sir Paul and Ringo might yet have their JK Rowling moment. One troon and two bullets later...



And speaking of entertainment, I do appreciate your gentlemanly demeanor by the way. Most civilised and I fancy a few of the itinerants might learn a thing or two by your example. You needn't feel at pains to stand on protocol where I am concerned of course, for I am as they say, a complete rogue. A miscreant who delights in a good natured rattling of the cage to see what shakes out.



It does bug a few people I'll admit... but it puts a smile on my face when I encounter those comfortable enough to take it in their stride.  

























[size=50]No perfect ten? Dovey will be crushed.[/size]  ac_biggrin

[Oerdin]

I am amazed a house can be bought for as little as $48,000.  I am not bragging but that is trivial.  I spent $24,000 in the last month and a half on solar which STILL isn't hooked to the grid2 because SDG&E are assholes..

[reel]

One cannot dress shit in trousers, slap on a Sinatra LP, and expect others to call the trousers Frank.

I don't know, have you seen the state of the entertainment industry lately?  ac_biggrin



At least the chatter about getting The Beatles back together seems to be a distant memory nowadays. Though I imagine it's possible Sir Paul and Ringo might yet have their JK Rowling moment. One troon and two bullets later...



And speaking of entertainment, I do appreciate your gentlemanly demeanor by the way. Most civilised and I fancy a few of the itinerants might learn a thing or two by your example. You needn't feel at pains to stand on protocol where I am concerned of course, for I am as they say, a complete rogue. A miscreant who delights in a good natured rattling of the cage to see what shakes out.



It does bug a few people I'll admit... but it puts a smile on my face when I encounter those comfortable enough to take it in their stride.  

























[size=50]No perfect ten? Dovey will be crushed.[/size]  ac_biggrin

Naturally, being of said gentlemanly demeanor, I appreciate your candor and honesty. I can also appreciate a good natured roguish disposition, properly applied. Those distraught may lack the depth of character to comport themselves with confidence in face of an adventurer's spirit, which ultimately is their loss.



That said, civil discourse has been a casualty most violent of the modern paradigm and thus I find it beneficial to comport myself with a dignity, aligned, at a minimum, to the state of the present conversation, even where protocol may not require it.





I've no intent to crush the spirit of the Columbidae. In fact, flaws aside, I found her persona compelling in this dramatic tale. I am also conscious that an overly effusive response will elicit the wrath of our irascible Dragon, who, while I've no doubt loves me unquestionably, will not hesitate to drag her sharpened nails cross my face should I not be forthright in my assessment of the facts of the matter.

[Adolf Oliver Bush]

I don't know, have you seen the state of the entertainment industry lately?  ac_biggrin



At least the chatter about getting The Beatles back together seems to be a distant memory nowadays. Though I imagine it's possible Sir Paul and Ringo might yet have their JK Rowling moment. One troon and two bullets later...



And speaking of entertainment, I do appreciate your gentlemanly demeanor by the way. Most civilised and I fancy a few of the itinerants might learn a thing or two by your example. You needn't feel at pains to stand on protocol where I am concerned of course, for I am as they say, a complete rogue. A miscreant who delights in a good natured rattling of the cage to see what shakes out.



It does bug a few people I'll admit... but it puts a smile on my face when I encounter those comfortable enough to take it in their stride.  

























[size=50]No perfect ten? Dovey will be crushed.[/size]  ac_biggrin

Naturally, being of said gentlemanly demeanor, I appreciate your candor and honesty. I can also appreciate a good natured roguish disposition, properly applied. Those distraught may lack the depth of character to comport themselves with confidence in face of an adventurer's spirit, which ultimately is their loss.



That said, civil discourse has been a casualty most violent of the modern paradigm and thus I find it beneficial to comport myself with a dignity, aligned, at a minimum, to the state of the present conversation, even where protocol may not require it.





I've no intent to crush the spirit of the Columbidae. In fact, flaws aside, I found her persona compelling in this dramatic tale. I am also conscious that an overly effusive response will elicit the wrath of our irascible Dragon, who, while I've no doubt loves me unquestionably, will not hesitate to drag her sharpened nails cross my face should I not be forthright in my assessment of the facts of the matter.

So give her a gold star and a smiley elephant stamp. I'm sure she will appreciate that.  ac_biggrin

[Anonymous]

I don't know, have you seen the state of the entertainment industry lately?  ac_biggrin



At least the chatter about getting The Beatles back together seems to be a distant memory nowadays. Though I imagine it's possible Sir Paul and Ringo might yet have their JK Rowling moment. One troon and two bullets later...



And speaking of entertainment, I do appreciate your gentlemanly demeanor by the way. Most civilised and I fancy a few of the itinerants might learn a thing or two by your example. You needn't feel at pains to stand on protocol where I am concerned of course, for I am as they say, a complete rogue. A miscreant who delights in a good natured rattling of the cage to see what shakes out.



It does bug a few people I'll admit... but it puts a smile on my face when I encounter those comfortable enough to take it in their stride.  

























[size=50]No perfect ten? Dovey will be crushed.[/size]  ac_biggrin

Naturally, being of said gentlemanly demeanor, I appreciate your candor and honesty. I can also appreciate a good natured roguish disposition, properly applied. Those distraught may lack the depth of character to comport themselves with confidence in face of an adventurer's spirit, which ultimately is their loss.



That said, civil discourse has been a casualty most violent of the modern paradigm and thus I find it beneficial to comport myself with a dignity, aligned, at a minimum, to the state of the present conversation, even where protocol may not require it.





I've no intent to crush the spirit of the Columbidae. In fact, flaws aside, I found her persona compelling in this dramatic tale. I am also conscious that an overly effusive response will elicit the wrath of our irascible Dragon, who, while I've no doubt loves me unquestionably, will not hesitate to drag her sharpened nails cross my face should I not be forthright in my assessment of the facts of the matter.

Hi there fleamailman  ac_hithere

[Adolf Oliver Bush]

Was that directed at myself or Reel?