"Pap and Circumstance" article

LDuyer · Post by **LDuyer** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:40 pm

Have you read this article?
Enjoy.

http://www.freshyarn.com/14/essays/broccolo_pap1.htm

Liam1965 · Post by **Liam1965** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:50 pm

Now THAT one is as funny as the one I wrote. Maybe funnier.

Thanks for posting.

Liam, what, me? Ego?

LDuyer · Post by **LDuyer** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 7:59 pm

Actually, Liam, when I read this, it felt like I was reading your literary "voice."
Difference is you don't use bad words......I don't think. Ha!

The only fault I found in this article was the ending. Unfair, he should continue to suffer like the rest of us!

Linda, who is envious of talented people

Liam1965 · Post by **Liam1965** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:00 pm

There was that, and there WAS one glaring grammatical error.

Or maybe that was what made it feel so much like my writings.

Liam, he has spare apostrophes and he's not afraid to use them!

LDuyer · Post by **LDuyer** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:05 pm

No, Liam. You're a stickler for grammatical accuracy.
Case in point.......a particularly clever article on your blog about just such a topic, I do believe.

I was wondering......does that mouth contraption he mentioned -- does that really relieve OSA?

Linda, my leg feels like it's being pulled

Liam1965 · Post by **Liam1965** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:08 pm

Well, if your LEG is being pulled, then you aren't wearing the device properly.

Yes, there are certain oral appliances which will help people with certain jaw configurations.

I don't think I could use one, I find even the mouthpiece I'm supposed to wear to keep me from bruxing my teeth to cause me to wake up with my jaw aching terribly.

My doc (the moron, who would prefer I give up entirely than prescribe an APAP, so take it for what it's worth) said that oral appliances only help 10-15% of patients.

Liam, off searching for more essays by that guy.

Liam1965 · Post by **Liam1965** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:10 pm

Oh, interesting! He's actually a professional writer, who has written for an actual television show or two.

So if you honestly think mine was in the same class as his, I'm flattered.

(And if you're just stroking my big fragile ego, well, thanks anyway. Although I should mention, if you're stroking something big and fragile of mine, I'm pretty sure if it's anything OTHER than my ego, Janet will have words for you.)

Liam, still looking for more essays by this guy.

LDuyer · Post by **LDuyer** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:26 pm

Let me know what you find, Liam.

This came from that same site, so I'm guessing you read this. But for the benefit of others:

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After graduating from the University of North Carolina, Anthony returned to his native New York to fulfill his lifelong dream of becoming a direct marketing copywriter. When writing junk mail proved too stressful, he moved west to write television shows for tweens. His writing credits include Nickelodeon's Drake & Josh and All That. He's also performed at Show and Tell, an essay reading series in Los Angeles.

When not working, Anthony can be found walking the streets of Hollywood, muttering to himself and being mistaken for David Arquette. Next year, he plans to abandon the whole writing thing to become a scrappy utility infielder for the New York Mets. If you'd like to say hello, or you are the Mets and would like to offer Anthony a 3-year, $10 Million contract (terms negotiable), please contact him at adelbrocc@yahoo.com.
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Liam1965 · Post by **Liam1965** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:37 pm

Well, I submitted my first sleep study essay to them, and I'm considering sending them either the "I Hate My Hair" one or the "Gee, My Daughter's 2nd Grade School Concert Sucked" one (not either one's real name).

But this is REALLY getting off topic.

(And for anyone who has not read my essay on the sleep study, or the two follow ups which were demanded by my 7 faithful readers of my blog, click on my name, it'll take you to my Blog, and under the index post, look for the three collectively called the "Sleep Apnea Trilogy". That is, for anyone who's not read them and would like to.)

Liam, who really has to stop accidentally typing "Laim", because it sounds too much like "Lame", which you'll agree once you read his essays is all too apt.

LDuyer · Post by **LDuyer** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:46 pm

Hey, that's GREAT, Liam!

FYI -- I sent a note to that email address, assuming it still works. Perhaps he'll let me know what else he's written. Oh, and I sort of, well, I kinda....., gee, I guess I gotta admit, ... I gave him your blog address. He may not get the message or read your blog, but what the heck. I'll try anything at least once. ....... Er, well no, not everything.... but you know what I mean.

I only did a quick view of the different writers to that site. Some of them seem interesting.

Liam1965 · Post by **Liam1965** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 8:50 pm

Heh. He's going to think we're selling something.

I wrote him a congratulatory note telling him I enjoyed his essay and that I'd written one on a similar theme myself, and also sent him the url.

So he'll either check it out or figure we're trying to refinance his mortgage, lengthen his hose(*), sell him cheap foreign drugs or get him to help us share millions of nigerian dollars.

(* My one meager attempt to get this back on topic.)

Liam, sadly not sleeping, for the third night in a row.

LDuyer · Post by **LDuyer** » Wed Apr 20, 2005 9:04 pm

Liam,

Did you notice that Earl Hamner was a contributor to that site?
(of The Waltons fame)

Several wrote for television shows or movies. Interesting site.

IWannaSleep · Post by **IWannaSleep** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 12:30 pm

Hilarious, well worth the read

... oddly motivational too

wading thru the muck! · Post by **wading thru the muck!** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 1:29 pm

Boy, I missed this whole thread until today. Must be my new dual role as Mr. Mom and Bread Winner. I need my 'PAP more now than ever. This was a great essay, not because it is funny (and it is) but because while being funny it gave us a clear window into the writer's personality. It is REAL and that is why it is real funny. After reading this, don't you want to like this guy? Liam, this is why we all (or at least most of us) like you. How can you not like a guy willing to share his true personality for all to see? Unless maybe if the guy is Hannibal Lector or Charles Manson.

As far as the ending...I liked it just fine.

tomjax · Post by **tomjax** » Thu Apr 21, 2005 8:32 pm

I love stories with happy endings, but his left me in total suspense.

Did he ever get lucky again?
Seems like he was very obsessed with it most of his story, but seemed to forget about it towards the end.

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