----- Original Message ----- From: Scrogie, Chris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Vanessa Wiggins (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Steve Penfold (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Steve Birchley (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Sarita Singh (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Jo Swabey (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; James Rosenthal (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Glenn Druery (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Bernard Graves (E-mail) <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 4:31 PM Subject: FW: Co-authors > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Rogers, Ann > > Sent: Wednesday, April 12, 2000 4:03 PM > > To: Scrogie, Chris > > Subject: FW: Co-authors > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, 12 April 2000 14:42 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; Parkinson > > Raymond; Rogers, Ann; Karen Temm > > Subject: FW: Co-authors > > > > > > ---------------------- Forwarded by Bruce Edwards/ARS/AU/AON on 12/04/2000 > > 14:38 > > --------------------------- > > > > > > "Hill (Newcastle), Ian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> on 12/04/2000 09:36:11 > > > > To: ' Flusher ' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "'\" Pidgeon Cash Cow\"'" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Bruce Edwards/ARS/AU/AON@AONAP, > > 'Cameron Shortland' <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > Cocking > > Gerard A <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 'Splinters' > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > > "Scott, Shane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Wingate, Eric" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > cc: > > > > Subject: FW: Co-authors > > > > > > > > > > > > > Remember the book "Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus"? Well, > > here's > > a > > > prime example offered by an English professor at Southern Methodist > > > University, English 44A, SMU, Creative Writing, Prof. Miller. > > > In-class Assignment for Wednesday: > > > Today we will experiment with a new form called the tandem story. The > > > process is simple. Each person will pair off with the person sitting to > > his > > > or her immediate right. One of you will then write the first paragraph > > of > > a > > > short story. The partner will read the first paragraph and then add > > another > > > paragraph to the story. The first person will then add a third > > paragraph, > > > and so on back and forth. Remember to re-read what has been written > > each > > > time in order to keep the story coherent. The story is over when both > > agree > > > a conclusion has been reached. > > > The following was actually turned in by two of my English students: > > Rebecca > > > and Gary. > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > STORY: (first paragraph by Rebecca) > > > At first, Laurie couldn't decide which kind of tea she wanted. The > > > chamomile, which used to be her favorite for lazy evenings at home, now > > > reminded her too much of Carl, who once said, in happier times, that he > > > liked chamomile. But she felt she must now, at all costs, keep her mind > > off > > > Carl. His possessiveness was suffocating, and if she thought about him > > too > > > much her asthma started acting up again. So chamomile was out of the > > > question. > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Meanwhile, Advance Sergeant Carl Harris, leader of the attack squadron > > now > > > in orbit over Skylon 4, had more important things to think about than > > the > > > neuroses of an air-headed asthmatic bimbo named Laurie with whom he had > > > spent one sweaty night over a year ago. "A.S. Harris to Geostation 17," > > he > > > said into his transgalactic communicator. "Polar orbit established. No > > sign > > > of resistance so far..." But before he could sign off a bluish particle > > beam > > > flashed out of nowhere and blasted a hole through his ship's cargo bay. > > The > > > jolt from the direct hit sent him flying out of his seat and across the > > > cockpit. > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > He bumped his head and died almost immediately, but not before he felt > > one > > > last pang of regret for psychically brutalizing the one woman who had > > ever > > > had feelings for him. Soon afterwards, Earth stopped its pointless > > > hostilities towards the peaceful farmers of Skylon 4. "Congress Passes > > Law > > > Permanently Abolishing War and Space Travel," Laurie read in her > > newspaper > > > one morning. The news simultaneously excited her and bored her. She > > stared > > > out the window, dreaming of her youth -- when the days had passed > > > unhurriedly and carefree, with no newspapers to read, no television to > > > distract her from her sense of innocent wonder at all the beautiful > > things > > > around her. "Why must one lose one's innocence to become a woman?" she > > > pondered wistfully. > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Little did she know, but she had less than 10 seconds to live. Thousands > > of > > > miles above the city, the Anu'udrian mothership launched the first of > > its > > > lithium fusion missiles. The dim-witted wimpy peaceniks who pushed the > > > Unilateral Aerospace Disarmament Treaty through Congress had left Earth > > a > > > defenseless target for the hostile alien empires who were determined to > > > destroy the human race. Within two hours after the passage of the > > treaty > > > the Anu'udrian ships were on course for Earth, carrying enough firepower > > to > > > pulverize the entire planet. With no one to stop them, they swiftly > > > initiated their diabolical plan. The lithium fusion missile entered the > > > atmosphere unimpeded. The President, in his top-secret mobile submarine > > > headquarters on the ocean floor off the coast of Guam, felt the > > > inconceivably massive explosion which vaporized Laurie and 85 million > > other > > > Americans. The President slammed his fist on the conference table. "We > > > can't allow this! I'm going to veto that treaty! Let's blow 'em out of > > the > > > sky!" > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > This is absurd. I refuse to continue this mockery of literature. My > > writing > > > partner is a violent, chauvinistic, semi-literate adolescent. > > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Yeah? Well, you're a self-centered tedious neurotic whose attempts at > > > writing are the literary equivalent of Valium > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Asshole. > > > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > Bitch. > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > > > > > > > > "The information contained in this email and any attached files is > > strictly > > private and confidential. This email should be read by the intended > > addressee > > only. 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