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Even more disturbing, Bob is the little baby with flipper feet that gets flushed down a toilet.
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Well, OK PSIT, let's compromise, and say that OSC's depiction of Chris Columbus was based on Bob.
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Bob is Jane, Bob is Meb, Bob's a sister who is dead, Bob is Ender, Bob's the Queen, Bob is Beauty, and just as mean. Bob is everyone to you and me-- And most important to OSC.
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Thank you Hatrack for helping me to see the error of my ways. If I had known beforehand the reprocussions that would evolve from my "rude" remark, I promise I would never had said it. I realize now that one must have a thick skin to be part of this community (more than a lurker). I appreciate and thank those few of you who saw that I did not mean anything malicious with my "confession." I was very surprised that it was labeled as rude. I enjoy coming here once in awhile to see what everyone is interested in and thinking about and sometimes I like to add my two cents worth. Anyone who thinks I am out to criticize or be rude to the Cards is totally off track about me. As I have said previously, I LOVE OSC's books and have read almost all of them. I also recommend him to everyone that will listen. I seriously hope to meet him someday. I shouldn't have said what I did on this forum. Kat was right to call me on it, but she also expected me to understand what she was freaked out about (Cards were going to shut down the forum.) and I didn't. I didn't know the ins and outs of this website. I also didn't know all of the previous postings about such comments. Without excuses, I apologize for the second time. So, with this said, can we all move on?
By the way, I'm a she. (Someone referred to me as "he" in their post.)
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UTAH, I don't think you were rude. And I think that Kat posted out of reaction to a general trend lately, including other people who truly HAVE been rude in the last few weeks, most notably on the other side. And so I don't think Kat was responding primarily to you, but that your post was just the occasion. I wouldn't feel too bad about it if I were you. And don't put blinders on: many people posted to say that you were not out of line.
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Utah, I wasn't saying anything about your posts. I went back to read what you'd written and you've already edited it, so I can't even say whether I thought it was unwarranted or not.
Basically, I think as long as it isn't a personal attack it's probably okay. Read kacard's post above for her views on it. She and Kathy Kidd are in charge of that anyway, not any of us.
I'm sorry you felt like we dog-piled you. Things work better when we welcome newcomers rather than jump all over them for their honestly expressed views.
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"Al's brother's name is Calvin-- but good job anyway."
I know that, Scott. But because of the general "OSC bases all characters on Bob" comment, then he would also be Al's brother. It just fit into the rhyme scheme of my deeply intellectual poem, that's all.
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Ach! I did! Apologies all around! I am going to change it, though, so beware that it will make your post sound silly, and then you will have to delete it. I will leave mine up in pennance. ha ha.
Also, I cannot really remember a character who communicated through vibrations in the air, but was hoping no one would notice that, or else just think of a character who could.
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It was part of her poem; she used a line (just for a rime.. ) that made comment about communicating by vibrations in the air; she didn't realize..
You know, it isn't nearly as funny if you try to explain it....
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