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"A True (and fun) Story" by Unknown Author (literary rip-off)
(no rating)
"A True (and fun) Story" posted by trisnics@hotmail.com. When somebody posts a "true" story, one would assume that the person doing the posting and referring to himself as "I" is the person who wrote the story and is vouching for its authenticity. So imagine my surprise when I recognized this story as a rip-off of "Anniversary Party," to which I gave high ratings in CR 286. "Teacher! Teacher!" my astute student asks. "How do you know that the other story wasn't a rip-off of this one?" It's called textual criticism. The critical researcher looks for patterns in the text. Since the person who composed the present rip-off is a moron the task is easy. For example, the present version refers to the same anniversary as both the 22nd and 1st anniversary, whereas the author of the other version consistently refers to it as the first anniversary. The present version also omits the second half of the original; and so if you want to read a good story, skip this one and look for "The Anniversary Party," The question that needs to be addressed is what sort of moron goes out and mutilates someone else's obvious fiction and posts it as his/her own "true" story? I'm sure my readers will come up with theories regarding the sexual inadequacies and personality dysfunctions of a person who would do this - to say nothing of that person's obvious proclivity to slobber while licking his/her partner's excrement. However, I am going to move immediately to the next step and simply put a curse on this person: May the person who has stolen this fine story become a complete asshole who has the respect of none of his acquaintances and may he be forced to live with himself and feel like a complete fool until he reforms his life. See! My curse has already had its effect. The preceding description already fits this person perfectly. Ratings for "A True (and fun) Story" {Inappropriate. Read the original story.} |