The Wicked Witch Of Western Literature

Re: # 23
hamidm...
zane grey, louise l`amour and max brand...loved `em fellas...yeehaaw....;)

samina,

...... seriously ... most people like stuff that might be considered ``bad`` by some others ...... for example, if i had to name my favourite author i would say zane grey or louis l`amour without any hesitation - does that make me some sort of an intellectual pygmy ? ........... if i was being exiled to an island and was given the choice of taking the collected works of shakespeare or a single zane grey novel, guess what, i`d take the zane grey - i wouldn`t want to be bored to death in addition to being starved to death or being eaten by cannibals ............my daughter who hated ``little women`` loves edgar allan poe because he is ``creepy`` and ``cool`` as opposed to being ``dumb`` and ``boring`` - i think she will make a fine critic ...........

Samina Ji, you know they have devised ways of dealing with PMS. The most controlled and safest one is known as Midol. Try it.

Ali.

Re: # 20

I beg your pardon, hamidsahb?

As I encouraged Hamzadsahb to write his opus on crazed feminazis running a press that used the blood of pregnant 18 year old religious village girls as ink, I continue to encourage every writer to continue. I just think its ironic that a narrator who accuses his writing teacher of every textual failure couldnt see the limitations of his own work...

Glass houses.....or in this case, glass pages....

ali,

...... thanks!...... this was simply wonderful regardless of what ms saminasha says - just ignore her and keep on writing ............. she is simply sticking up for a fellow ``professional`` ................

.......... last week my straight-a eighth grader turned in a book report on ``little women`` ..in which she basically said that the book ``sucked`` and that the person who wrote it was a ``geek`` ....... her english teacher gave her an ``e`` and told her that the book was a beloved classic and that she should rewrite her report ............. i gave my daughter five bucks and told her to tell her teacher to go jump in a lake ........

...........but she rewote it and recieived an `a` ............ however, she did confess that she still hated the book and that her english teacher was a ``dork`` ........... i think she is going places !

All well narrated Ali Rizvi but it brings giggles everytime my eyes get transfixed to this long-style Haiku Stanza of Ms. Matika:

I was walking through the park when a pigeon accosted me,
Dismembering me with its eyes it asked me for a donut,
I said I have only bread can’t you see
Leaving me with bread in hand and a hole in my soul
Cursed pigeon.

It sounds more like as Queen Marie said: ``If the people have no bread, let them eat cake``

Do you have any more of her hilarious pieces than please do quote.

Rizvi Sahib, Nice story. Brought tears to my eyes. Ms. Makita’s style sounds awfully similar to female writers of Chowk like Saminasha, Mantolives, and Erica Gill.

Godot,

Write something about hypocrisy and self delusion. You might learn something more valuable.

Re: # 13 & 14

From my iLog entry...

How does one deal with the Stupid? One doesn’t, no matter how tempting it is.

It’s so easy to take the low road. It’s all downhill, all the way to the pit. The Stupid takes you down that road if you engage with them. In their infuriating stupidity, they tempt you to lower yourself. Tempt you to be cruel, to bring out the worst in you. Tempt you like an alcoholic in a liquor store with pocket full of money, drooling, buying. I have been down that road with them before, and have learned a very valuable lesson: force yourself by taking the low road with them and you lose your own dignity and self-respect. The Stupid does not have a problem with that because they have neither. They tread the low road.

It’s a lot more difficult to take the high road. Not to be tempted. Not unlike an alcoholic in a liquor store with pocket full of money who walks out without a purchase.

The Noble treads the difficult path.

There is no deadlier weapon than the will.
The sharpest sword
Is not equal to it.
There is no robber so dangerous.
Which does the most damage?
Man’s own will.

Ugly and Beautiful complete each other
For it weren’t for Ugly how would we know Beautiful

Ignorance and Knowledge complete each other
For if it weren’t for Ignorance how would we know Knowledge

Stupidity and Intelligence complete each other
For if it weren’t for Stupidity how would we know Intelligence

Re: # 14

correction:

contributions written by at least two interactors for whom your dislike is well known on chowk?

Re: # 13

Also, havent you been the first on board to throw your little stones at the chowk fp contributions to at least two interactors for whom your dislike is well known on chowk?

You must see yourself here.

Godot,

And havent you claimed several times that you are smarter than most people?

Re: # 10

Yes. Non-fiction.

Re: # 10

Godot,

Do you contribute anything besides translations?

Ali –

Well, what can I say! Very funny and very well written. Thanks for a good read.

Why does this eerily remind me of a Chow...? Naaah!

Ziahmed,

No problem. Hope to read more!