X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII X-Google-Thread: f996b,7fa136d0779ba12a X-Google-Attributes: gidf996b,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2002-09-13 12:46:18 PST Path: archiver1.google.com!news1.google.com!newsfeed.stanford.edu!news-spur1.maxwell.syr.edu!news.maxwell.syr.edu!newsfeed.icl.net!newsfeed.fjserv.net!kibo.news.demon.net!news.demon.co.uk!demon!shieldwolf.demon.co.uk!colin From: CJRandall Newsgroups: alt.ascii-art Subject: Re: Nerd Boy, episode 277 Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 20:04:33 +0100 Organization: warlord Lines: 38 Message-ID: <8XEztwFBbjg9EwaR@shieldwolf.demon.co.uk> References: NNTP-Posting-Host: shieldwolf.demon.co.uk Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: news.demon.co.uk 1031946378 21704 193.237.26.148 (13 Sep 2002 19:46:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: abuse@demon.net NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 13 Sep 2002 19:46:18 +0000 (UTC) X-Newsreader: Turnpike Integrated Version 4.02 S Xref: archiver1.google.com alt.ascii-art:19506 Sam Blanning writes >"Joaquim G�ndara" wrote in message >news:alr5ig$e3eq$1@ID-102694.news.dfncis.de... >> >> You're Wrong. I Am Still In >> ___ , This Dimension, And >> |=_/ Stronger Than Ever! >> | \ ,,, >> ~oo < | `. < oO oo' >> >> > | >' < > // || >> _________ \\ ____< > *fzooom* <_____ dd ________ || ____ >> >> ---- .---------. >> The plot : continues :. kind of. Personally, I think this is a great >> place to `---------' xt week everything is normal" technique, and >> not just because t \ happens to be a Friday. >> \ >Well, at least I can u \ rstand exactly what's going on now. All that >zipping about in space \ alternate dimensions sort of confused me. Now I >can't remember why that | y kidnapped Mandy in the first place. *wanders >back to the archives* | > | | hi ... \ a native English speaker would probly use the term "thickens" here meaning that the plot becomes even more complicated ... as in "watch out! anything can happen!" the reason for this is because if a "plot" is "boring" and it simply "continues" ... a reader might "switch channels" (stop following story-line) whereas if it "thickens" it means "hold on to your seats 'cos you ain't seen nothin' yet!" :) regards -- __ ___ ___ :::/ |_ | . ):: ::( (-| | | <::: :::\__|___|_|_\::