[turtle]

Paul’s old lady actually. Dammit you’ve forced it out of me. Before any of you lot stoop to criticise my old man again may  I just remind you of President Roosevelt’s wonderful words.

‘It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, and comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat.’

That’s my Paul.;)

(Edited by turtle at 11:15 pm on April 28, 2004)

[turtle]

Shame on you Hoofski for picking on animals and old ladies. Just because we can’t defend ourselves… :crying:

[turtle]

  Brave of Zorro to come on here to be shot at. I defend his writing and have enjoyed it, but a coin has two sides and it is interesting to hear different views. This board is often meat and no veg.

<br>Don’t think I’ve ever read quite so many metaphors in one paragraph gamble. :bad: this guy Marshall certainly got under your fleece.

(Edited by turtle at 1:50 pm on April 28, 2004)

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Quote: from gamble on 6:39 pm on April 27, 2004[br] Ian just seen your post. Strangely when reading Glenn’s post the word Marshall completely slipped my conscious mind as if it wasn’t there.

 Turtle you are a strange animal indeed, but Marshall beats you by several ponds. He was a man that made it his lifework to copy me and bring havoc to a community of souls whom he finally destroyed in the biggest clone war cyberspace has ever encountered.

 God rest his soul I could write a book about his deficiencies alone. The man lived as dissolusioned illusionist – the biggest – and he reached for black stars, heel bent on domination.

Oh… THAT Marshall.

[turtle]

Quote: from gamble on 5:48 pm on April 27, 2004[br] F<br>  As an aside turtle writing is not uncommon among playwriters..

Ah, but are playwrights common among turtles?<br>As for me, I’m still stranded.

BTW Who’s Marshall?

Do I hear sharp intakes of breath?

[turtle]

:Quote: from robgomm on 5:49 pm on April 24, 2004[br]"The wonders of the web has only touched your writing when the sun had set, the ink was dry, and we were all addicts.

Why exactly was that ?" – Gamble’s question.

I consider myself to be Gamble’s unofficial translator and have studied his works extensively.

<br>"Les prodiges de la toile ont touché seulement votre écriture quand le soleil avait réglé, l’encre était sèche, et nous étions tous intoxiqués.

Exactement était pourquoi cela?"

Any clearer now? No, me neither…maybe it makes more sense in Spanish…

<br>Turtle speaks. (Dammit-the above was meant to appear as a quote-what am I doing wrong?)

Turtle speaks again.

No, I think Google has the answer as always.

"les merveilles de l’enchaînement a seulement touché votre écriture quand le soleil avait placé, l’encre étaient sèches, et nous étions tous les fanatiques."

Enigma code?

PS. Why hasn’t anyone responded to my knuckle-dragger thread Zorro? Am I your only fan? :clap:

(Edited by turtle at 8:59 pm on April 24, 2004)

[turtle]

Sacre bleu!  You are on to me Monsieur Gamble. You are too clever for me by un demi. I think I had better pull ma tete into ma coquille for a while. Au revoir. ;)

(Edited by turtle at 9:58 pm on April 23, 2004)

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Quote: from gamble on 5:36 pm on April 23, 2004[br] Turtle you will write much more easily on your back :)

Gamble. It works, it works! Five years of writer’s block over, just like that. Thanks to you I have finally  completed my master oeuvre ‘Socio economic background to the growth of pit-pony racing in Merthyr Tydfil 1850-1878′<br>Just one thing, I seem to be stuck. Could someone…please….. help… me ..up ?:o

[turtle]

Quote: from Zorro on 3:11 pm on April 23, 2004[br]Mannings.

Aberystwyth.

Mike Harris.<br>

<br>Dammit. And I was just getting to like being Paul Haigh.

[turtle]

Quote: from jilly on 1:59 am on April 23, 2004[br]

Quote: from Zorro on 10:39 pm on April 22, 2004[br]It is I.<br>I apologise. I am a thick, lazy person born out of wedlock.<br>

   

<br>Sounds like a journo

Sounds like a journo whose grammar is a bit suspect. Or is that tautology?:biggrin:

[turtle]

‘Strangely enough Grasshopper I do see a lot of clarity in Haigh’s pieces.’

Thanks Gamble.;)

[turtle]

‘You are either Haigh himself, or connected to the man by birth, marriage, or drinking slate.’

In my dreams, Gamble, in my dreams…

(Edited by turtle at 9:35 pm on April 20, 2004)

[turtle]

No idea about the little green shops Gamble. It’s a long haul for a turtle from Wales to the East End. Unlike Paul, I never made it.

[turtle]

What a shame the editor of the RP does not star rate their articles . I doubt Haigh would ever get past selling plater  

<br>You leave Paul alone, boyo bach. He’s my hero. The  laboured  attempts at ‘humour’ by the likes of Ashworth, Down  and, yes, Freud, just make me appreciate Paul’s easy, stream-of-consciousness levity more. Have you ever tried to write for a living Ardross? If you had, you might just begin to appreciate Paul’s skill.

(Edited by turtle at 5:51 pm on April 18, 2004)

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