[ANSTHRLD] Chronological list of groups

Alasdair MacEogan alasdair at bmhanson.net
Fri Nov 6 12:39:34 PST 2009


Tim McDaniel <tmcd at panix.com> wrote:

>  [1] For those unfamiliar with the base phrase: "As You Know, Bob", is
<snip as not relevant to my snarky comment>
>  a ridiculously clumsy and WSOD-shattering [2] way of delivering an
>  expository lump.
>  
>  [2] WSOD: Willing Suspension Of Disbelief.  To immerse yourself in the
>  story, you have to ignore the fact that you're reading fiction, so you
>  have to start with some WSOD.  Some aspects require stronger
>  Suspension than others.

Gee Daniel, I would have to say this s probably the first time I have ever seen a footnote to a footnote. :-D

Alasdair



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