Poll: Has anyone in TL ever had more praise for writing a story so well?
(Vote): not a chance
(Vote): possibly, let me go and utilize my 1337 searching skillz
(Vote): yeah of course, this story is weaksauce
(Vote): UPDATES!! PLZ!!!

Schnake

Germany2819 Posts

August 05 2008 10:42 GMT

#244

This is such an amazing and well written story, I simply love it!

I am anxiously waiting for the next part. ^_^

hasuwar

7365 Posts

August 05 2008 10:56 GMT

#245

Seriously..I read this shit for like an hour, then came back, then came back again trying to finish it..I just finished up, and can't believe it's not complete. FUCK

cava

United States1035 Posts

August 05 2008 12:24 GMT

#246

must ... know ... ending ...

Spenguin

Australia3316 Posts

August 05 2008 12:55 GMT

#247

+ Show Spoiler +

http://www.google.com.au/search?hl=en&as_q=none+of+which+match+up+to+the+reality+that+has+burned+itself+into+my+memory&as_epq=none+of+which+match+up+to+the+reality+that+has+burned+itself+into+my+memory.&as_oq=&as_eq=&num=10&lr=&as_filetype=&ft=i&as_sitesearch=&as_qdr=all&as_rights=&as_occt=any&cr=&as_nlo=&as_nhi=&safe=off

Oh good, for a second I had doubts but now I think you are possibly one of the best memory recollectors on TL.

Unlike that fateful night in Paris, missed the goblin.

CubEdIn

Romania5359 Posts

August 05 2008 13:01 GMT

#248

On August 05 2008 18:19 BlueRoyaL wrote:
Poll: Has anyone in TL ever had more praise for writing a story so well?

Do the rekrul progamer gossip "articles" count?

garmule2

United States376 Posts

August 05 2008 13:02 GMT

#249

I liked it at first but now you've got ninjas and pro wrestlers fighting eachother at a palatial cabin estate with hundreds of free-roaming teenagers in a never ending void of night time? Starting to get into disbelief here

GinNtoniC

Sweden2945 Posts

August 05 2008 13:48 GMT

#250

Wow! I totally forgot to do any work for I bet an hour while reading this story.
While I seeeriously doubt the truthfulness in some of the.. details (^^) it's really an enjoyable read and I can't wait for the next part!

10/10 man!
Great stuff!

fanatacist

10319 Posts

August 05 2008 16:50 GMT

#251

I wish I could be the grandson by the campfire hearing these stories from grandpa Nick, the genius storyteller.

Nightmarjoo

United States3360 Posts

August 05 2008 21:37 GMT

#252

Epic story. I eagerly await more updates/the finish.

For people who don't want to read it because it's so long, atleast copy/paste it into notepad or something and break it up into smaller sections, or just read it all at once because it really is worth it.

SupaScoopa

United States10 Posts

August 05 2008 21:38 GMT

#253

great stuff, hurry up and finish

triangle

United States3803 Posts

August 05 2008 23:09 GMT

#254

This is like a homeric epic.

Can't wait for the next installment.

Falcynn

United States3597 Posts

August 06 2008 00:29 GMT

#255

On August 05 2008 22:02 garmule2 wrote:
I liked it at first but now you've got ninjas and pro wrestlers fighting eachother at a palatial cabin estate with hundreds of free-roaming teenagers in a never ending void of night time? Starting to get into disbelief here

A former highschool wrestler who now fights in MMA against a huge farm boy heavily muscled from years of farm work with what to me only seems like 15-20 teenagers experiencing an event that can easily happen in the span of 5-6 hours (the night time part at least). Really doesn't seem that unrealistic, I'm sure a lot of people have similar stories, it's just OBA's writing style makes it seem way way way more epic than it might've actually been.

CharlieMurphy

United States22895 Posts

August 06 2008 00:35 GMT

#256

I was gonna wait and read this till its complete (being that its so long) Is it done yet?

garmule2

United States376 Posts

August 06 2008 00:43 GMT

#257

lol things that are in epic movies and this story:

1: explosions
2: hero saving girl with last minute tackle from said explosion
3: running background plot of poisoning for rising dramatic effect and to make hero the anti-hero
4: ninjas fighting pro wrestlers
5: dog buttwipe ?
6: american teenager libido yay

OneBlueAugust

United States153 Posts

August 06 2008 00:49 GMT

#258

Wow, palatial cabin estate. If only...

Here's a picture of the actual cabin from the story. When this picture was taken it was only about half finished, which is why there's no roof. Dave's tent, which is also in the story, is in the foreground. The weeds / bushes surrounding the cabin grew up a ton after we finished building it, as we weren't tramping around all over the place, so there was nothing to keep them down. The big open area you see is where we had most of our summer parties, which is why it's so well-worn.

Joe's truck was parked pretty much exactly where that trailer full of boards is. The bonfire was about where the picture was taken from. Behind that is a huge corn field that stretches out as far as the eye can see. The other corn field that borders it can be seen through the trees behind the cabin.

Falcynn

United States3597 Posts

August 06 2008 01:03 GMT

#259

On August 06 2008 09:43 garmule2 wrote:
1: explosions
2: hero saving girl with last minute tackle from said explosion
3: running background plot of poisoning for rising dramatic effect and to make hero the anti-hero
4: ninjas fighting pro wrestlers
5: dog buttwipe ?
6: american teenager libido yay

1: explosions:
common in a lot of stories about stupid kids, no offense OBA, a lot of stories I have involve random explosions too

2: hero saving girl with last minute tackle from said explosion
probably just OBA's writing style, the way I was imagining it seemed a little clumsier than what might've been in some epic action movie, and he may have exaggerated if he actually said at the last second (or...minute).

3: running background plot of poisoning for rising dramatic effect and to make hero the anti-hero
again, OBA's writing style. I'm sure a lot of people do stupid things like that and are constantly worrying about potential consequences of their actions. He could've just written out like

So I emptied a whole bottle of visine into the soda. However it turns out that that much visine could kill a guy, so luckily my friend ended up sharing it with other people and only ended up vomitting.

I mean that seems a lot more realistic, however by leaving out all the detail and character development it seems rather bland. By adding all that in however the story suddenly becomes epic, and apparently in your opinion less realistic.

4: ninjas fighting pro wrestlers
I don't understand where you're getting with this. You have a farm boy who's ripped like a rhino from years of farm work, against a former highschool wrestler turned MMA fighter. This really really doesn't seem all that unrealistic.

5: dog buttwipe ?
teenagers+alcohol=doing stupid shit. I'm sure most people on this forum have hundreds of stories like this, OBA is just able to take an almost everyday occurrence for some people and turn it into an incredibly dramatic story.

6: american teenager libido yay
...teenagers...libido...what's there not to get?

Also keep in mind that a lot of things that happen in comedies/dramas are usually influenced in part by real life events of the writer(s).

yeah, I'm putting too much thought into this, I'm just bored and wasting time

brian

United States9639 Posts

August 06 2008 01:17 GMT

#260

falcynn how many good stories can you write about all that?