I pulled the following from zanfur from here. I've kept it up in a tab for a while for some reason. I'm finally posting it here. There are a number of these that made me wince. Some even made me exclaim Oww! Oww! and that had nothing to do with my jaw.

How to Write Good.

1. Always avoid alliteration.
2. Avoid clichés like the plague - they're old hat.
3. ( Read more... )

No shit, there I was, reading my friends list and ivymcallister posts a link to 250 things Mr. Welch can no longer do during an RPG. I like this; it's similar to Skippy's List that I wrote about a while back. I wonder if folks will (or have) covered other topics ( Read more... )

We had a company meeting announced about 45 minutes before it was due to happen. I spent part of that time reading The 213 Things Skippy is No Longer Allowed to Do in the U.S. Army. My favorite and the one that I think really seems like it was designed for me was:87. If the thought of something makes me giggle for longer than 15 seconds, I am to ( Read more... )