Unhelpful thoughts...

[onyxhawke]

I'm really trying to attack the small e-mountain that is my submission backlog, but had an unhelpful thought foisted off on me by my occasional exo-brain Mo. What if i did a week of rejections using nothing but movie lines as the rejections. Then I realized that'd be opaque and make me look even crazier than most of my family thinks I am. But it

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[brownkitty]

If it weren't that he was asking for movie lines, I'd suggest Vizzini laughing, turning purple, and falling over for a complete rejection.

[onyxhawke]

Oh I like that one.

[brownkitty]

"Good...bad...I'm the guy with the gun." for someone resisting edits, maybe?

[onyxhawke]

I may sneak that one into use for reluctant clients, should i ever have one.

[mmaresca]

For a vaguely positive response, one of my favorites from Remo Williams: "I am not entirely dissatisfied."

[onyxhawke]

That one has possibilities.

Re: for manuscripts?

[onyxhawke]

Duly noted.

[eneit]

I can't remember if it was in the movie, but Catch-22's "it crashed because it zigged when it should have zagged" line could be useful.

[onyxhawke]

Would probably take to long to explain, although i suppose I'd need some sort of key...