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I've done a fair amount of online writing about movies of all sorts over the years. I'm quite proud of some of my works, and there's a lot of stuff I wish I'd kept and saved. (Since a newsgroup message only lasts a couple of weeks, you either have to keep track of your own messages or hope that someone else is archiving the newsgroup.) This page is the result of my attempt to write down my opinions and thoughts about one of my all-time favorite films, 2001: A Space Odyssey.
The newsgroup alt.sex.stories has always been one of the most popular text newsgroups on the entire Net. Even in the midst of an unending flood of spam, the group continues to offer erotica and text smut from an eternal parade of wanna-be authors, established writers, and people who enjoy every sort of imaginable (and sometimes unimaginable) kink. But Sturgeon's Law governs alt.sex.stories as it does every other creative medium, and as a result a great many of the stories posted there are repitious and even hilariously bad. On a whim, I've decided to gather together some of the most over-used and abused literary traps and clichés existing on the newsgroup. These bits are a great example of the gulf between fantasy and real-life...but that also illustrates how unnecessary it is to put limits, rules, or any sort of censorship on the newsgroup.
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The music on this page is from
Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, Fourth Movement -- Ode to Joy