Evil Editor's Blog, page 361

Valentine Reservation 1

Muttering inaudible comments, EE called again, his 4th attempt at reserving a table at the French restaurant, Très Magnifique.

The female matradee answered whimsically, "Bon Jour, Très Magnifique"

Incognito, using a southern drawl, EE said "Howdy there, purdy lady. Would you kindly help me with a reservation…for Valentine's Day?"

"Monsieur Evil?" She growled.

EE sat silent.

"Oui. I know its zou, Monsieur Evil!" She replied with French snobbery. "I said No! Zou aren't welcomed here. Stop calling…im...

Book Chat Schedule

The February Book Chat is scheduled for Thursday, 2/25, at 6 PM eastern. The book is The Courtesan's Secret, by Claudia Dain, who plans to attend the chat.

This is an amusing "Regency romance," a subgenre of romance novels set during the period of the English Regency or early 19th century. Regency romances have their own plot and stylistic conventions that derive from the works of Jane Austen and Georgette Heyer, and from the fiction genre known as the novel of manners.[image error]

Saturday Film Series

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Guess the Plot

Ballad of a Gutter Punk

1. Yeah, it's my autobiography. What do you mean, you don't like the title? Listen, I was CEO of Halliburton and Vice-President of the United States, I don't take lip from the likes of you.

2. Abandoned by her parents, her friends, even her social worker, a teen turns to drugs and prostitution. But through grit and determination she manages to turn her life around completely, getting a minimum-wage job and food stamps.

3. What do you do when you're born in a...

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Caption: Angie

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Writing Exercise

Evil Editor is on the phone trying to make a restaurant reservation for Valentine's Day, but it seems every restaurant manager in town is aware of what happened last Valentine's Day. Write the scene.

Max. words: 300.

Deadline: Sunday, 10 AM eastern.

The 4th Annual Oscar Guess the Plot Quiz

Below are the titles of the 2009 films nominated as best picture. Your job is to guess which of five plots is the actual plot. The other four are fakes provided by the Evil Minions.

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1. Sam Wazowski lies down for a catnap in what appears to be a tanning bed and wakes up in the body of a graying overweight cartoon character with muttonchops and eye lasers. He soon learns that in order to restore balance to the universe and make Jim Cameron a gazillion dollars he must defeat a renegade al...

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Caption: anon.

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Feedback Request

A new version of the query in Face-Lift 725 is now in the comments there, awaiting your reaction.

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Guess the Plot

The Epic

1. While cramming for his exam on Epic Tales Through the Ages, Brian finds himself transported into the Odyssey. Can he survive the Epic quest and make it to his final on time?

2. An enthusiastic young writer sets out to pen the great American novel. But upon finishing it, he can't think of a title, one that is simple, encapsulates the story, and yet conveys the grand scope of the plot. So, he settles on . . . The Epic.

3. While hiding in the library from bullies, 11-year-...