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Originally posted by Disco Steve:
Ah. I thought you meant you were going to publish every draft of everything you ever write, then cross out, then rewrite. Or boycott Borders.
Eddie Vedder = Cowboy from old west. Proof:

Ah seem to recognize yer face/Haun-ting famili-er, can't seem to place it/Cannot find the candle o'thought/T'light yer name/Life times'r catchin' up with me.

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Originally posted by thedoctor:
I, on the other hand, am a whore and am willing to sell myself and ideas. Cheap.
Another thing we have in common.

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Originally posted by Grimm:
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I, on the other hand, am a whore and am willing to sell myself and ideas. Cheap.
I am willing to sell the doctor and his ideas also. Make me an offer.
Is kissing allowed?

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Originally posted by Dave:
The more i think about this idea of buying MArvel shares the more I like it. We can pout questions to the ir Annual General Meeting about why Marc's story was canned.
I can tell you that. It's probably not brilliant work. Also, more importantly, Marvel didn't own it outright, and they didn't think that acquiring it would bring them enough profit. They have this agreement called a New Character Deal, which basically cuts the creator in on a (small) slice of whatever their creation, acquired by Marvel, produces in the marketplace. At last count, Northwood would have required about twenty New Character Deals. That, or their lawyer would have to draw up a special contract that gave them the Northwood and everything in it. But just a few extra hours of legal work would consume whatever profits Marvel hoped to realize from it.

Dave, I just made that whole thing up. The New Character Deal exists, but I really don't know how it applies to me, since we never got to the stage of actual paperwork being produced. What I'd like to know is, why did they even pick Northwood up to begin with.

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Shall we all go and buy some shares? Instead of buying Marvel comics for a month, go and buy their shares instead? That way we'll literally own a piece of the company.
That appeals to me. But I'm at the low ebb of the freelance cycle at present. I'm waiting for the next infusion of cash. It goes like this: (1) Work like mad while starving. (2) Get paid. (3) Buy food. I'm in #1 at present. Two computer books simultaneously. I am going quite mad. Not that anyone could tell the difference, I'm sure.