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I need something to write about, I'm in the mood to write, but I have no ideas. Anybody have any ideas for a good topic?

What sort of writing? Fiction?

What sort of writing? Fiction?

Short fiction, or an essay (and it doesn't have to be really formal, it can even be about things that are basically fiction, like the feasability of some future technology). Most anything will work as long as it won't take too long to write.

Here's an idea I've been toying with for some time:

You know the stereotypical "50 year old guy who goes on a chatroom and pretends to be a 16 year old Japanese schoolgirl"? Well, I was thinking, wouldn't it be great if two such dirty old men met in a chatroom and fell in love, each believing that the other was a schoolgirl or whatever. They arrange to meet and hilarious escapades ensue.

The spread of hyrdogen/alternate fuel cars. And I mean throughout the developed world, more existing than petrol/diesel cars, you know.

You can include techy stuff, political intrigue, spin the role of the oil companies however you want, lots of stuff.

Here's an idea I've been toying with for some time:

You know the stereotypical "50 year old guy who goes on a chatroom and pretends to be a 16 year old Japanese schoolgirl"? Well, I was thinking, wouldn't it be great if two such dirty old men met in a chatroom and fell in love, each believing that the other was a schoolgirl or whatever. They arrange to meet and hilarious escapades ensue.

ROFL!

LIttle Jimmy discovering cold fusion when he opened up his fridge to pour out his milk into his cereal.

What happened to him after that as he rose to fame defeating the greatest boxer in the world, and become the first little kid on Mars.

ROFL!

I'm glad you appreciate it.


*takes a bow, grins as flowers are thrown at me*

Here's an idea I've been toying with for some time:

You know the stereotypical "50 year old guy who goes on a chatroom and pretends to be a 16 year old Japanese schoolgirl"? Well, I was thinking, wouldn't it be great if two such dirty old men met in a chatroom and fell in love, each believing that the other was a schoolgirl or whatever. They arrange to meet and hilarious escapades ensue.

A fine idea, except that if they're each pretending to be 16 year old girls they won't be interested in each other, eh?

Write an essay decontructioning the text of "War and Peace", I dare you.

A fine idea, except that if they're each pretending to be 16 year old girls they won't be interested in each other, eh?

Hey, might be their fantasy...

Dude, write that up as a movie script or something :p

Feel good movie of 2005.

Man meets man, men meet up, flee FBI chasing them for 'grooming' kids, in the process find a runaway kid, see the error of their ways, national papers have a field day, everyone goes away happy.

Or Something.

Write an essay decontructioning the text of "War and Peace", I dare you.

Most anything will work as long as it won't take too long to write.

Just getting ready to write that would take too long.

Dude, write that up as a movie script or something :p

Feel good movie of 2005.

Man meets man, men meet up, flee FBI chasing them for 'grooming' kids, in the process find a runaway kid, see the error of their ways, national papers have a field day, everyone goes away happy.

Or Something.

Actually, I did originally think of it as a movie script, but I decided not to, as half the movie would be them typing. I quite like your idea...

But the big question is: who would play the dirty old men?

Actually, I did originally think of it as a movie script, but I decided not to, as half the movie would be them typing. I quite like your idea...

But the big question is: who would play the dirty old men?

The same two actors from Grumpy Old Men.

The same two actors from Grumpy Old Men.
YES!!
It's brilliant!

*hands you a list of NS trolls*

Take your pick ;)

I think Bill Bryson is a definite candidate, along with Lord Fulford (you know, from The F***ing Fulfords. You've got to have a posh one).

A monkey in a court of law, charged for the deliberate spreading of AIDS to the human race .

(the Wookie-tactic is allowed)

A monkey in a court of law, charged for the deliberate spreading of AIDS to the human race .

(the Wookie-tactic is allowed)

Well, if the wookie tactic is allowed, then what's the point?

And you see, the deciding point in what to write about is...

Chewbacca... is a Wookie.

Well, if the wookie tactic is allowed, then what's the point?
Two lawyers using it against eachother :eek:

A fine idea, except that if they're each pretending to be 16 year old girls they won't be interested in each other, eh?
Okay, so here's what you really should do (aside from writing an essay about all the time you owe me for hooking me on pokerroom.com....I know it was you....)

Write a review of the film about the 50 year old dudes who pretend to be 16 year old japanese girls who fall in love. This sort of meta-literature type thing will drive your teacher into scholastic ecstacy. Give an over-view of the film, it's themes, remark on shortcomings and strengths of the movie and even give it a rating. Make sure your able to come up with what you are saying through it all, or at least what you'll pretend you're saying if someone asks. But I'm telling you-your teacher will flip.

If this for school. If it's just for yourself it still might be entertaining.

This is for yourself, isn't it? I think I'm starting to remember the first post now.......

Write a bunch of short, one paragraph stories. They can be about anything. About going to the mall. About eating dinner. I do it every now and then, with a character I call Homeless Jones. You'd be amazed at what you can accomplish in one paragraph.

PWP - yaoi and lots of it! Don't forget the HOT late-teen males raging with tonnes of untapped testosterone... *purr* Oh wait... That's part of the chapter for my current fanfic...

The same two actors from Grumpy Old Men.

I hate to tell you this, but Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau are both dead.

I hate to tell you this, but Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau are both dead.
:eek:
Fuck.

A short story about a deaf guy, who hears voices

A short story about a deaf guy, who hears voices
They probably don't wanna write about Dubya! ;)

I hate to tell you this, but Jack Lemmon and Walter Mathau are both dead.

Well, first off, I didn't know that, and it's too bad, and second off, since this movie isn't getting made I don't think that's really a problem.

They probably don't wanna write about Dubya! ;)
good point.
:( :fluffle:

Okay, so here's what you really should do (aside from writing an essay about all the time you owe me for hooking me on pokerroom.com....I know it was you....)

Write a review of the film about the 50 year old dudes who pretend to be 16 year old japanese girls who fall in love. This sort of meta-literature type thing will drive your teacher into scholastic ecstacy. Give an over-view of the film, it's themes, remark on shortcomings and strengths of the movie and even give it a rating. Make sure your able to come up with what you are saying through it all, or at least what you'll pretend you're saying if someone asks. But I'm telling you-your teacher will flip.

If this for school. If it's just for yourself it still might be entertaining.

This is for yourself, isn't it? I think I'm starting to remember the first post now.......

This is for me mostly, it'll going into my blog which only 2 other people read ever, and only one consistently.

This is for me mostly, it'll going into my blog which only 2 other people read ever, and only one consistently.
:D
I've had numerous blogs before, most of which I abandoned after 4-5 months...

I've only ever had one person read my blog that I knew of, and most of them I had tracking stats for viewers. Damn.
:(

This is for me mostly, it'll going into my blog which only 2 other people read ever, and only one consistently.
Ever consider posting to an archieve?

Fanfiction Sanctuary (http://fiction.seiryuuheaven.net) - it also has fiction section.

If you think your stuff is good, post it here. I'm a mod there (Chikita).

The pervert is a classic. I'm meant to be working but you've inspired me to write a scene.
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Bryson Palmer leaned quietly against the fence, clutching his paper in his sweaty palms. He adjusted the distinctive burberry scarf he had worn to identify himself. The saturday-morning shoppers streamed past him on their way to the malls and cafes. It had been a good idea to meet her at the station; it was so busy that noone would notice a middle-aged, pasty balding guy quietly minding his own business. Only he wasn't there for a benign purpose.

He wiped away the perspiration from his forehead with a greying handkerchief, damning his nervousness. 8 months of work had gone into this moment, and he wanted to keep his cool. He looked at his watch: 10 minutes early. Ah well, maybe she would be early too. She. She was Crystal, a 16 year old high school student Bryson had met on the internet some months beforehand. Beautiful, intelligent and with a smouldering sense of her sexuality, how could anyone resist? Of course, Crystal was blissfully ignorant of the fact that Bryson was 49, male, and had a pronounced middle-aged spread. No, Bryson had assumed a new online identity - that of an 18 year old cheerleader with bisexual leanings.

8 months of emails, IMs, IRC sessions and many megabytes of pornography later, Bryson convinced Crystal to meet him(her) in the city for lunch...and maybe more. Quite what he would do when Crystal realised the truth, he didn't want to consider, but she would be his, oh yes. It was 5 to the hour. Bryson looked over his paper at the people nearby: mothers with young children, pensioners with their trolleys, a homeless man sitting on the ground begging for change. No sign of her. Sighing, he went back to his paper for a while.

5 minutes later, the aging lothario looked up as he was asked for a light. Someone had joined him on the fence. Bryson lit the man's cigarette, smiled and went back to his paper. Glancing back up, he noticed with intrigue that the smoking man was wearing a Burberry scarf.

TBC?

This is for me mostly, it'll going into my blog which only 2 other people read ever, and only one consistently.
Ah, the blog, then there is still room for it to be entertaining. Just don't indicate in anyway that the film does not exist. That'll drive 'em mad.

Ah, the blog, then there is still room for it to be entertaining. Just don't indicate in anyway that the film does not exist. That'll drive 'em mad.

That would be brilliant, except that the only person who would be likely to read about it would likely look it up on IMDB and not be fooled, which is too bad. I do like the idea of writing a review for a non-existent movie, however, so I may do that.

The pervert is a classic. I'm meant to be working but you've inspired me to write a scene.
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Nice one! It's great to see a random idea of mine in writing. Maybe we'll be seeing this on our screens soon...

By the way, I was thinking of maybe having a "dirty old bloke who secretly has a heart of gold" kind of angle to it.

You could tinker a bit with the pervy old men story and make it an action comedy: Crystal (16 year old girl...) spends lots of time chatting with here two internet friends: Britney(18) - really Adam VonParsinpsmugler(52) and Kris(17) - really Archduke Jimmy-Floyd Hasselbank(54). She aranges to meet with them one day on a day-trip to New York.
Now we can have the two dirty old men both pursing the one girl, it'd be kinda like Home Alone 2 (NOT Home Alone - which is a COMPLETELY DIFFERENT FILM!!), with Crystal setting up traps for the two compeeting men.
Soon the men realise that the only either of them is going to get the girl is by working together. Eventually they have Crystal where they want her, only to realise they have fallen for each other.
The End.

You're a genius - it would be like a grotesque action romantic comedy thriller!