The Ageist Elderly Man with no Arms in the Parked Car
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(04-15-2013, 11:40 PM)justcloudy Wrote:  hey Ganman

first of all, loved this. it's funny and touching at once... I've been going over it a lot since yesterday. "letting technology cook their food" and "displaying their hindquarters" are both priceless. ;D
after much consideration, here are some small thoughts:

I agree with other commenters that the title and first stanza are redundant. maybe just "ageist" as a title? something that's less of a spoiler. ;p

in S6, would the character really refer to himself as elderly? somehow I think he'd be rather too stubborn to do that...

L1 and L2 of the last stanza are boring for me, unmemorable. do you really need them?

those are the only little things I found. thanks for sharing.
-cloudy
Yeah, I'm a little on the fence about the last stanza too. I should probably rework that- see if I can capture something more efficiently.

I could stand to revise stanza six a little more, that's true.

I'll consider the title, but I actually like how it and the first stanza work together. I like the long title, for humorous and clinching effect, and I think restating it is necessary. I will look into it though.

Thank you for the feedback!
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RE: The Ageist Elderly Man with no Arms in the Parked Car - by Ganman - 04-15-2013, 11:55 PM



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