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Post by Reba on Nov 12, 2016 23:48:01 GMT -5
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Post by Linda Rhaldeen on Nov 12, 2016 23:53:54 GMT -5
Oooh. Is this a story?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 13, 2016 0:07:32 GMT -5
OoooooOOo00OoOoOo
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Post by Reba on Nov 13, 2016 0:52:30 GMT -5
SCENE 1
Five people look out the window onto Dark Avenue. It is broad daylight and all the 667ers can be seen roaming below. The first person spots a dog.
PERSON 1: God damn it. Look at that stupid dog, urinating on a fire hydrant. No one is stopping the dog.
The second person spots a greaser.
PERSON 2: Look at how that greaser casually leans his body against the wall. My god, and their face is partially obscured by the smoke from their cigarette. They’re the definition of cool.
The third person spots a construction worker.
PERSON 3: Look at the gaudy construction worker, and all the cones, and the traffic signs that they have planted in the road. Their existence is a blemish.
The fourth person spots their reflection in the window.
PERSON 4: Am I looking at a wretch? Yes, but a beautiful wretch. I may have made a friend.
Every observer speaks at the same time, except for the fifth person, who fell asleep.
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Nov 13, 2016 10:14:31 GMT -5
Person 2 sounds like they got the hots for the greaser.
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Post by Reba on Nov 13, 2016 13:04:22 GMT -5
SCENE 2
Five people lounge in their apartment. Suddenly, there is a knock at the door. The first person opens the door and a stranger enters, along with a dog. It is the same dog who has just relieved itself on the fire hydrant.
P1: God damn dog! What are you doing here?
DOG: Me? Aren’t you curious about the stranger?
P1: Not particularly. Should I be curious about you, stranger?
The stranger is a small person. They wear a sweat-drenched shirt, and they have a paper bag over their head. The bag has two eye holes cut in it and it is also soaked with sweat. When the stranger speaks, they are too quiet for all of their words to be heard clearly.
STRANGER: I … to … this … this … keep … to … something … it … ask … you … this … a … just … very … you … a … so … would … I … this … this …
The stranger mumbles for several minutes. Three people crowd close to listen, while the fifth person continues to sleep and the second person gets a snack.
P3: What do they say?
P4: I’m making out a few words.
P1: Who cares? I want the dog out of here.
P4: The dog is cute. It won’t piss in here.
P1: It will.
P3: Shush. The stranger just said my name.
P4: Mine too.
P1: If you love the stranger and their dog so much, you can take your collective business to the hallway.
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Post by soufflé on Nov 13, 2016 13:20:37 GMT -5
i really like this
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Post by Eponine on Nov 13, 2016 14:09:55 GMT -5
Yeah, me too- this is great :)
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Post by Teleram on Nov 13, 2016 14:29:15 GMT -5
what is this
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Nov 14, 2016 11:36:01 GMT -5
An attempt at Theatre of the Absurd, perhaps. Before you ask, no there haven't been any movie adaptations of Theatre of the Absurd plays to my knowledge.
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Post by Reba on Nov 14, 2016 11:41:58 GMT -5
An attempt at Theatre of the Absurd, perhaps. Before you ask, no there haven't been any movie adaptations of Theatre of the Absurd plays to my knowledge. you couldn't be more incorrect... on both accounts.
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Nov 14, 2016 12:09:05 GMT -5
It was a guess after all. But I don't think you could adapt an Absurd play into a movie without it completely losing its meaning; I mean, there are filmed plays, but that's not what I was talking about. Anyway, I'm interested in seeing how this plays out if it's not just gobbledigook.
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Post by soufflé on Nov 14, 2016 12:19:54 GMT -5
do you think absurdist theatre is just gobbledygook?
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Post by Poe's Coats Host Toast on Nov 14, 2016 12:26:37 GMT -5
I do not, and I love absurdist theatre. But people who parody it tend to just write gobbledygook, which is a bit what this fic looked like to me, even though I've enjoyed the little we got so far.
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Post by Teleram on Nov 14, 2016 14:07:42 GMT -5
Before you ask, no there haven't been any movie adaptations of Theatre of the Absurd plays to my knowledge. What is it with you and your obsession with my opinion on film adaptations? Also, as Bear said earlier (as much as I'd hate to admit he was right) you're wrong:
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