qotd

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QOTD: Let’s Spend Some Money

In the Tuesday Open Thread, BaldwinP started a conversation about a South by Southwest publicity stunt, where homeless people were hired to wear a t-shirt proclaiming “I’m a wireless hotspot!” The participants were paid $20 a day, plus they kept all monies paid by wireless hotspot users.

Predictably, Crasstalkers had opinions about this event. Although the operation seemed beneficent on the surface, some commenters opined that the setup ended up dehumanizing the homeless people who participated. Continue reading →

QOTD: Are You A Nervous Flyer?

Your friends want to take a week-long vacation to somewhere warm, with a beach and sand and drinks with frilly umbrellas.

You tell your friends that the trip sounds like fun, and then you think, oh, that means getting on a plane. Suddenly you remember you agreed to take care of Aunt Greta’s Weimariner that week, and you tell your friends, so sorry, you can’t go.

Crasstonians, do you get on a commercial flight, even though the very idea fills you with dread? Do you board the plane, plop yourself down and get your drink on while you hit on the stranger sharing your armrest? Or do you prefer to travel by car or bus or train rather than ascending to the troposphere? Continue reading →

QOTD: What Movie Line Do You Most Want to Use?

One of the great things about creative writing is that you get to write the kind of dialogue that sound brilliant but that no one ever gets an opportunity to say in real life. For every “Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn” or “Marcia Marcia Marcia!” that you can find a way to use every day, there are thousands of fantastic and dramatic lines you can never quite work into the conversation. Continue reading →