February 7, 200917 yr So many choices, so many ideas. I have to write a full length obituary of a fictional character, the Professor of the course, or any faculty member who would be willing to answer some background info and etc. I'm thinking the fictional character wouold be the most fun. But which one. Ribbie is too obscure here, so it needs to be someone reasonably well known.
February 7, 200917 yr Willy Loman? Devoted Husband of Linda; Proud Father of Biff and Happy; Brother of Ben. "Popular" salesman known up and down the East Coast. Very heavily insured. Died in an apparent single car accident; circumstances of which remain under investigation.
February 7, 200917 yr Author I like both of those ideas. I'm also thinking either Stewie Griffin or perhaps Dr. Cox
February 7, 200917 yr Author QUOTE (jasonxctf @ Feb 6, 2009 -> 10:43 PM) Jesus Christ That would be stretching the definition of faculty. While he certainly does teach, I do not believe he qualifies for this assignment.
February 7, 200917 yr At my school a teacher assigned something similar, and a girl wrote that she and her best friend died in a car crash. Days later, it came true.
February 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (Jake @ Feb 7, 2009 -> 12:18 AM) At my school a teacher assigned something similar, and a girl wrote that she and her best friend died in a car crash. Days later, it came true. http://blogs.app.com/saywhat/2008/11/10/gi...highway-deaths/
February 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (3E8 @ Feb 7, 2009 -> 12:13 AM) Bill Brasky Phenomenal response! Except now that I think about it, would it even be possible for Bill Brasky to die? On a side note, I'm glad they specified writing an obituary on a fictional person b/c a fake obituary for Shaun Ellis (current Jets DE) for a journalism class here at UT accidentally got put on the school's online newspaper. Since he's a UT alum, a bunch of people started freaking out. Kind of f***ed up for someone to have written an obituary about a real person - just seems wrong. Edited February 7, 200917 yr by dasox24
February 7, 200917 yr QUOTE (dasox24 @ Feb 7, 2009 -> 03:15 AM) Phenomenal response! Except now that I think about it, would it even be possible for Bill Brasky to die? You didn't hear about how he died? Bill Brasky had a four day heart attack...a day for each chamber. At the autopsy, they said his heart looked like a basketball filled with riccotta cheese
February 7, 200917 yr Sal "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero. . . if for no other reason than you can write Big Pussy over and over again in the piece. Then after he was killed and dumped overboard, he was wet Big Pussy. Yeah, that one would be fun to write.
February 7, 200917 yr The easiest would be Homer Simpson. "I wish they would've never invented fried butter." - Marge in the future
February 8, 200917 yr QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Feb 7, 2009 -> 11:26 AM) Ignatius J. Reilly Great book, really the first thing that got me into New Orleans culture. I'm impressed.
February 8, 200917 yr Author QUOTE (kapkomet @ Feb 7, 2009 -> 06:02 PM) How about the fictional character "Texsox"? s***, I've tried to kill him a few times. He's probably 50% reality at this point.
February 9, 200917 yr QUOTE (FlaSoxxJim @ Feb 8, 2009 -> 09:29 AM) Great book, really the first thing that got me into New Orleans culture. I'm impressed. If the prof is familiar with the book you could do it in two parts, a very short one that would be realistic then a second part in the style of how Ignatius wrote in the book
February 9, 200917 yr QUOTE (SoxFan562004 @ Feb 9, 2009 -> 01:39 PM) If the prof is familiar with the book you could do it in two parts, a very short one that would be realistic then a second part in the style of how Ignatius wrote in the book You mean, how Toole wrote the book.
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