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and this is the story of how it happened

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:18 (nineteen years ago)

i have lived a fairly uneventful life

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

i grew up in a small town

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

and then we moved to a large town

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

and then i moved to the big city

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:19 (nineteen years ago)

intellectually i was indifferent

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

physically i was bland

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:20 (nineteen years ago)

i costumed myself in last year's fashions

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:21 (nineteen years ago)

and perfumed myself in the scent of celebrities

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:21 (nineteen years ago)

i went to college and earned a degree

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:21 (nineteen years ago)

i got a job and did what i had to

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:22 (nineteen years ago)

i met a woman and fell in love

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:22 (nineteen years ago)

i met another woman and got married

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:22 (nineteen years ago)

i met a third woman and got divorced

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

i had my hobbies and my passing interests to occupy me

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

and generally i was happy

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:23 (nineteen years ago)

until one day i got a letter in the mail

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

which read:

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

"let me introduce myself:

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

i have lived a fairly uneventful life

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

i grew up in a small town

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:24 (nineteen years ago)

and then we moved to a large town

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:25 (nineteen years ago)

and then i moved to the big city

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:25 (nineteen years ago)

intellectually i was indifferent

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:25 (nineteen years ago)

physically i was bland

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:25 (nineteen years ago)

i costumed myself in last year's fashions

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:26 (nineteen years ago)

and perfumed myself in the scent of celebrities

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:26 (nineteen years ago)

i went to college and earned a degree

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:26 (nineteen years ago)

i got a job and did what i had to

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:26 (nineteen years ago)

i met a woman and fell in love

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

i met another woman and got married

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

i met a third woman and got divorced

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

i had my hobbies and my passing interests to occupy me

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

and generally i was happy

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:27 (nineteen years ago)

until one day i got a letter in the mail

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:28 (nineteen years ago)

which read:

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:28 (nineteen years ago)

'let me introduce myself:

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:28 (nineteen years ago)

i am a private investigator

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:28 (nineteen years ago)

my name is irrelevant

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:28 (nineteen years ago)

john p. irrelevant

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

and in the process of investigating an unrelated crime

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

i appear to have uncovered a fascinating phenomenon:

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

Is there a scene in a titty bar at any point?

― Frogm@n Henry, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

two men living the exact same life, exactly one day apart

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:29 (nineteen years ago)

you, my friend, are not living your own life

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

but are instead following in the footsteps of another'

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

i was astounded

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:30 (nineteen years ago)

i balled up the letter and threw it on the floor

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:31 (nineteen years ago)

i spent days wondering what to do

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:31 (nineteen years ago)

until i decided to make contact and hope that we can resolve this issue"

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:32 (nineteen years ago)

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and in the process of investigating an unrelated crime

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:34 (nineteen years ago)

i appear to have uncovered a fascinating phenomenon:

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:34 (nineteen years ago)

two men living the exact same life, exactly one day apart

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:34 (nineteen years ago)

Frogman Henry wins so far.

― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:35 (nineteen years ago)

O'so Krispie is jealous. Take a pot shot at anything different because you didn't think of it first.

― O'so Krispie = Jealous, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:35 (nineteen years ago)

you, my friend, are not living your own life

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:35 (nineteen years ago)

but are instead predicting the footsteps of another"

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:35 (nineteen years ago)

i was astounded then

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:35 (nineteen years ago)

and then i was astounded later

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:35 (nineteen years ago)

when i received the epistle from the man that i had made redundant

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:36 (nineteen years ago)

Take a pot shot at anything different because you didn't think of it first.

If different = tedious then yes.

― O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:38 (nineteen years ago)

If different = tedious then yes.
You would not like Finnegan's Wake.

― Psft, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:47 (nineteen years ago)

It was done well, not overdone.

― O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:47 (nineteen years ago)

Come on, come on! I'm waiting for the epistle!!!!!!! I think this is cool. Please don't stop. (this is NOT sarcasm)

― Cool, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:48 (nineteen years ago)

I liked this story too, but I think it already ended (the epistle was the one he already received). A clever twist in the middle.

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:51 (nineteen years ago)

It was done well, not overdone.

Give me a break. This is already overdone, huh? Maybe you are having an emotional reaction to the multiple one-liner posts. Please adjust your underwear.

― Psft, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:52 (nineteen years ago)

I'm just bored.

I'm not emotional about it, if I was I would take the time to log out to make accusastions.

― O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:53 (nineteen years ago)

I liked this story too, but I think it already ended (the epistle was the one he already received). A clever twist in the middle.

Oh, that's cool! And completely bonkers! I love it!!! Would make a great short film / cartoon.

― Cool!, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:53 (nineteen years ago)

I'm not emotional about it, if I was I would take the time to log out to make accusastions.

That could be a meaningful insult, but you see I never ever log in. If you're so bored, you wouldn't be here attempting to snark.

― Psft, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 14:55 (nineteen years ago)

Cool, the story continues! Who will be made redundant next?

― Tuomas (Tuomas), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 15:03 (nineteen years ago)

Who? Is there more of him?

― Cool, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 15:16 (nineteen years ago)

It's not a famine, it's a post-food society.

― The Oracle of Somewhere, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 15:29 (nineteen years ago)

This was great!

― Daniel_Rf (Daniel_Rf), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 15:41 (nineteen years ago)

Nicole forced to defend her nastiness for once. Huzzah!

― yeah i'm logged out., Tuesday, 20 September 2005 15:44 (nineteen years ago)

wow, this is like paul auster or somehting!!!!!

― RJG (RJG), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 15:47 (nineteen years ago)

If it is an original, I would actually be worried about it being "stolen." Or even just circulated via email, which I already did!

― Cool, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 15:52 (nineteen years ago)

the end.

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 16:03 (nineteen years ago)

You got it in an email? Did I make my emailees redundant?

― Cool, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 16:07 (nineteen years ago)

There's nothing to defend, really.

― O'so Krispie (Ex Leon), Tuesday, 20 September 2005 16:08 (nineteen years ago)

There's nothing to defend, really.

Don't put yourself down, sport.

― Psft, Tuesday, 20 September 2005 16:13 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...
xpost rjg
yeah it definitely reminded me of 'city of glass'

― archipelago (archipelago), Sunday, 6 November 2005 22:46 (nineteen years ago)

i liked that story.

― dog latin (dog latin), Monday, 7 November 2005 00:12 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...
18 people got made redundant yesterday, that keeps me in work for three months if things don't improve. I now have to make recommendations as to which two get new positions within the company. I feel particularly shitty about it.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 16 December 2005 08:50 (nineteen years ago)

19 as of this morning.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 16 December 2005 12:02 (nineteen years ago)

Argh, that's horrible. What's going on? Do you still have your job, at least?

― Kate Classic (kate), Friday, 16 December 2005 12:03 (nineteen years ago)

:-((( Oh god. I hate having to sack a person. I did it once and it was totally crap.

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 16 December 2005 12:15 (nineteen years ago)

for the time being, I still have a job.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 16 December 2005 12:27 (nineteen years ago)

Oh Ed, that's horrible. We had this happen at our company & I had to watch a stream of ppl being called to the MD's office. :-(

― Panther Pink (Pinkpanther), Friday, 16 December 2005 12:30 (nineteen years ago)

The made one guy make his team redundant having been told that he was redundant.

― Ed (dali), Friday, 16 December 2005 12:48 (nineteen years ago)

That's awful - but at least he knows that they're all in the same boat. It would be worse if he had to make them redundant thinking that he wasn't... I think. :-(

― Kate Classic (kate), Friday, 16 December 2005 12:51 (nineteen years ago)

That's such a shitty situation to be in. Especially now. :-((

― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 16 December 2005 13:16 (nineteen years ago)

the only time that can be worse is red nose day

― ken c (ken c), Friday, 16 December 2005 13:18 (nineteen years ago)

four months pass...
http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1KKYE4W6JLP533KEMSA8TAFQPH

live with music. it's a big file though

sorry to hear of your troubles, ed

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 22:31 (nineteen years ago)

k

― Confounded (Confounded), Wednesday, 3 May 2006 23:03 (nineteen years ago)

three years pass...

this is a long shot, but does anyone have the recording that was linked to here?

http://s49.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1KKYE4W6JLP533KEMSA8TAFQPH

live with music. it's a big file though

sorry to hear of your troubles, ed

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Wednesday, May 3, 2006 5:31 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

― congratulations (n/a), Thursday, 17 December 2009 17:10 (fifteen years ago)

this is great! also wtf @ the berks interrupting staticelectricity, that's really bad form, also annoying

― like having an eternal kazoo in your underwear (acoleuthic), Thursday, 17 December 2009 17:15 (fifteen years ago)

shhh

― mdskltr (blueski), Thursday, 17 December 2009 17:19 (fifteen years ago)

i never saw this thread before now.

― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 17 December 2009 23:39 (fifteen years ago)

that's really bad form, also annoying

Frogman Henry's titty bar comment makes the whole thing, as far as I'm concerned.

― What do you want? This ain't an egg shop (grimly fiendish), Thursday, 17 December 2009 23:41 (fifteen years ago)

my name is irrelevant

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 00:28 (4 years ago)

john p. irrelevant

― Static Electricity (staticelectricity), Wednesday, 21 September 2005 00:29 (4 years ago)

my favourite ilx posts of all time

― blarinet (electricsound), Thursday, 17 December 2009 23:48 (fifteen years ago)


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