Re: Experienced Humor Writer: My comments

On 9/4/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:

I do, actually. I can do Nixon for hours and hours, all improv (my
friends find this both amusing and annoying). But I guess you have it
covered with Mr. Aikens?

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 12:17 PM, Sati Achath <satiachath@gmail.com> wrote:
>  Thanks. Yes, I have already got it done by one Mr. Greg Aikins for the
> current script. He is really good. So he will be doing the revised version
> also.
>
> By the way, do you do voice over also?
>
> Best regards,
>
> Sati
>
>
> On 9/4/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Do you have someone to do voices?
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 11:30 AM, Sati Achath <satiachath@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Thank you Barrett. I shall get back to you soon.
>> >
>> > Best regards,
>> >
>> > Sati
>> >
>> >
>> > On 9/4/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Howdy, Sati-
>> >>
>> >> Take a look at these and tell me which ones you like and which ones
>> >> you'd like replaced:
>> >>
>> >> Dark Secrets of the 20th Century
>> >>
>> >> Alan Greenspan
>> >>
>> >> "I don't know anything about monetary policy. All I did was lower
>> >> interest rates over and over again, and it made everyone happy. All I
>> >> ever wanted to do was to make people happy."
>> >>
>> >> Winston Churchill
>> >>
>> >> "Let me tell you something about Hitler. He was working as a bartender
>> >> in Munich and I would go in for a scotch or several, and he would say,
>> >> 'This isn't my real job, I'm an artist!' And I would say, 'Fie on
>> >> that, you're no artist, you're a bartender, stop pretending.' I hate
>> >> these pretentious little artist types. If you're an artist, sell some
>> >> damned art! And I never tipped him. That's how the war started."
>> >>
>> >> Al Gore
>> >>
>> >> "I'm not really a scientist at all. Frankly, I'm not much of a
>> >> politician, either. It's all pretty embarrassing if you think about
>> >> it."
>> >>
>> >> Mother Teresa
>> >>
>> >> "I've never been to India in my whole life. And I'm a bleedin'
>> >> Methodist! And I curse!"
>> >>
>> >> Jerry Springer
>> >>
>> >> "Everything I've done over the course of my career was at the behest
>> >> of a sinister off-budget CIA domestic intelligence project meant to
>> >> distract the American population from the truth about (GUNSHOT)....
>> >> eeerrrrr....."
>> >>
>> >> Collin Powell
>> >>
>> >> "I really should have run for president in 1996. I guess that's not
>> >> really a secret. Hmm. Well, I stole some oranges from a neighbor's
>> >> yard was I was a kid. They were pretty good oranges."
>> >>
>> >> Dalai Lama
>> >>
>> >> "There is nothing more irritating to me than those 'Free Tibet' bumper
>> >> stickers. I mean, it's all, like, what? Do you think the prime
>> >> minister of China is going to be stuck in traffic behind you? Send us
>> >> some damned guns. We'll free Tibet ourselves, you stupid hippies."
>> >>
>> >> Newt Gingrich
>> >>
>> >> "Bill Clinton and I were the same person all along. I'm amazed that
>> >> nobody noticed."
>> >>
>> >> Bill Gates
>> >>
>> >> "I've always used a Macintosh. Windows just doesn't work very well."
>> >>
>> >> Rudy Guiliani
>> >>
>> >> "I'm thinking of moving to Boston. It's really a much better city if
>> >> you think about it."
>> >>
>> >>
>> >> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 9:06 PM, Sati Achath <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you Barrett. that will be great.
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Best regards,
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > Sati
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> > On 8/31/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Howdy, Sati-
>> >> >>
>> >> >> That wouldn't be any trouble at all, and I can definitely do it. I'm
>> >> >> actually moving to a new apartment tomorrow, but I think I can get
>> >> >> back to you with the pertinent one-liners on Tuesday or perhaps
>> >> >> Wednesday. Will talk to you then.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Barrett
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Sun, Aug 31, 2008 at 6:14 PM, Sati Achath <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Dear Barrett,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Hello, how are you?
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Sorry for my delayed response. That was because, I wanted to think
>> >> >> > over
>> >> >> > your
>> >> >> > script and see in what direction I should go.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Your script is good and funny. Your choice of federal budget
>> >> >> > deficit
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > relevant and timely. On the other hand, what I looking for is only
>> >> >> > one
>> >> >> > liners. Normally I will be holding each celebrity image only for
>> >> >> > about
>> >> >> > 15-20
>> >> >> > seconds. With only I doing the shadows, it is difficult to hold on
>> >> >> > to
>> >> >> > a
>> >> >> > lengthy conversation with these images. For example, for George
>> >> >> > Washington,
>> >> >> > what I will need is just:
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Sati: Well, Mr. President, we'd very much like to hear your advice
>> >> >> > on
>> >> >> > how we
>> >> >> > might reduce the federal deficit.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > George Washington: I would suggest that you stop spending so much
>> >> >> > money.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > And for Abraham Lincoln: "Sati, I have looked over the nation's
>> >> >> > accounts,
>> >> >> > and it appears that the southern states are taking in more money
>> >> >> > from
>> >> >> > the
>> >> >> > federal government than they are paying in. Perhaps we should
>> >> >> > simply
>> >> >> > get
>> >> >> > rid
>> >> >> > of the southern states. This is also crisp and ideal length.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > These two are the type I am looking for. Since the remaining
>> >> >> > comments
>> >> >> > from
>> >> >> > Reagan et al are more dialogue oriented and they are talking on
>> >> >> > topics
>> >> >> > other
>> >> >> > than federal deficits, I think, I shall continue to use their
>> >> >> > actual
>> >> >> > quotes
>> >> >> > as I had mentioned before.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > For Entertainment celebrities also, I shall continue with their
>> >> >> > quotes
>> >> >> > in
>> >> >> > original voices.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > For 'Other Celebrities' as given below,  kindly let me know
>> >> >> > whether
>> >> >> > it
>> >> >> > is
>> >> >> > possible for you to come up with funny one liners, either on
>> >> >> > federal
>> >> >> > deficit
>> >> >> > or any other relevant topics.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 1.Alan Greenspan
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 2 Winston Churchill
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 3. Al Gore
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 4. Mother Teresa
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 5. Jerry Springer
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 6. Collin Powell
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 7. Dalai Lama
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 8. Newt Gingrich
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 9. Bill Gates
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > 10. Rudy Guiliani
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > In case it will be too much of a trouble for you to come up with
>> >> >> > funny
>> >> >> > one
>> >> >> > liners on a topic, then I shall just mention their names and show
>> >> >> > their
>> >> >> > images. Kindly let me know.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Also, for Washington and Lincoln, if it is possible to come up
>> >> >> > with
>> >> >> > better
>> >> >> > one liners, that will be great!
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Thank you once again for sincere your efforts and great ideas.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Best regards,
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > Sati
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> > On 8/29/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati-
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Take a look at this and let me know if this is the sort of thing
>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> want:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Ballast from the Past
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>        When many Americans look upon the politicians of our day,
>> >> >> >> they
>> >> >> >> often
>> >> >> >> find themselves longing for yesterday. Statesmen of the past tend
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> be looked upon with reverence. And perhaps they're right to look
>> >> >> >> upon
>> >> >> >> them that way. Or, perhaps, they're wrong.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>        How would past presidents handle today's problems? We can
>> >> >> >> only
>> >> >> >> guess,
>> >> >> >> I suppose. Or... we can resurrect them in the form of shadow
>> >> >> >> puppets.
>> >> >> >> That sounds more reasonable than guessing. Or maybe not. But it
>> >> >> >> will
>> >> >> >> be more fun. And when you get right down to it, this country was
>> >> >> >> founded on fun. Or, as the Founders called it, "the pursuit of
>> >> >> >> happiness."
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>        Let us, then, ask the presidents of yesteryear about
>> >> >> >> tackling
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> issues of today. For instance, the federal budget deficit; that
>> >> >> >> needs
>> >> >> >> to be solved, I think. Do you agree? (Wait for applause)
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>        Okay, well, let us start with the first president. George
>> >> >> >> Washington,
>> >> >> >> are you there?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George Washington: I am, it would seem.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Well, Mr. President, we'd very much like to hear your
>> >> >> >> advice
>> >> >> >> on
>> >> >> >> how we might reduce the federal deficit.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George Washington: I would suggest that you stop spending so much
>> >> >> >> money.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Well, thank you, sir. We may need some more specific
>> >> >> >> advice,
>> >> >> >> though. Perhaps we should ask Abraham Lincoln. President Lincoln,
>> >> >> >> sir,
>> >> >> >> what say you?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Abraham Lincoln: Sati, I have looked over the nation's accounts,
>> >> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> it appears that the southern states are taking in more money from
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> federal government than they are paying in. Perhaps we should
>> >> >> >> simply
>> >> >> >> get rid of the southern states.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Well... it is very odd, sir, with all due respect, that you
>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >> >> all people should suggest that we let the southern states go.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Abraham Lincoln: It was my supposition that invading the South in
>> >> >> >> order to save our young Union was a necessity lest it collapse.
>> >> >> >> But
>> >> >> >> it
>> >> >> >> now occurs to me that the Union would probably be better off
>> >> >> >> without
>> >> >> >> it.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: We will take your advice under consideration, Mr. Lincoln
>> >> >> >> sir.
>> >> >> >> But let us get some more input. President Kennedy?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> John F. Kennedy: Er, uh, hello. Did you ever figure out who it
>> >> >> >> was
>> >> >> >> that had me killed?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Well, there are different theories. But I actually just
>> >> >> >> wanted
>> >> >> >> to ask you about the federal deficit.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> John F. Kennedy: To hell with the federal deficit! Have you ever
>> >> >> >> been
>> >> >> >> shot before?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: I don't believe so, no.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> John F. Kennedy: Well, let me tell you, er, Sati, it tends to
>> >> >> >> distract
>> >> >> >> you from the issues, when you've been shot. So who shot me?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: It was Lee Harvey Oswald.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> John F. Kennedy: It was Johnson! I know it was Johnson. A Texan
>> >> >> >> will
>> >> >> >> do anything to be president!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Well, President Kennedy is in one of his moods. Let's move
>> >> >> >> on
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> someone else. Maybe we could ask Nixon about the federal deficit?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Richard Nixon: Oh, of course. "Maybe we could ask Nixon." Let's
>> >> >> >> all
>> >> >> >> pick on Nixon. We've always got Nixon to kick around. I suppose
>> >> >> >> I'm
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> blame for the whole damned deficit-
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Sir, I didn't mean to imply anything of the sort. In fact,
>> >> >> >> we
>> >> >> >> just wanted to hear your opinion on the matter.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Richard Nixon: That information is covered by executive
>> >> >> >> privilege,
>> >> >> >> Sati, and you're not going to get your grubby little hands on it!
>> >> >> >> I'm
>> >> >> >> not thinking of me, I'm thinking of future presidents! I'm just
>> >> >> >> trying
>> >> >> >> to save the executive branch from overreaching legislators and
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> damned Supreme Court and that Bob Woodstein or whatever his
>> >> >> >> damned
>> >> >> >> name is.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Perhaps we should move on to someone-
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Richard Nixon: Bernword, that's what his name was.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Sir, you're disrupting the show. Let's move on to Jimmy
>> >> >> >> Carter,
>> >> >> >> then.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Jimmy Carter: Well, that's not fair. I'm not even dead yet. In
>> >> >> >> fact,
>> >> >> >> I've got another book out. You can buy it at most major
>> >> >> >> retailers-
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Please, sir, you can't peddle your books in the middle of
>> >> >> >> my
>> >> >> >> performance. I'm not Larry King.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Jimmy Carter: You're not? Oh, I'm sorry. I must be in the wrong
>> >> >> >> studio. Could you... could you call me a cab?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Ask backstage, they'll take care of it. But we still need
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> figure out this deficit. President Reagan, perhaps you can help?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Ronald Reagan: One second, Sati, I'm calling a cab for Carter.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: I see. That's very nice of you.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Ronald Reagan: Oh, I've done it before. Back in 1980.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Okay. Are you done getting him a cab yet?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Ronald Reagan: Yep. Bye, Jimmy. (Pause) There he goes again!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Now, Mr. Reagan, what of the deficit?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Ronald Reagan: Oh, you don't want my advice. Do you have any idea
>> >> >> >> how
>> >> >> >> much deficit spending I signed into law?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Actually, I do rememb-
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Ronald Reagan: It was a lot. A whole lot.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: I'm sure we all appreciate your honesty. Well, we'll ask
>> >> >> >> the
>> >> >> >> man
>> >> >> >> who served as your vice president. President George Herbert
>> >> >> >> Walker
>> >> >> >> Bush?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George Bush Sr.: I'm sorry, uh, Sati, I'm a little busy.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Oh, of course, sir. We all understand. Is everything
>> >> >> >> alright?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George Bush Sr: Fine, fine. Just problems with the kids.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: I see.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George Bush Sr.: Yeah. I've got to go.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Certainly, sir. Who else have we here?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Bill Clinton: Hello, Sati.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: President Clinton, good to see you. How do you suggest we
>> >> >> >> handle
>> >> >> >> the deficit?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Bill Clinton: You should elect my damned wife in 2012, that's how
>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> should handle the deficit.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Sir, we need something more specific, like a program to
>> >> >> >> cut.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Bill Clinton: Just get her out of the damned house for a couple
>> >> >> >> of
>> >> >> >> nights and I'll pay off the damned deficit myself with my
>> >> >> >> speaking
>> >> >> >> fees. You know how much I charge for a speech these days? A lot.
>> >> >> >> A
>> >> >> >> damned lot. Speaking of which, where do I send this invoice, to
>> >> >> >> you
>> >> >> >> or
>> >> >> >> your manager?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Mr. Clinton, you never said anything about charging.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Bill Clinton: Yeah, I don't talk about a lot of things, Sati. You
>> >> >> >> don't even want to know some of the stuff I've pulled off in my
>> >> >> >> life.
>> >> >> >> Whoo, there was this one time back in Arkansas there was this
>> >> >> >> real
>> >> >> >> scuzzy whorehouse where the prostitutes all had only one-
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Sir, sir. I'm going to have to cut you off. I apologize to
>> >> >> >> everyone for that. I'm very sorry. Let's... we have one last
>> >> >> >> president. President George W. Bush?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George W. Bush: I'm right here, President Sati.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Okay. I have, uh, not actually served as president, but-
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George W. Bush: Are you sure?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: I... I believe I am sure, yes.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George W. Bush: Well, all right, Senator Sati. Now what'd you
>> >> >> >> want
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> ask me again?
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: We wanted your opinion on how we might fix the federal
>> >> >> >> deficit.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George W. Bush: Look, Sati, I'd like to help you, dude, but I've
>> >> >> >> got
>> >> >> >> my own problems. Dad just cut off my allowance again.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Well... I'm sorry to hear that.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George W. Bush: Yeah, but mom's been sneaking me twenties. Heh
>> >> >> >> heh
>> >> >> >> heh!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: It's good that you are staying busy, sir.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> George W. Bush: Yeah, idnint? Oops, dad's coming not supposed
>> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> be
>> >> >> >> on the phone after 8! Later, Sati! Hit me up on Facebook!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Sati: Certainly. Well, ladies and gentlemen, I promised you a
>> >> >> >> solution
>> >> >> >> to the deficit... and I think I have delivered. We ought to
>> >> >> >> simply
>> >> >> >> stop electing presidents!
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Barrett
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 28, 2008 at 4:34 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Thank you Barrett. Tomorrow is fine. No problem.
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Best regards,
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > Sati
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> > On 8/28/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Hi, Sati-
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Am almost finished with that script, but was tricked into
>> >> >> >> >> attending
>> >> >> >> >> an
>> >> >> >> >> art exhibition in Manhattan; will get back to you tomorrow.
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> Barrett
>> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 7:04 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >> >> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > Thank you Barrett. No hurry. Tomorrow is fine. I appreciate
>> >> >> >> >> > it.
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > Best regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> > On 8/27/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> Hi, Sati-
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> Actually, I've still got to finish up a few things today
>> >> >> >> >> >> but
>> >> >> >> >> >> will
>> >> >> >> >> >> have
>> >> >> >> >> >> a script for you tomorrow.
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> Thanks,
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> Barrett
>> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >> >> >> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> > Thank you Barrett. Wonderful. I look forward tohearing
>> >> >> >> >> >> > from
>> >> >> >> >> >> > you.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> > Best regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> > Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> > On 8/27/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> Okay, this shouldn't be a problem at all. I have to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> finish
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> something
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> up this morning, but will get back to you with a short
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> script
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> later
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> after lunch.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> Barrett
>> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 8:35 AM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Thank you Barrett. That will be great.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Best regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On 8/27/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Hi, Sati-
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sure, I'll take a look at this and give it some
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> thought
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> will
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> get
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> back to you a bit later in the day.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Barrett Brown
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 8:31 AM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Dear Barrett,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Hello, how are you? Good Morning.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > A few days ago, as I was going for a walk, I got an
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > idea
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > regarding
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > script on celebrities and animated images.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Is it possible that you can conceive some
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > humorous  idea
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > on
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > some
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > current
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > topic  (which has a shelf value of at least 1 or 2
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > years
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > say,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > oil
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > price,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > inflation, immigration etc), and how those past
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > presidents,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > entertainment
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > celebrities, and other celebrities would
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > react/comment
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > on
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > them.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > May
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > be
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > it
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > can be on two topics, one for presidents and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > politicians
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > other
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > topic
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > for entertainment celebrities.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > I have already done the CD of the commentary done
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > by a
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > voice
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > over
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > specialist
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > in New Jersey. Actual voices of personalities (eg.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Kennedy's
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > "Don't
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > ask
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > what
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > the country can do for you etc, and Regan's "Mr.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Gorbachev,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > tear
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > down
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > this
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Wall etc.), and animal voices are also integrated
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > into
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > commentary.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > In the new story/script  that I proposing now, I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > would
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > like
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > add
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > actual
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > voices of  Kennedy, Reagan et all.  I think by
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > visiting
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > YouTube
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > you
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > may
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > get
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > some relevant quotes which could be incorporated
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > into
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > story. I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > think
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > that will be a great hit!
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On the other hand, if this task will mean lot of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > work/trouble
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > for
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > you,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > as
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > there are too many personalities in my repertoire,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > it
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > may
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > be
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > difficult
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > come up with jokes for each one of them. In that
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > case,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > for
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > time
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > being I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > will continue to use my current script and original
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > quotes
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > from
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Kennedy,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Reagan etc.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Kindly let me know your views on this suggestion.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > My current script is attached for your review.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Best regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > On 8/21/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sati-
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Sorry to hear that; I didn't realize that the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> script
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> was
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> so
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> action-packed.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Good luck with everything, and let me know if you
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> would
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> like
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> discuss
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> future projects.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Barrett Brown
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Dear Barrett,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Hello. Between the 2 short-listed scripts that  I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> had
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> sent
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> my
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> agent,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> he preferred to choose the other one. He liked
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> your
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> concept
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> story
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> but he
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> thinks that it may be difficult to translate the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> story
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> into
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> action
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> with only
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> 2 hands. On the other hand, the one he prefers is
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> a
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> simple,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> straight
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> forward
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> animal farm story, which will be easier to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> perform.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> I am sorry to give you this bad news. Honestly, I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> was
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> very
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> much
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> excited
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> about your novel concept. May be I will get back
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> you
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> in
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> due
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> course
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> experiment with your full story as well. Also, I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> have
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> an
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> idea
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> revamp my
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> script on celebrities and animated images, for
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> which
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> may
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> seek
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> your
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> services.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Thank you once again for your input and ideas.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> On 8/21/08, Barrett Brown <barriticus@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Hi, Sati-
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Ha, very nice. Are you still in the running for
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> that
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> competition?
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> We'll
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> need to write you some humorous responses for
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> some
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> more
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> typical
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> questions you get from TV hosts and that sort of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> thing.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> I'm located in Brooklyn, just ten minutes east
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> lower
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Manhattan.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Checked out your page this morning; I see you
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> hold
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> one
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> those
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> World
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Bank
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> jobs of the sort for one often sees classified
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> ads
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> in
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> The
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Economist.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> You
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> must be a busy guy.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> A bit more about me in case your agent needs to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> know -
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> my
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> first
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> book,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Flock of Dodos: Behind Modern Creationism,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Intelligent
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Design,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Easter Bunny, was released last year to praise
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> from
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Alan
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Dershowitz,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Rolling
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Stone, Air America Radio, Skeptic, and other
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> sources,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> my
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> work
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> has
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> appeared in dozens of humor publications, public
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> policy
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> journals,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> trade
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> pubs, and regional magazines, among other
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> things. I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> also
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> serve
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> as
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> senior
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> copywriter for a production company called
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Texodus
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Media
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> based
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> here
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> in
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Brooklyn, serve as communications director for a
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> PAC
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> based
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> in
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> New
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Jersey,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> and do a few other odds and ends elsewhere.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Talk to you soon,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> Barrett
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 6:54 AM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Good Morning Barrett.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> From the following link, you can watch my hand
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> shadows
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> act,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> which
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> was
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> aired recently in NBC's America's Got Talent
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> program.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> http://www.AsianOcean.com/agt
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Alternatively, you can also see it at:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dbvwr1Oxhus
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> PS: Where are you located?
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> <barriticus@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>> Sounds good. Of course, the final script would
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>> be
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>> much
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>> better.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>> Thanks,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>> Barrett
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 9:59 PM, Sati Achath
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> Thank you Barrett for your sample
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> script.  That's
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> brilliant,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> and I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> really liked it.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> Let me send it to my talent agent and see
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> what
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> he
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> has
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> say. I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> shall
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> get back to you tomorrow.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> <barriticus@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> Sati-
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> Actually, never mind about the voices. Here
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> is
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> my
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> sample:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> Aristotle said that man is a political
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> animal.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> But
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> about
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> animals
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> themselves? They are, of course, even more
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> political,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> which
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> is
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> say, even
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> more insufferable.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> And here we have a local neighborhood
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> association
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> meeting
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> somewhere
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> in the Animal Kingdom, which is,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> incidentally,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> a
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> constitutional
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> monarchy.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> The provinces have quite a bit of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> discretion.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> Here we have the Hen, who presides over the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> meeting
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> by
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> virtue
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> her
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> sheer loudness. The Hen announces that the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> neighborhood
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> has
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> a
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> budget surplus
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> this year. So, how shall they spend it?
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> The rabbit stands up to speak. He believes
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> surplus
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> ought
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> spent on little pieces of corn and melon and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> perhaps
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> a
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> sign
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> forbidding
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> children from picking up rabbits and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> carrying
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> them
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> around
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> in
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> an
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> uncomfortable fashion.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> The tiger stands up next. He proposes that
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> surplus
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> spent
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> on
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> rabbit traps.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> The cobra stands up well, rather slithers
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> up.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> He
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> says
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> that
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> surplus ought to be spent on public
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> transportation
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> for
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> cobras.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> He
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> also
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> seconds the motion regarding rabbit traps.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> The rabbit stands up. Then he runs off.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> The giraffe stands up over everyone else. He
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> gets
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> plenty
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> respect
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> for this, incidentally. The other animals
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> are
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> impressed
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> by
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> tallness. This is
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> what the pollsters have been telling him,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> anyway.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> Otherwise,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> he
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> would be
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> short. At any rate, the giraffe proposes
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> that
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> meeting
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> adjourned and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> that cobra and tiger both be investigated
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> for
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> taking
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> illegal
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> campaign
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> contributions immediately.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> The duck seconds the motion.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> The hen rules it into law.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> The cobra and the tiger run off to some
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> foreign
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> country
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> with
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> which
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> the Animal Kingdom has a non-extradition
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> treaty.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> See, democracy works!
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:35 PM, Barrett
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> Brown
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>> <barriticus@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> Sati, will have this sample to you in a
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> bit,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> but
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> need
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> know
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> if
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> you can do voices - not imitations, but can
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> you
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> do
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> different
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> voices for
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> different animals?
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:11 PM, Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> Achath
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> <satiachath@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Thank you Barrett.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> I look forward to hearing from you.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> <barriticus@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Okay, I will go ahead and think up five
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> or
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> six
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> more
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> lines
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> for
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> your consideration this evening (these
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> would
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> not
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> actually
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> in the final
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> script, as I still need to think up a
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> good
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> plot).
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Don't
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> worry
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> about the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> constraints of shadow puppets; most of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> this
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> will
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> dialogue
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> and simple
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> movement, but of course I will leave the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> latter
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> in
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> your
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> hands,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> pun sort of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> intended.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Barrett
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2008 at 8:05 PM, Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> Achath
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>> <satiachath@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Thank you Barrett for your
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> clarification. I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> totally
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> agree
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> with
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> your line of thinking, and I am excited
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> about
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> this
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> humorous
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> concept. So
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> kindly go ahead and please come up with
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> some
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> more
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> lines.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> So far I have received about 30
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> responses,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> already
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> 6-7
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> persons have sent me their samples. But
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> honestly,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> am
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> most
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> impressed with
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> your story line. In fact, this is the
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> type
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> of
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> story
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> that I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> had in mind and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> was looking for. But the only thing is
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> that
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> after
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> you
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> have
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> done the story, I
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> should be in a position to translate
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> them
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> into
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> action
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> with
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> my
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> hands!
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> I look forward to hearing from you.
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Best regards,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> Sati
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> On 8/20/08, Barrett Brown
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> <barriticus@gmail.com>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>>
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Regarding the election, I agree with
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> you,
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> and
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> didn't
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> mean
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> to
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> convey that it would be based on this
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> particular
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> election;
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> it would be, as
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> you say, akin to Animal Farm insomuch
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> as
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> that
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> it
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> would
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> be
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> a
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> humorous
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> metaphor about politics and social
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> interaction
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> in
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> general
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> (but unlike Animal
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Farm insomuch as that no animal will
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> represent
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >>>>>>>>>>>>> any
>> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
>
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