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| humorADM | So P.S.... Would you like me to parrot back your standard press tour questions? |
| PSWall | ADM sure |
| humorADM | Really? You are not tired of those questions? |
| PSWall | Nope. |
| humorADM | Okay... |
| humorADM | "How did you go from being an environmentalist to writing a humor column?" |
| BC | Her owl died. |
| PSWall | Sweetie (my #1 lover) made me take some snippets I'd written to our local paper. |
| humorADM | <#2 lover |
| PSWall | Your owl died? You poor baby. |
| pearl | Was it a baby owl? |
| PSWall | ADM re: #2 lover. Are you interested? |
| humorADM | Sure... let me get my wife to leave the room... Be right back... |
| humorADM | I kid the wife. |
| humorADM | <in trouble now |
| PSWall | Sweetie kids me. |
| SUPERUSER | Hey now this is a family chat:) |
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| humorADM | We're you an overnight sensation at the local paper? |
| PSWall | Was I an overnight success. I've been writing 4-years. Does that count? |
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| humorADM | I have one major question that has been burning inside me about you. |
| PSWall | What's the burning ? |
| humorADM | Is Sweetie his God-given name? |
| humorADM | Is it like Mr. Sweetie? |
| PSWall | Hush hush. He'd kill me if I told. And yes, on special occasions I scream Mr. |
| humorADM | What are those "SPECIAL" occasions? |
| PSWall | About three times a week. |
| humorADM | Cleaning the lint trap, walking the cat, washing windows, etc.? |
| PSWall | Your poor wife. |
| humorADM | She laughed. |
| pearl | That's not special- that's greedy |
| humorADM | I'm scarred for life. |
| PSWall | Is BC still on line? |
| humorADM | Yes. |
| BC | Ya |
| PSWall | Yo baby. Have we met? |
| BC | You were once an overnight sensation of mine. |
| SUPERUSER | BC? |
| humorADM | In those 4 years, Paula, is humor the only thing you've written, or have you tried other genres? That's a question from ray. |
| PSWall | My publisher is after me to write a novel. |
| humorADM | That's hard work. |
| humorADM | Are you interested? |
| PSWall | Actually, easier than a weekly column. |
| humorADM | You think so? How so? |
| pearl | I'd buy it! |
| PSWall | Wow, thanks Pearl! |
| PSWall | Yes, have started novel. Easy because you have more time to develop ideas. |
| humorADM | It's not scary to have to come up with so many pages in a novel? |
| PSWall | Less scary than pumping out a complete story in 500 words every week. |
| humorADM | I find that fascinating.. I think the opposite is difficult. |
| PSWall | You're a novelist? |
| humorADM | Ah, no. |
| humorADM | King O' Writers Block. |
| BC | Have you ever tried a chocolate genre? They're novel. |
| PSWall | ADM Well, you could be. BC.. Where do you like your chocolate? |
| BC | In the rear of the parlor. |
| humorADM | How long does it take you to do your 500 words each week? |
| PSWall | Depends. Sometimes it spills on the page. Sometimes it bleeds. |
| PSWall | BC-You sound delicious. |
| humorADM | Do you ever just go nuts over your column? |
| humorADM | I mean, get frustrated? |
| PSWall | Sometimes it hurts because what's in my mind is so much better than what's on the page. |
| humorADM | Well, I wouldn't know there was a problem reading your stuff... |
| humorADM | It flows... and seems letter perfect. |
| humorADM | <not sucking up |
| pearl | At least you have something in your mind |
| PSWall | You didn't see what I was dreaming. |
| PSWall | And I love men who suck. |
| humorADM | Yes, I know; but the readers -- ignoring a certain comment -- are having a fine time with whatever you finally get onto the paper. |
| PSWall | Thank you. |
| humorADM | I have to tell you... |
| humorADM | Reading your book this week... |
| humorADM | I had a light bulb go off in my head over your style... |
| humorADM | I was surprised to discover you write in the present tense.. |
| humorADM | Do you always write that way? |
| humorADM | It's unusual. |
| PSWall | I try to. I'm a now kinda girl. Had an editor start to copy me & they fired him. |
| humorADM | Did that style come from only you? |
| humorADM | Or were you influenced? |
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| PSWall | Beats me. |
| humorADM | I was in the bookstore yesterday... |
| humorADM | going through all the major authors... |
| humorADM | I couldn't find anyone who writes in present tense extensively |
| humorADM | I think it's great. |
| humorADM | It's very action oriented... in the moment. |
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| PSWall | Thanks. Jay McInery had a great style in Bright Lights Big City. Second person. "You are not the kind of guy to be in a place like this." |
| humorADM | I also wanted to compliment you... |
| humorADM | and thank you as a reader... |
| humorADM | for the sheer volume of funniness in your columns. |
| humorADM | <still not sucking up |
| PSWall | Wow. You're great! |
| humorADM | You seem to have a gag about every 3 or 4 lines. |
| humorADM | Most authors get by on maybe 3 in 500 words.. the rest is just padding. |
| PSWall | You can thank my editor (Sweetie) he sends them back if they're not funny enough. |
| humorADM | Your stuff is not bald on jokes, as Bob Hope would say. |
| humorADM | Great guy. |
| PSWall | Indeed. |
| humorADM | I read that you write inside your closet. |
| humorADM | What's that deal? |
| PSWall | It's womby. |
| humorADM | Ha. |
| humorADM | You like Imelda Marcos? |
| humorADM | Shoe fetish? |
| PSWall | It's like Pavlov's dog. I know when I go in, I have to salivate. |
| humorADM | But are all your clothes and closet junk in there, too? |
| PSWall | My mind takes up very little space. |
| humorADM | I understand... It just seems kinda cramped in there with all those socks. |
| PSWall | It's a walk-in. |
| humorADM | Is there a desk? |
| humorADM | Or do you use the top to the clothes hamper? |
| PSWall | I took three boards and nailed them together. |
| PSWall | Monastic. |
| humorADM | I understand. |
| PSWall | Thought you might |
| AttilaThePun | if you are writing steamy stuff, can one hear the pants???? |
| humorADM | Are you in your closet now? |
| PSWall | Attila, very good! |
| AttilaThePun | sorry mike couldn't help it |
| humorADM | ok, pun |
| humorADM | he's a sick man |
| humorADM | we let him come here... keeps the streets safe. |
| PSWall | Aren't you all. |
| AttilaThePun | ty |
| humorADM | Does anyone in the audience have a question for Paula? |
| humorADM | <acting very host-like |
| PSWall | Veddy professional. |
| humorADM | thank you very much |
| humorADM | <that's also my Elvis |
| PSWall | Did I mention my book is sandwiched between Ben Stiller and George Carlin? |
| humorADM | Really? You doing that or the stores? |
| BC | Sorry, I'm distracted by the tasteful about.com ad "Jennifer Lopez's abundant butt" |
| humorADM | nice crack, BC |
| BC | still panting |
| PSWall | On the top requested humor books. BC, we might quess you'd be a butt man. |
| humorADM | That's got to be ego pleasing. |
| humorADM | The book sandwich, not the butt |
| PSWall | Not as bad as you'd think. |
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