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i was writing just now....and suddenly the phrases 'wounded fish' made an appearance for no apparent reason. does this happen to you whilst writing.

― doom-e, Thursday, 16 January 2003 12:49 (twenty-three years ago)

Of course I always write of course without noticing.

― Pete (Pete), Thursday, 16 January 2003 12:55 (twenty-three years ago)

This has happened to me a couple of times. Can't remember what I typed but it was pretty random.

― N. (nickdastoor), Thursday, 16 January 2003 13:06 (twenty-three years ago)

i usually write them down - i find them amusing and work them in when i can. the earth is boring. it's like jungian graffiti.

― doom-e, Thursday, 16 January 2003 13:07 (twenty-three years ago)

usually they are the id working itself out, working on a peice about mark(ie gospel) and the phrase he was a fucking cunt popped out.

― anthony easton (anthony), Thursday, 16 January 2003 13:32 (twenty-three years ago)

Indian meatballs.

― Lara, Thursday, 16 January 2003 13:33 (twenty-three years ago)

Essentially everything I write on ILX is automatic, cheese muscles.

― Nick A. (Nick A.), Thursday, 16 January 2003 14:29 (twenty-three years ago)

Non-sequitur jokes made on this forum are deliviered straight from my id to the computer.

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Thursday, 16 January 2003 14:51 (twenty-three years ago)

Song lyrics, if there's music in the background, or bits of overheard conversation. In the middle of essays.

― Maria (Maria), Thursday, 16 January 2003 15:53 (twenty-three years ago)

"Homer Simpson puts it best..."

― Mark C (Mark C), Thursday, 16 January 2003 15:58 (twenty-three years ago)

I find that "worth the price of admission alone" is a kind of writer's crutch for reviewing.

― Ben Mott (Ben Mott), Thursday, 16 January 2003 22:08 (twenty-three years ago)

I write pretty disturbing ones sometimes.

― Sterling Clover (s_clover), Friday, 17 January 2003 01:46 (twenty-three years ago)

"to be perfectly honest"

― electric sound of jim (electricsound), Friday, 17 January 2003 01:55 (twenty-three years ago)

I have a pretty penchant for amusing alliteration.

― Leee (Leee), Friday, 17 January 2003 02:02 (twenty-three years ago)

Though honestly, it really happens to me without thinking about it (obviously not in now cos I'm self-conscious about it).

― Leee (Leee), Friday, 17 January 2003 02:03 (twenty-three years ago)

one year passes...

I should be sleeping, but I can't and am going to write 5 automatic jokes instead... starting... now:

1) Q: Why doesn't carbonation escape the lower atmosphere?
A: It doesn't, but it can if you play your cards right.

2) Q: How on earth do you mark ten paces?
A: You find a real wishful, and there's twelve.

3) Q: What's the difference between twelve balalaikas and a carpet full of red scarves?
A: You can't say why, but I'm leaving in the morning.

4) Q: How do you open a Confucious?
A: With a rope.

5) Q: If tomorrow is endless, how do you go to the pieces?
A: Tomorrow, if you're bananish enough.

― jazz odysseus, Thursday, 22 April 2004 05:53 (twenty-two years ago)

You spelled 'bannanish' wrong ;-)

― mei (mei), Thursday, 22 April 2004 06:26 (twenty-two years ago)

Mordecai Vanunu Mordecai Vanunu Mordecai Vanunu Mordecai Vanunu Mordecai Vanunu

― winterland, Thursday, 22 April 2004 06:37 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, I guess I shouldn't have given it that piano. I'm still awake, which means I'm going to be so fucked tomorrow at work. I am, however, going to waste a small amount of server space by writing automatic dialogue. I hope I keep the characters consistent, but I won't stop myself if they're not.

Gabe: That was some creep!

Angioplasty: You don't get too far from one of those...

Gabe: Not if you're only quiet. Say, didn't you steal when you said you would? I can't remember penicillin anymore, but I know you would have.

Angioplasty: Probably not - I was driving.

Gabe: So if you said you were under questioning, I would have coughed up there? Be nice.

Angioplasty: You don't know what I've been through. It's been eight weeks without noise, twelve of them without seven.

Gabe: Because?

Angioplasty: It counted me in towards the end! I've never been so probable without cause. I couldn't even break, I was so screened back with guilt. And now you're telling me we shouldn't even buy above your asphalt anymore. What am I to think?

Gabe: Think what you want. I'll be home.

Angioplasty: I'll probably be home tomorrow, right, but otherwise you'll pick up flannel? It's under the key in the basement. Chase the garden and truck out for me after I'm gone. Promise?

Gabe: You shouldn't do this...

Angioplasty: I know, but you've left me no end of parts.

― jazz odysseus, Thursday, 22 April 2004 06:52 (twenty-two years ago)

Crawling into my pyjamas,
Carved it out of old bananas.
Drawn apart from lack of use,
Carbonated pastry juice.

Waltzing round the midnight dreary,
Drag the steps of Old Manchiri.
Days are what you half-remember,
Liquidated come December.

While I'm sleeping, day is breaking,
Lakes are selfish when they're baking.
Overnight, the cries of stencils
Terrorized my other pencils.

― jazz odysseus, Thursday, 22 April 2004 07:17 (twenty-two years ago)

I always do "totally" and "super". Thankfully I stopped doing "whilst".

― LC, Thursday, 22 April 2004 07:21 (twenty-two years ago)

I always do "thankfully" too.

― LC, Thursday, 22 April 2004 07:29 (twenty-two years ago)

"Fucking lazy thick n****r."

― Ron Atkinson (Nick Southall), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:02 (twenty-two years ago)

Isn't automatic writing a supernatural phenomenon? I thought it was a way for the spirits to communicate with us help me help me I'm trapped in this priesthole

― C J (C J), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:05 (twenty-two years ago)

"Priest's hole".

― Sick Nouthall (Nick Southall), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:07 (twenty-two years ago)

Sorry, I meant "arse"

― C J (C J), Thursday, 22 April 2004 09:13 (twenty-two years ago)

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