tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291672898605829225.post935900793806008380..comments2023-03-08T08:27:54.533-08:00Comments on Steve Barber Truth Squad: LogicSteve Barberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11635228169557318256noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291672898605829225.post-54120436202085996252008-03-14T16:57:00.000-07:002008-03-14T16:57:00.000-07:00Correction to last comment:"I had heard that was h...Correction to last comment:<BR/><BR/>"I had heard that was his first name, but I was not thinking about it at the time of posting."<BR/><BR/>SHOULD READ:<BR/><BR/>I had heard that was his first name, but I was not thinking about it at the time of writing the short story.<BR/><BR/>--sorry about thatSteve Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635228169557318256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291672898605829225.post-47320451349991142242008-03-14T16:55:00.000-07:002008-03-14T16:55:00.000-07:001. I categorically deny envisioning Professor Chr...1. I categorically deny envisioning Professor Christopher as Professor Scalia. I had heard that was his first name, but I was not thinking about it at the time of posting. I'm a bit hesitant to make the claim that I was thinking of Warren Christopher because (I needed the professor to be a prick and that's the first thing I thought of--I am a poly sci major after all) I don't need a secret service complaint.<BR/><BR/>The story is very very clear that the person is not intending homicide, only suicide. I understand how it could be misinterpreted as a call for help, but not a death threat.<BR/><BR/>The sole reference to Virginia Tech is that the character is AFRAID of school shootings (thus the gun in his room: protection).Steve Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635228169557318256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291672898605829225.post-46974019560365059882008-03-14T16:49:00.000-07:002008-03-14T16:49:00.000-07:00The professor's first name being the last name of ...The professor's first name being the last name of the fictional professor is probably accidental anyway. When I was at Wise I didn't know professor Scalia's first name was Christopher, I can't think of many professors first names period. <BR/><BR/>Their wasn't even any violence in the essay, only contemplation and the contemplation turns away from the idea of killing the professor.<BR/><BR/>Fictional character goes to University of Chicago, Writer goes to UVA-Wise. Fictional character is introverted, Writer is extroverted. Fictional character is a drug addict, Writer is not a drug addict. Fictional character has mental problems, Writer is cleared of any mental problems by mental institute. Fictional character had a Rugger p.90, Writer had a Springfield xd.45. Fictional character slept with gun under his pillow, Writer kept gun in his glove box.<BR/><BR/>Sounds like pretty fictional stuff to me.Jones_the_Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852126986040401885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291672898605829225.post-2119977810396122832008-03-14T16:47:00.000-07:002008-03-14T16:47:00.000-07:00Hi. Thanks for your responses -- I appreciate the...Hi. Thanks for your responses -- I appreciate them. But your responses sound evasive:<BR/><BR/>You didn't directly explain the coincidence that the student and teacher are in a writing class, and the fictional teacher has the real-life teacher's name. In your answer "1", are you saying that the character's name, "Christopher", was completely coincidental? How did you choose the name?<BR/><BR/>I think your reply "2" is a little off the mark. I'm simply talking about your writing being both threatening and non-fictional.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202103168378853445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291672898605829225.post-14604490724422370982008-03-14T16:36:00.000-07:002008-03-14T16:36:00.000-07:001. I'm not on a first name basis with most of my ...1. I'm not on a first name basis with most of my professors.<BR/><BR/>2. Even if it was more explicit (for example, let's assume I said, "Steve Barber decided that he could not kill Professor Scalia." How can you take that as the RL Steve barber IS GOING TO kill RL Scalia?<BR/><BR/>That dog don't hunt.Steve Barberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11635228169557318256noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6291672898605829225.post-79906850341032190972008-03-14T16:15:00.000-07:002008-03-14T16:15:00.000-07:00How do you square your assertions, that this is al...How do you square your assertions, that this is all fictional, and that you never intended to threaten a prof or student with these facts?<BR/><BR/>1. The "fictitious" professor in your essay had the same name as your real-life professor.<BR/><BR/>2. The "fictitious" professor and student were also in a writing class.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08202103168378853445noreply@blogger.com