Hey, I have opinions. I can do 400 words or less (after I edit the hell out of whatever I come up with - this parenthetical being a fine example). Clearly, this is a sign from God and a way to force my foot in the door to the exciting world of punditry and writing [about things that aren't software documentation]. Nay, not just writing, but writing for the prestigious Washington Post, yet - (still hanging on as) a major newspaper!
I will now accept (and then probably ignore) any and all advice on how to succeed at joining - and then winning - this competition....if indeed you have any.
"Less parentheticals and dashes" goes without saying, so be less obvious. Thanks :)
Well, in short, the entire premise of this "contest" is stupid. You ... are not. I could explain why I think it's stupid, but I would just sound like the cynical bastard I always sound like. Maybe if they didn't label the contest "America's next top pundit" as if it were a game show like everything else in this country now, it wouldn't sound so contrived and predetermined.
I know this isn't going to be true across the board, but I don't think I've ever used the word "pundit" in anything but a derogatory context. I don't doubt you have thoughtful, intelligent things to say (as a matter of fact I'm quite certain that you do), which is why The Washington Post (or any other newspaper) can't be the best place for you to share them. :)
if I win, I'll just go back and copy and past old Grimis stuff
We'll be back right after order has been restored here in the Omni Center.
That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy - Swift
Originally posted by AWArulzidiot or not, I applied. What the heck.
if I win, I'll just go back and copy and past old Grimis stuff
This probably isn't directed at me, but I did not mean to imply that anyone who participates in this is an idiot.
Nope. Zed started this with "any idiot can be a pundit"
We'll be back right after order has been restored here in the Omni Center.
That the universe was formed by a fortuitous concourse of atoms, I will no more believe than that the accidental jumbling of the alphabet would fall into a most ingenious treatise of philosophy - Swift