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Nate

Creator and Owner of a Paper Airplane

  • Writing Activities Re: Life by Haiku

    This is something I saw on another writing site once, and it worked out pretty well. Basically, the writing activity is to just describe your day in haiku form. Lets ...

    Dec 14, 2004
  • Lyric Poetry Re: Nothing more than a lost battle

    There are some grammatical issues you need to fix. For instance, "shinning" should be "shining" and "craddled" should be "cradled." You also need to add in some commas; it just ...

    Dec 14, 2004
  • Lyric Poetry Re: echo bubbles

    This is good stream of consciousness poetry, and I like the form you put it in. You do a good job of relating the visual imagery through text and through ...

    Dec 14, 2004
  • Lounge, The Re: Man Allegedly Bites Dog As Punishment

    GAINESVILLE, Fla. Dec 14, 2004 — A man has been charged with animal cruelty for allegedly biting his Jack Russell terrier as punishment, and police say he used a 200-pound ...

    Dec 14, 2004
  • Lounge, The Re: shoutbox

    Replaced it with a chat room. The link is on the front page near the top.

    Dec 14, 2004
  • Lounge, The Re: shoutbox

    Once again, if you do not want the shoutbox to show, just click on "SB hide." You do not need to have it open. Clicking "SB hide" will get rid ...

    Dec 14, 2004
  • Lounge, The Re: shoutbox

    For now, you can click on "SB hide" and that will get rid of it. I'll work on making it either faster to load or have it as a pop-up, ...

    Dec 13, 2004
  • Lounge, The Re: Become A [British] Lord for 29.99

    LONDON (Reuters) - The British aristocracy has long been an exclusive club but now anyone can become a Lord or Lady -- for as little as 30 pounds ($58.00). A ...

    Dec 13, 2004
  • Welcome Mat Re: Greetings and salutations

    Welcome to YWS! I'm a little bit insane too... the people who know me well believe that I'm completely nuts. I do a good job of hiding it though; people ...

    Dec 13, 2004
  • Serious Discussion and Debate Re: Political Correctness - Yay or Nay?

    In Christianity, X actually stands for Christ (Xn stands for Christian). It dates back to the days when Christians were persecuted by Rome and so they had to develop their ...

    Dec 13, 2004
  • Lounge, The Re: Where do you live?

    Eleven so far from the US? And only one each from UK, New Zealand, and Canada? I know that YWS is much more international than that... With regards to the ...

    Dec 13, 2004
  • Lounge, The Re: Favorite Poem

    So... what is your favorite poem? Mine is "The Jabberwocky" by Lewis Carroll.

    Dec 12, 2004
  • Lounge, The Re: Wash. Preschoolers Given Dog Food To Eat

    TACOMA, Wash. Dec 10, 2004 — A teaching assistant gave some preschoolers dog food to eat during a play-acting exercise at Northeast Tacoma Elementary School. A Tacoma School District spokeswoman ...

    Dec 11, 2004
  • Lounge, The Re: Girl, 10, Cuffed for Scissors in School

    PHILADELPHIA Dec 11, 2004 — A 10-year-old girl was placed in handcuffs and taken to a police station because she took a pair of scissors to her elementary school. School ...

    Dec 11, 2004
  • General Articles Re: D-Day Leaflet

    I thought this was really good. You presented a lot of information in a very easy to understand, very simple manner. There's no verbose language, and there's no attempt to ...

    Dec 11, 2004


Almost all absurdity of conduct rises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.
— Samuel Johnson