Sunday, 11 October 2009

THE SUNNE RISING

Sweating against a deadline, the copywriter was up all night teasing and tweaking the phrase. At dawn, word-sick, he sat, head in hands.

"The future's bright....."

No, no. They'll never buy that.
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2 comments:

  1. Anonymous22 October 2009 at 20:18

    reminds me a bit of the Douglas Adams joke "It should be noted that the Guide itself doesn't even bother with the tenses, and simply mentions that they don't use the future perfect tense, because it was found not to be."
    John Compton

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  2. Henry Berry23 October 2009 at 10:20

    Present Perfect.

    Now you're talking.

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