Story can be fiction or non-fiction, and that's an irrelevant point anyway, Apollo 13 was real
Isaac Send a noteboard - 08/01/2013 04:59:40 AM
Well the definition of awesome includes scary and inspirational. That was pretty scary and pretty inspirational. You're choosing to put the 'cool' on the attack, not the events opposing it, and I think it was pretty clear he found her actions impressive and inspirational and 'great'. He obviously considers this woman's actions heroic.
The firefighters who responded to the attacks on the WTC were heroes. But it's not a great story; it's a tragedy.
Oedipus Rex is a great story and a tragedy. Saving Private Ryan was a great story and its fictional status basically irrelevant, the story is effectively 'real enough'. Titanic is a great story, so are a lot of war stories. 'Story' is clearly defined as fiction or non-fiction, and 'great' has plenty of definitions that certainly include 'remarkable'. If I had written the thread, I'd probably have used a different word from great myself, but I could easily see myself saying a 'great story of courage', but personally I have my doubts about whether any word choice would have mattered to you from him. I think you just wanted to direct something nasty his direction and seized on any perceived opportunity.
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This message last edited by Isaac on 08/01/2013 at 05:01:43 AM
Great story - Mom saves herself and her kids - shoots intruder in the face - 
- 06/01/2013 06:25:15 PM
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- 06/01/2013 06:25:15 PM
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the justice system fails again. what a great article 
- 07/01/2013 02:49:04 AM
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- 07/01/2013 02:49:04 AM
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I could say something about liberal judges and criminal rights.....but self-control wins out.
- 07/01/2013 04:37:42 PM
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i didn't realize georgia was such a hotbed of liberalism.... 
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- 07/01/2013 06:24:18 PM
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- 07/01/2013 06:24:18 PM
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Yeah, it's call the US Supreme Court of the 60's and 70's and other federal mandates.
- 07/01/2013 07:13:19 PM
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i must have missed where the US supreme court released this guy from prison early....
- 07/01/2013 09:17:43 PM
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You have serious problems if you think this is a "great" story.
- 07/01/2013 10:08:53 AM
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This is pretty much the definition of a great story
- 07/01/2013 01:32:02 PM
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+1 - A mother protecting/perhaps even saving her kids from a criminal is a GREAT story. *NM*
- 07/01/2013 02:43:17 PM
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Uh. Die Hard was fictional.
- 08/01/2013 12:36:05 AM
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Story can be fiction or non-fiction, and that's an irrelevant point anyway, Apollo 13 was real
- 08/01/2013 04:59:40 AM
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Re: This is pretty much the definition of a great story
- 09/01/2013 12:55:22 AM
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You're right--nothing can be good if a better situation might have hypothetically been possible
- 08/01/2013 04:45:56 AM
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FIVE .38's to the head and neck and he not only survived, but remained conscious? 
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- 07/01/2013 03:51:00 PM
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- 07/01/2013 03:51:00 PM
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.38's are almost like BBs
- 07/01/2013 04:13:20 PM
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I guess!
- 07/01/2013 04:28:47 PM
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Yeah, I had the same reaction. 5 shots to the face/head and the guy is going to survive?
- 07/01/2013 04:35:43 PM
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