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Title: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on May 08, 2010, 06:46:08 AM
Yesterday the NCOIC at the state's public affairs (public relations for the military) office offered me the opportunity to write articles for them. It seems they are understaffed but don't have the budget to hire people.

It doesn't pay but it does get me by-lines and those can be worth their weight in gold when other publishers start asking, "Yes, but what have you done professionally?"

Obviously it is a serious writing gig but the irony is I was offered the chance after she read some of my BNN stories I was pimping.
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: thundley4 on May 08, 2010, 06:50:11 AM
Will you be writing news or opinion articles, or satire? 
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on May 08, 2010, 07:42:35 AM
Will you be writing news or opinion articles, or satire? 
Straight news.

I don't think the US military could handle The Real MeTM.
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: thundley4 on May 08, 2010, 08:10:08 AM
Straight news.

I don't think the US military could handle The Real MeTM.

No gay news?
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on May 08, 2010, 09:28:20 AM
No gay news?

I in the A-R-M-Y.

Not navy.
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: bijou on May 08, 2010, 09:46:23 AM
Congrats on the new gig Snuggles, feel free to reuse any of my weird lounge stories.  :-)
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: Crazy Horse on May 08, 2010, 10:16:22 AM
I in the A-R-M-Y.

Not navy.

You meant the USAF not the Navy
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on May 08, 2010, 10:48:11 AM
Congrats on the new gig Snuggles, feel free to reuse any of my weird lounge stories.  :-)
It's all mundane military stuff, i.e. my first article, in June, will be about a new armory breaking ground.
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 08, 2010, 11:30:18 AM
She made the offer after reading BNN stories?

That seems strange
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on May 08, 2010, 11:43:38 AM
She made the offer after reading BNN stories?

That seems strange
Sentence structure, grammar, style...that sort of thing. She said I mimicked the dry, sanitized style of news reporting very accurately.

This will definitely be a challenge because I'm thinking I'm going to have to quote the mayor of the town where the armory is being built, the CO Chief-of-Staff and others as well as getting my facts straight about the armory's tenancy, construction etc and that is a far cry from just making stuff up.

But hey, if I can fake my way through a wedding night I can get through this.
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 08, 2010, 11:45:08 AM
But hey, if I can fake my way through a wedding night I can get through this.

lol. I am definitely not asking.
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: Thor on May 08, 2010, 12:23:52 PM
I in the A-R-M-Y.

Not navy.

And a reminder....... the Army has more gays percentile wise than any other branch... That's why y'all share tents and stuff... Isn't "BattleBuddy" just some cloaked term for "gay" ??  :fuelfire:
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: Tucker on May 08, 2010, 12:49:50 PM
WOW! Both Cpeg and yourself will be published. Just think of the conversations you two could have.

Congrats. :uhsure:
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: DixieBelle on May 08, 2010, 12:52:15 PM
Congrats!!! See, bunnies are powerful! :-)
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: bijou on May 08, 2010, 01:03:51 PM
WOW! Both Cpeg and yourself will be published. Just think of the conversations you two could have.

Congrats. :uhsure:
Buillding a new armory, dig, diig, dig.  :-)
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 08, 2010, 01:06:17 PM
And a reminder....... the Army has more gays percentile wise than any other branch... That's why y'all share tents and stuff... Isn't "BattleBuddy" just some cloaked term for "gay" ??  :fuelfire:

No... thats so they'll have someone to wash their... I mean watch their backs in battle.
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: SSG Snuggle Bunny on May 08, 2010, 02:08:37 PM
And a reminder....... the Army has more gays percentile wise than any other branch... That's why y'all share tents and stuff... Isn't "BattleBuddy" just some cloaked term for "gay" ??  :fuelfire:
I will not be lectured about faggotry by someone who goes around posting Lady Gaga videos.
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: The Village Idiot on May 08, 2010, 02:21:21 PM
I will not be lectured about faggotry by someone who goes around posting Lady Gaga videos.

 :rotf: :rotf:
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: Chris_ on May 08, 2010, 02:22:21 PM
Congrats snugs......just remember where the "spellcheck" button is.......

doc
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: formerlurker on May 08, 2010, 04:45:11 PM
Congrats -- that is great news!!!
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: BlueStateSaint on May 09, 2010, 05:39:53 AM
I will not be lectured about faggotry by someone who goes around posting Lady Gaga videos.

5 points!  (I would have posted the word "touche," but that's too ghey.)
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: debk on May 09, 2010, 10:21:09 AM
Congrats Snugs!  :hi5:

Someday, we will all be able to say...."we knew him when...."
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: chitownchica on May 09, 2010, 02:32:13 PM
Congratulations! I'm still new enough not to know about BNN (spend too much time at the DUmpster I suppose).  Also, still don't know what cobbler refers to, but I can probably narrow it down.  I have a lot to learn.

ETA: Just started looking through the lounge posts and spotted a link to BNN. I'll check it out.
Title: Re: I knew all my attention-whoring would pay off some day
Post by: DumbAss Tanker on May 09, 2010, 07:04:16 PM
And a reminder....... the Army has more gays percentile wise than any other branch... That's why y'all share tents and stuff... Isn't "BattleBuddy" just some cloaked term for "gay" ??  :fuelfire:

There you go again, assuming Sailors both understood the question and told the truth when answering...