How Can You Be a Writer

How can you be a writer? You don’t know anything.
I know.
I mean, really, can you even do a math problem?
No.
I’ll bet you do not know what a phylum is.
I do, but I cannot explain it.
Have you ever heard of fulminic acid?
No.
How can you write stuff?
I can’t.
So stop.
Okay.
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Mcferran Avatar
October 5, 2018 at 2:13 PM
I'd hate to read THEIR writing. I'd much rather read interesting stuff about pirates and unicorns (and actual real life situations and problems) than some dry scientific drivel about fulminic acid... ;P
Krutsinger Avatar
October 5, 2018 at 2:27 PM
hahahahaha I guess I made my point, right?
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