Crusty, my Friend,
Once more, you are huffing and puffing, blowing smoke -- but, it is all coming out your ear! You tell us, "My dear FRAN, Bill Grey, has once again called me a liar. I suggested to him that Hemingway's greatest story only took six words. Bill, ever the expert on everything, suggested that there is no such story because he had never read it, nor heard of it."
No, I am not calling you a liar. What I have asked and still ask is, "Show us the six word story!" If what you say is true, that story must be written somewhere. So, give us a source.
All you offer is the worst kind of hearsay. Someone made a statement or wrote a statement suggesting that Hemingway had written this story -- and that is YOUR authority -- a random statement from some unknown source. If you are ever arrested and taken to trail -- I sure hope you have better proof of your innocence than such flimsy hearsay.
Crusty, my Friend, if this story truly does exist somewhere other than just your vivid imagination -- you should be able to give us a source. That is all I am asking. Just tell me where you have read Hemingway's story as you suggested and where we can read it.
Two of my favorite writers are Hemingway and Steinbeck -- and I am not at all familiar with this story you keep suggesting. Please share it with us. And, yes, several times I have seen the movie of Hemingway's life -- and several times I have seen the television documentary about Hemingway, his home in Cuba, and his life. I do not recall any mention of this "six word story."
You tell us of your "legend" -- "In any case, in six words, the author tells a more compelling story than Bill ever has in any of his posts."
By author, you obviously mean Ernest Hemingway. What you tell us is exciting. PLEASE share these "six words" with us so that we, too, might have the joy of reading this Hemingway story.
Oh, you cannot? But, you tell us, "Just trust me!" Hmmm, seems I have heard many used car salesmen say that same thing.
Crusty, why don't you just admit that you were, as usual, just blowing smoke in an attempt to bluff your way through a discussion where you were way over your head -- and we can move on to better issues for discussion.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill