jrtom

Maybe not:

http://squid314.livejournal.com/275614.html

A very funny "review" of World War II which emphasizes the repeated failures of realism from a narrative standpoint. E.g.:

Not that the good guys are much better. Their leader, Churchill, appeared in a grand total of one episode before, where he was a bumbling general who suffered an embarrassing defeat to the Ottomans of all people in the Battle of Gallipoli. Now, all of a sudden, he's not only Prime Minister, he's not only a brilliant military commander, he's not only the greatest orator of the twentieth century who can convince the British to keep going against all odds, he's also a natural wit who is able to pull out hilarious one-liners practically on demand. I know he's supposed to be the hero, but it's not realistic unless you keep the guy at least vaguely human.

http://litlab.blogspot.com/2007/09/j-robert-lennon-cat-text.html

Don't say I didn't warn you.

from a random comment in naudiz's LJ:

http://figent-figary.livejournal.com/23878.html

From this entry I learned that you can apparently die from alcohol _withdrawal_ in some cases. (This surprised me quite a bit.)

The 'voice' of the narrator reminds me somewhat of what I imagine Dad's voice might be like in a similar context.

I also find the material regarding Malina (an intern that is often detail-oriented...on the wrong details) to be a good cautionary example for myself, as I sometimes have similar tendencies...*rueful smile*