jack says:
> Harboiled = Tough
>
> Noir = Screwed
>
> Very few will agree, but I love the
discussion.
>
i'm leaning this way on the hardboiled, jack. i've got a
couple problems with the "colloquial" thing. although most
people's attitude is expressed thru talk, there are some who
decidedly don't fit the bill. i have a hard time seeing
people like dudley smith (as mario pointed out), arkady
renko, or even doc mccoy, as being colloquial, but i see all
of them as being hb. they are a minority group of people who
adhere to teddy roosevelt's,
"speak softly but carry a big stick" philosophy.
for now, i think my bottom line is that for hardboiled, tough
is good enough. i'm going to judge em by the way they act,
not by how they talk. so i'm not going to require hardboiled
characters to talk the talk, just walk the walk.
miker
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