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roger_thornhill 
"'scuse me while I disappear..."
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 Posted - 04/16/2007 : 00:37:38
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Okay, can somebody explain this rejection to me?
The film is Sorry, Wrong Number, a film about a middle-aged female invalid who is murdered by a killer hired by her husband. At end of the film, you get the celebrated line--"Sorry, wrong number"--spoken by the hired assassin to the husband who is calling home in hopes of aborting the murder plot.
My review: "Invalid number."
MERP judgment: rejected without explanation.
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redPen 
"Because I said so!"
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 00:46:28
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Don't know if this will help or not, george, but I often use the "explanation" line in my submission to help with puns, double entendres, etc. In this case, I would have explained the woman was an "invalid," and that the phone number was wrong, and thus, "invalid."
Hope this helps.
Tom
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Yukon 
"Co-editor of FWFR book"
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 02:13:28
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| Sorry George, it seems very generic. |
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bife
"Winners never quit ... fwfr ... "
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 02:21:13
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Originally posted by Yukon
Sorry George, it seems very generic.
I would have agreed before the new rule change, I would say this would pass the new generic rule though.
I can only suspect the MERP either didn't understand the review (did you include an explanation?), or felt it was too obscure (I understand 'invalid number' meaning literally 'wrong number' but even after your explanation I struggle with the second meaning. Second meaning of 'invalid' I get, but how does that pair up with 'number'? Disabled number? Physically disadvantaged number?)
Just thoughts, I would try again with an explanation if I were you. |
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roger_thornhill
"'scuse me while I disappear..."
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 02:36:18
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Originally posted by bife
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Originally posted by Yukon
Sorry George, it seems very generic.
I would have agreed before the new rule change, I would say this would pass the new generic rule though.
I can only suspect the MERP either didn't understand the review (did you include an explanation?), or felt it was too obscure (I understand 'invalid number' meaning literally 'wrong number' but even after your explanation I struggle with the second meaning. Second meaning of 'invalid' I get, but how does that pair up with 'number'? Disabled number? Physically disadvantaged number?)
Just thoughts, I would try again with an explanation if I were you.
It is the invalid's home that is called (i.e. her phone number). And the killer says "Wrong number." So Invalid number, invalid number. Does that help?
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Edited by - roger_thornhill on 04/16/2007 02:40:57 |
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roger_thornhill
"'scuse me while I disappear..."
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 02:37:44
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Originally posted by Yukon
Sorry George, it seems very generic.
Sorry Yukon, but that is unbelievable coming from somebody who FYCTHed "Speedy Rider" for The World's Fastest Indian.
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roger_thornhill
"'scuse me while I disappear..."
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 02:40:16
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Originally posted by redPen
Don't know if this will help or not, george, but I often use the "explanation" line in my submission to help with puns, double entendres, etc. In this case, I would have explained the woman was an "invalid," and that the phone number was wrong, and thus, "invalid."
Hope this helps.
Tom
Thanks, Tom. I have resubmitted with a clearer explanation. |
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Whippersnapper. 
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 02:52:45
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Resubmit it with your explanation.
I don't think it's generic. A review should be understood in the homonym or homonyms it intends, so it is not just saying "wrong number". In the sense of "invalid" as a noun it's not common.
Having said that, this is a review which would not really be weakened if made more specific i.e. Hitchcock's invalid number. That's worth considering.
Although I agree with Bife that the lack of a direct connection between invalid (noun) and number is a weak point in the review, I don't think it should be a breaker.
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redPen
"Because I said so!"
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 03:12:59
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Also, you might try: Invalid invalid number" or "Invalid's number invalid."
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Tori
"I don't get it...."
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 03:26:13
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roger_thornhill
"'scuse me while I disappear..."
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 03:50:19
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Originally posted by Tori
I'd resub it with the explanation. I think it's great.
Thanks, Tori.  & thanks for the suggestions, all. |
Edited by - roger_thornhill on 04/16/2007 03:50:51 |
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thefoxboy 
"Four your eyes only."
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 04:16:58
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Hey, did you delete your reviews GK  |
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aahaa, muahaha 
"Optimistic altruist, incurable romantic"
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 04:35:18
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Originally posted by redPen
Don't know if this will help or not, george, but I often use the "explanation" line in my submission to help with puns, double entendres, etc. In this case, I would have explained the woman was an "invalid," and that the phone number was wrong, and thus, "invalid."
Hope this helps.
Tom
How could we use the "explanation" line when we submit the first time? It is not possible, right - we can submit an explanation only if a review has been rejected and if we resubmit it. Or am I missing something? |
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w22dheartlivie
"Kitty Lover"
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 05:50:24
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Originally posted by aahaa, muahaha
How could we use the "explanation" line when we submit the first time? It is not possible, right - we can submit an explanation only if a review has been rejected and if we resubmit it. Or am I missing something?
When I've done that, I've submitted the review then go back and click update and add the explanation. It still shows as a first pass. |
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aahaa, muahaha
"Optimistic altruist, incurable romantic"
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 06:05:44
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Originally posted by wildhartlivie
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Originally posted by aahaa, muahaha
How could we use the "explanation" line when we submit the first time? It is not possible, right - we can submit an explanation only if a review has been rejected and if we resubmit it. Or am I missing something?
When I've done that, I've submitted the review then go back and click update and add the explanation. It still shows as a first pass.
Oh thanks, had I known this before, it'd have saved some trouble for both me and the MERPs. |
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Whippersnapper.
"A fourword thinking guy."
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Posted - 04/16/2007 : 11:23:28
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Originally posted by thefoxboy
Hey, did you delete your reviews GK
I hope not! 
He could have at least Smitheed them!  |
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