Derek Glidden wrote:
> Heheh.. Hahhah! HAAHAHA!! MWAA HAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!
>
> (How was that? Was that good? I've been practising. Not too over the
> top? I'm looking for "edgy" but not too crazy-sounding. Nobody takes
> you seriously if they think you're just a nutter. It's a really fine
> line. Is it working for me? Maybe I shouldn't be practising in front
> of the mirror; I think it makes me look fat and I lose my confidence.
> Dang...)
There's too much of a buildup in the laugh, if you don't want to come
off as a nutter. That whole four-step process of going from a stifled
snigger to a full blown mwahahah gives it the impression of a loss of
control, as opposed to a determined expression of Evil Genius. Also,
the "mwa" at the beginning of that is indicative of more of an insane
evil, rather than the more studied, intellectual sense to a "mua" to
kick off your evil cackling. The separation of the "mwa/mua" sound from
the remainder of the ending cackle also lends to a sense of lunacy that
it seems you'd like to avoid, as it indicates (when coupled with the
extension of an extra letter A in there) that perhaps you are so
uncontrollable as to nearly lose your breath in mid-laugh. Thus, a more
effective and less nutso final cackle might be "MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!"
I'm a big believer in the traditional, tried-and-true methodology of the
long, loud evil cackling, but to avoid being branded a "nutter" one must
mold one's presentation carefully.
-- Chad Perrin The Other Evil Overlord (charter member of Evil Genius Organization in good standing) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is provided as an unmoderated internet service by Networked Knowledge Systems (NKS). Views and opinions expressed in messages posted are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of NKS or any of its employees.
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