The Beginning: When Harv Met Vera - Page 8

ShortNCuddlyAm · 07-10-2009, 04:40 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Puff, puff, huff, puff ... I'm back from a quick jaunt to Ontario. You may keep going now -- I have caught up with you! [ Don't ask. I just had to have a teensy small travel trailer ... just a bed & a galley .... http://gallery.me.com/lcater#100139 ]

Oh cute! And I am SO jealous!!! The yeti & I want one, but he's too tall to sleep in one

Oh, good chapters, Pshrynk

DixieGal · 07-10-2009, 04:41 PM

A Frenchman? I hope he has 8 tentacles and is very quiet but emotive.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-10-2009, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

"Right. My fault completely!" The man left the cantina, muttering about the lack of real difference between "blue" and "aqua," especially in a basically illiterate society.

The bartender motioned one of his patrons over to the bar. "Go tell the gate guard at the American Embassy that the Frenchman has arrived."

hm, a frenchman... who could that be ? or is "The Frenchman" just a nickname, and he's actually from wales (or somewhere) ?

vivaldirules · 07-10-2009, 05:40 PM

Frenchman?

zelda_pinwheel · 07-10-2009, 05:41 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

Frenchman?

hm.

one of slite's sidekicks, perhaps ?

then again, what would a dog want with matches ?

pshrynk · 07-10-2009, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by DixieGal

A Frenchman? I hope he has 8 tentacles and is very quiet but emotive.

He's coming up...

vivaldirules · 07-10-2009, 05:47 PM

You're right, Zelda. Maybe this is the Frenchman.

LazyScot · 07-10-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

"Isn't this the Blue Mongoose Cantina?" asked the man.

"No, this is the Aqua Mongoose Cantina. The Blue Mongoose is across the street and down two doors."

"Right. My fault completely!" The man left the cantina, muttering about the lack of real difference between "blue" and "aqua," especially in a basically illiterate society.

Is it me, or is there a punch line being carefully set up with deft care and subtlety in the hope no-one will notice?

Oh.

zelda_pinwheel · 07-10-2009, 05:50 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

You're right, Zelda. Maybe this is the Frenchman.

that would explain his outrrrrageous accent...

Quote:

Originally Posted by LazyScot

Is it me, or is there a punch line being carefully set up with deft care and subtlety in the hope no-one will notice?

Oh.

well now you've done it...

Patricia · 07-10-2009, 05:54 PM

How many caravans the size of Deb's would fit into one the size of DixieGal's?
(Sorry. It's not relevant. But i couldn't help wondering.)

ShortNCuddlyAm · 07-10-2009, 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

How many caravans the size of Deb's would fit into one the size of DixieGal's?
(Sorry. It's not relevant. But i couldn't help wondering.)

Eleventy something?

pshrynk · 07-10-2009, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by LazyScot

Is it me, or is there a punch line being carefully set up with deft care and subtlety in the hope no-one will notice?

Oh.

Nothing to see here. Move along!

pshrynk · 07-10-2009, 06:23 PM

Vera looked over at the slumbering Vivaldi. He really does stink, she thought. And her steamer trunk would never be the same. "Right!" she exclaimed, "Gotta do something about this!"

She snuck out of the room quietly and went to the steward's nook. There was a small sign stating that she was thanked for patience she didn't know she'd had, and that he would be "right back." Snooping around in the back of the room, she found a large basin and some soap. Filling it with warmish water from the spigot handy in the room, she headed back to the cabin.

The basin was situated in the last remaining free space on the floor. Picking up the puppy, who was twitching as if chasing several rabbits at once, she said, "Okay, Viv! Time for a nice little bath!"

Several things happened all at one time. Since this is narrative, rather than visual, they will be described in something of a sequence: Vivaldi's eyes snapped open at the first mention of "b". His legs started churning, as if being pursued by the Really Big Brother of the rabbits he had just been chasing. He flipped completely over backward, landing at the edge of the basin. The basin, in turn, flipped up in the air. Vera said, "Oh sh."

The door slammed shut behind him and Vivaldi ran as fast as he could down the hallway. That was close! The only other time in his life that he'd had a bath involved a gunney sack and a brick.

Fortunately, the big mouth breather who had owned him previously had been too stupid to know how to tie anything other than a granny knot and Vivaldi had managed to struggle free. He'd come to the surface just as the river boat was gliding by and the rest was history.

He wondered what he was going to do now that he was once more free from human entanglement. In his mind, giving a dog a bath was the equivalent of getting a divorce. He started to absently sniff around for food.

"Hello, little... doggy!" he heard from above him.

Vivaldi looked up just as the bag swooped down over his head.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 07-10-2009, 06:38 PM

Eeeek! Poor Vivaldi!

zelda_pinwheel · 07-10-2009, 06:52 PM

crikey !

that can't be good !!! what happens next pshrynk ?????

07-10-2009, 06:23 PM	#118
pshrynk Beepbeep n beebeep, yeah! Posts: 11,726 Karma: 8255450 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: La Crosse, Wisconsin, aka America's IceBox Device: iThingie, KmkII, I miss Zelda!	Vera looked over at the slumbering Vivaldi. He really does stink, she thought. And her steamer trunk would never be the same. "Right!" she exclaimed, "Gotta do something about this!" She snuck out of the room quietly and went to the steward's nook. There was a small sign stating that she was thanked for patience she didn't know she'd had, and that he would be "right back." Snooping around in the back of the room, she found a large basin and some soap. Filling it with warmish water from the spigot handy in the room, she headed back to the cabin. The basin was situated in the last remaining free space on the floor. Picking up the puppy, who was twitching as if chasing several rabbits at once, she said, "Okay, Viv! Time for a nice little bath!" Several things happened all at one time. Since this is narrative, rather than visual, they will be described in something of a sequence: Vivaldi's eyes snapped open at the first mention of "b". His legs started churning, as if being pursued by the Really Big Brother of the rabbits he had just been chasing. He flipped completely over backward, landing at the edge of the basin. The basin, in turn, flipped up in the air. Vera said, "Oh sh." The door slammed shut behind him and Vivaldi ran as fast as he could down the hallway. That was close! The only other time in his life that he'd had a bath involved a gunney sack and a brick. Fortunately, the big mouth breather who had owned him previously had been too stupid to know how to tie anything other than a granny knot and Vivaldi had managed to struggle free. He'd come to the surface just as the river boat was gliding by and the rest was history. He wondered what he was going to do now that he was once more free from human entanglement. In his mind, giving a dog a bath was the equivalent of getting a divorce. He started to absently sniff around for food. "Hello, little... doggy!" he heard from above him. Vivaldi looked up just as the bag swooped down over his head. Last edited by pshrynk; 09-25-2009 at 01:25 PM.

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07-10-2009, 04:41 PM	#107
DixieGal Hi There! Posts: 7,473 Karma: 2930523 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Ft Lauderdale Device: iPad	A Frenchman? I hope he has 8 tentacles and is very quiet but emotive.

07-10-2009, 05:40 PM	#109
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	Frenchman?

07-10-2009, 05:47 PM	#112
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	You're right, Zelda. Maybe this is the Frenchman.

07-10-2009, 05:54 PM	#115
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	How many caravans the size of Deb's would fit into one the size of DixieGal's? (Sorry. It's not relevant. But i couldn't help wondering.)

07-10-2009, 06:38 PM	#119
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Eeeek! Poor Vivaldi!

07-10-2009, 06:52 PM	#120
zelda_pinwheel zeldinha zippy zeldissima Posts: 27,827 Karma: 921169 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Paris, France Device: eb1150 & is that a nook in her pocket, or she just happy to see you?	crikey ! that can't be good !!! what happens next pshrynk ?????

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