"E-reader devices", naming - Page 26

pshrynk · 11-14-2008, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

And don't let Hogo and Lefty anywhere near Thpud the nip-addicted cat: she'll only chew them up. However, I could see Thpud and VR getting together, in one of those opposites-attract sort of relationship. She only needs the love of a good dog in order to give up her addictive behaviour, and come to terms with living in Wisconsin, in the house of a very strange man indeed.

**ahem** Thspud is formerly male.

pshrynk · 11-14-2008, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Oh, for the love of Cthulhu, will someone PLEASE help that poor squid escape becoming ika sashimi???

I'm not really going to point fingers, here, but it was someone from Central Casting with the initals Nekokami who sent the squid rather than the gun. I mean, being violentlly opposed to violence is good, and all, but we gotta make do with what we got to work with, then, eh?

pshrynk · 11-14-2008, 06:45 PM

Harv and Vivaldi sat in their seats, frustration palpable between them. They felt the call to action, but were stymied at every move. They needed something to turn the tide. Sure, the squid looked more and more like it was not actually on anyone's side but its own, but Myatake still controlled it. And Harv was fairly certain that shooting off the flare gun into the cargo bay would have resulted in more smoke than he was willing to put up with. Especially smoke involving parts of the Goose being strewn around the Pacific in a distressing fashion.

"We need a plan, Viv."

"How about we send off for a mail order catapult and launch ourselves after the spies as they run away?"

"Um. While that might sound like a good plan on the surface, I'm not too sure about the quality of goods one can get in the mail."

"Just a thought."

Another clunk signalled somehting heavy being put into the cargo hold.

psockpuppet · 11-14-2008, 06:59 PM

Hugo and Lefty snuck through the floor plates into the cockpit.

"How do you know where we're going, Hugo?"

"When we were staying with Taylor, I snuck a peek at his library. He had a set of blueprints for a Grumman Goose."

"Wow. He had everything in that library."

"Everything but the Woola Sutra."

"What's that?"

"Um. Sort of an instruction manual. For knitting."

"Are there pictures? I'm not too good with books unless there are pictures."

"Oh, yeah! There are pictures." Hugo paused, briefly lost in happy reverie. He shook himself out and continued to move forward. "We've got to convince the big Wearer to let us help."

They skittered up into the cockpit, much to the surprise of Harv and Vivaldi, who said, "Just a thought. Holy crap!"

"Hey! It takes a lot of experience and living to get this holey, mac!" said Hugo.

"Hi!" said Lefty.

The big Wearer and the the Worrier looked at them, dumbfounded.

"Those socks are moving! On their own!" said Vivaldi.

"I've had sock that did that," said Harv.

"Yeah, but they stopped after you washed them. These guys look clean already. And I think they're trying to talk to us. Socks don't talk!"

"Neither do dogs, most of the time. I'm just sayin'."

"Look," said Hugo, "We can debate the reality of talking socks another time. We ahve to do something to save the beautiful Wearer! I've got a plan..."

zelda_pinwheel · 11-14-2008, 07:01 PM

yay !!!! now we're getting somewhere !!

Patricia · 11-14-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

**ahem** Thspud is formerly male.

Well, perhaps it will be an ending where the two buddies link arms (paws?) and walk away from the plane saying, "This could be the start of a beautiful friendship."

zelda_pinwheel · 11-14-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Well, perhaps it will be an ending where the two buddies link arms (paws?) and walk away from the plane saying, "This could be the start of a beautiful friendship."

oh brilliant. man, somebody should make a film that ends that way.

BookishDreamer · 11-14-2008, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by psockpuppet

"Everything but the Woola Sutra."

"What's that?"

"Um. Sort of an instruction manual. For knitting."

"Are there pictures? I'm not too good with books unless there are pictures."

"Oh, yeah! There are pictures."

I don't think I'll be able to look at anything wool and knitted without thinking about Hugo, Lefty, and the Woola Sutra.

Oh gees, how am I ever going to be able to wear my wool sweater without blushing...or laughing?

Dreamer

zelda_pinwheel · 11-14-2008, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by BookishDreamer

I don't think I'll be able to look at anything wool and knitted without thinking about Hugo, Lefty, and the Woola Sutra.

Oh gees, how am I ever going to be able to wear my wool sweater without blushing...or laughing?

Dreamer

yeah. that's sort of a recurring theme in all our ongoing sagas. you should see some of the early episodes of the the Adventures of Vera. pear tarte has never been the same since then.

pshrynk · 11-14-2008, 07:26 PM

Harv and Vivaldi watched, jaws agape as the pair of socks, well mostly the rougher looking of the two, outlined their plan. The socks gave a little bow and disappeared through the floor plating.

"Did anything about that strike you as unusual?" aksed Vivaldi after a few minutes had passed.

"Socks that could move on their own and seemed to be communicating a rather complex plan, you mean?"

"Nah. They were obviously smart wool. I mean, they were clearly a matched pair, but one was nearly pristeen and the other had that safety pin and what was clearly a tattoo on his heel. I mean, aren't they supposed to look alike?

"And how do you tattoo wool?"

"I was in the Air Force. I've seen stranger things."

Taylor514ce · 11-14-2008, 07:28 PM

"I was in the Air Force... I AM a stranger thing."

montsnmags · 11-14-2008, 07:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Oh yes: Giant Squid. Or, since all Harv/Vera stories must include not only squid, but pies, then perhaps we can expect to see octopi as the story unfolds.

I like squid. And Octopuseseses. And I don't meant "...to eat" or anything either. Well, except for the squid.

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In totally unrelated news, due to an unfortunate occurrence, I hereby redefine/mozzle "nanosecond" as the interval between realizing your ipod nano is about to drop into the toilet and reaching out to grab it, and it actually doing so as your hand grasps empty space.

I'm scared. I nearly did this last night (though, technically, it was an iPod Touch and not a nano). Did I forget to switch the webcam off again?

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

oh brilliant. man, somebody should make a film that ends that way.

...and then Adrian can swing out of a nearby window onto the heads of them both and give them a nice big pie each in the face.

Not my story though. It doesn't even have an Adrian, probably because Adrian's real, whereas the other characters are super-real.

Cheers,
Marc

badgoodDeb · 11-14-2008, 07:41 PM

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Originally Posted by montsnmags

I'm scared. I nearly did this last night (though, technically, it was an iPod Touch and not a nano). Did I forget to switch the webcam off again?

Cheers,
Marc

I thought you always hung the towel over the webcam? I mean, it looks fluffy and fuzzy everytime I try to watch it. And mostly blank. Or is that only when you are taking a shower, that you hang the towel there? darn.

pshrynk · 11-14-2008, 08:14 PM

He sat in the jungle, waiting. He knew that he had a task to complete. His kind just knew. Above a bird started screeching loudly. It was annoying. He reached up swiftly. The screeching stopped. Feathers floated down, slowly.

Somewhere, there was the call. He strained to find the Place. The Place where he must be. And of course, the Time. The Time was most important.

The jungle grew silent around him. It always did when he was in this mood.

Monkey Island could not hold him. Neither could mere time and space.

zelda_pinwheel · 11-14-2008, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

He sat in the jungle, waiting. He knew that he had a task to complete. His kind just knew. Above a bird started screeching loudly. It was annoying. He reached up swiftly. The screeching stopped. Feathers floated down, slowly.

Somewhere, there was the call. He strained to find the Place. The Place where he must be. And of course, the Time. The Time was most important.

The jungle grew silent around him. It always did when he was in this mood.

Monkey Island could not hold him. Neither could mere time and space.

masterful. i wasn't sure it could be done, but i should never have doubted you.

i particularly like "And of course, the Time. The Time was most important."

and "Monkey Island could not hold him. Neither could mere time and space."

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11-14-2008, 06:45 PM	#378
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!	Harv and Vivaldi sat in their seats, frustration palpable between them. They felt the call to action, but were stymied at every move. They needed something to turn the tide. Sure, the squid looked more and more like it was not actually on anyone's side but its own, but Myatake still controlled it. And Harv was fairly certain that shooting off the flare gun into the cargo bay would have resulted in more smoke than he was willing to put up with. Especially smoke involving parts of the Goose being strewn around the Pacific in a distressing fashion. "We need a plan, Viv." "How about we send off for a mail order catapult and launch ourselves after the spies as they run away?" "Um. While that might sound like a good plan on the surface, I'm not too sure about the quality of goods one can get in the mail." "Just a thought." Another clunk signalled somehting heavy being put into the cargo hold.

11-14-2008, 06:59 PM	#379
psockpuppet Lefty, Hugo, and me! Posts: 104 Karma: 29030 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Guttenberg Bible	Hugo and Lefty snuck through the floor plates into the cockpit. "How do you know where we're going, Hugo?" "When we were staying with Taylor, I snuck a peek at his library. He had a set of blueprints for a Grumman Goose." "Wow. He had everything in that library." "Everything but the Woola Sutra." "What's that?" "Um. Sort of an instruction manual. For knitting." "Are there pictures? I'm not too good with books unless there are pictures." "Oh, yeah! There are pictures." Hugo paused, briefly lost in happy reverie. He shook himself out and continued to move forward. "We've got to convince the big Wearer to let us help." They skittered up into the cockpit, much to the surprise of Harv and Vivaldi, who said, "Just a thought. Holy crap!" "Hey! It takes a lot of experience and living to get this holey, mac!" said Hugo. "Hi!" said Lefty. The big Wearer and the the Worrier looked at them, dumbfounded. "Those socks are moving! On their own!" said Vivaldi. "I've had sock that did that," said Harv. "Yeah, but they stopped after you washed them. These guys look clean already. And I think they're trying to talk to us. Socks don't talk!" "Neither do dogs, most of the time. I'm just sayin'." "Look," said Hugo, "We can debate the reality of talking socks another time. We ahve to do something to save the beautiful Wearer! I've got a plan..."

11-14-2008, 07:01 PM	#380
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?	yay !!!! now we're getting somewhere !!

11-14-2008, 07:26 PM	#385
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!	Harv and Vivaldi watched, jaws agape as the pair of socks, well mostly the rougher looking of the two, outlined their plan. The socks gave a little bow and disappeared through the floor plating. "Did anything about that strike you as unusual?" aksed Vivaldi after a few minutes had passed. "Socks that could move on their own and seemed to be communicating a rather complex plan, you mean?" "Nah. They were obviously smart wool. I mean, they were clearly a matched pair, but one was nearly pristeen and the other had that safety pin and what was clearly a tattoo on his heel. I mean, aren't they supposed to look alike? "And how do you tattoo wool?" "I was in the Air Force. I've seen stranger things."

11-14-2008, 07:28 PM	#386
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	"I was in the Air Force... I AM a stranger thing."

11-14-2008, 08:14 PM	#389
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!	He sat in the jungle, waiting. He knew that he had a task to complete. His kind just knew. Above a bird started screeching loudly. It was annoying. He reached up swiftly. The screeching stopped. Feathers floated down, slowly. Somewhere, there was the call. He strained to find the Place. The Place where he must be. And of course, the Time. The Time was most important. The jungle grew silent around him. It always did when he was in this mood. Monkey Island could not hold him. Neither could mere time and space.

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