"E-reader devices", naming - Page 46

GeoffC · 02-11-2009, 10:09 AM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm workin' on it, okay?

but the time schedule !

come on, we've paid the laddy enough for more episodes and well in advance - hurry up before the currency devalues even further .... pfffft ....

GeoffC · 02-11-2009, 10:11 AM

Meanwhile on an island in the middle of the Ocean, they finally got the generator working, sufficient to fire up the only reading device available......Connecting through to MR for the latest, they were disappointed .....

vivaldirules · 02-11-2009, 11:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

Meanwhile on an island in the middle of the Ocean, they finally got the generator working, sufficient to fire up the only reading device available......Connecting through to MR for the latest, they were disappointed .....

...and then the nonreplacable battery in the Kindle 2 died and they were left with only smoke signals from their nonexistant fire to communicate with the rest of the world.

pshrynk · 02-11-2009, 11:55 AM

Vivaldi was miserable. He missed Harv terribly. He'd slept in a dumpster, eaten garbage, and drank water from a public toilet. Yet, in spite of all those wonderful things, he had an itch right behind his ears that he couldn't reach and desperately needed a skritch. And while Harv was usually slow on the uptake, even with pointed hints and outright demands, he usually came through with at least a perfunctory skritch.

Right now, he was hot on the scent of what he was assuming was a very willing female dog -- call her a bitch if you must, but Vivaldi was pretty certain she would also turn out to be a great conversationalist. If scent had anything to do with it, at least.

He trotted down the back alleys where he had been hiding for the past twenty four hours, avoiding the stares of human Mexicans as much as possible. He was no stranger to the hostility of humans in these circumstances.

In fact, he'd neglected avoiding notice once way back in his early days and he'd regretted it since then. Of course, how was he to have known that Vera had been on the lookout for a puppy and would find him "adorable, in a horrid little way?" Or that she would have a gambling habit that ended up with him belonging to a bush pilot with a malfunctioning moral compass?

He sniffed at a sign post to check on the latest news. There were a lot of new odors hanging in the forums these days, most of them attracted to the latest chew toy that had recently been released. Vivaldi sniffed disdainfully. It was just a piece of wood! He much preferred his tried and true, genuine, Made in Japan chew toy. He left a scathing comment.

He was aware that there were two small dogs surrepticiously following him in that "we're not really following you" fashion of inept tails everywhere. He sidestepped into an alley off the alley -- this city was made up of alleys as far as he could tell -- and waited.

Two of them. Smaller than him. More teeth, but smaller stopping ratio. It would be an even match in a fair fight. But Vivaldi had learned fighting from Harv, so there would be no contest. He heard them talking as he prepared to jump out at them from cover.

"Let me read what he put down here, Bob!"

"Make it fast! He may have run off, George!"

"We're dogs! We can track him!"

"Oh, yeah. I forgot."

"Hmmm... Pedro is complaining of having hard pad again. He'll never learn. That new chew toy sure is getting a lot of questions! Personally, I'm not sure what the hoopla is all about. Here it is. What the He...."

Vivaldi jumped out at the two chihuahuas and pinned them under his front paws. "Any last words?" he snarled in his best Cagney impression.

"Oh, my God!" said George, "You're Vivaldi! Author of the Harv and Vera stories! I love your work, dude!"

"Wait. What?" Vivaldi had expected any number of responses other than this one.

"Dude! We read your stories all the time! I especially love that one where Harv got turned into a squid! Where do you come up with these ideas?"

"You'd be amazed what real life can bring..." said Vivaldi distractedly.

GeoffC · 02-11-2009, 11:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by vivaldirules

...and then the nonreplacable battery in the Kindle 2 died and they were left with only smoke signals from their nonexistant fire to communicate with the rest of the world.

But the rest of the World was too busy watching and waiting for the next installment - and Yehheeeee... it arrived ......

nekokami · 02-11-2009, 12:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

"Oh, my God!" said George, "You're Vivaldi! Author of the Harv and Vera stories! I love your work, dude!"

"Wait. What?" Vivaldi had expected any number of responses other than this one.

VR isn't the only one to be taken by surprise here... I'm assuming Vivaldi is "writing" his version of the Harv and Vera stories in the same way as his recent commentary on the new chew toy?

badgoodDeb · 02-11-2009, 01:30 PM

Well, he's done the photography part, at least. (his avatar)

No, he's not really workin on it. He's testing his new toy (the Jeep). AND not giving us any photos of that!!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 02-11-2009, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Well, he's done the photography part, at least. (his avatar)

No, he's not really workin on it. He's testing his new toy (the Jeep). AND not giving us any photos of that!!

I think photos of lawyers that you've run over are usually called "incriminating evidence". Hopefully he'll post pics when he's washed the blood off...

zelda_pinwheel · 02-11-2009, 02:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I think photos of lawyers that you've run over are usually called "incriminating evidence". Hopefully he'll post pics when he's washed the blood off...

zelda_pinwheel · 02-11-2009, 02:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

"Oh, my God!" said George, "You're Vivaldi! Author of the Harv and Vera stories! I love your work, dude!"

"Wait. What?" Vivaldi had expected any number of responses other than this one.

it's always so awkward when the guys who are supposed to be following you around turn out to be fans.

pshrynk · 02-11-2009, 02:23 PM

Waaaaaay back in the pre-history of this thread, VR was the first guy to write about H & V, and in the Panama Adventure, he's working on the Great Amercian Novel.

pshrynk (social historian)

Edit - And he's writing it the same as he's checking the e-mail in RSE's book.

elissa8373 · 02-11-2009, 02:26 PM

Chuck, don't know why, but that's my 505's name on when I connect to sony and that's what I call it when I'm asking someone to bring it to me...

GeoffC · 02-11-2009, 04:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by elissa8373

Chuck, don't know why, but that's my 505's name on when I connect to sony and that's what I call it when I'm asking someone to bring it to me...

Gosh - someone interjects into this episode with sanity ....

pshrynk · 02-11-2009, 04:19 PM

Back in the Goose, the Squid woke up with a raging hangover. A headache in an animal that is, face it, all head is nothing to sneer at.

He rolled over and took a long drink of water from Harv's thermos. After testing to make sure that it was, in fact, just water, of course. Silently, he swore off ever a) drinking with Adrian, b) playing cards with Adrian, or c) both ever again. He felt lucky to wake up as the same species, let alone in the back of the Goose. Why had he crawled in here again?

Hoisting himself up to the cargo bay door, intent on taking a quick swim in Lake Gatun to replenish his depleted body fluids, he was shocked to discover he was sitting in an airplane in the middle of an airport. Harv never landed at airports if he could avoid it! And this wasn't the Panama City airstrip! Small shots of panic ran up his, well, head.

He schlepped to the cockpit, hoping to be able to endure the M.A.R.V.I.N long enough to get a fix on his whereabouts. Half way there, he tripped over a largish bound sheaf of papers.

HARV AND VERA'S MEXICAN VACATION, it said. He noted that the cover stated that the script belonged to "Lefty." The Squid leafed through it quickly. His eyes grew wide as he reached the second act. Grabbing the flare gun from the emergency kit, he jumped out of the Goose and set out across the tarmac.

"I don't suppose you could bother to just flick that switch before you leave? No? Typical."

zelda_pinwheel · 02-11-2009, 04:27 PM

i don't know what we'd do without that squid, sheesh. i feel for it though. a night of drinking and card-playing with adrian is enough to leave anyone feeling unsure of their species the next morning.

02-11-2009, 11:55 AM	#679
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!	Vivaldi was miserable. He missed Harv terribly. He'd slept in a dumpster, eaten garbage, and drank water from a public toilet. Yet, in spite of all those wonderful things, he had an itch right behind his ears that he couldn't reach and desperately needed a skritch. And while Harv was usually slow on the uptake, even with pointed hints and outright demands, he usually came through with at least a perfunctory skritch. Right now, he was hot on the scent of what he was assuming was a very willing female dog -- call her a bitch if you must, but Vivaldi was pretty certain she would also turn out to be a great conversationalist. If scent had anything to do with it, at least. He trotted down the back alleys where he had been hiding for the past twenty four hours, avoiding the stares of human Mexicans as much as possible. He was no stranger to the hostility of humans in these circumstances. In fact, he'd neglected avoiding notice once way back in his early days and he'd regretted it since then. Of course, how was he to have known that Vera had been on the lookout for a puppy and would find him "adorable, in a horrid little way?" Or that she would have a gambling habit that ended up with him belonging to a bush pilot with a malfunctioning moral compass? He sniffed at a sign post to check on the latest news. There were a lot of new odors hanging in the forums these days, most of them attracted to the latest chew toy that had recently been released. Vivaldi sniffed disdainfully. It was just a piece of wood! He much preferred his tried and true, genuine, Made in Japan chew toy. He left a scathing comment. He was aware that there were two small dogs surrepticiously following him in that "we're not really following you" fashion of inept tails everywhere. He sidestepped into an alley off the alley -- this city was made up of alleys as far as he could tell -- and waited. Two of them. Smaller than him. More teeth, but smaller stopping ratio. It would be an even match in a fair fight. But Vivaldi had learned fighting from Harv, so there would be no contest. He heard them talking as he prepared to jump out at them from cover. "Let me read what he put down here, Bob!" "Make it fast! He may have run off, George!" "We're dogs! We can track him!" "Oh, yeah. I forgot." "Hmmm... Pedro is complaining of having hard pad again. He'll never learn. That new chew toy sure is getting a lot of questions! Personally, I'm not sure what the hoopla is all about. Here it is. What the He...." Vivaldi jumped out at the two chihuahuas and pinned them under his front paws. "Any last words?" he snarled in his best Cagney impression. "Oh, my God!" said George, "You're Vivaldi! Author of the Harv and Vera stories! I love your work, dude!" "Wait. What?" Vivaldi had expected any number of responses other than this one. "Dude! We read your stories all the time! I especially love that one where Harv got turned into a squid! Where do you come up with these ideas?" "You'd be amazed what real life can bring..." said Vivaldi distractedly. Last edited by pshrynk; 02-11-2009 at 03:55 PM.

02-11-2009, 02:23 PM	#686
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!	Waaaaaay back in the pre-history of this thread, VR was the first guy to write about H & V, and in the Panama Adventure, he's working on the Great Amercian Novel. pshrynk (social historian) Edit - And he's writing it the same as he's checking the e-mail in RSE's book. Last edited by pshrynk; 02-11-2009 at 02:29 PM.

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02-11-2009, 10:11 AM	#677
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,599 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	Meanwhile on an island in the middle of the Ocean, they finally got the generator working, sufficient to fire up the only reading device available......Connecting through to MR for the latest, they were disappointed .....

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badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,550 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Well, he's done the photography part, at least. (his avatar) No, he's not really workin on it. He's testing his new toy (the Jeep). AND not giving us any photos of that!!

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02-11-2009, 04:19 PM	#689
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!	Back in the Goose, the Squid woke up with a raging hangover. A headache in an animal that is, face it, all head is nothing to sneer at. He rolled over and took a long drink of water from Harv's thermos. After testing to make sure that it was, in fact, just water, of course. Silently, he swore off ever a) drinking with Adrian, b) playing cards with Adrian, or c) both ever again. He felt lucky to wake up as the same species, let alone in the back of the Goose. Why had he crawled in here again? Hoisting himself up to the cargo bay door, intent on taking a quick swim in Lake Gatun to replenish his depleted body fluids, he was shocked to discover he was sitting in an airplane in the middle of an airport. Harv never landed at airports if he could avoid it! And this wasn't the Panama City airstrip! Small shots of panic ran up his, well, head. He schlepped to the cockpit, hoping to be able to endure the M.A.R.V.I.N long enough to get a fix on his whereabouts. Half way there, he tripped over a largish bound sheaf of papers. HARV AND VERA'S MEXICAN VACATION, it said. He noted that the cover stated that the script belonged to "Lefty." The Squid leafed through it quickly. His eyes grew wide as he reached the second act. Grabbing the flare gun from the emergency kit, he jumped out of the Goose and set out across the tarmac. "I don't suppose you could bother to just flick that switch before you leave? No? Typical."

02-11-2009, 04:27 PM	#690
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?	i don't know what we'd do without that squid, sheesh. i feel for it though. a night of drinking and card-playing with adrian is enough to leave anyone feeling unsure of their species the next morning.

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