"E-reader devices", naming - Page 44

pshrynk · 01-22-2009, 06:26 PM

The stranger struck what could only be described as "a pose" and exclaimed, "I, my dear fellows am Hank, Comte de Bois Aussi. Gentleman adventurer, French patriot, and Cultural Attache to the Swahili Nation."

A moment of silence ensued, in which, if the light were better, the figure in the back of the room might have been seen moving its lips. "So, you're a spy for France and the Swahilis?"

"Hey, there's a Depression going on! One does what one must."

"So, what are you doing here, Senor le Compte?"

"I have an urgent message for le Grand Taxi -- the Taxi Boss!"

"You want to give the Taxi Boss a massage?"

"Non! Not a massage! A message! Don't let the ridicuous French accent fool you!"

"Well, go ahead and leave the message and I'll be sure to get it to this Taxi Boss if I ever have the opportunity."

"I happen to know that you are the Taxi Boss, the secret ruler of all Mexico. And I shall prove it!" Bois Aussi said a name.

A low growling came from near the floor. "That is not a name that is said anywhere in public by men who wish to live, senor!"

"Nonetheless, I have said it. It proves that I know whereof I speak!"

"Very well, you have shown that you know who I am. What is this urgent message?"

"Mexico is about to be embroiled in a fight with les Etats Unis, the US! There will be an incident in the Sea of Cortez, which will destroy the United States Pacific Fleet and Mexico shall be blamed."

"And... who exactly is going to do this?"

"Nazi Germany! With the US embroiled in a war with its southern neighbor, they will have a free hand to do as they wish in Africa. Including some very important mineral rights in the middle of Swahili Territory."

The Taxi Boss turned to the smaller figure near the floor. "We need to get this message to The Factor and the American Woman right away!"

zelda_pinwheel · 01-22-2009, 06:45 PM

will those dastardly villains stop at nothing ? my god ! the tension is almost unbearable !

nekokami · 01-22-2009, 09:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

The man in the riding cape turned to look at the calendar on the wall. Whipping his hand into his pocket quick as a snake, he pulled his revolver, cocked, and shot a hole in the dead center of the day's date. Turning like a flash, he struck the bat from the hand of the bartender and said, "I believe there is one, now."

Now that's a man of action.

I do hope none of my coworkers are reading this....

pshrynk · 01-23-2009, 05:26 PM

Frau Miyatake entered the building. She glared at the doorkeeper, who turned pale and completely forgot to ask for the counter signs.

"We have a problem! Numerous problems!" she exclaimed as she walked into the meeting room.

"Start with the least important. I'm not feeling particularly energetic today," replied the man sitting at the table.

"Harv Wallbanger is flying up from Panama City with Lietentant Colonel Biggles. He should arrive within the day."

"And he is a problem, how?"

Hilda teared up briefly. "He was the one who got my husband recalled in disgrace to Japan. He may look stupid, but he has skills that we are not yet aware of."

"And this Biggles?"

"A mindless drone from the US Army in the Canal Zone. Stealing peoples' lunches is his most clever action."

"Is this Wallbanger of any use to us alive?"

"He is connected to the American Woman. They have -- an understanding."

"Have him brought in. Biggles, too, if he doesn't put up a fight."

"I want his dog, too. My children seem to like him."

"Whatever. Anything else?"

"The Taxi Boss seems to have heard about the plot for the Pacific Fleet. He was visited by an agent of either the French or the Watusi Nation. We are not sure."

"France or Watusi Nation?"

"Apparently there is a Depression going on and he free-lances."

The man at the table sighed. He was tired. He had risen through the ranks of the German Foreign Service by the expediency of assasination, trickery, and the occasional sharply worded memo and just wanted to retire some place warm and most importantly, free of Nazis. If he could manage to pull off the destruction of the US Pacific Fleet and get Mexico blamed for it, the name of Heinz von Schlepwig would surely go down in the whispered annals of spying as the master of all subterfuge.

"Have them all killed. Report back with your success."

Outside the window, where there was posted a cute little story about a private eye looking for golden fecal matter, two small, brown dogs listened intently.

zelda_pinwheel · 01-23-2009, 05:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

the whispered annals of spying

...they have to whisper them. it's in the "How To Be A Master of Subterfuge in Ten Easy Lessons" mail-order handbook.

montsnmags · 01-23-2009, 06:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

...the whispered annals of spying
...

In the whispered annals of spying, the code phrase is "pull my finger".

Cheers,
Marc

badgoodDeb · 01-23-2009, 06:38 PM

But the question is -- is Heinz von Schlepwig *his* name, or somebody else's??

pshrynk · 01-23-2009, 06:39 PM

:hmmm:

ShortNCuddlyAm · 01-23-2009, 08:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

But the question is -- is Heinz von Schlepwig *his* name, or somebody else's??

You mean... the chap calling himself Heinz Von Schlepwig might have stolen some-one else's (the real Herr von Shchlepwig's, even) name and be using it illegitatmely?

The fiend!

GeoffC · 01-24-2009, 04:57 AM

The unmitigated swine....

pshrynk · 01-28-2009, 11:36 AM

The plane came in low over the mountains surrounding Mexico City. in the cockpit, the pilot and co-pilot were having an argument that had been going on since Managua.

"Look... You can't just say that because they are out to destroy our way of life and want to see us all dead that they are enemies!"

"Not the way I see it. A formal declaration of war is sooo last century! What about the damage to the infrastructure? Have you ever seen the costs that are involved?"

"But what I'm saying is this: An entire grouping cannot be painted black by the actions of a few radicals within the group. We don't have any reason to believe that the elimination of the entire population would be of any benefit!"

"And all I'm saying is that we give a go and see what happens. If there is some sort of Karmic Debt that comes as a result, then we gladly pay it in order to be rid of their menace."

"You can pay it. I'm not interested. Besides, some of them are actually pretty cute."

"Typical human! You think with an anthropomorphised filter in front of you all the time! You wouldn't know an actual threat to the lightness of being of the worldif it bit you on the knackers. And in this case, it may just happen!"

"'Anthropomorphised?' As in talking dog?"

"Damned squirrels!" muttered Vivaldi. "We have clearance from the tower for landing. Try to remember that this is a dry landing this time?"

"Heading zero eight. Ready for approach."

The Grumman Goose taxied to a stop at the commercial terminal and swung around to it's tether points. Harv looked down and had a vaguely disorienting moment.

"That's funny," he said.

"What?"

"I just looked down and had the feeling that I should have seen something that wasn't there."

"Come to think of it, I have this feeling that I should be running through the cargo bay, yapping madly. Funny old world."

"I wonder if this is something important?"

"Well, boys! That was a right cheerful flight! Let's get on with our business, then shall we?" came the overly cheerful voice of Lieutenant Colonel Biggles from the cargo bay.

"Must have been nothing," said Harv. They got up and crawled to the back of the plane. They stepped out into the sunlight.

And into the barrels of the guns of the welcoming committee standing there.

"Hola, senors! And Welcome to Mexico City. Please put your hands in the air where we can see them!"

As Vivaldi tucked tail and ran away as fast as four legs could carry him, he was thinking, "If I'd been chasing after something, Harv would have been cahsing after me and we would have both avoided that!"

zelda_pinwheel · 01-28-2009, 11:44 AM

oh no ! this is all because a couple of socks didn't read the script !! hugo and lefty, i'm very disappointed in you ! i hope you have a plan to fix this !

pshrynk · 01-28-2009, 11:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

oh no ! this is all because a couple of socks didn't read the script !! hugo and lefty, i'm very disappointed in you ! i hope you have a plan to fix this !

Actually, psockpuppet was hung under from his "experiment" with the Jack and LSD, trying to re-create absinthe, so it's not entirely their fault.

zelda_pinwheel · 01-28-2009, 11:46 AM

well still, 2 socks or 3, they're so unreliable sometimes !

i'm confident they'll do everything to right the situation though. they may be a bit fluff-headed (what do you expect, they are socks after all) but their hearts are in the right place (metaphorically speaking. socks obviously don't have cardiovascular systems).

psockpuppet · 01-30-2009, 01:45 PM

The thugs with guns marched Harv and Biggles away. The Goose sat on the tarmac, as if dejected.

"Hello?" came a plaintive voice from inside the cockpit. "Is anyone going to tie the plane down? Or park it properly? Or, failing that, at least turn off the autopilot? Anyone? How typical."

The M.A.R.V.I.N. sat inert, since he had no other real choice. He thought about firing up the engines and flying into the surrounding mountains, but decided he hadn't the energy.

BZZZZZZSST! POUF! Suddenly the smell of ozone and the air, or at least a small part of it was filled with smart wool socks.

One was wearing Harv's sunglasses, which had been left behind. "Hugo?" it said.

"Yeah, Lefty?"

"I think we're too late to hit our marks."

"Probably comes from using the JordanAire contractor, rather than Air Adrian. Didn't have the temporal displacement guarantee."

"Do you think Adrian will be upset that we went with a competitor?"

"Nah. He said that he was too busy rigging some sort of election for Germany, so he referred us to JA."

"So what do we do, now, Hugo?"

""Well, it looks like we missed all the action, here. I guess we go and see what we can dig up in the way of Talavera Pottery. And Mexican hats."

"I like plates. Can we get some postcards, too?"

"Yes. We can get some postcards."

The Goose sat on the tarmac. "I don't suppose you could bother to turn that switch on my panel to 'off,' could you? Hello? How typical."

01-28-2009, 11:36 AM	#656
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!	The plane came in low over the mountains surrounding Mexico City. in the cockpit, the pilot and co-pilot were having an argument that had been going on since Managua. "Look... You can't just say that because they are out to destroy our way of life and want to see us all dead that they are enemies!" "Not the way I see it. A formal declaration of war is sooo last century! What about the damage to the infrastructure? Have you ever seen the costs that are involved?" "But what I'm saying is this: An entire grouping cannot be painted black by the actions of a few radicals within the group. We don't have any reason to believe that the elimination of the entire population would be of any benefit!" "And all I'm saying is that we give a go and see what happens. If there is some sort of Karmic Debt that comes as a result, then we gladly pay it in order to be rid of their menace." "You can pay it. I'm not interested. Besides, some of them are actually pretty cute." "Typical human! You think with an anthropomorphised filter in front of you all the time! You wouldn't know an actual threat to the lightness of being of the worldif it bit you on the knackers. And in this case, it may just happen!" "'Anthropomorphised?' As in talking dog?" "Damned squirrels!" muttered Vivaldi. "We have clearance from the tower for landing. Try to remember that this is a dry landing this time?" "Heading zero eight. Ready for approach." The Grumman Goose taxied to a stop at the commercial terminal and swung around to it's tether points. Harv looked down and had a vaguely disorienting moment. "That's funny," he said. "What?" "I just looked down and had the feeling that I should have seen something that wasn't there." "Come to think of it, I have this feeling that I should be running through the cargo bay, yapping madly. Funny old world." "I wonder if this is something important?" "Well, boys! That was a right cheerful flight! Let's get on with our business, then shall we?" came the overly cheerful voice of Lieutenant Colonel Biggles from the cargo bay. "Must have been nothing," said Harv. They got up and crawled to the back of the plane. They stepped out into the sunlight. And into the barrels of the guns of the welcoming committee standing there. "Hola, senors! And Welcome to Mexico City. Please put your hands in the air where we can see them!" As Vivaldi tucked tail and ran away as fast as four legs could carry him, he was thinking, "If I'd been chasing after something, Harv would have been cahsing after me and we would have both avoided that!" Last edited by pshrynk; 01-28-2009 at 11:45 AM.

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01-22-2009, 06:26 PM	#646
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!	The stranger struck what could only be described as "a pose" and exclaimed, "I, my dear fellows am Hank, Comte de Bois Aussi. Gentleman adventurer, French patriot, and Cultural Attache to the Swahili Nation." A moment of silence ensued, in which, if the light were better, the figure in the back of the room might have been seen moving its lips. "So, you're a spy for France and the Swahilis?" "Hey, there's a Depression going on! One does what one must." "So, what are you doing here, Senor le Compte?" "I have an urgent message for le Grand Taxi -- the Taxi Boss!" "You want to give the Taxi Boss a massage?" "Non! Not a massage! A message! Don't let the ridicuous French accent fool you!" "Well, go ahead and leave the message and I'll be sure to get it to this Taxi Boss if I ever have the opportunity." "I happen to know that you are the Taxi Boss, the secret ruler of all Mexico. And I shall prove it!" Bois Aussi said a name. A low growling came from near the floor. "That is not a name that is said anywhere in public by men who wish to live, senor!" "Nonetheless, I have said it. It proves that I know whereof I speak!" "Very well, you have shown that you know who I am. What is this urgent message?" "Mexico is about to be embroiled in a fight with les Etats Unis, the US! There will be an incident in the Sea of Cortez, which will destroy the United States Pacific Fleet and Mexico shall be blamed." "And... who exactly is going to do this?" "Nazi Germany! With the US embroiled in a war with its southern neighbor, they will have a free hand to do as they wish in Africa. Including some very important mineral rights in the middle of Swahili Territory." The Taxi Boss turned to the smaller figure near the floor. "We need to get this message to The Factor and the American Woman right away!"

01-22-2009, 06:45 PM	#647
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?	will those dastardly villains stop at nothing ? my god ! the tension is almost unbearable !

01-23-2009, 05:26 PM	#649
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!	Frau Miyatake entered the building. She glared at the doorkeeper, who turned pale and completely forgot to ask for the counter signs. "We have a problem! Numerous problems!" she exclaimed as she walked into the meeting room. "Start with the least important. I'm not feeling particularly energetic today," replied the man sitting at the table. "Harv Wallbanger is flying up from Panama City with Lietentant Colonel Biggles. He should arrive within the day." "And he is a problem, how?" Hilda teared up briefly. "He was the one who got my husband recalled in disgrace to Japan. He may look stupid, but he has skills that we are not yet aware of." "And this Biggles?" "A mindless drone from the US Army in the Canal Zone. Stealing peoples' lunches is his most clever action." "Is this Wallbanger of any use to us alive?" "He is connected to the American Woman. They have -- an understanding." "Have him brought in. Biggles, too, if he doesn't put up a fight." "I want his dog, too. My children seem to like him." "Whatever. Anything else?" "The Taxi Boss seems to have heard about the plot for the Pacific Fleet. He was visited by an agent of either the French or the Watusi Nation. We are not sure." "France or Watusi Nation?" "Apparently there is a Depression going on and he free-lances." The man at the table sighed. He was tired. He had risen through the ranks of the German Foreign Service by the expediency of assasination, trickery, and the occasional sharply worded memo and just wanted to retire some place warm and most importantly, free of Nazis. If he could manage to pull off the destruction of the US Pacific Fleet and get Mexico blamed for it, the name of Heinz von Schlepwig would surely go down in the whispered annals of spying as the master of all subterfuge. "Have them all killed. Report back with your success." Outside the window, where there was posted a cute little story about a private eye looking for golden fecal matter, two small, brown dogs listened intently.

01-23-2009, 06:38 PM	#652
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,550 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	But the question is -- is Heinz von Schlepwig his name, or somebody else's??

01-23-2009, 06:39 PM	#653
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!	:hmmm:

01-24-2009, 04:57 AM	#655
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	The unmitigated swine....

01-28-2009, 11:44 AM	#657
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?	oh no ! this is all because a couple of socks didn't read the script !! hugo and lefty, i'm very disappointed in you ! i hope you have a plan to fix this !

01-28-2009, 11:46 AM	#659
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?	well still, 2 socks or 3, they're so unreliable sometimes ! i'm confident they'll do everything to right the situation though. they may be a bit fluff-headed (what do you expect, they are socks after all) but their hearts are in the right place (metaphorically speaking. socks obviously don't have cardiovascular systems).

01-30-2009, 01:45 PM	#660
psockpuppet Lefty, Hugo, and me! Posts: 104 Karma: 29030 Join Date: Aug 2008 Device: Guttenberg Bible	The thugs with guns marched Harv and Biggles away. The Goose sat on the tarmac, as if dejected. "Hello?" came a plaintive voice from inside the cockpit. "Is anyone going to tie the plane down? Or park it properly? Or, failing that, at least turn off the autopilot? Anyone? How typical." The M.A.R.V.I.N. sat inert, since he had no other real choice. He thought about firing up the engines and flying into the surrounding mountains, but decided he hadn't the energy. BZZZZZZSST! POUF! Suddenly the smell of ozone and the air, or at least a small part of it was filled with smart wool socks. One was wearing Harv's sunglasses, which had been left behind. "Hugo?" it said. "Yeah, Lefty?" "I think we're too late to hit our marks." "Probably comes from using the JordanAire contractor, rather than Air Adrian. Didn't have the temporal displacement guarantee." "Do you think Adrian will be upset that we went with a competitor?" "Nah. He said that he was too busy rigging some sort of election for Germany, so he referred us to JA." "So what do we do, now, Hugo?" ""Well, it looks like we missed all the action, here. I guess we go and see what we can dig up in the way of Talavera Pottery. And Mexican hats." "I like plates. Can we get some postcards, too?" "Yes. We can get some postcards." The Goose sat on the tarmac. "I don't suppose you could bother to turn that switch on my panel to 'off,' could you? Hello? How typical."