"E-reader devices", naming - Page 48

GeoffC · 02-16-2009, 11:59 AM

will there be a next one ?

pshrynk · 02-16-2009, 12:03 PM

I was thinking of going back and doing the first one, actually...

Patricia · 02-16-2009, 04:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

I was thinking of going back and doing the first one, actually...

A prequel! Yes, go for it, pshrynk! There must be quite a back-story there.

zelda_pinwheel · 02-16-2009, 04:16 PM

oh, i would love to hear how it all started...

Patricia · 02-16-2009, 04:29 PM

I'm sure that it all grew out of those socks... At any rate, they comment on the action in the manner of a Greek Chorus and, like said Chorus, provide the voice of reason.

pshrynk · 02-16-2009, 04:34 PM

Harv strained at his bindings. No use. They were quite well tied. "Biggles?" he said.

"Right here!" came the voice from behind him.

"Can you get out of the ropes?"

"Let me see, here." There was the sound of movement behind him. "Right! I can... Yes, I can just..." More scraping. "Yes! I can definitely say that the ropes are tied in a very professional fashiona and there is no hope of me slipping out of them!"

"Was it necessary to complement the guy who tied us up?"

"Well, credit due and all that, old boy!"

There was more scraping and a loud thud behind Harv. "I do believe that I have fallen over and there is still no means of slipping these ropes!"

"That's good to know. Now I won't try that myself, since that was right at the top of my list of things to do right now!"

"Glad to be of assistance, old boy!"

The door to the snmall room they were being held in slammed open. "Trying to make an escape were we?" asked a heavily accented voice.

"No, not really. Trynig to get out of these ropes, actually. Then, we may have gone on to making an escape."

"Sarcasm, Mr Wallbager? I would have thought that you would be past that at this moment, hmm?"

A short man with a quite pointy chin, a dueling scar, and a monacle came into Harv's view. "We will have to see about your use of sarcasm. We will have to ceratinly see..."

Von Schlepwig rounded on Harv's head with a pistol butt in his hand. Briefly, stars popped out all over, then went black.

Outside the window, three doggy shaped shadows clung to the side of the building.

"Oh! Senor Vivaldi! Was that truly Harv of your magnificent stories we just heard getting bashed on the head?" asked George.

"Sounds like. There's ususally a hollow goning sound like that when he gets conked."

"Do you think he would give me his autograph when he wakes up?"

"I'd say we should do something to make sure he wakes up first, wouldn't you say?"

"Oh, but he's Harv! He always gets away just in the nick of time!"

"No, he gets away, mostly long before any trouble starts. I just write him so that he gets away in the nick of time. Who wants to read a stroy about how the hero gets out of the room and goes out dringking for three or four hours before staggering back and tripping over the bad guys?

"Where is this Taxi Boss and the head of the Chihuahua Cartel, that I just joined? We may need back up!"

nekokami · 02-16-2009, 05:32 PM

VR, don't tell them Harv isn't a hero! If you disillusion them too much, they may not want to help you anymore (or share their bacon, even!) Tell them things like "Harv always gets away in the nick of time, but that's because he has help from loyal friends!"

Or not, whatever.

zelda_pinwheel · 02-16-2009, 05:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nekokami

VR, don't tell them Harv isn't a hero! If you disillusion them too much, they may not want to help you anymore (or share their bacon, even!) Tell them things like "Harv always gets away in the nick of time, but that's because he has help from loyal friends!"

Or not, whatever.

plus if you do that, you get some of the glory too !

so where is the taxi boss and head of the chihuahua cartel ?????

badgoodDeb · 02-16-2009, 07:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

A short man with a quite pointy chin, a dueling scar, and a monacle came into Harv's view.

I don't recognize the name, but that description certainly sound like the Bad Guy in Rocky & Bullwinkle!! Oh yes, Boris. (Where's Natasha?) So that's what Boris' last name was? Or maybe it's a distant relative.....

pshrynk · 02-16-2009, 07:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

I don't recognize the name, but that description certainly sound like the Bad Guy in Rocky & Bullwinkle!! Oh yes, Boris. (Where's Natasha?) So that's what Boris' last name was? Or maybe it's a distant relative.....

Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale. However, Boris was chubby and wore a black fedora.

Fearless Leader on the other hand...

badgoodDeb · 02-16-2009, 07:24 PM

Oh sorry --- but at least I got the right "Gang" !!

RWood · 02-18-2009, 10:48 PM

Was there ever a time when Hugo and Lefty had teeth, a time when they put the bite on people?

GeoffC · 02-19-2009, 05:01 AM

Or is it the Hex they put on people.

nekokami · 02-19-2009, 10:09 AM

Hugo has a safety pin, as I recall....

pshrynk · 02-19-2009, 05:23 PM

Vera was feeling conflicted. This Bois Aussi character was certainly a handsome man. He had a steady and well-paying job. He had huge tracts of land in France. He was charming and a delight to talk to. He had read all the latest novels. He was pretty much everything that Harv was not.

But Harv was... well Harv. Which didn't have much going for it, if she really thought about it. But for some reason, she couldn't bring herself to get rid of the image of his ruggedly handsome face and his mastery of the art of risotto.

Right now, Bois Aussi was regaling her with a tale of the French President's state visit to the US three years ago. Vera didn't have the heart to tell him that she had been at the dinner as a guest of Del and El and certainly refrained from editing his version. She hadn't the heart.

"And then, right at the height of the ceremony, voila! The President's wife asks for a glass of champagne! The silence was deafening. Isuppose that there are no adequate champagne style sparkling wines grown in your country, eh? The embarrassment!"

"Not since Prohibition started, no. Where do you suppose that Frau Miyatake has her headquarters?" One thing about Harv, he may not talk much, but when he did, he stayed on topic.

"Well, looking a the map that les deux chiens described, it could be anywhere from 'musty and somewhat largish poodle' to 'indeterminate ancestry bitch with weak kidneys.' I am uncertain how to visualize that as a human, though."

"It does pose a problem. I wish Vivaldi was here. He could sort this out for me in an instant."

"Musty and largish poodle is at the corner of Avenida 5 and Calle de los Otras Revoluciones. Ms Weak Kidneys really is a bitch and stuck up to boot. She hangs out at Avenida 30 near the Mercado," said a voice near the floor.

"Thanks!" said Vera.

"No problem. Any bacon around here?"

Vera paused, looked down, pondered, and said, "Just wat the hell are you doing here?"

"Glad to see you, too, toots," said Vivaldi. "Who's the pimp with the outrageous French accent?"

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02-16-2009, 11:59 AM	#706
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	will there be a next one ?

02-16-2009, 12:03 PM	#707
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!	I was thinking of going back and doing the first one, actually...

02-16-2009, 04:16 PM	#709
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, i would love to hear how it all started...

02-16-2009, 04:29 PM	#710
Patricia Reader Posts: 11,504 Karma: 8720163 Join Date: May 2007 Location: South Wales, UK Device: Sony PRS-500, PRS-505, Asus EEEpc 4G	I'm sure that it all grew out of those socks... At any rate, they comment on the action in the manner of a Greek Chorus and, like said Chorus, provide the voice of reason.

02-16-2009, 04:34 PM	#711
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 strained at his bindings. No use. They were quite well tied. "Biggles?" he said. "Right here!" came the voice from behind him. "Can you get out of the ropes?" "Let me see, here." There was the sound of movement behind him. "Right! I can... Yes, I can just..." More scraping. "Yes! I can definitely say that the ropes are tied in a very professional fashiona and there is no hope of me slipping out of them!" "Was it necessary to complement the guy who tied us up?" "Well, credit due and all that, old boy!" There was more scraping and a loud thud behind Harv. "I do believe that I have fallen over and there is still no means of slipping these ropes!" "That's good to know. Now I won't try that myself, since that was right at the top of my list of things to do right now!" "Glad to be of assistance, old boy!" The door to the snmall room they were being held in slammed open. "Trying to make an escape were we?" asked a heavily accented voice. "No, not really. Trynig to get out of these ropes, actually. Then, we may have gone on to making an escape." "Sarcasm, Mr Wallbager? I would have thought that you would be past that at this moment, hmm?" A short man with a quite pointy chin, a dueling scar, and a monacle came into Harv's view. "We will have to see about your use of sarcasm. We will have to ceratinly see..." Von Schlepwig rounded on Harv's head with a pistol butt in his hand. Briefly, stars popped out all over, then went black. Outside the window, three doggy shaped shadows clung to the side of the building. "Oh! Senor Vivaldi! Was that truly Harv of your magnificent stories we just heard getting bashed on the head?" asked George. "Sounds like. There's ususally a hollow goning sound like that when he gets conked." "Do you think he would give me his autograph when he wakes up?" "I'd say we should do something to make sure he wakes up first, wouldn't you say?" "Oh, but he's Harv! He always gets away just in the nick of time!" "No, he gets away, mostly long before any trouble starts. I just write him so that he gets away in the nick of time. Who wants to read a stroy about how the hero gets out of the room and goes out dringking for three or four hours before staggering back and tripping over the bad guys? "Where is this Taxi Boss and the head of the Chihuahua Cartel, that I just joined? We may need back up!"

02-16-2009, 05:32 PM	#712
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	VR, don't tell them Harv isn't a hero! If you disillusion them too much, they may not want to help you anymore (or share their bacon, even!) Tell them things like "Harv always gets away in the nick of time, but that's because he has help from loyal friends!" Or not, whatever.

02-16-2009, 07:24 PM	#716
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,550 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Oh sorry --- but at least I got the right "Gang" !!

02-18-2009, 10:48 PM	#717
RWood Technogeezer Posts: 7,233 Karma: 1601464 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Virginia, USA Device: Sony PRS-500	Was there ever a time when Hugo and Lefty had teeth, a time when they put the bite on people?

02-19-2009, 05:01 AM	#718
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	Or is it the Hex they put on people.

02-19-2009, 10:09 AM	#719
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Hugo has a safety pin, as I recall....

02-19-2009, 05:23 PM	#720
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 was feeling conflicted. This Bois Aussi character was certainly a handsome man. He had a steady and well-paying job. He had huge tracts of land in France. He was charming and a delight to talk to. He had read all the latest novels. He was pretty much everything that Harv was not. But Harv was... well Harv. Which didn't have much going for it, if she really thought about it. But for some reason, she couldn't bring herself to get rid of the image of his ruggedly handsome face and his mastery of the art of risotto. Right now, Bois Aussi was regaling her with a tale of the French President's state visit to the US three years ago. Vera didn't have the heart to tell him that she had been at the dinner as a guest of Del and El and certainly refrained from editing his version. She hadn't the heart. "And then, right at the height of the ceremony, voila! The President's wife asks for a glass of champagne! The silence was deafening. Isuppose that there are no adequate champagne style sparkling wines grown in your country, eh? The embarrassment!" "Not since Prohibition started, no. Where do you suppose that Frau Miyatake has her headquarters?" One thing about Harv, he may not talk much, but when he did, he stayed on topic. "Well, looking a the map that les deux chiens described, it could be anywhere from 'musty and somewhat largish poodle' to 'indeterminate ancestry bitch with weak kidneys.' I am uncertain how to visualize that as a human, though." "It does pose a problem. I wish Vivaldi was here. He could sort this out for me in an instant." "Musty and largish poodle is at the corner of Avenida 5 and Calle de los Otras Revoluciones. Ms Weak Kidneys really is a bitch and stuck up to boot. She hangs out at Avenida 30 near the Mercado," said a voice near the floor. "Thanks!" said Vera. "No problem. Any bacon around here?" Vera paused, looked down, pondered, and said, "Just wat the hell are you doing here?" "Glad to see you, too, toots," said Vivaldi. "Who's the pimp with the outrageous French accent?"