The Beginning: When Harv Met Vera - Page 17

zelda_pinwheel · 09-10-2009, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Well, Vera's at least keeping her cool in the ice lorry...

true, true...

badgoodDeb · 09-10-2009, 03:00 PM

Maybe one of us who is walking our own doggie will notice poor VR and cut him loose. I'm sure I would......

vivaldirules · 09-10-2009, 03:05 PM

I bet I'm gonna take a bath on this one anyway, aren't I?

zelda_pinwheel · 09-10-2009, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by vivaldirules

I bet I'm gonna take a bath on this one anyway, aren't I?

just how many baths have you *actually* had so far ?? don't you usually escape in the nick of time, somehow ?

badgoodDeb · 09-10-2009, 03:10 PM

Would it help if the bath were the luscious one Zelda used to have in her avatar? Bubbles and all?

pshrynk · 09-10-2009, 03:20 PM

Biggles woke up with a pounding headache and the leavings of the cat who had slept in his mouth. And then used it as a box before running off to who knows where. He stumbled to the small sink in his room and drank water from the faucet. Looking at the mirror he wondered briefly why half of his head was shaved. Checking quickly he discovered no tatoos and breathed a sigh of relief.

"Bloody buggered up mess if you ask me," he muttered under his breath and started pulling his clothes on. He was fairly sure that he had not worn a loudly checkered sport coat and red and green striped pants when he went out last night. He was about to drag his suitcase out from under the bed when the pounding at the door exacerbated the pounding in his head.

"Who the bloody hell is it?" he whispered as quitely as he could. His ears rung for the effort.

"Policia! Open the door, senor!"

"Oh, crap!" Biggles went to the door and flung it open. Surprisingly, there was a uniformed officer standing there and Biggles belatedly remembered his training to use caution when confronted with supposed authorities. "Erm, can I see some form of identification, please?"

The officer stood and stared wide eyed at the man standing in front of him. Struggling to keep a straight face, he pointed to his badge on his uniform and said, "You are asked by the Jefe de Policia to come with me!"

The officer wondered why he was always the one to get the clown round-up duties.

"Right! We are going to the estacionario, then?"

"Parking garage?"

"Erm, the uh, el stationo," said Biggles, falling back on the usual American approach to speaking Spanish.

"We go to a sugar cane field."

"Ah. Right then! Off we go!" Biggles' brain, running on overload had shut down and turned on the autopilot.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-10-2009, 03:22 PM

i guess one way or another biggles had to end up in that cane field... this should be interesting, to say the least !

badgoodDeb · 09-10-2009, 04:02 PM

Too bad we didn't have a camera handy ..... that suit! half shaved head! wow!!

pshrynk · 09-11-2009, 02:15 PM

In the den of the spies, three people sat at a table, staring at one another. They had been there for an hour and said ntohing. In front of each was laid a pistol. Finally, one of them spoke.

"This is crazy! We should not be arguing amongst ourselves! It is the Imperialist Americans who are our enemies!" said Miyatake.

"Ja! I agree!" said Hilda Bummschweiger.

"I still say that the last soda was mine, but okay," said the man known only as Fidel.

"Well, since that is settled, shall we get back to where we were?" said Miyatake.

"You were mentioning something about the possibility of overthrowing the government and installing a fascist puppet regime, I believe."

"Indeed. My Emperor is very interested in averting America's eyes away from the East."

"Unt der Fuhrer is interested in this, also!"

"So, what is the plan, then? I find myself interested in running Cuba, and the fascist route is as good as any I've run into, so far."

"It involves a very clever ploy that consists of a poker game, smuggled diamonds, an insurrection in the country, and a largish bomb."

"I love ze way you are alvays going off mit der bombs!" said Hilda, obviously smitten.

"What about that woman they captured at the ice plant?"

"We'll deal with her as we did the Canadian who was snooping around once the way is clear."

zelda_pinwheel · 09-11-2009, 02:23 PM

"deal" with vera ?? ha !!!! i'd like to see them try !! i'm sure they wouldn't be so insouciant about the matter if they realised she goes on to star in a whole series of adventures. those guys are no match for her.

badgoodDeb · 09-11-2009, 03:07 PM

Well yeah .... but this might be an alternate universe. She might NOT survive, in this universe.

I'm just sayin.

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-11-2009, 07:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

Well yeah .... but this might be an alternate universe. She might NOT survive, in this universe.

I'm just sayin.

Or she might, but the good doc MnM might have something to do with it

Kevin Gerard · 09-11-2009, 07:35 PM

"He says he doesn't."

CLASSIC!

Great start!

pshrynk · 09-11-2009, 08:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kevin Gerard

"He says he doesn't."

CLASSIC!

Great start!

If you haven't read Harv and Vera's Panama Adventure and Mexico Vacation, you should...

badgoodDeb · 09-11-2009, 08:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

"Who is James Bond?"

"I thought he was yours."

"No. Never heard of him."

"Ah. Well, Montsnmags told me of his heroic exploits and how he single handedly stopped the advancement of communism and the plots of madmen everywhere."

"Montsnmags must have met him face to face, then. This American, how can he be worse than Roberts?

Actually, I quite liked THIS bit of dialog, a few pages back. Forgot to mention it at the time (too caught up in the plot, you know). Love this!

09-10-2009, 03:20 PM	#246
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!	Biggles woke up with a pounding headache and the leavings of the cat who had slept in his mouth. And then used it as a box before running off to who knows where. He stumbled to the small sink in his room and drank water from the faucet. Looking at the mirror he wondered briefly why half of his head was shaved. Checking quickly he discovered no tatoos and breathed a sigh of relief. "Bloody buggered up mess if you ask me," he muttered under his breath and started pulling his clothes on. He was fairly sure that he had not worn a loudly checkered sport coat and red and green striped pants when he went out last night. He was about to drag his suitcase out from under the bed when the pounding at the door exacerbated the pounding in his head. "Who the bloody hell is it?" he whispered as quitely as he could. His ears rung for the effort. "Policia! Open the door, senor!" "Oh, crap!" Biggles went to the door and flung it open. Surprisingly, there was a uniformed officer standing there and Biggles belatedly remembered his training to use caution when confronted with supposed authorities. "Erm, can I see some form of identification, please?" The officer stood and stared wide eyed at the man standing in front of him. Struggling to keep a straight face, he pointed to his badge on his uniform and said, "You are asked by the Jefe de Policia to come with me!" The officer wondered why he was always the one to get the clown round-up duties. "Right! We are going to the estacionario, then?" "Parking garage?" "Erm, the uh, el stationo," said Biggles, falling back on the usual American approach to speaking Spanish. "We go to a sugar cane field." "Ah. Right then! Off we go!" Biggles' brain, running on overload had shut down and turned on the autopilot. Last edited by pshrynk; 09-10-2009 at 05:23 PM.

09-11-2009, 07:35 PM	#253
Kevin Gerard Kevin Gerard Posts: 30 Karma: 499848 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: San Diego Device: none	great line "He says he doesn't." CLASSIC! Great start!

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09-10-2009, 03:00 PM	#242
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Maybe one of us who is walking our own doggie will notice poor VR and cut him loose. I'm sure I would......

09-10-2009, 03:05 PM	#243
vivaldirules When's Doughnut Day? Posts: 10,059 Karma: 13675475 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Houston, TX, US Device: Sony PRS-505, iPad	I bet I'm gonna take a bath on this one anyway, aren't I?

09-10-2009, 03:10 PM	#245
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Would it help if the bath were the luscious one Zelda used to have in her avatar? Bubbles and all?

09-10-2009, 03:22 PM	#247
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 guess one way or another biggles had to end up in that cane field... this should be interesting, to say the least !

09-10-2009, 04:02 PM	#248
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Too bad we didn't have a camera handy ..... that suit! half shaved head! wow!!

09-11-2009, 02:15 PM	#249
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!	In the den of the spies, three people sat at a table, staring at one another. They had been there for an hour and said ntohing. In front of each was laid a pistol. Finally, one of them spoke. "This is crazy! We should not be arguing amongst ourselves! It is the Imperialist Americans who are our enemies!" said Miyatake. "Ja! I agree!" said Hilda Bummschweiger. "I still say that the last soda was mine, but okay," said the man known only as Fidel. "Well, since that is settled, shall we get back to where we were?" said Miyatake. "You were mentioning something about the possibility of overthrowing the government and installing a fascist puppet regime, I believe." "Indeed. My Emperor is very interested in averting America's eyes away from the East." "Unt der Fuhrer is interested in this, also!" "So, what is the plan, then? I find myself interested in running Cuba, and the fascist route is as good as any I've run into, so far." "It involves a very clever ploy that consists of a poker game, smuggled diamonds, an insurrection in the country, and a largish bomb." "I love ze way you are alvays going off mit der bombs!" said Hilda, obviously smitten. "What about that woman they captured at the ice plant?" "We'll deal with her as we did the Canadian who was snooping around once the way is clear."

09-11-2009, 02:23 PM	#250
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?	"deal" with vera ?? ha !!!! i'd like to see them try !! i'm sure they wouldn't be so insouciant about the matter if they realised she goes on to star in a whole series of adventures. those guys are no match for her.

09-11-2009, 03:07 PM	#251
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Well yeah .... but this might be an alternate universe. She might NOT survive, in this universe. I'm just sayin.