The Beginning: When Harv Met Vera - Page 18

pshrynk · 09-11-2009, 08:36 PM

I was pleased with that, myself...

GeoffC · 09-13-2009, 05:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by badgoodDeb

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!

plot ?

..... you mean there is one ?

pshrynk · 09-13-2009, 09:42 AM

It has been rumored...

GeoffC · 09-13-2009, 10:29 AM

ah aha aahha .... caught you out ....

Next Chapter please ....

pshrynk · 09-17-2009, 01:39 PM

Bois Aussi and Slite were watching the Ice Plant from the concealment of a handy bush.

"Did that dog just talk?"

"It seemed like it. I thought I was the only one Montsnmags had fiddled with. I wonder if this means he's in the area. That could lead to complications."

"Oui. It would not be a great addition to our inevitable reportage that we once again lost the prize because of his inferanl interference! I swear to the gods above that he has some sort of invisible agent that keeps us from nabbing him!"

The tree above them rustled slightly. Neither agent noticed that there was not really any breeze to speak of.

"D'you suppose we should go over and untie that fellow?"

"Non. We will watch and see what transpires. He is not nearing death yet, so it is of little concern."

"You're not just saying that because he's a dog, are you?" growled Slite.

"Non! I am saying that because he has an accent Americain. Let them sort out their own problems."

zelda_pinwheel · 09-17-2009, 01:42 PM

dr. montsnmangs ? an invisible agent ?? pff. that's just crazy talk. i'll believe it when i see it.

i'm glad vr's plight has not escaped notice though. at least we can be sure that if things do start to heat up for him someone will come to his rescue.

pshrynk · 09-17-2009, 01:51 PM

He was languid. He wasn't sure what "languid" meant, but he was definitely it. The temperature was hot and the tree branch was comfy. If only those two yahoos below him would shut up...

He briefly considered dropping on their heads and pulling their heads off in a fit of anger, but decided that "languid" really meant postponing anger to another day. He shifted his weight to get more comfy.

He could feel that soon, there would be necessary action. But not today. Not today.

zelda_pinwheel · 09-17-2009, 02:01 PM

"languid" is probably the *last* adjective i would ever have used to describe adrian, but okay.

badgoodDeb · 09-17-2009, 02:06 PM

But it's a nice, sleepy hot day. Even Adrian can enjoy the nice weather, I should think!

ShortNCuddlyAm · 09-17-2009, 03:36 PM

I'm just hoping that branch can support the weight of an invisible gibbon...

badgoodDeb · 09-17-2009, 04:06 PM

Invisibility lessens the amount of the weight.

montsnmags · 09-18-2009, 01:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pshrynk

...
"It seemed like it. I thought I was the only one Montsnmags had fiddled with.
...

~ahem~ "Fiddled with"? I will have you know that the pejorative and perverse connotations attached to such a casually flippant phrasing could not be further from the deeply intense and Daedalian process of "uplift" performed on these complex canines...or, I would have you know it...if I had anything to do with it...which I don't...because I'm not them...am I?...[gods-damned blurry lines between reality and fiction that I'm always stubbing my toe on...]

Quote:

Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

"languid" is probably the *last* adjective i would ever have used to describe adrian, but okay.

An Invisible Gibbon's essential matter of entangled interfenestrons can be in three possible states: "languid" (hylobatidaeous hypostasis), "peppy" (hylobatidaeous hyperchaos) or "Wisconsin" (hylobatidaeous farkinwinter). The current state can only be determined by observation, which, what with it being an invisible gibbon, is therefore rather unpredictably reliant upon and inevitably a cause of their chronic introspection, otherwise known as the Hylobatidae Uncertainty Principle (HUP).

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I'm just hoping that branch can support the weight of an invisible gibbon...

Although weight is significantly affected by the HUP, it should be noted that the weight/mass of all gibbons is, in general, whatever the hell they damn well want it to be. This fact that can be verified by approaching your nearest example and saying, "Hey, fatty, still too stupid to have evolved out of the trees yet, huh?".

Cheers,
Marc

Slite · 09-18-2009, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by montsnmags

~ahem~ "Fiddled with"? I will have you know that the pejorative and perverse connotations attached to such a casually flippant phrasing could not be further from the deeply intense and Daedalian process of "uplift" performed on these complex canines...or, I would have you know it...if I had anything to do with it...which I don't...because I'm not them...am I?...[gods-damned blurry lines between reality and fiction that I'm always stubbing my toe on...]

An Invisible Gibbon's essential matter of entangled interfenestrons can be in three possible states: "languid" (hylobatidaeous hypostasis), "peppy" (hylobatidaeous hyperchaos) or "Wisconsin" (hylobatidaeous farkinwinter). The current state can only be determined by observation, which, what with it being an invisible gibbon, is therefore rather unpredictably reliant upon and inevitably a cause of their chronic introspection, otherwise known as the Hylobatidae Uncertainty Principle (HUP).

Although weight is significantly affected by the HUP, it should be noted that the weight/mass of all gibbons is, in general, whatever the hell they damn well want it to be. This fact that can be verified by approaching your nearest example and saying, "Hey, fatty, still too stupid to have evolved out of the trees yet, huh?".

Cheers,
Marc

Marc, I just HAVE to ask this.

Are you like this IRL? If so, I definitly have to meet you someday! I don't know anyone who can at the same time amuse and confuse me so much! Thank you so much for beeing here and making our days so much brighter!

montsnmags · 09-18-2009, 09:27 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Slite

Marc, I just HAVE to ask this.

Are you like this IRL?

I don't know; I've never met me IRL. You see, [sings...off-key...like, so far off-key people start calling emergency services] I'VE BEEN TO PARADISE, BUT I'VE...NEVER BEEN TO ME...

Cheers,
Marc ("I've been undressed by kings and I've seen some things that a woman ain't supposed to see...")

badgoodDeb · 09-18-2009, 01:53 PM

Ah yes .... my theme song!

I thought it was Spain that you'd never been to? Well I've never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music....

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09-11-2009, 08:36 PM	#256
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 pleased with that, myself...

09-13-2009, 09:42 AM	#258
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!	It has been rumored...

09-13-2009, 10:29 AM	#259
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	ah aha aahha .... caught you out .... Next Chapter please ....

09-17-2009, 01:39 PM	#260
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!	Bois Aussi and Slite were watching the Ice Plant from the concealment of a handy bush. "Did that dog just talk?" "It seemed like it. I thought I was the only one Montsnmags had fiddled with. I wonder if this means he's in the area. That could lead to complications." "Oui. It would not be a great addition to our inevitable reportage that we once again lost the prize because of his inferanl interference! I swear to the gods above that he has some sort of invisible agent that keeps us from nabbing him!" The tree above them rustled slightly. Neither agent noticed that there was not really any breeze to speak of. "D'you suppose we should go over and untie that fellow?" "Non. We will watch and see what transpires. He is not nearing death yet, so it is of little concern." "You're not just saying that because he's a dog, are you?" growled Slite. "Non! I am saying that because he has an accent Americain. Let them sort out their own problems."

09-17-2009, 01:42 PM	#261
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?	dr. montsnmangs ? an invisible agent ?? pff. that's just crazy talk. i'll believe it when i see it. i'm glad vr's plight has not escaped notice though. at least we can be sure that if things do start to heat up for him someone will come to his rescue.

09-17-2009, 01:51 PM	#262
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 was languid. He wasn't sure what "languid" meant, but he was definitely it. The temperature was hot and the tree branch was comfy. If only those two yahoos below him would shut up... He briefly considered dropping on their heads and pulling their heads off in a fit of anger, but decided that "languid" really meant postponing anger to another day. He shifted his weight to get more comfy. He could feel that soon, there would be necessary action. But not today. Not today.

09-17-2009, 02:01 PM	#263
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?	"languid" is probably the last adjective i would ever have used to describe adrian, but okay.

09-17-2009, 02:06 PM	#264
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	But it's a nice, sleepy hot day. Even Adrian can enjoy the nice weather, I should think!

09-17-2009, 03:36 PM	#265
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	I'm just hoping that branch can support the weight of an invisible gibbon...

09-17-2009, 04:06 PM	#266
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Invisibility lessens the amount of the weight.

09-18-2009, 01:53 PM	#270
badgoodDeb Grand Sorcerer Posts: 8,551 Karma: 64462893 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Harrisburg outskirts Device: Palms, K1-4s, iPads, iPhones, KV, KO1	Ah yes .... my theme song! I thought it was Spain that you'd never been to? Well I've never been to Spain, but I kinda like the music....