Silliness Escape Committee - Page 9

pshrynk · 07-31-2008, 05:55 PM

Okay, so Zelda has been MIA all afternoon. I'm blamind LazyScot, foremost. In the extremely unlikely event that she actually went to bed and slept, I will not apologize, in keeping with Full Contact Croquet Rule #6: There is no Rule #6.

LazyScot · 07-31-2008, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Okay, so Zelda has been MIA all afternoon. I'm blamind LazyScot, foremost. In the extremely unlikely event that she actually went to bed and slept, I will not apologize, in keeping with Full Contact Croquet Rule #6: There is no Rule #6.

You gave the green, jet-propelled superabsynthe fairy a mallet and told her to knock all the balls through the hoops in the middle of a fountain. She'll have got diluted and is busy re-distilling herself at this very moment.

Back to the game. I invoke rule 32, subsection iii para a.1, as amended by the London, Edinburgh and Cardiff convocation of 1327 and hereby reclaim playing rights in the presence of other players being present.

Turnham Green.

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

And that would be the Lounge, as well.

So the Lounge runs on the same rule set.....

So if I can just figure out the name of the game...

zelda_pinwheel · 07-31-2008, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Oh no! Mornington Crescent! Now things are getting very silly indeed.

damned ! does that mean patricia wins and the game is over *already* ? let's start again !!! um... Barking ! (do i get a bonus for an answer which can also be used to describe the overwhelming majority of participants in the lounge ? i believe i do... i'll cite the pertinent rule if you want me to.)

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

Okay, so Zelda has been MIA all afternoon.

sorry. i should have warned you that i do actually have a life, and it does sometimes occur that i go wander around the big blue room.

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

I'm blamind LazyScot, foremost.

yeah, or that excuse will do.

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Originally Posted by pshrynk

In the extremely unlikely event that she actually went to bed and slept, I will not apologize, in keeping with Full Contact Croquet Rule #6: There is no Rule #6.

sleep ? me ??? never !!

well, i mean, except for those times when i do. but never more than 9 or 10 hours at a stretch, except in cases of extreme emergency.

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Originally Posted by LazyScot

You gave the green, jet-propelled superabsynthe fairy a mallet and told her to knock all the balls through the hoops in the middle of a fountain. She'll have got diluted and is busy re-distilling herself at this very moment.

right !! of course !! forget what i said earlier : that's where i was. i'm back now though (but not for long).

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Back to the game. I invoke rule 32, subsection iii para a.1, as amended by the London, Edinburgh and Cardiff convocation of 1327 and hereby reclaim playing rights in the presence of other players being present.

Turnham Green.

i'm sticking to Barking, as is explicitly allowed under rule 79, subsection xi para q.i., special contingency plan 8.

montsnmags · 07-31-2008, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Mindy

Hello?

Woohoo! The Advertent Fairy is back! Adrian has missed you; he bought you a bunch of mangoes for your return (he doesn't understand flowers; he says mangoes taste much better).

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

obviously the boys around here will prefer the mini-skirted dress.

[Marc raises a single eyebrow in Queen Zee's direction]

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

ok, but i declare a new rule : in cases like that, you can touche the ball, but not with your hands. any other body part is acceptable.

Must...restrain...self...from...salacious...commen ..tary....

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also, perhaps we could add in cricket bats as alternate playing... euh... implements ? accessories ?...)

Hey, hey! Now you're talking! [Begins to wave favourite cricket bat around head in a "the next one's over the fence" manner]

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Originally Posted by Patricia

Oh no! Mornington Crescent! Now things are getting very silly indeed.

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Originally Posted by LazyScot

Back to the game. I invoke rule 32

That's Numberwang!

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

...
i'm sticking to Barking, as is explicitly allowed under rule 79, subsection xi para q.i., special contingency plan 8.

I'm sticking to Rule 6 [begins walking around cracking people over the back of the head until Adrian snatches the cricket bat from my hands, shakes his finger at me in my "I've warned you about such behaviour before" style, and then whips the bat's peaked reverse side across my kneecaps].

Cheers,
Marc

Taylor514ce · 07-31-2008, 09:38 PM

I win.

I mean, as long as we're inventing rules, rule 876: Taylor always wins.

Now, what am I going to do with all of these balls?

nekokami · 07-31-2008, 09:46 PM

Learn to juggle?

montsnmags · 07-31-2008, 10:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

I win.

I mean, as long as we're inventing rules, rule 876: Taylor always wins.

Yes, but I bet, in your depression, you take no comfort in it, so we all just pragmatically take the "silver medallist" as the winner.

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Now, what am I going to do with all of these balls?

Make a Sony advertisement?

Cheers,
Marc

zelda_pinwheel · 07-31-2008, 10:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

Now, what am I going to do with all of these balls?

make a bouncy ball pen thingy ?

(those look like fun. they never want to let me in though. supposedly i'm "too old". pfff. so that whole "you're only as old as you feel" claim is hooey ?)

Mindy · 08-01-2008, 04:27 AM

Phew!
People (or similar)!
I went away for a while to read on my Reader (as you do), and take my pills (long story), and do some work (occasionally all 3 at the same time, although don't tell my employers as they don't seem to have caught on yet) and then when I came back not only did I notice that my wings were gone, but nobody seemed to be in the threads I was in anymore, and I hadn't had any chocolate in ages.
But it seems I've found you! Do I get a prize? Not that I'm not content with the mangoes of course, because obviously I am. (Thank you Adrian!)
I was never very good at croquet as a child, but then we only had a plastic set and the north-east winds tended to disrupt play. I definitely recommend heavier balls and sturdier hoops and mallets.
However plastic skittles are fun, can highly recommend them.

GeoffC · 08-01-2008, 04:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Taylor514ce

I win.

I mean, as long as we're inventing rules, rule 876: Taylor always wins.

Now, what am I going to do with all of these balls?

I invoke the Bedlam Rule, that supercedes all others...

montsnmags · 08-01-2008, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindy

Phew!
People (or similar)!
I went away for a while to read on my Reader (as you do), and take my pills (long story)...

I was going to ask, assuming it was involved, "How's your feet/toes?", but I just had a quick search and see that the big month is in September.

Anyway...

...

[awkward]

...

...umm...how's your feet? Mine are wrapped in ugg boots and nice and toasty-warm.

Cheers,
Marc

Mindy · 08-01-2008, 05:43 AM

I'm wearing my purple socks with sparkly fairies on (true story) and my MBT's.
Very good of you to ask.
Glad your feet are toasty and well.
(I always think Ugg's should have a speaker in the sole like you get for teddy bears that go 'Ugg' or variations thereof when you walk. It would either prove endlessly entertaining or ridiculously annoying (or a combination of both, depending on your mood))

montsnmags · 08-01-2008, 05:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindy

I'm wearing my purple socks with sparkly fairies on (true story) and my MBT's.

You said that ("true story") about your toe op', so from now on you don't need to ever say it to me because I'm just going to assume that everything you post is true. Conversely, you can assume that everything I post is made-up (or at least only true within the confines of my own mind).

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Very good of you to ask.
Glad your feet are toasty and well.
(I always think Ugg's should have a speaker in the sole like you get for teddy bears that go 'Ugg' or variations thereof when you walk. It would either prove endlessly entertaining or ridiculously annoying (or a combination of both, depending on your mood))

"Endlessly entertaining" or "ridiculously annoying" - it sounds like a win-win situation to me.

Cheers,
Marc
PS. I had to look up MBT's (Masai Barefoot Technology?). They look nifty!

GeoffC · 08-01-2008, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Mindy

I'm wearing my purple socks with sparkly fairies on (true story) and my MBT's.
Very good of you to ask.
Glad your feet are toasty and well.
(I always think Ugg's should have a speaker in the sole like you get for teddy bears that go 'Ugg' or variations thereof when you walk. It would either prove endlessly entertaining or ridiculously annoying (or a combination of both, depending on your mood))

Mindy; Those MBT shoes, do they work as they say on the packet???

Mindy · 08-01-2008, 06:13 AM

Well, I've had mine since about December: I don't fall over as much as I used to and the outer side of the heel has barely rubbed away at all (I would usually have to get 'normal' shoes re-heeled after a couple of months to help prevent aforementioned falling over).
I find them quite comfy (they're actually about the only shoes I can really wear at this point, but I'm an exceptional case), and you can amuse yourself (and others) by rocking backwards and forwards at bus stops.
They're fairly pricey, so in typical fashion there's already a cheap imitation available in the form of Fit Flops, but I'm a bit wary of such 'bargains' and anyway, it would be difficult to wear my sparkly fairy socks with them and my feet would get cold.

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07-31-2008, 05:55 PM	#121
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!	Okay, so Zelda has been MIA all afternoon. I'm blamind LazyScot, foremost. In the extremely unlikely event that she actually went to bed and slept, I will not apologize, in keeping with Full Contact Croquet Rule #6: There is no Rule #6.

07-31-2008, 09:38 PM	#125
Taylor514ce Actively passive. Posts: 2,042 Karma: 478376 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: US Device: Sony PRS-505/LC	I win. I mean, as long as we're inventing rules, rule 876: Taylor always wins. Now, what am I going to do with all of these balls?

07-31-2008, 09:46 PM	#126
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Learn to juggle?

08-01-2008, 04:27 AM	#129
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	Phew! People (or similar)! I went away for a while to read on my Reader (as you do), and take my pills (long story), and do some work (occasionally all 3 at the same time, although don't tell my employers as they don't seem to have caught on yet) and then when I came back not only did I notice that my wings were gone, but nobody seemed to be in the threads I was in anymore, and I hadn't had any chocolate in ages. But it seems I've found you! Do I get a prize? Not that I'm not content with the mangoes of course, because obviously I am. (Thank you Adrian!) I was never very good at croquet as a child, but then we only had a plastic set and the north-east winds tended to disrupt play. I definitely recommend heavier balls and sturdier hoops and mallets. However plastic skittles are fun, can highly recommend them.

08-01-2008, 05:43 AM	#132
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	I'm wearing my purple socks with sparkly fairies on (true story) and my MBT's. Very good of you to ask. Glad your feet are toasty and well. (I always think Ugg's should have a speaker in the sole like you get for teddy bears that go 'Ugg' or variations thereof when you walk. It would either prove endlessly entertaining or ridiculously annoying (or a combination of both, depending on your mood))

08-01-2008, 06:13 AM	#135
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	Well, I've had mine since about December: I don't fall over as much as I used to and the outer side of the heel has barely rubbed away at all (I would usually have to get 'normal' shoes re-heeled after a couple of months to help prevent aforementioned falling over). I find them quite comfy (they're actually about the only shoes I can really wear at this point, but I'm an exceptional case), and you can amuse yourself (and others) by rocking backwards and forwards at bus stops. They're fairly pricey, so in typical fashion there's already a cheap imitation available in the form of Fit Flops, but I'm a bit wary of such 'bargains' and anyway, it would be difficult to wear my sparkly fairy socks with them and my feet would get cold.

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