The Tale of the Spotted Dick Pudding - a Hugo & Lefty Adventure - Page 12

TallNHairyDave · 08-19-2009, 07:26 PM

Ooh! a LOL-Panda of my very own!

Can I keep him?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 08-19-2009, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by TallNHairyDave

Hmmm, you have a point there Zelda....

*Suddenly finds myself wrapped in thin aluminium sheet*

Curses! Foiled again!

zelda_pinwheel · 08-19-2009, 07:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallNHairyDave

Ooh! a LOL-Panda of my very own!

Can I keep him?

yes you may, but i should warn you, they get really bi-- oh, never mind.

GeoffC · 08-21-2009, 10:54 AM

aHem !

GeoffC · 08-21-2009, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TallNHairyDave

Hmmm, you have a point there Zelda....

*Suddenly finds myself wrapped in thin aluminium sheet*

Curses! Foiled again!

must be why we call thin aluminium sheet - > foil

ShortNCuddlyAm · 08-21-2009, 02:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

aHem !

Still no chocolate for you

GeoffC · 08-23-2009, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Still no chocolate for you

i'm sorry - are we missing a chapter ?

ShortNCuddlyAm · 08-23-2009, 08:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeoffC

i'm sorry - are we missing a chapter ?

I'm not, no

The rest of you are

(Almost finished chapter 9.

)

zelda_pinwheel · 08-23-2009, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

I'm not, no

The rest of you are

(Almost finished chapter 9.

)

yay !!

TallNHairyDave · 08-23-2009, 07:54 PM

I'm afraid I've been lax in my pesterings... Been too busy outfitting the cave with new furnishings...

ShortNCuddlyAm · 08-23-2009, 07:58 PM

Chapter 9

***

He walked slowly back to the pub, muttering slowly under his breath. One of the Australian bar staff asked if he wanted a drink, and he ordered without paying much attention to what he had asked for, then went out into the beer garden, still muttering.

He was still muttering to himself when his drink arrived. He paused briefly to peer puzzledly at it. He was sure he hadn’t ordered anything that came with a small dancing pink elephant on the glass. He shrugged, took a sip, and went back to muttering. So engrossed in his muttering was he that he hadn’t noticed he had chosen to sit next to the only other occupied table in the not-exactly-small beer garden.

Behind him, the tall man who looked suspiciously like a yeti in clothes sighed exasperatedly. A tree overhanging the garden caught his eye, and he heaved himself up and ambled over to it, rooting around in the grass for a moment, before picking something up and returning to his seat.

The man was still muttering “advanced computing optical recognition network” repeatedly under his breath, debating to himself what it might be. He was happily oblivious of the sighs emanating from the table next to him. He didn’t notice an object coming hurtling through the air towards him. He did, however notice it land in his drink. Before it started to dissolve, he had enough time to see it was an acorn. Movement nearby caught his eye, and he glanced up as the couple next to him stood up. He kept glancing up and up and up until the man had finally finished standing up. The yeti-like being flicked another acorn at the drink, rolled his eyes, turned to his companion and rumbled “tea and cake”.

Tearing his gaze away from the couple, remembering at last that it was both rude and indiscreet to stare, the man watched the remains of the second acorn dissolve in his drink. He was glad he had only had a sip of the drink before the acorns started landing in it. It wasn’t so much the way the drink was dissolving them, more the funny shades of purple and orange it was flashing. And he had a feeling that he might have already regretted having had even that sip. Shaking his head to clear those thoughts, he then proceeded to slap himself upside the head.

“Acorns! Of course!”

He raced up the normal stairs and into his room, slammed the door and started babbling excitedly about squirrels and acorns. Out of sight, two socks exchanged meaningful glances.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-23-2009, 08:00 PM

"australian bar staff" eh ? i bet that one sip is going to leave some lingering side effects...

it's a good thing the yeti was there to throw clues at him. the man clearly needs a bit of help. i really don't know how he's going to manage.

(moar chapters !!!)

Patricia · 08-23-2009, 10:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm

Out of sight, two socks exchanged meaningful glances.

I think we konw those socks, and no story is complete without them.

zelda_pinwheel · 08-23-2009, 10:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Patricia

I think we konw those socks, and no story is complete without them.

oh yes, i think you're right, and i must agree.

Mindy · 09-08-2009, 11:22 AM

Breaking News: Pudding Renamed Spotted Richard!

08-23-2009, 07:58 PM	#176
ShortNCuddlyAm WWHALD Posts: 7,879 Karma: 337114 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mitcham, Surrey, UK Device: iPad. Selling my silver 505 here	Chapter 9 *** He walked slowly back to the pub, muttering slowly under his breath. One of the Australian bar staff asked if he wanted a drink, and he ordered without paying much attention to what he had asked for, then went out into the beer garden, still muttering. He was still muttering to himself when his drink arrived. He paused briefly to peer puzzledly at it. He was sure he hadn’t ordered anything that came with a small dancing pink elephant on the glass. He shrugged, took a sip, and went back to muttering. So engrossed in his muttering was he that he hadn’t noticed he had chosen to sit next to the only other occupied table in the not-exactly-small beer garden. Behind him, the tall man who looked suspiciously like a yeti in clothes sighed exasperatedly. A tree overhanging the garden caught his eye, and he heaved himself up and ambled over to it, rooting around in the grass for a moment, before picking something up and returning to his seat. The man was still muttering “advanced computing optical recognition network” repeatedly under his breath, debating to himself what it might be. He was happily oblivious of the sighs emanating from the table next to him. He didn’t notice an object coming hurtling through the air towards him. He did, however notice it land in his drink. Before it started to dissolve, he had enough time to see it was an acorn. Movement nearby caught his eye, and he glanced up as the couple next to him stood up. He kept glancing up and up and up until the man had finally finished standing up. The yeti-like being flicked another acorn at the drink, rolled his eyes, turned to his companion and rumbled “tea and cake”. Tearing his gaze away from the couple, remembering at last that it was both rude and indiscreet to stare, the man watched the remains of the second acorn dissolve in his drink. He was glad he had only had a sip of the drink before the acorns started landing in it. It wasn’t so much the way the drink was dissolving them, more the funny shades of purple and orange it was flashing. And he had a feeling that he might have already regretted having had even that sip. Shaking his head to clear those thoughts, he then proceeded to slap himself upside the head. “Acorns! Of course!” He raced up the normal stairs and into his room, slammed the door and started babbling excitedly about squirrels and acorns. Out of sight, two socks exchanged meaningful glances. Last edited by ShortNCuddlyAm; 08-23-2009 at 08:06 PM.

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TallNHairyDave The Yeti Posts: 82 Karma: 3502 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mitcham Device: iPhone 3gs	Ooh! a LOL-Panda of my very own! Can I keep him?

08-21-2009, 10:54 AM	#169
GeoffC Chocolate Grasshopper ... Posts: 27,600 Karma: 20821184 Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Scotland Device: Muse HD , Cybook Gen3 , Pocketbook 302 (Black) , Nexus 10: wife has PW	aHem !

08-23-2009, 07:54 PM	#175
TallNHairyDave The Yeti Posts: 82 Karma: 3502 Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Mitcham Device: iPhone 3gs	I'm afraid I've been lax in my pesterings... Been too busy outfitting the cave with new furnishings...

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