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I was out shopping last weekend and saw a copy of Mad-lib in a gift store and I thought, “That would be a good idea for a volleyball post.â€
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:lol: Some good posts whilst I was away! :clap: I especially enjoyed the addition of my "persona" into the VB fray. :mrgreen: (And, Brad, the garlic, the chef's knife, and the contemplation that follows had to be the best part :thumb: :twisted: )
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Note to Brad: Better keep an eye on Aunflin and that knife this week! :shock:
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Thought I'd start the week off with a Monty Python-esque "and now for something completely different". :)
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Laurie: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Aunflin, very good. :clap: :clap:
... right hand clutched in a menacing manner … never can aim right in the dark...

Laurie, excellent job – nice change :clap: :thumb: :clap:
... sultana's silken dress … drowning in mud … sweat to wakefulness

Current: Aunflin +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Real Life vs. Modern Day ???), Entertaining +1 (… falling back into the peaceful abyss …), Continuity +1 (smooth), Rule Breaker + 0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 4

Current: Laurie +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Double - Acrostic Poem), Entertaining +1 (…earthly sins loose …), Continuity +1 (smooth), Rule Breaker + 0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 26 O: 25 E: 26 C: 24 RB: -2 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 100
felonius P: 24 O: 24 E: 23 C: 22 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 93
Ghost P: 11 O: 11 E: 11 C: 11 RB: -0 Bonus: 3 TOTAL: 47
Aunflin P: 13 O: 6 E: 12 C: 13 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 43
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Laurie P: 2 O: 2 E: 2 C: 2 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 8
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Action: Action, X-Men
Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it? (see TV),
Children: Children, Fairy Tale, Little Johnny Joke
Drama: Drama, Out of Body Experience, International Espionage, A Cop Story, The Mafia, The Twilight Zone
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Good Omens, Tom Sawyer
Impressions (Movies): 1950’s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult, Coming of Age, Crime Fiction, Real Life
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Movie
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy, Double - Acrostic Poem
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it? (Super Heroes), Star Trek TNG (X rated), Inside the Actor’s Studio (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within…, Diary, Political Debate, Alliteration Ailment, Interior Monologue, Psychiatric Session, Military Epigram, Mad-Lib, Allegory a la Mode

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What a great week :clap: :clap: :clap: – 7 volleyball posts! :thumb:

The weekly Sherlock winner(s) are:

Brad_H: 8 :clap:
Ghost: 8 :clap:

felonius: 4
Aunflin: 4
Laurie: 4

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Aunflin, very good. :clap:

It’s poetry time ... :mrgreen:

Current: Aunflin +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Japanese tanka verse), Entertaining +1 (… Dawn-glow gently shines through …), Continuity +1 (smooth), Rule Breaker + 0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 26 O: 25 E: 26 C: 24 RB: -2 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 100
felonius P: 24 O: 24 E: 23 C: 22 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 93
Aunflin P: 14 O: 7 E: 13 C: 14 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 47
Ghost P: 11 O: 11 E: 11 C: 11 RB: -0 Bonus: 3 TOTAL: 47
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Laurie P: 2 O: 2 E: 2 C: 2 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 8
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Action: Action, X-Men
Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it? (see TV),
Children: Children, Fairy Tale, Little Johnny Joke
Drama: Drama, Out of Body Experience, International Espionage, A Cop Story, The Mafia, The Twilight Zone
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Good Omens, Tom Sawyer
Impressions (Movies): 1950’s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult, Coming of Age, Crime Fiction, Real Life
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Movie
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy, Double - Acrostic Poem, Japanese Tanka Verse
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it? (Super Heroes), Star Trek TNG (X rated), Inside the Actor’s Studio (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within…, Diary, Political Debate, Alliteration Ailment, Interior Monologue, Psychiatric Session, Military Epigram, Mad-Lib, Allegory a la Mode

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For some reason yours inspired me to write a poem as well. :mrgreen:
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I just recalled that Laurie had used the Double - Acrostic Poem genre :roll: and so I would probably would not get an originality point for an Acrostic poem - so I've added a Diamante poem to the post as well. :mrgreen:
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/me puts on the robes and grabs the gavel. :mrgreen:

Current: Ghost +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (diamante poem), Entertaining +1 (very), Continuity +1 (smooth), Rule Breaker + 0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 26 O: 25 E: 26 C: 24 RB: -2 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 100
felonius P: 24 O: 24 E: 23 C: 22 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 93
Ghost P: 11 O: 11 E: 11 C: 11 RB: -0 Bonus: 3 TOTAL: 51
Aunflin P: 14 O: 7 E: 13 C: 14 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 47
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Laurie P: 2 O: 2 E: 2 C: 2 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 8
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Action: Action, X-Men
Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it? (see TV),
Children: Children, Fairy Tale, Little Johnny Joke
Drama: Drama, Out of Body Experience, International Espionage, A Cop Story, The Mafia, The Twilight Zone
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Good Omens, Tom Sawyer
Impressions (Movies): 1950’s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult, Coming of Age, Crime Fiction, Real Life
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Movie
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy, Double - Acrostic Poem, Japanese Tanka Verse, Diamante Poem
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it? (Super Heroes), Star Trek TNG (X rated), Inside the Actor’s Studio (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within…, Diary, Political Debate, Alliteration Ailment, Interior Monologue, Psychiatric Session, Military Epigram, Mad-Lib, Allegory a la Mode

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Looking at those scores is like watching a WWE wrestling match ... Felon and I are in a death struggle, and Ghost and Aunflin are in a Death Struggle, and Laurie's quickly working her way up the standings as a femme fatale with her sights set on mrdude and kahrey. :mrgreen:
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Brad_H wrote:Laurie's quickly working her way up the standings as a femme fatale
/she wiggles closer to the brawny wrestler: "Buy a lady a drink, Gorgeous George?" :smokin:
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Very good Aunflin, :clap: :clap:

Cold … smell … relish … forevermore … forevermore … Forevermore …

Current: Aunflin +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Skaldic Poem), Entertaining +1 (seeping forth from the ancient past), Continuity +1 (smooth), Rule Breaker + 0 (no rules broken), Bonus +0 TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 26 O: 25 E: 26 C: 24 RB: -2 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 100
felonius P: 24 O: 24 E: 23 C: 22 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 93
Aunflin P: 15 O: 8 E: 14 C: 15 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 51
Ghost P: 11 O: 11 E: 11 C: 11 RB: -0 Bonus: 3 TOTAL: 51
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Laurie P: 2 O: 2 E: 2 C: 2 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 8
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Action: Action, X-Men
Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it? (see TV),
Children: Children, Fairy Tale, Little Johnny Joke
Drama: Drama, Out of Body Experience, International Espionage, A Cop Story, The Mafia, The Twilight Zone
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Good Omens, Tom Sawyer
Impressions (Movies): 1950’s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult, Coming of Age, Crime Fiction, Real Life
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Movie
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy, Double - Acrostic Poem, Japanese Tanka Verse, Diamante Poem, Skaldic Poem
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it? (Super Heroes), Star Trek TNG (X rated), Inside the Actor’s Studio (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within…, Diary, Political Debate, Alliteration Ailment, Interior Monologue, Psychiatric Session, Military Epigram, Mad-Lib, Allegory a la Mode

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/me thinks Aunflin doesn’t want me to get another Sherlock point :mrgreen:
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Things are getting a bit busy in Brad-Land at the moment, but when I finally get around to it, my next post will probably be "Olympic Literary Figure Skating" :P

EDIT: Blahahahah ... nice one Felonius, and a bonus point too (WOTD). :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Damn good felonius, :clap: :clap:

… the words have soul … limerick to jaw … fondle your brain … intrepid urination …

Current: felonius +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (Dime-Store Doggerel), Entertaining +1 (… rollicking haiku … ), Continuity +1 (smooth), Rule Breaker + 0 (no rules broken), Bonus (foofaraw: WOTD) +1 TOTAL: 5

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 26 O: 25 E: 26 C: 24 RB: -2 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 100
felonius P: 25 O: 25 E: 24 C: 23 RB: -0 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 98
Aunflin P: 15 O: 8 E: 14 C: 15 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 51
Ghost P: 11 O: 11 E: 11 C: 11 RB: -0 Bonus: 3 TOTAL: 51
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Laurie P: 2 O: 2 E: 2 C: 2 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 8
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used so far:
Action: Action, X-Men
Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it? (see TV),
Children: Children, Fairy Tale, Little Johnny Joke
Drama: Drama, Out of Body Experience, International Espionage, A Cop Story, The Mafia, The Twilight Zone
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Good Omens, Tom Sawyer
Impressions (Movies): 1950’s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult, Coming of Age, Crime Fiction, Real Life
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Movie
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy, Double - Acrostic Poem, Japanese Tanka Verse, Diamante Poem, Skaldic Poem, Dime-Store Doggerel
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it? (Super Heroes), Star Trek TNG (X rated), Inside the Actor’s Studio (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within…, Diary, Political Debate, Alliteration Ailment, Interior Monologue, Psychiatric Session, Military Epigram, Mad-Lib, Allegory a la Mode

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AUNFLIN: LOL :clap: :worship: :clap:

You left out the creation of nOObkind, and how they multiplied and spread across the face of the IBDoF, and how some of them were enslaved by pharoh into serving as moderators, and the origins of evil and it's role in the scheme of things, and how the 'fluff' threads were cast out of the reading room into the "margins" of the dead sea, ... oh, and tacos as the food of the Gods. :lol:
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Thanks! :)

And as for those other events you mentioned, they are explained in great detail in further chapters of the Book of Ibdof. :P
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Aunf - What Can I Say :shock:

I really am touched by the description - and just a little bit scared... :twisted:

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kiltannen wrote:Aunf - What Can I Say :shock:

I really am touched by the description - and just a little bit scared... :twisted:

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LOL :lol: :clap:

The idea's been bumping around in my mind for a while and I finally saw an opportunity to unleash it...so I did. :mrgreen:
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/me pours libation for my fellow homeys :lol: :worship:
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Absolutely brilliant, Aunflin! :clap: :worship:

We'll have a hard time livin' up to that one!
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Outstanding Aunflin, :worship: :worship: :worship: :clap: :clap: :clap:

… the swirling chaos of Cyberspace … that realm known as Internet … the nexus of those multiple realms … intrepid urination it was good …

Current: Aunflin +1 (obvious), Originality +1 (religious text), Entertaining +1 (…ever-evolving reality known as Ibdof … ), Continuity +1 (smooth), Rule Breaker + 0 (no rules broken), Bonus (na) +0 TOTAL: 4

Overall Scoring
Brad_H P: 26 O: 25 E: 26 C: 24 RB: -2 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 100
felonius P: 25 O: 25 E: 24 C: 23 RB: -0 Bonus: 1 TOTAL: 98
Aunflin P: 16 O: 9 E: 15 C: 16 B: -1 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 55
Ghost P: 11 O: 11 E: 11 C: 11 RB: -0 Bonus: 3 TOTAL: 51
Kahrey P: 12 O: 6 E: 12 C: 11 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 41
Mrdude P: 5 O: 2 E: 5 C: 5 RB: -0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 17
Laurie P: 2 O: 2 E: 2 C: 2 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 8
friendforlife P: 1 O: 1 E: 1 C: 0 RB:-0 Bonus: 0 TOTAL: 3

Genres used: [EDIT: 85 so far]
Action: Action, X-Men
Animation: Japanese Anime, Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic the Gathering
Comedy: Comedy, Slapstick/Odd Couple, Absurdity, Whose Line is it? (see TV),
Children: Children, Fairy Tale, Little Johnny Joke
Drama: Drama, Out of Body Experience, International Espionage, A Cop Story, The Mafia, The Twilight Zone
Impressions (Famous Authors): Steven King (see Horror)
Impressions (Literature): Watership Down, Hardy Boys (see Mystery), Good Omens, Tom Sawyer
Impressions (Movies): 1950’s B-Movie Monster Flick, Beach Party, "Men in Black" (MIB), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle (TMNT)
Fantasy: Fantasy, Modern,
Fiction: Modern Day, Urban Contemporary, Young adult, Coming of Age, Crime Fiction, Real Life
Horror: Horror, Gothic, Steven King, Sci-Fi Horror, Slasher Movie
Mystery: Hardy Boys, Sherlock Holmes
Poetry: an Epic Poem, AD&D Filk, Haiku Duel, Sonnet, Prophecy, Double - Acrostic Poem, Japanese Tanka Verse, Diamante Poem, Skaldic Poem, Dime-Store Doggerel
Romance: Romance, Vomit-Inducing, Cheesy, Out-of-body Experience (quasi ghost story)
Sci-fi: Sort Of, Alien Encounter, Biotech Thriller, Drama, AI Apologue
Spy: Anachronistic Private Eye, Spy (Secret life of Robert Mitty),
TV: Twin Peaks, Cooking Show, Soap Opera "As the IBDoF Turns", Whose line is it? (Super Heroes), Star Trek TNG (X rated), Inside the Actor’s Studio (Existentialist Parody), Barbara Walter Special
Other: Stream-of-Consciousness, Screen Play Script, Flashbacks, Epistolary, Call-in Radio Show, Autobiography, Experimental Story Structure, Story within a Story within…, Diary, Political Debate, Alliteration Ailment, Interior Monologue, Psychiatric Session, Military Epigram, Mad-Lib, Allegory a la Mode, Religious Text

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If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animating contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you,
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Aunflin
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Post by Aunflin »

Thanks, everyone. :)

/however, me feels a bit embarrassed for some reason... :oops:
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Aunflin
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Post by Aunflin »

Anyone gonna have a go at it?

/me mind bubbles with ideas for me next VB post... :twisted:
"A writer's chosen task is to write well and professionally. If you can't keep doing it, then you're no longer a professional, but a gifted amateur." L. E. Modessit, jr.
Darb
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Post by Darb »

Probably not til early next week for me :(

Fear not ... I'll be back with a veangence as soon as time permits. :thumb:
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