Vollyball 2003 - commentary

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 3:04 pm

GRILKA: It's your turn to wrestle with the 'pickle problem', BTW.

p.s. I tweaked my post slightly, to clarify the temporal war overtones

Trebor1503 · Post by **Trebor1503** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 4:15 pm

Bard... don't worry about it. For my next post (after I let a few others jump in) I will visit something new... never the same thing twice, right?.

Post by **Darb** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 6:06 pm

I left the degree of how much continuity to use entirely up to people's discretion.

As for myself - I like to use a little extra continuity in my posts because it adds to the challenge and to the fun for me. Occasionally revisiting prior loose threads adds an extra degree of depth and nostalgia ... and allows you to get deeper into areas you'd ordinarily gloss over or avoid completely on a first pass.

Anyway, it's optional.

Grilka · Post by **Grilka** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:21 pm

Aha! Nice one Brad - y'know, I used to have time to obsess over continuity back at the old story with the Buzzboard gang - I'd drool over side plots and revisit stuff from months past with little comments in passing, stick in old characters now & then... ahh, the good old days. Pardon me here if I don't mention anything at all from previous posts though! (I do whine a lot about not having enough time, right??)

::feverishly tries to build a post around the idea of a 'Gherkinator'::

::fails miserably::

Well, there's always the totally irrelevant sidebar I guess!

Trebor1503 · Post by **Trebor1503** » Tue Jul 15, 2003 9:54 pm

You go girl... don't let mean Brady wady scare you. You write about whatever you want. We don't care what Brad says about you, we think you are swell. [ Trebor finds himself back in 3rd grade... kicking sand on the nice girl as a sign of affection].

Sorry... a bit too much sugar tonight I think.. perhaps I will go lay down for a while [ Trebor walks away mumbling "Very good driver....yeh, very good driver. Wapner at 7....yeh, gotta watch Wapner at 7"]

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 8:45 am

Heheheheh ... yeah, feel free to post whatever you like. I left the final sentance open ended enough for practically anything anyone cares to set to paper

Lesse, we've done the following so far:
* Sci Fi
* Fiction
* Comedy
* Superhero-Toon crossover
* Gumshoe
* Eldritch Horror
* Dime Romance / Music Video
* Bond Spoof
* TV Crossover (M*A*S*H)

We still haven't done:
* Fantasy
* Action/Adventure
* Famous Author Spoof
* Historical Drama
* Classic Pulps
* Juvie/Children's Story
* Left Field (no genre)
etc.

Anyway, if you're tight for ideas, try the list above. I'm omnivorous, and will gladly kick around any/all genres.

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 8:59 am

Since it appears we're dropping the pickle theme for a bit, I suppose I can summarize the main thematic joke, for the benefit of onlookers ...

The good ship lollypop, crewed by carnivorous vegans, fighting a temporal war of extermination against a veggie-based lifeform ... carnivorous vegans vs veggies

Grilka · Post by **Grilka** » Wed Jul 16, 2003 7:40 pm

awwww shucks Trebor! ::cough, sputter:: Thanks for the sand in my face man.

I meant to do this last night but I had to go

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 9:24 am

GRILKA: That jimmy character of yours is just a little too real, Diane ... almost as if you're writing about someone you know personally

/me puffs from the blint, then passes it before reaching for the cheese nips.

Trebor1503 · Post by **Trebor1503** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 11:36 am

Oh, Grilka... so many wonderful Ideas are running through my head... that was a terriffic open setup. I will refrain for a few days in the hopes someone new will join in.

Post by **Darb** » Thu Jul 17, 2003 1:03 pm

Aww go ahead and post em if ya got em, Treb ... the only way we're gonna attract new participants and tempt them into joining is to continue having fun and upping the post count.

A silent campfire attracts few wanderers.

/me wanders off to gather more firewood and cheese nips.

Trebor1503 · Post by **Trebor1503** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 2:50 pm

Fire, Fire... cool.

Do you know why Michael Jackson had to stop being a scout leader...

He was going through a pack a day

Had Brad, when you come back bring me a beer... and some `smores.

Grilka · Post by **Grilka** » Fri Jul 18, 2003 6:19 pm

Personally? Naaah

Yeah it doesn't get much more 'open' than that! When you only have 5 minutes, you gotta make it count

I hope nobody has said anything to me anywhere else because this is the only place I've been!

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jul 21, 2003 6:11 pm

Sorry, sorry ... couldn't resist

/Brad excoriates himself with 50 lashes of a wet noodle ...

Trebor1503 · Post by **Trebor1503** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 12:57 pm

Brad... I think you need some professional help with this reptile fettish. I know this really good doctor who works with "Death Therapy... it's a garenteed cure".

illusionaryillustrator · Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:40 pm

Careful now. Last I heard, Death Therapy is in the courts. But remember, just take it in Baby Steps. Small steps lead to the cure.

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 2:44 pm

Somebody post already - I cleaned up after myself by leaving the thead as wide open as I found it ... so no harm done

Trebor1503 · Post by **Trebor1503** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:20 pm

I don't know brad... I think you may have scarred me for life. I think I need to tak a vacation... from my problems.

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:32 pm

Perhaps, time permitting, I'll do a "Twilight Zone" style post sometime soon. Meanwhile, please don't wait for me ...

/me brushes up on the ol Rod Serling impression

Trebor1503 · Post by **Trebor1503** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:35 pm

I see you as kindof a "William Shatner on the Plane" kindof guy Brad.

Remind me never to fly with you.

Post by **Darb** » Wed Jul 23, 2003 3:39 pm

S'matter - you have a problem with low budget cheesy costume portrayals of gremlins sabotaging jet planes or something ?

Shatner actually did a decent job in that eposide ... the part fit perfectly with his over-the-top ham-handed method acting style

Fear not - if I do a Twilight Zone post, it'll be an original.

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 9:02 am

Ok, since nobody else was going, I spent a few minutes on a 2nd post.

I think we're ready for a genre change

Somebody go.

Post by **KiltanneN** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 1:04 pm

OK - I finally took a few minutes - obviously just a very few - to pen a few words.

I specifically chose not to hamper my creative juices with reading through the rest of all the posts - hopefully this doesn't cause too much disruption...

kilt

Post by **Darb** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:03 pm

I specifically chose not to hamper my creative juices with reading through the rest of all the posts...

Yeah, yeah. I bet yer the kinda guys that "reads" National Geographic by only looking at the pictures of nekkid aboriginals too. Friggin lazy ex kiwi, can't even be bothered to read more than 1 post back in a creative writing thread in his own fora ... sheesh ... now that's gratitude

Just for that, I went back and revised my post - I fixed a few typos, and them made YOU the sleezy announcer

/me stops typing, to avoid drying up kilty's dwindling supply of 'creative juices'

Trebor1503 · Post by **Trebor1503** » Mon Jul 28, 2003 2:47 pm

Who spilled all this "creative juice" all over the floor.

Actually, I don't care...you just better have it cleaned up before MOM gets home.

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