Vollyball 2003 - commentary

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Sounds like a plot to me, hippie... :wink:

Actually, kilt's plan is not to list every work of fiction/author in the world... There is actually a subliminal message pulsing forth as we speak, brainwashing unwary browsers of the IBDOF to his will... "Yes, puny mortals...soon, all my plans will come to fruition... MUUHAHAHAAA!!!" :twisted: :shock:
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I've been surprised by the number of Kiwi's on the board too Hippie, I am only responsible for around 4 or so ...

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Okay Aunfill. I've cleared the cobwebs and laid down some words. If there are any Kiwi's still in the motherland, stop by the World Cafe in Gisborne and say hi to my in-laws. (shameless commercial plug)
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There you are, hippie and kilty--and whoever else... See what y'll can do with that... :deviate:

I'm quite eager to see how this all unfolds. :D
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Honestly I am too. I really have only a vague idea of where to take it. The Muse will point theway.
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I have no idea, either.

Ah, the joys of extemporaneous writing...
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Took a couple of days to get back here. I'm pleased I'm not winging it alone.
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Been a little busy ... I'll jump in with both feet as time permits :thumb:

I just finished one deadline, so perhaps tomorrow.
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Ok, my turn ... gimme a few minutes. :)

p.s. I really like this story so far.
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Ok, done :)

First person who makes a campfire fart joke will get my steel-tipped boot planted squarely in their backside :deviate:
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Interesting contributions, hippie and Brad--I like! :clap: Now, you have my mind a whirling with ideas.

Gotta get focused...and further relaxed from work...and I'll post ASAP.
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OK, I kicked over the table :P

Hippe - you wanna take a shot at letting us know what direction you wanna run with this story, or should we just set the pieces we had back in place and contnue ? :wink:
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All right, Brad, I deviated a bit...for Hippie's sake. :wink:
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Heh. :P

Spotted a small typo ...
Lucky the whole house had not burned down
Ya might wanna fix that :slap:
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Oops! A frequent occurrence for me, though...too bad I don't have time for re-writes...but this IS but a game after all. :wink:

I'll go fix it. Thanks...

*Aunflin puts his head down, his face red :oops: , muttering incoherantly under his breath...*
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Congratulations to us for having the longest thread in the IBDOF ... currently 9 pages :crazy:

We have a long way till we hit arsian perpetual thread lengths (which can reach several hundreds of pages), but it's a start ... :wink:

/me narrowly stifles a 'WOOF' before it becomes audible :P
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Just dropped in to what condition the saga was in. Lots of things going on right now and no time to devote the on-going tale. IT LOOKS REAL GOOD! Hopefully after tomorrow I'll be able to get in there and throw in a few things.
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We're sorta in a little log jam at the moment - we need a sense of direction from you on where to go before we can begin our next flurry of contributions.
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I gotta start doing this on Word, then cutting and pasting. With no spell check, the ghosts of my elementary school teachers are gonna rise from their graves and haunt me.

Okay guys. Go for it.
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There's my meager contribution for the night.

And hippie, don't worry 'bout the spelling. I failed miserably at grammer in school--barely passed. Just didn't make sense to me, though I've improved greatly since I decided to "learn" myself. Didn't do too hot at composition/creative writing, either. They decided to take the creative part out--made us write business letters, tax forms, and mock job applications: absolutely boring, inane stuff only a complete idiot couldn't figure out.

Always wanted to be a writer.

Hope my amature posts aren't too horrible...

(Again, lonely and bored on a Friday night...) *sigh*
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Having trouble with my ISP. Hope the latest installment gets everyone's juices flowing.
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"Hello... Hello," he called. "Anybody out there?" No answer. Where were Aun and Brad and all the others? Shrugging his shoulders he sat down to wait.
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Sorry, hippie. A busy week intermixed with a nasty sinus infection. Haven't really felt like posting.

Guess I'll give it a go here in a bit.
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There's me post...in a bit of an odd mood at the moment... :mrgreen:
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Post by Darb »

Sorry I haven't posted lately. I've been busy.

To make up for it, I put a little extra effort into my latest pair of posts in "Le Morte De Vermin" (parts 14 & 15) over in the SoapBox.

Enjoy :)
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