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| From: | Courtenay  | 12/2/2004 10:29 am |
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(1 of 27) | | | | 5891.1 | |
Hi everyone!
As you may know, we are starting a "Pass the Story" thread as part of our Holiday Shop this year. We've started it off with "Twas the night before Christmas.." Please add to the story as you wish (I believe you are familiar with the concept!) We ask that you try to keep your contribution to under 5 lines.
Ready... Go!
Thanks all -
Courtenay @ Abebooks
Twas the night before Christmas.... |
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| | | | | 5891.2 in reply to 5891.1 | |
| And all through the missile-defended underground cave system...
Rocambole
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| .....the exuberant opening chorus of Bach's Christmas Oratorio was pouring from the loudspeakers which Mr Badger had recently installed. |
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Behind their green glass goggles the smaller denizens of the lower cave systems were harvesting the globules of pseudo-umbilical-derivative. In this season of plenty-from-above they would flavour the p-u-d with all sorts of extra tastes.
Sniffemout
Founder Member of the ACWP
Drongo of the Alice |
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| | | | | 5891.5 in reply to 5891.4 | |
And the Weasels tried in vain,
To enter said domain |
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But the domain was down. So they had to try another route.
Daisymau |
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| | | | | 5891.7 in reply to 5891.5 | |
But the Badgers stood their ground
At the entrance to their mound.
And the Weasels left in haste,
Being utterly disgraced!  PH
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| From: | cohuleen | 12/2/2004 11:37 pm |
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(8 of 27) | | | | 5891.8 in reply to 5891.1 | |
And as the Badgers held their ground
something flitted and sighed a silver sound
a shimmer then was --gone
a scent of honeysuckle left in the wind
an expectation of an enchanting night that was about to begin...
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| | | | | 5891.9 in reply to 5891.6 | |
Another route the Weasels took
Working their way
Through the Hacker's book! |
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| | | | | 5891.10 in reply to 5891.8 | |
| Fairy Bauble slipped past the badgers on guard and flew silently down past each level in the silo to reach the bottomost cavern. Landing on a ledge she watched, only a faint silver glimmer in the inky blackness betraying her presence. ' 'ere blimey, wot d'you want' demanded a small figure in green glass goggles wiping his nose on his sleeve |
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| | | | | 5891.11 in reply to 5891.10 | |
| "The Elf Liberation Front has heard of your plight, comrade!" Fairy Bauble muttered harshly, tucking her sparkling wings into the back pouch of her camouflage fatigues.
Rocambole
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| | | | | 5891.12 in reply to 5891.9 | |
But the Hacker's book had some pages missing.
So that's when Weasels and Weaselettes got caught Kissing.
Daisymau
Edited 12/3/2004 6:43 am by daisymau |
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| | | | | 5891.13 in reply to 5891.11 | |
| 'Take me to your leaders' she demanded grandly, ' Wot bleedin' leaders would that be then?.....bleedin democracy down 'ere, don't ya know. Elf wiv the biggest fist rules' Tutting and sighing Fairy Bauble said 'I knew things were bad but I didn't think they were that awful. OK ...bye the way, what is your name ? ' Toxic, not that its any of your bleedin' business, Miss Sparkley Drawers' |
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| | | | | 5891.14 in reply to 5891.13 | |
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
The badgers sprang from their burrow to see what was the matter.
Into someone's window he flew like a flash,
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. |
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The wind on the crest of the new-fallen snow
Sprayed flutters of snowflakes all over the crowds below.
When, to the papparazis' flashbulbs should appear,
But a new sixth generation 997-series 911 Porche sleigh, and eight dolled-up reindeer,
Edited 12/3/2004 11:42 am by cary936
Edited 12/3/2004 2:03 pm by Christina_C |
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| Mr Badger smiled to himself as he remembered how he had smuggled all the missiles through airport security at Heathrow merely by speaking of them as 'missals', in the American manner. 'Ah, prayer books, your reverence!' the policemen had said sagely. Nonetheless one prudent SS man had checked out the sacerdotal immigrant on badgerbadgerbadger.com..... |
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Down in one corner of the lowermost caverns a small being cautiously raised its green glasses and checked out the webcam at the airport - yes - that black and white striped visage was hideously familiar...
Sniffemout
Founder Member of the ACWP
Drongo of the Alice |
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"....the distribution theory....it's the only plausible answer; those ideas are confirmed in Mr. Hacrkers book!...they are in fact the missing pages" there was an intensity in Mr. Badger's voice. "Certainly you've heard of the Disribution theory of Santa ClauS! It's the only plausible answer to the equation, how else could he be..." the bell ringing from the Salvation army Volunteer drowned out the next few words.
He spoke to someone just beyond the range of the web-cam...both of them turned and headed to the tarmack.
Artimus turned from the screen looked at his computer and smiled.
Edited 12/4/2004 6:11 am by koleminer |
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| | | | | 5891.19 in reply to 5891.18 | |
Artimus called to the nearest green-goggle - "go 'n get that there Fairey Bauble! Tell 'er I've located 'Is Nibs an' does she want t'press the button yet?"
Sniffemout
Founder Member of the ACWP
Drongo of the Alice |
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| 'At once, your worship,' said the green-goggle. 'Delenda est Weasellandia!' But his message aroused no interest in its recipient. Sparkly Drawers, who was due to play three different cameo parts in Mr Toad's balletic triple-bill, had given up pressing buttons for pressing engagements. |
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