Post your Twitfic Twabbles Here! (General Content)

David Kafri · Post by **David Kafri** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:06 pm

A grasshopper blundered through my open car's window.
To the toy spider on the back seat, it said:
Take me to your leader!

Hello All,
long time listener, first time poster, hope you like.
It's called "Kidnapped by Aliens", but that didn't fit the 100-character limit... and is not really needed.
First posted on my FB page, https://www.facebook.com/kafri/posts/10151901582104879
david

Algernon Sydney is Dead · Post by **Algernon Sydney is Dead** » Sun Sep 01, 2013 11:54 pm

David Kafri wrote:A grasshopper blundered through my open car's window.
To the toy spider on the back seat, it said:
Take me to your leader!

This should be car's open window -- although blundering through a closed window can be more fun.

Welcome aboard, David Kafri!

tbaker2500 · Post by **tbaker2500** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 3:47 am

Hello David! Welcome to the forums. Put your feet up and stay awhile!

David Kafri · Post by **David Kafri** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:13 am

Algernon Sydney is Dead wrote:
David Kafri wrote:A grasshopper blundered through my open car's window.
To the toy spider on the back seat, it said:
Take me to your leader!
This should be car's open window -- although blundering through a closed window can be more fun.

Welcome aboard, David Kafri!

Thanks!
That is exactly the kind of stuff that's hard to get right 'cause English is not my first language (Hebrew is). It didn't feel quite right, but I couldn't put my finger on what was wrong... (another) good reason to post here

David Kafri · Post by **David Kafri** » Mon Sep 02, 2013 6:15 am

tbaker2500 wrote:Hello David! Welcome to the forums. Put your feet up and stay awhile!

if my feet were any "upper", I'd be standing on my head...

lyda · Post by **lyda** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 1:39 pm

In eerily silence he crept through the dark. A sheep reared up, fangs gleaming. "It's happening," he thought at the end.

strawman · Post by **strawman** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 3:44 pm

lyda wrote:In eerily silence he crept through the dark. A sheep reared up, fangs gleaming. "It's happening," he thought at the end.

You can turn a verb into a noun by gerundification. But I don't believe allowance has yet been made for adverbs to be adjectified, unless you have a valid poetic license.

I have driven around Ireland, and let me just say I know the feeling.
I thought it was really quaint how they use sheep for their graffiti.

lyda · Post by **lyda** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 8:38 pm

strawman wrote:
lyda wrote:In eerily silence he crept through the dark. A sheep reared up, fangs gleaming. "It's happening," he thought at the end.
You can turn a verb into a noun by gerundification. But I don't believe allowance has yet been made for adverbs to be adjectified, unless you have a valid poetic license.

I have driven around Ireland, and let me just say I know the feeling.
I thought it was really quaint how they use sheep for their graffiti.

Oh drat. I had originally started with "The night was eerily..." but "the dark" was less characters and conveyed the same. But I think this makes it better - I wanted "started" because, obviously, it better implies something new, different and munchier is happening.

There are sheep in the field next to me at the moment. They look placid and harmless, but you just know if they had a way they would wreck mighty revenge.

So. Twabble mark II.

In eerie silence he crept through the dark. A sheep reared up, fangs gleaming. "It has started!" were his last thoughts.

strawman · Post by **strawman** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 9:46 pm

Still have a quibble. "It has started" is only one thought, no?

tbaker2500 · Post by **tbaker2500** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 3:09 am

strawman wrote:Still have a quibble. "It has started" is only one thought, no?

You have a quibble with a twabble? That's trouble!

ROU Killing Time · Post by **ROU Killing Time** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 6:53 pm

tbaker2500 wrote:
strawman wrote:Still have a quibble. "It has started" is only one thought, no?
You have a quibble with a twabble? That's trouble!

More properly referred to as a "quabble."

strawman · Post by **strawman** » Wed Sep 04, 2013 7:04 pm

Not twubble?
Bo, can we just ad an Elmer Fudd emoticon for this?

Bejami · Post by **Bejami** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 5:03 am

"Maybe I didn't think this one through," he mouthed, looking up at his body from between the feet of his worthy opponent.

strawman · Post by **strawman** » Thu Sep 05, 2013 7:09 am

Bejami wrote:"Maybe I didn't think this one through," he mouthed, looking up at his body from between the feet of his worthy opponent.

IF
If you can keep your feet when all around you, you lie broken,
you'll be a ghoul, my son.

Varda · Post by **Varda** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:21 am

"Geomancy. G-E-O-M-A-N-C-Y."

In the crowd, proud wizards cheered for their apprentices. The Spelling Bee had begun.

Algernon Sydney is Dead · Post by **Algernon Sydney is Dead** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 1:58 am

Probably works better if you use "Spell-ing Bee".

Snow White slept for a spell
'til the prince did his magic.
He was a foiled necrophiliac
vs morning breath, quite tragic.

tbaker2500 · Post by **tbaker2500** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 2:01 am

Varda wrote:"Geomancy. G-E-O-M-A-N-C-Y."

In the crowd, proud wizards cheered for their apprentices. The Spelling Bee had begun.

Awesome.

Varda · Post by **Varda** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 2:24 am

Thanks, Tom!

Algernon Sydney is Dead wrote: Snow White slept for a spell
'til the prince did his magic.
He was a foiled necrophiliac
vs morning breath, quite tragic.

We thought the apocalypse was averted, until the zombies read Snow White.

Don't make out with sexy corpses in the woods!

Bejami · Post by **Bejami** » Fri Sep 06, 2013 5:44 am

"I'm sorry, I blew my cover," the vampire said to his Paranormal Integration handler. "It was the blood oranges again."

lyda · Post by **lyda** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 7:09 pm

strawman wrote:Still have a quibble. "It has started" is only one thought, no?

Also a good point. I think I'll have to give up on this one. I have no quibble with your quabbles though so keep them coming!

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