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kentblue82
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by kentblue82 » Tue Sep 30, 2014 9:45 pm
pondspider wrote: I'd always assumed Cthulhu and his pals resided in another dimension of space-time where little details like planets were irrelevant. Live and learn.

Yep, the horror is always closer than you thought.

"Two possibilities exist: either we are alone in the Universe or we are not. Both are equally terrifying." - Arthur C. Clarke
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Spindaddy
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by Spindaddy » Wed Oct 01, 2014 12:25 am
There was no Tugboat at the end of the dock. The Captain leered at me. "Ye said ye wanted to apply for the tug job. Get to it!"
I'm not Evil. I'm Corporate.
Zombie Catfish.
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:33 am
strawman wrote:pondspider wrote:Essence! ... Pleased.
And yet you claim to be a pondspider.
Hey ASID! Sock puppet!
Verily, ASID speaketh true.
Ich bin kein Sockenpuppendingen. Ye swabs!
Excuse me. I'm all shook up.

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pondspider
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by pondspider » Wed Oct 01, 2014 7:50 am
It seems like yesterday. Walking in the sunshine. Laughing in the rain.
It WAS yesterday. It’s Monday. Now, get to work!
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Chairman Goodchild
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by Chairman Goodchild » Wed Oct 01, 2014 1:48 pm
Spindaddy wrote:There was no Tugboat at the end of the dock. The Captain leered at me. "Ye said ye wanted to apply for the tug job. Get to it!"
Toot, toot!
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Mad Hen
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by Mad Hen » Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:22 pm
He searched the alleys. He killed ruthlessly, over and over, but to no avail. He never found a hooker with a heart of gold.
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Algernon Sydney is Dead
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by Algernon Sydney is Dead » Wed Oct 01, 2014 4:38 pm
Mad Hen wrote:He searched the alleys. He killed ruthlessly, over and over, but to no avail. He never found a hooker with a heart of gold.
Gold hearted, gold digger... It's easy to get confused!
Welcome aboard, Mad Hen!
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strawman
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by strawman » Wed Oct 01, 2014 5:19 pm
That's really a pretty good object lesson for a Biblical fundamentalist...
Never judge anyone until you have biopsied their brain.
"Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle."
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Wed Oct 01, 2014 8:48 pm
This new "Sensu-Bed" is so satisfying, she sighed, although rather tiring.
It had been another Night of the Living Bed.
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Wed Oct 01, 2014 9:09 pm
Death stalked the land. Actually, he rode a scooter delivering pizzas.
Those scientists and their immortality serum.
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strawman
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by strawman » Wed Oct 01, 2014 10:18 pm
pondspider wrote:Death stalked the land. Actually, he rode a scooter delivering pizzas.
Those scientists and their immortality serum.
Did he turn in his cloak and scythe for that cute uniform and cap?
Never judge anyone until you have biopsied their brain.
"Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle."
Known Some Call Is Air Am
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Algernon Sydney is Dead
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by Algernon Sydney is Dead » Thu Oct 02, 2014 6:15 am
It was just a molehill.
Sure, the mole was 300 feet of radioactive fury but that was no reason to be afraid of a pile of dirt.
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Thu Oct 02, 2014 12:35 pm
After a futile search, Bob recalled the advice of the shopkeeper, never to forget where he left his invisibility cloak.
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strawman
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by strawman » Thu Oct 02, 2014 1:39 pm
pondspider wrote:After a futile search, Bob recalled the advice of the shopkeeper, never to forget where he left his invisibility cloak.
That happens often with my invisible car keys.
Never judge anyone until you have biopsied their brain.
"Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle."
Known Some Call Is Air Am
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:01 pm
Vincent had always been proud of his well-formed canines, but his Dentist had bad news.
Fangs ain’t what they used to be.
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Thu Oct 02, 2014 4:23 pm
"It's been a lovely evening, Count", she said. "Thank you".
"I'd stay for a bite, but I must fly... Fangs for the memory".
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Thu Oct 02, 2014 10:16 pm
From the vortex there emerged indescribable writhing forms.
Their objective: the cinema showing "I Married A Human".
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pondspider
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by pondspider » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:19 pm
OK, Doc. Give it to me straight. It's serious isn't it?
You have the classic symptoms of Compulsive Twabbling Disorder.
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Algernon Sydney is Dead
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by Algernon Sydney is Dead » Thu Oct 02, 2014 11:31 pm
pondspider wrote:have the classic symptoms of Compulsive Twabbling Disorder.
You're not the first, nor even the 5th. Where are they now? Bwahahahah!
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strawman
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by strawman » Fri Oct 03, 2014 2:28 am
Only a few more, and we can apply for Syndrome Status!
Never judge anyone until you have biopsied their brain.
"Be kind, for everyone is fighting a hard battle."
Known Some Call Is Air Am