Fred didn't turn up to work today. He sent
- Fred didn't turn up to work today. He sent a text saying he was in Shanghai & now co-owner of a bar there and wouldn't be coming to work ever ever again.
- This turned out to be a lie, for Fred showed up at the doorstep, completely drunk. He wore one shoe on the wrong foot and kept mumbling about a wrinkly grandma and a moose having a
- moosegasm that lasted a full 30 minutes. "Fred, just come inside. You're knackerred again and besides, that's a pig you're thinking of." Fred looked askance at the deer head on the
- mantlepiece. The wet glassy eyes and slightly parted deer lips caused Fred to stare like he was caught in a headlight beam. Fred's therapist said his wildlife fetish would take
- the form of a masterpiece one day. Except the fact that Fred used to be a deer himself, little did he, or much less his therapist, know. Wet glassy eyes proved to be a theme for
- poker night at Fred's house. Barney was drunk again and had lost another shoe.
- Damian surveyed his hand. Every night, Barney challenged him to a game of strip poker. Every night, he would taste victory- only to lose at the last moment. Not that he minded that
- much because the craps game after always left him flush. But something he heard on the street today about a new vigilante over near the docs got him thinking about healthcare.
- His own healthcare plan cost $8000 a month, which made him drop out. He didn't even make that much in a year! Dr. Wikid wanted him to accept poisons and he always refused. Three
- weird sisters visited -- he didn't like the offer. And so he decided to let nature take its course, to let his worries and struggles go, to review his life in peace before he left.
- Started
- 2014-01-10 17:10:31
- Finished
- 2016-08-21 18:51:25
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BlastedHeath Aug 21 2016 @ 19:03
Hey Futique -- is there an issue between us? If so, please PM me and let me know where I went wrong or wrote objectionably. And if not, regrets for connecting the dots wrong. ;-)
LordVacuity Aug 21 2016 @ 23:33
I am not aware of an issue? I also do not know what would have you think there was.
SlimWhitman Aug 22 2016 @ 04:45
The foldingstory mail works if you follow eachother, but I guess most are aware of this 'hidden' feature. I've enjoyed the influx of new voices here. And some 'older' members have become more active again which altogether has made for a lot of ffun. Welcome (back) old and new alike! p.s. On this story:I like how MoralEnd's fold introduces the other (missing?) shoe without knowing about the first one.
BlastedHeath Aug 22 2016 @ 08:09
Futique, that's a relief. It was just me misreading things (as I sometimes do) -- sorry about that! I'm glad you are here, as I really enjoy your contributions.
LordVacuity Aug 22 2016 @ 11:43
Messaging only works if both are following each other. But seriously I would love to know how you thought we had an issue BlastedHeath. Maybe I am putting out a vibe I am not away of.