I was standing there in the forest guns blazing
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I was standing there in the forest guns blazing at the monster leaping twards me. It's eyes as read as blood staring at the barrel of my gun, claws tearing at my flesh. Then out of
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nowhere I was standing in Times Square. The ball was dropping on 1979. I looked down at the gun and a digital display read 12/31/1979. Somehow the gun had allowed me to time-travel
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to the exact time and place where I lost my virginity. As the crowds hooted and hollered I relived the less than magical moment, including the one drunk reveler puking on my back.
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But I was human filler. The human equivalent to that forgotten white fluff jammed into Midway prizes. Not color. Not outside. When you see me, it's garbage time and some people
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will have long personal conversations right in front of me on the bus. They can see I am there, but I am as intrusive as a potted fern. Once my parents left me at a petting zoo.
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The kids petted me & fed me saltlicks along with the "other" llamas until my mother rescued me. She recognized me by smell. But my zelig-like abilities became useful in college
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where the university campus was overrun by fellow students who wanted to be trees. They were the smartest branch in school & helped me leaf through my homework w/ correct anthers
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but the kids I really wanted to hang with were the ones who wanted to be lichens. They were so easy going, unlike the schroom-peeps. But I was forced to be a tree-child. So be it
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. I wanted them to all leaf me alone anyway. I wanted to branch out and make new friends, but my parents kept me in limbo. I wooden't take no for an answer. Being a tree-child was
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hard life as you can get cut down at anytime. Feeling hollow I said nuts to it all and stopped trying to climb higher as I'd never reach the canopy. I changed into a water baby.
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- 2012-12-06 21:15:24
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Zetawilk Dec 06 2012 @ 21:33
Don't make the same mistake I did. Don't watch "Water Babies" because you heard Jon Pertwee was in it. He only has a brief speaking role and I didn't even recognize his voice. Bernard Cribbins is in the live-action segment though, which reminded me of Sir Digby Chicken Caesar, so that part was worth watching. When it turns animated though, I'd shut the TV off. "Die die die DIE DIE Kokolorum". It was difficult even to riff on and made me slightly nauseous.
inatick Dec 06 2012 @ 21:47
Yes that Lobster song is permanently embedded in my brain. I thought the unanimated parts were quite haunting. I think it is a sweet but surreal film that makes me think of learning to swim. It would be better if it wasn't a musical. I don't break out into song in everyday life. Still it is a cult classic.
49erFaithful Dec 07 2012 @ 01:18
All apologies to Slim for the character borrow. See his page for explanation if you care to. Though the character didn't really stick this time.
SlimWhitman Dec 07 2012 @ 05:47
No apologies necessary - characters are meant to be borrowed. The story branched off into an interesting treetice on deciduous education. I lichened it.
Zetawilk Dec 08 2012 @ 00:56
I'd borrow Detective Manatee, but I'm afraid of getting the details wrong. I'm a slave to continuity, or prefer to be.
Chaz Dec 08 2012 @ 10:45
These are the 'oaks' folks.