On Jan 8, 5:59Â am, Bill Martin
hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Layla, of course, not only remembered me from last year but knew that
>> she had taken part in a "special present" that she had left with Mia.
>> So she came prepared -- she wore the same cocktail dress she had worn
>> to the Hamilton Foundation holiday party (or at least that's what she
>> told me) with a skirt short enough (and her legs long enough!!) that
>> she knew she'd get my attention.
>
>> I told her: Â "Layla, you're going to be the death of me in that
>> thing..."
>
> ... but what a way to go!
Oh yeah... Let's put it this way -- Layla can be a bit cold, but
she's such a stunner that, if opened up (emotionally) just enough...
>> Layla (taking my reaction in): Â "Hello, Michael. Â Good to see you
>> again. Â Wait until you see a tape I made of me kicking up my heels
>> with the Rockettes -- they let me join for a few shows over the
>> holiday..."
>
> *fires up Master device* Â Okay... setting grab mode to copy, now let's
> see, what can I miss from my collection... *grabs the VHS of the Star
> Wars Special* Â ... yeah, this'll do.
Yep, the good ol' Star Wars Christmas Special. Whomsoever had the
idea to bring that to television should be subject to endless "Stop
the Chicken" reruns.
>> That is, until:
>
>> "BAWR-RAWR-RAWR-RAWR-RAWR-RAWR-RAWR-RAWR-RAWR-RAWR!!!!!"
>
>> "Don't talk, or even THINK, about Layla like that!!", May shouted...
>
> Killjoy...
Yep, that's May Wong for you. Killjoy Supreme.
>> Rosetta's face contorted...
>
>> Rosetta: Â "A whitewater rafting trip. Â But what if we fall out?"
>
> Then you try to back-float with your feet pointing downstream to help
> protect against rocks, both those visible and below the surface.
But she doesn't KNOW that.
(Of course, neither did I...)
>> Michael: "They told us this was a whitewater rafting trip. Â Maybe the
>> challenge is just surviving the sensory overload of this group!"
>
> Nah... but that does give me an idea, or at least, a start of one...
Ruh, roh... I can just imagine where the 2009 New Year's Challenge
might go -- or at least one of them.
"Survive being around all the other teams..."
>> ?????: Â "You and your three teammates, on a routine New
>> Year's Challenge, get caught by the greatest time window ever known.
>> Hastened by the rapids, it'll transport you over a thousand feet
>> below,
>> to the Land of the Lost (lost, lost lost), to the Land of the Lost
>> (lost, lost lost)."
>
> *sighs* Â great, forgot the line about the raft, didn't I...
I pasted that quote right from the challenge itself.
> Okay... little weak on the exit, but like the rules state, excellent
> fic with questionable tactics surpass blasé fic with awesome tactics,
> so you pass.
Yeah. Meat and potatoes a little tough and watery respectively. But
thanks for the pass.
Any word on the Hard ruling yet?
Mike
