From the LOTM: An item of Interest from the Yucatán Peninsula

[Pleater]

OK Jamie - I never told you about the blue phone - where's the camera?

And that enigmatic twinkle Mister Brown projects, spot on.

And - as it is already here, here, many happy returns for your birthday.

Ardchoille - there are a number of other stories in the off topic section - I am not sure how to go about locating them though - perhaps links can be made by someone more conversant with the system (hint hint)?

[ardchoille]

Ardchoille - there are a number of other stories in the off topic section - I am not sure how to go about locating them though - perhaps links can be made by someone more conversant with the system (hint hint)?

Don't worry, I'll find them

[Pleater]

I just realised that Ardchoille is Ian MacGregor, and amongst his interests (I just checked) are computers and physics.

Now, I am almost certain that the character of Ian McGreagor, AKA The McGeek, working at MHICE, sprang fully formed from my - er - brain, or maybe my subconscious.

Perhaps I ought to put in a disclaimer about not intending my characters to be real people - except the ones that are 'personas'.

I do try to incorporate items seen on XMTS into my stories, but I didn't intend this one.

So - if you see your name - albeit slighty dyslexiced, it is only you if you want it to be.

[Panache]

Gentle Readers,

As for this small incident involving young Gregory that I have brought to your attention, I apologize to those that may have hoped for more installments in a rapid pace. There is a tale to be told and I hope it comes to be in a timely fashion that I might bring it to our fair rabble. I ask for your patience and suggest that in the intervening time that you peruse the tales of Mr. Dove and Madam Pleater for your enjoyment.

What is this? Does Jamie often spin stories for us? I know I haven't been here a year but is this a gift often bestowed upon the rabble?

Rev. MacGregor,

Indeed as you have surmised yourself, and your hypothesis valildated by our Mr. Dove, in the past I have turned my attentions to the writing of a few tales and some short verses of what I hope passes for poetry. I shared these with the noble membership of our forum in the hopes that they would be of some amusement. I shall attempt to list some of these shortly should your curiosity require further investigation into these minor works.


Your Humble Servant

P.

[Panache]

Relating to the League of the Moderators and the Great Golden Hall of XMTS

The Curious Case of the Missing Kilts, a Victorian Mystery

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/c...325/index.html

The Curious Tale of Panache and the League of the Moderators

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/c...ighlight=spasm

Panache and the Great Hunt for the Acryli-Beast

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/p...ighlight=spasm

Burns Night at the Great Hall of X Marks the Scot (Poem)

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...55&postcount=1



Other Poems and Songs

The Houses of X Marks the Scot (Tribute to Harry Potter)

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...4&postcount=17

Twas' the Night before Christmas (at XMTS)

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...07&postcount=1

Turpin went down to Memphis

http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/s...0&postcount=19

[Wompet]

In a reality not quite like our own, a large shaggy dog wearing a tartan collar lays stretched out on a hardwood floor, staring at a laptop sitting in front of him. His only movement is the solid thump of his tail against the floor, wagging in response to each new installment of an internet serial.

Take your time, Jamie - my canine alter ego and I can wait.
(And since you don't have commercial sponsors like Dave, I'm wondering what form "Wompet" may show up in - Sabretooth Border Collie? The megafauna Canis tartanus? Or given the Lost World/Journey to the Center of the Earth theme, perhaps a kilted dog-man?)
(Actually, that last one is more Burroughs than Doyle or Verne, but ERB did like his hidden civilizations too.)

And, lest I forget - Happy Birthday.

[davedove]

I just realised that Ardchoille is Ian MacGregor, and amongst his interests (I just checked) are computers and physics.

Now, I am almost certain that the character of Ian McGreagor, AKA The McGeek, working at MHICE, sprang fully formed from my - er - brain, or maybe my subconscious.
..

I do try to incorporate items seen on XMTS into my stories, but I didn't intend this one.

Oh no, the different realities are converging!!!!

(Actually, that last one is more Burroughs than Doyle or Verne, but ERB did like his hidden civilizations too.)

Hey, I'm just waiting for the primitive tribeswomen in the leopard skin bikinis.

[Streetcar]

Gentle Readers,

As for this small incident involving young Gregory that I have brought to your attention, I apologize to those that may have hoped for more installments in a rapid pace. There is a tale to be told and I hope it comes to be in a timely fashion that I might bring it to our fair rabble. I ask for your patience and suggest that in the intervening time that you peruse the tales of Mr. Dove and Madam Pleater for your enjoyment. ...

The enjoyment of a meal lies not so much in it's brute consumption, but in anticipation of what is to come. Take your time Jamie, the company here is good, and I intend to savor this literary meal.

[starbkjrus]

snip...
sushi dinner ...snip

Ackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

How about....fried chicken, macaroni & cheese, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, sourdough rolls and perhaps some green jello with cool whip for dessert? (Can you tell I grew up in the South?)

:food-smiley-002:

[davedove]

Ackkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk!

How about....fried chicken, macaroni & cheese, green beans, mashed potatoes, creamed corn, sourdough rolls and perhaps some green jello with cool whip for dessert? (Can you tell I grew up in the South?)

:food-smiley-002:

OOWEE!!! Them thar sound like purty good eats!

Except shouldn't it be real cornbread instead of the rolls. You know, made with white corn and no sugar.