From: Steve Gardner (gardner_at_sng.its.monash.edu.au)
Date: Wed Nov 27 2002 - 14:20:11 PST
On Wed, 27 Nov 2002, Leonhard, Christian wrote: > BEGIN 197:10 > Noticing a tremendous cardboard box upon my return from the gallery, where I > succeeded in exchanging Mr. Gardner's unseemly moist artefact (which was > dripping canal water all over the davenport, by the way) for a drier and > more tasteful Francoise Emmett-Slauty lithograph, I dragged it into the > sitting-room for examination. Opening it revealed an exquisitely-carved jade > box, hewn from a solid block of nephrite and painstakingly inscribed with a > procession of tentacled horrors (no expert on mutant esoterica, myself, I > could not identify them more precisely than that). Perhaps it was the musty > African omelettes I had for brunch, but I must confess to experiencing a > brief wave of nausea as I pried my gaze away from that strange box... > Quickly, I dashed down to the mute enamalist's factory (a pretty nice girl, > but she doesn't have a lot to say) and purchased an amusing set of tiny > figurines: a troupe of crafty enamel titmouses absconding with the contents > of a cheese shop (FB29.99). Returning home once more, I suddenly realized > that I had neglected to send out the latest in my series of updates > regarding upcoming festivities (which memos utterly fascinate you all, I'm > sure). > > Seems like only months since our last annual holiday erotic banquet, > communal feasters, yet it looks like it's that time again. This year, our > ceremonial smutty feast will be held at the "Lusty Moments" cafeteria. > Unusual new dishes join our traditional favorites this time around, > including such rare delicacies as: Roast Mincemeat, Fly Suet, a melty Mutton > Fricassee, and a selection of fourteen Mystical Meats. Veronica, that tiny > female scoutmaster who provisioned our safari, will be catering. While my > emasculation fetters my performance on the dance floor these days, I hope to > see you all our holiday costume ball later that evening. > Xenarthrally-attired, as always, I'll be wearing my flimsy anteater costume > in a desperate attempt to wring one more year's use out of the thing before > it disintegrates completely. Yours truly will sing selections from my latest > album, "Songs in the Key of FRC," with musical accompaniment provided by a > Samoan cemetery flutist. > > Zounds, the jade box is opening of its own accord!! > END 197:10 This is *soooo* cool. Superbly constructed. -- Steve Gardner | Each writer creates their own School of Computer Science | precursors. and Software Engineering | gardner_at_sng.its.monash.edu.au | -- Jorge Luis Borges -- Rule Date: 2002-11-27 22:20:49 GMT
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