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Posted on 08/24/2005 9:50:25 PM PDT by HairOfTheDog
New verse:
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Great. A gay French hurricane.
There was a now-legendary incident at an SF con in 1997; by way of disclaimer, I wasn't there and have only read accounts of the incident posted online. Anyway, apparently there was a mini-convention of S&M enthusiasts within the main convention; these were SF fans who were attending the con and planned a "get-together" in one of the suites to celebrate their, uhm, *other* interests. The party progressed, and some folks left to their rooms to pursue more private activities. One such couple decided that the exposed sprinkler system pipe running along the ceiling of their 4th floor room was in just too handy a location to pass up. They discovered, to their chagrin and to the chagrin of much of the rest of the hotel guests, that the pipe was not designed to support the weight of a human being.
As a result of the pipe breaking (at 5:15 am Sunday morning) their room was flooded, all of the rooms surrounding theirs were flooded, and most of the three floors below their room were flooded; also, because of the sudden change in the water pressure the fire alarm went off, causing the entire hotel to be evacuated. At 5:15 am.
Despite the excitement, the con continued; Sunday was the last day of the con, anyway. However, the hotel declined the opportunity to host that SF con the following year. ;)
Isn't that redundant as well as reiterative and repetitive?
I've always wanted to try an Arab costume entry at the Arab show that's held at the same time as the dressage show at the Mason, MI fairgrounds. I wanted to dress up as a Jordanian Desert Patrol, but Marl said the TDs would probably frown on the real AK47.
Cool alliteration!
I'll have to let David know about it. Right now he's engulfed in a project for school.
I can understand why!
*snort*
Didja see I got one named after me? I'm so proud, but only if she stays a Tropical Storm and doesn't bother anyone/
Wha?....both my names are already retired!
You she-devil, you!
hehehe....don't make me angry.
It's talk like ye be a pirate day, ARGH!
Stow the mizzen mast, ye barnacle-bitten swab. :)
ARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!
Shiver me timbers! You're right! AARgh!!!
Tyrone Power's purtier.
A pirate's life is a life for me
Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of rum....
Mornin' me fine maties!
Time to swab the decks and polish the plank!
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