write something nonsensical, surreal, silly. (3)

[brinny]

This morning God sent a very persistent dove to me....

so i'm watching something on tv thinkin' how much these distraught peoples need God and His grace, and feeling particularly sad, when i heard it, coming from outside, and quite close by. It was the sound of a dove. At first i didn't pay any attention, but it persisted and was kinda loud. Sooooooo i go to the window, and didn't see it, but still there was the sound of the dove, very near and loud. Soooooo i HAD to see where this dove was.....i go outside and look up on the outside of all my windows...nothing....soooo i look up in the tree branches. And there it was, wait a minute, TWO of them. THe other one joined the first and they sat together on the branch. Then they flew away.

So i go inside. And in a minute or so i hear a dove again. i looked out the window and there it was, on a branch right outside my window. It looked directly at me for a brief time and then it flew over to my window sill and again, looked at me. i said good morning to this beautiful creature our Creator had made and said what a glorious Creator we have. She flew away, but came back a little later, right to my window sill again.

What i realized is that God was ministering to me through His dear creature. The window where the dove came to has a stained glass sun-catcher with the word "Peace" on it.

 

[fleamailman]

i'm still around....no need to worry....and flea, it also was sumthin' else besides Canada issuing its first postage stamp commemorative day.....

("...give us a hint, could it any of these then..." inquired the goblin)

1348 - The first English order of knighthood was founded. It was the Order of the Garter.

1500 - Pedro Cabal claimed Brazil for Portugal.

1521 - The Comuneros were crushed by royalist troops in Spain.

1635 - The Boston Public Latin School was established. It was the first public school building in the United States.

1759 - The British seized Basse-Terre and Guadeloupe in the Antilies from France.

1789 - U.S. President George Washington moved into Franklin House, New York. It was the first executive mansion.

1789 - "Courier De Boston" was published for the first time. It was the first Roman Catholic magazine in the U.S.

1826 - Missolonghi fell to Egyptian forces.

1861 - Arkansas troops seized Fort Smith.

1872 - Charlotte E. Ray became the African-American woman lawyer.

1895 - Russia, France, and Germany forced Japan to return the Liaodong peninsula to China.

1896 - The Vitascope system for projecting movies onto a screen was demonstrated in New York City.

1900 - The word "hillbilly" was first used in print in an article in the "New York Journal." It was spelled "Hill-Billie".

1908 - U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt signed an act creating the U.S. Army Reserve.

1915 - The A.C.A. became the National Advisory Council on Aeronautics (NACA).

1920 - The Turkish Grand National Assembly had its first meeting in Ankara.

1921 - Charles Paddock set a record time in the 300-meter track event when he posted a time of 33.2 seconds.

1924 - The U.S. Senate passed the Soldiers Bonus Bill.

1945 - The Soviet Army fought its way into Berlin.

1948 - Johnny Longden became the first race jockey to ride 3,000 career winners.

1950 - Chaing evacuated Hainan, leaving mainland China to Mao and the communists.

1951 - The Associated Press began use of the new service of teletype setting.

1954 - Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves hit his first major-league home run on this day.

1964 - Ken Johnson (Houston Astros) threw the first no-hitter for a loss. The game was lost 1-0 to the Cincinnati Reds due to two errors.

1967 - The Soyuz 1 was launched by Russia.

1968 - The Methodist Church and the Evangelical United Brethren Church merged to form the United Methodist Church.

1971 - The Soyuz 10 was launched.

1981 - The Soviet Union conducted an underground nuclear test at their Semipaltinsk (Kazakhstan) test site.

1982 - The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that consumer prices declined the previous month (March). It was the first decline in almost 17 years.

1985 - The Coca-Cola Company announced that it was changing its 99-year-old secret formula. New Coke was not successful, which resulted in the resumption of selling the original version.

1985 - The U.S. House rejected $14 million in aid to Nicaragua.

1988 - A U.S. federal law took effect that banned smoking on flights that were under two hours.

1988 - In Martinez, CA, a drain valve was left open at the Shell Marsh. More than 10,000 barrels of oil poured into the marsh adjoining Peyton Slough.

1988 - Kanellos Kanelopoulos set three world records for human-powered flight when he stayed in the air for 74 miles and four hours in his pedal-powered "Daedalus".

1989 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar played his last regular season game in the NBA.

1996 - An auction of the late Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis' possessions began at Sotheby's in New York City. The sale brought in #34.5 million.

1997 - An infertility doctor in California announced that a 63-year-old woman had given birth in late 1996. The child was from a donor egg. The woman is the oldest known woman to give birth.

1999 - In Washington, DC, the heads of state and government of the 19 NATO nations celebrated the organization's 50th anniversary.

2003 - U.S. President George W. Bush signed legislation that authorized the design change of the 5-cent coin (nickel) for release in 2004. It was the first change to the coin in 65 years. The change, to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the Louisiana Purchase, was planned to run for only two years before returning to the previous design.

2004 - U.S. President George W. Bush eased sanctions against Libya in return for Moammar Gadhafi's agreement to give up weapons of mass destruction.

2005 - The first video was uploaded to YouTube.com.

2009 - The iTunes Music Store reached 1 billion applications downloaded.

 

[brinny]

Roflololol!!!!!

ok, here's a hint...its mascot gloriously irritates most

 

[Trailltrader]

Here's a hint Gob: one lump or two? (Slang) It's located in the middle of the week, and it's been banned in most schools because it's such a silly saying. Another hint: Geico Ad.
Another hint from "Young Frankenstein" "I'M GOING TO SLAP YOUR HUMP FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER". (Apparently this has been edited out as I can't find it anywhere! It was located right behind the "Abby Normal"/Gorilla scene)

 

[brinny]

Roflolololol!!!!!!

 

[fleamailman]

the goblin raises a white flag, saying "...brinny 1, goblin 0..."

 

[Trailltrader]

I suppose I should write "something"!!

 

[fleamailman]

("...not forced of you, but if you do I'll never miss it even if the notifications don't come through..." went the goblin slightly distracted by doing another landing, saying "...yes another writer's forum, same old battle, but somewhat surviving it seems...")

repost from elsewhere, the "is this mic on, tips for getting more blog followers" thread

"...well now, the mic being on, haven't you already answered your question in your posting here..." went the goblin, adding "... I mean if you are telling us here about how to get blogs more seen, obviously you're telling us here because those blogs go unseen, and that the very reason why you are not telling us how to get the posts more seen is because you like everyone else are already seeing these posts, hence doesn't one just join up the dots where if anyone wants to get their blog entries more seen, all those bloggers need do is do what you have done, just redo their blog-entries as posts now, yes then they'll be seen by everyone here, why so, because forums are far more communal than blogs ever were...", but the goblin had all the time in the world, smiling "...a tradeoff perhaps, in that you want your writings to be read by those same readers who are looking for their next read by making a bee to these forums rather than those designated areas again, well then are you still going to wait for them to come to your elsewhere, or are you going to be here for them upon their arrival, need I say more or have I said enough..."

 

[Trailltrader]

*Shrugs* I normally am fighting the good fight on Craigslist is where most of my essays go. Since I live near Seattle the liberals become infuriated when I point out their hypocritcy- such as, but not limited to "Tolerance"- they're tolerant of every one but gun owners whom they hate. They will accept any form of religion provided it's not Christianity. The list is long...

 

[fleamailman]

("...I know me, simply I'm coming out of that hay fever haze at this point into my full thinking mode again, where I know too that I want to tackle that truth that money lending distorts the natural price of things..." the goblin stopped a moment to restart hoping that the old soldier and brinny were interested, continuing "...in that neither housing nor education would cost nearly so much if everyone had to pay in full up front for it, instead the price is projected and magnified into the future by those loan sharks, where having no loan possible would bring those prices down to a truer state of things, where with housing loans it could be somewhat forgiven seeing that that was the realm of grownups who had jobs and were not starting out like students, but with education it was the worst type practice staged between loansharks and those academics again, yes the very ones meant to educate us and set our moral backbone into place too, those who all know how wrong it was too,condoning the bondage of youth to a personalized debt by not speaking out against it, no not one academic to date has had the moral guts to point this out as an evident evil, and thus since they are utterly tarnished by perpetuating their sickness, I imagine too, that this becomes the main reason why they never speak out about any of wrongs the state of ceasar today...")

 

[Trailltrader]

("...I know me, I'm coming out of my hay fever haze at this point, where I know too that I want to tackle the topic and fact that money lending distorts the natural price of things..." the goblin stopped a moment to restart "...in that neither housing nor education would cost nearly so much if people had to pay in full up front for it, no, in fact the price would come down, housing I can forgive somewhat, but the truth is that those academics, the ones meant to educate us and set our moral backbone in place, are the very ones in collusion with the loan sharks there, at very least they condone the bondage of youth to personalized debt by not speaking out, and thus as they are so corrupt I imagine they are quiet about much that is wrong about the state of ceasar today...")

*Chuckles* Be careful! They'll go after you next for stating the truth

 

[fleamailman]

("...I'll say nothing and just let you see this now..." went the goblin)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkuPNoKj8Ys

 

[Trailltrader]

*Chuckles* Benghazi,,,it just won't go away

 

[fleamailman]

("...I'm amazed the military is so patient, yet historically the military steps in at some point..." mentioned the goblin wondering why today wouldn't be any different to the past then, and then casting that aside, adding "...I've been watching non combat american miltitary youtube streams and admiring the way you rangerroll your garments, yes I was always tidy but now wardrobe is immaculate, why even the captain is impressed, yes with me even...")

repost from elsewhere,

I need to find a publisher, or someone who can guide me through the process, and who can let me know how win both commercial and critical acclaim. Although there are self publishing agencies, all of them work in the States. I am from India. Can you please do something to help writers from other countries as well? I await a reply. Thank you

"...well, the very fact that I have now read your post means anyone with an internet connection can read this post here..." smiled the goblin in earnst and without any malice whatsoever, but continuing "...so you don't need my help at all, instead you only need to click those ruby shoes together by becoming known upon forumland first where afterwards anything you write will simply be flocked to, however, if you can't even do interesting posts then no amount of writings gurus, publishing gimmicks, or workshop grooming will serve your purpose here...", in fact, the goblin knew that he as a reader only had to go by the posts to see what he was letting himself in for, plus if someone wanted to know whose book next to read but wanted an unbiased appraisal, which choices were there, the writer himself, um no, his publisher then, definitely not, or what about the forum perhaps, still smiling "...this forum is yours now, just write for me something that merits these readers going towards you and they will I promise, for you don't need those middlemen anymore for your posts become your ambassadors today, see you had those ruby shoes all along but it's a long journey yet..."

 

[Trailltrader]

**Chuckles quietly** The Commander was never as impressed with me as he was when I entered the OPFOR (OPposing FORces) Colonel's tent with a smoke grenade, fired it off, "Killed" his guard, and held him hostage for a submarine sandwich and a helicopter,,,,in THAT order by the way! I was young- if I had a lick of sense I should have held out for a 5th of Jack Daniels, some ladies of negoiationable virtue and the Colonels truck keys,,,not that I would have gotten them, but it's the brazeness of the attack

 

[fleamailman]

("...been fraying with writertypes on yet another writer's forum..." went the goblin going down well like a ship goes down well with its captain too, adding "...just it tests my values in my relating them now...")

repost from elsewhere, the goblin still conversing with the spambots on a near dead forum

and with that goblin patted the spambots of the head and felt that they wouldn't look out of place amongst those in congress of late, adding "...so there you go then spambots you could become our senators now, promising this that and the next thing while all along no one imagines for a moment any of those promises will come true, I mean what was obama's platform, oh yes it as boys home by christmas, close gitmo, and rectify the patriot act, you do remember those promises don't you, but today more boys are out there than back then, gitmo runs stronger than ever, and the moderately bad patriot act has been replaced by real evil NDA act under the surveillance of the NSA, in other words, just a law unto themselves then so much so that one wonders why they even bother to promise anything anyway, where left or right is all just the same slide into decadency and those very same things your founding father fought so hard against

xxxx

 

[Trailltrader]

patriot act,[/B] you do remember those promises don't you, but today more boys are out there than back then, gitmo runs stronger than ever, and the moderately bad patriot act has been replaced by real evil NDA act under the surveillance of the NSA, in other words, just a law unto themselves then so much so that one wonders why they even bother to promise anything anyway, where left or right is all just the same slide into decadency and those very same things your founding father fought so hard against

xxxx

OK Goblin- check this out: Nasa-funded study: industrial civilisation headed for 'irreversible collapse'? | Nafeez Ahmed | Environment | theguardian.com

This is all over the net except in the United States. Time to tool up for war

 

[fleamailman]

(and with that the goblin returned, made no excuse for his absence, and restarted again, saying "...I wrote this next one here, I've still not finished it, but if someone could fill me about what the bible says about usury now, I would be most grateful...")

repost from elsewhere

“...just that money lending distorts the price of any product away from its current cost into something inflated by the lender in collusion with the seller to the detriment of the borrower here, one where the inflated price is then carried into the future as a crippling debt upon the borrower, a bondage for life then, in short it is the very type usury that bible prohibits...” mentioned the goblin aware that the student loans was just one prime example of something that wouldn't cost nearly as much had it not been for this collusion between the loansharks, and the educative administration, adding “...simply, there is no reason why education should cost nearly so much, moreover, I have no sympathy for any teacher who both condones and perpetuates this debt bondage system on the one hand while pretending to be some merit worthy of respect, on the other, and since they don't speak out their silence speaks in their place of their ill will and hypocrisy, for they are indeed those who grossly profit from ones least able to defend themselves here, the students...”

 

[fleamailman]

repost from elsewhere

the goblin patted the spambot on the head for its post again, where the spambot for it part waged its tail in response, and where the goblin just wondered where all the writers were and what those readers would think of them for letting their forum fall prey to the spambots and the book hawkers like this, smiling "...I mean do they really think that readers won't notice their ads on the one hand and then their absence on the other, where one's posts are one's ambassador that are there to entice those readers towards one still, yet their ads just show you their contempt towards readers where the more they advertise their ebooks in absentia the more those readers just turn their back on them for their neglecting them once more...", and with that the goblin simply flung couple of writer's ad for the spambot to chase after, for the short stroll with the spambots upon this dead forum was turning out amiable enough in a lone sort of way

xxxx

 

[fleamailman]

repost from elsewhere, the goblin taking to someone about "alice in wonderland"

fleamailman, you should change your custom user title to "drink me, alice"

"...yes, this forumland can be very unreal at times..." went the goblin looking at the long hours he put into writing a mere few lines even, adding "...and all because this coffee seems most conducive to jotted down thoughts...", simply the goblin remained defiant then, as if not accepting himself as his surroundings, and where his posts seemed like reflections of some alter-ego behind them, where perhaps too, perhaps no amount of posts would ever reveal the true extent of that alter-ego, just that the alternative was that aging reality again, so the goblin smiled "...um reality, no thanks, let others follow their reality here, me, no I quess I'll follow my alter-ego instead..."