Recent content by Rath Darkblade

Hmm. I've never had that kind of coincidence, so I really can't comment. *shrug* Yes, it's a strange coincidence ... but on the other hand, she seems to like you, and I doubt very much that she knows about your dream or the story you wrote. Why not give her a call? :) You never know how it will...

Eldorado by Edgar Allan Poe (published 1849) GAILY bedight,* A gallant knight, In sunshine and in shadow, Had journeyed long, Singing a song, In search of Eldorado. But he grew old -- This knight so bold -- And o'er his heart a shadow Fell as he found No spot of ground That looked like...

Oh, I love Peril at End House! I won't spoil it by naming the guilty party. But Hercule Poirot and Hastings feature. Enjoy. :) I just finished reading Brigands & Breadknives by Travis Baldree. It is, by turns, exciting, funny, and tear-jerking. Recommended, but I recommend reading the previous...

Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry

Funny, I only know Tom for Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead. Since The Lion King is based on Hamlet, maybe someone could write a parody entitled Timon and Pumbaa are Alive. Or, if you want to take a truly absurdist Schrödinger slant on things, "Timon and Pumbaa are Alive or Dead. Or...

I spent some of the day packing. I'm moving to my parents' house tomorrow (Monday) night, because they're going on holiday very early on Tuesday morning. I'll have to be there to take care of their garden and cat, although to be honest, there'll be very little for me to do. I know nothing about...

There's another level: the ability to play well, but the choice to play badly -- for comedy. (This is even harder to do than "just" playing well). ;) There are many endearing stories about George III. The harsh treatment he received in his madness was a sad reflection of the general treatment...

Habanero. When a kind archer offers you an arrow, but doesn't know how to spell.

Oh, right! Now it makes more sense. :) I remember reading about soul cakes in, of all books, The Folklore of Discworld (where it's part of the discussion about the Soul Cake Duck, a parody of both the Souling Cake and the Easter Bunny. The Soul Cake Duck lays eggs sweeter than the usual duck...

Deep-fried frozen turkey = hot oil explosion. :eek:

When a Soviet West German tells you about rain :devilish: (Rudolph the Red knows rain, dear). ;-P

But wait a minute; the hobbits are not villains (unless you mean Lotho Sackville-Baggins, who is certainly one). ;) Aside from him, I can't recall any hobbit villains - not unless we're talking about Gollum, who certainly does villainous deeds and who was certainly once a hobbit. Still, I...

Never, EVER deep-fry a frozen turkey. (I know that should go without saying, but there are some people out there who don't know... yikes!)

Sorry, I was taking life seriously again. ;) I would like to have a drink with Adam, Victor Frankenstein's monster. Perhaps offering it the friendship and acceptance it craved would steer it away from the path of vengeance and destruction, which it only pursued because Victor abandoned it and...

Same here in Australia, bizarrely enough. We have Black Friday (which some companies extend to be a week or even a month), but I don't pay attention to it. But I don't understand why we have Hallowe'en here in Australia. It has nothing to do with us. It's just an excuse to sell cheap tat to...