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Alien · Jan 14, 2016

Listeri69 said:
I make Simoofs only 95 words and aliens 98 (if alien removes the hyphens it would be 100)

Erik Marcaigh said:
That's why we use wordcounter.net as the counter....

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And if Alien removes one of her "cheater" hyphens, she'll have 100.

Just in case the dots ... before "But" count as a word (they do in Wordcounter.net for some stupid reason) ... here's a version with an extra word ...

Choose Strife. Choose a hobnob. Choose it here. Choose a parody.
Choose flying machines, SRV's, and data scanners.
Choose good armour, low weight, and rebuy insurance.
Choose fixed weapons over gimballed. Choose a starter system. Choose your wing-mates.
Choose spirit-crushing HazRes sites, stuffing Truckers into enemy fire.
Choose to end of it all, being crap at combat, nothing more than an embarrassment.

Choose your future.

... But why would I want to do a thing like that? I chose somethin' else. I chose solo mode.
And the reasons? There are no reasons. Who needs reasons when you've got a simple plan?

Erik Marcaigh · Jan 14, 2016

Your other hyphen is "wing-mates".

Here's what I get when I copy/paste your original into wordcounter.

And when I count the words in that pic by hand, I get 99. I count hyphenated words as one.

Alien · Jan 14, 2016

Erik Marcaigh said:
Your other hyphen is "wing-mates".

Yep, I just saw it ... I just woke up, be gentle with me

Erik Marcaigh · Jan 14, 2016

I may have figured it out, Alien. A SHIFT-SPACE after the 3 dots created a new "word" in wordcounter. But it has to have a regular space after it to make it its own word.

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Anyway, on to bigger and better things, like 6 more Drabblers entries!

Erik Marcaigh · Jan 14, 2016

Simoof's drabble is a mere 98 words, and I'm beginning to doubt our writers ability to count (or use www.wordcounter.net effectively).
And Alien is an offender as well.... (but when she adds her "And", then the world will be okay.)
MrMogadon as well?! That's it... I'm getting a drink. Maybe I'll start seeing double and y'all will reach enough words by intoxication.

Drabbles are 100 words, should be clean (so Frank's ears don't bleed), set loosely in the Elite universe, and if you have trouble counting, use our standard word count benchmark here: www.wordcounter.net

Drabble entries will close Thursday at 10pm GMT! We have six (6) slots remaining and about 14 hours left to enter them! Don't be shy! Post up one!

I'll host the Drabble Poll this week.

Frank · Jan 14, 2016

Listeri69 said:
What do miners know about anything? Well other than mining, mining and drinking.. most the good ones are too old to move and the young 'uns well lets just say they can't recognise their Asp from their Painite. But legend has it there is one miner out there who knows just how to get every last crumb of mineral from his rocks, and won't use slaves to do so, we just need to lure him out of retirement with a simple plan. then this pristine reserve will be ours for the taking any ideas?

Yeah I got one word...

'Janx'

I see Missileman is following his own simple plan. He's going for the flattery-will-get-you-everywhere approach. It's duly noted, but there are some great Drabbles already on the thread. And who knows what wonderous Drabbles might befall the thread before the close of entries tonight.

I hope there's some new Drabblers tonight. I always like the new flavours they bring to the game.

MrMogadon · Jan 14, 2016

Erik Marcaigh said:
This week's theme: A Simple Plan

Current Entries
*word count* (must be 100 words within the story!)
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11 *99* - MrMogadon - A Celestial Plan : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=588&p=3414964&viewfull=1#post3414964
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MrMogadon too?!

Word added - Drabbleness achieved

MrMogadon · Jan 14, 2016

Listeri69 said:
The devastation lay all over, an inch thick ooze covered the floor making the steps slippery and the floor unobservable.

Bodies lay slumped over tables, flesh covering them, an occasional groan pierced the air and a squelch made Lou turn around

'What the hell happened here old chap' he muttered more to himself than anyone around him, his hand tightened on his mop as he realised the days of work ahead.

One of the Bodies sat upright a large bone protruded out of his head moving a trifle to one side he spoke

'It all started with a simple Flan....'

Words flail me

Edith_The_Hutt · Jan 14, 2016

Erik Marcaigh said:
02 *102* - Edith_The_Hutt - The Gordian Job : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=585&p=3402591&viewfull=1#post3402591

Well, Edith_The_Hutt, your drabble is over by 2 words, so I'm renaming your drabble to "A matter of verbosity"

Drabble fixed.

Ventura_ · Jan 14, 2016

Ventura_ - The emergency At Hutton Orbital

Matt came out of Supercruise beside Hutton orbital. He messaged Space traffic Control, requesting “an emergency landing pad”, they replied to his him “Matt, land at pad 3 and rescue services will meet you their”. A simple Plan to follow, so he thought.
He knew the state of his ship, so he manually docked, but something caught his attention. It was someone’s leg, covered by bits of the ship’s interior.
Landed, he moved the ship to the hanger. As the air filled the cockpit, he removed and throwing down his Remlock and ran to the person, hoping they were ok.

Simoof · Jan 14, 2016

Wordcounter has changed something. I copied and pasted added 2 words and ended up with a word count of 107. What??? ... is a word, so is as Erik found out

MrMogadon · Jan 14, 2016

Simoof said:
I sat on the edge of the no-fire zone, waiting for newbs to clear the toast-rack.
Every new pilot would take their first flight here. Coming to terms with basic manoeuvres made them sitting ducks - an easy way to increase your kill rate.
The station birthed a new sidewinder. Clear.
I waited as it slowly moved towards me. Patience.

Slowly it crossed into the danger-zone. I was still unnoticed - good.
My hardpoints deployed. I fired.
*BOOM*
The ship stalking the newb destroyed.
"I've upgraded since you welcomed me months ago."

"Thank-you" the sidewinder blurted.
Then I targeted it.

NOW, it makes sense. I thought you just couldn't aim.

Listeri69 · Jan 14, 2016

Erik Marcaigh said:
That's why we use wordcounter.net as the counter....

I was using word-counter i copied and pasted them directly from the forum

Erik Marcaigh · Jan 14, 2016

Listeri69 said:
I was using word-counter i copied and pasted them directly from the forum

Beats me. I did the same.
For Alien's, I re-counted her original one 3 times. First, all the way through. Second and third times, I counted the words on each line and added them. Got 99 each time.

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I just copy/pasted Moof's into wordcounter and it's telling me 98. I then counted by hand, and got 98. I'm counting all hyphenated words as single words. So if Moofertons could use less of those *cough, cough* and maybe remove the ones in Thank-you and danger-zone, then he'll be good. Um, not good, but, you know, it'll be 100 words.

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And if Alien could add her "and" to the original drabble entry. I'm not sure if Kow copies the drabbles from there, or from the poll. Yeah, I'm going to be this much of stickler* for the rulez.

moose666 · Jan 14, 2016

Erik Marcaigh said:
04 *99* - moose666 - The meta plan : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=585&p=3404062&viewfull=1#post3404062

Apparently, textpad thinks "F&%k Off Cough" is 4 words

Erik Marcaigh · Jan 14, 2016

moose666 said:
http://i.imgur.com/M8OfALg.png

Apparently, textpad thinks "F&%k Off Cough" is 4 words

LOL, yeah, wordcounter KNEW what you meant!!

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This week's theme: A Simple Plan

Current Entries
*word count* (must be 100 words within the story!)
01 *100* - Futuristic Kung Fu - A matter of conscience : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=585&p=3402493&viewfull=1#post3402493
02 *100* - Edith_The_Hutt - The Gordian Job : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=585&p=3402591&viewfull=1#post3402591
03 *100* - Two-Votes T.j - A simple plan for a simple man.... : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=585&p=3403364&viewfull=1#post3403364
04 *100* - moose666 - The meta plan : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=585&p=3404062&viewfull=1#post3404062
05 *100* - Frank - Of Mice and Keyboards : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=586&p=3404505&viewfull=1#post3404505
06 *98* - Simoof - I've got skills, wotcha gonna do about it. : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=586&p=3404517&viewfull=1#post3404517
07 *100* - Alien - Codespotting : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=586&p=3404965&viewfull=1#post3404965
08 *100* - FelixBast - Flying in the face of danger : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=586&p=3404978&viewfull=1#post3404978
09 *100* - Galactic Midden - Likely story : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=587&p=3410285&viewfull=1#post3410285
10 *100* - Splendour - The Price of Failure : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=588&p=3413549&viewfull=1#post3413549
11 *100* - MrMogadon - A Celestial Plan : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=588&p=3414964&viewfull=1#post3414964
12 *100* - Erik Marcaigh - Escape Pod: Unused : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=588&p=3419091&viewfull=1#post3419091
13 *100* - ShoutyMan - Imperial Diplomacy : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=588&p=3419593&viewfull=1#post3419593
14 *100* - Missileman - 1 Green Bottle.... : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=589&p=3419607&viewfull=1#post3419607
15 *100* - Ventura_ - The emergency at Hutton Orbital : https://forums.frontier.co.uk/showthread.php?t=5777&page=589&p=3421553&viewfull=1#post3421553

If you're red, I've also hand-counted your drabble. Hyphenated words count as one per me and wordcounter.

Drabbles are 100 words, should be clean (so Frank's ears don't bleed), set loosely in the Elite universe, and if you have trouble counting, use our standard word count benchmark here: www.wordcounter.net

Drabble entries will close Thursday at 10pm GMT! We have five slots remaining and only a few hours left to enter them! Don't be shy! Post up one!

I'll host the Drabble Poll this week.

Edith_The_Hutt · Jan 14, 2016

I also checked my drabble on the word counter on Tuesday and wound up two words over on Thursday. It might be worth checking a previous week's drabbles against the current word counter site to see if they've changed something.

Clef_Hanger · Jan 14, 2016

Galactic Midden said:
That didn't rhyme. You're losing your touch mate.
Welcome back

Good god Midden! What are you saying? Please, don't make me do this!

Don't you realise that my little rhymes are like Franks puns?

The wailing, the gnashing of teeth. Some things just can't be unheard.

Have you so quickly forgotten “The Lipple Ship Who Farped”?

Or my completely cleanly written dockers-themed “The Agatha Mystery Song”?
(Which my hero and writer of Dockers, Listeri69, sang live on air, without the aid of a tune?
(To much merriment.))

OK Midden!
This one's for you.

Alien · Jan 14, 2016

Erik Marcaigh said:
And if Alien could add her "and" to the original drabble entry. I'm not sure if Kow copies the drabbles from there, or from the poll. Yeah, I'm going to be this much of stickler* for the rulez.

Updated.

Clef_Hanger · Jan 14, 2016

Mistakenly Killed__ A Rhyme-Loving Refuse Heap__by Bovine Madness

Psykowcow's
Excited howl.
Rubbing his hands with glee!
He felt a thrill,
A man to kill.
His name was Mr. Tree.

Accepted mission,
Rank, position.
Standing with locals increased.
His mood became merry,
His old adversary
Was soon to become "The Deceased."

The simple plan,
Just kill a man,
Had sadly gone astray.
He had begun,
But then a Sun
And moon got in the way.

The shadow cast
was deep and vast,
His quarry now was hidden.
His aim, not great,
So by mistake,
Kow killed Galactic Midden.

Haiku Headline:

Galactic Midden
Assassinated by Kow!
But enjoyed the rhymes.