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Frank

Frank
The challenge we are setting you is to write a story in exactly 100 words. Not a word more. Not a word less.

Missileman won it last week and set us the topic of
'TRINKETS OF HIDDEN FORTUNE'

The story should be set in the Elite Universe and the exact number of 100 words does not include the title. On Sunday the winner shall have the honour of choosing the next topic.

A good place to compose your story is recommended by Erik, http://www.wordcounter.net/

Entries to a poll will be limited to the first 20 Drabbles submitted, and the poll might go up earlier than Thurday night if all those slots are filled but don't let that stop you from showing us what you would have entered in the contest. Friday night the live readings occur http://twitch.tv/psykokow so don't miss it, all drabbles are read out... 7pm BST

Please remember that this is a family forum We want as many people as possible to feel comfortable on this thread. Don't write anything that you wouldn't want to read out in front of your family. Come on people! We can do it. You can use Simoof and Listeri69 as an example of where to draw the line. Just start where their Drabbles are and then get in your car and drive for one hour towards decorum. Where you end up is where the line should be.
 
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Alien

Alien
Good Luck Reading This One, Psykokow

Alien was on the hunt for hidden trinkets of fortune.


Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogrychwyrndrobwllllanstyiliogogogoch might have had some, but the Welsh natives weren't saying.


Next Alien went to Svalbarósstrandarhreppur but it was too cold.


Bullaunancheathrairaluinn had nothing but souveniers.


In Mamungkukumpurangkuntjunya they tried to eat Alien, a quick getaway was required.


Bovenendvankeelafsnysleegte was world renowned for its beef.


Did you ever wonder where the Ghostbusters went? I'll tell you, they went to Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta, but there was no hidden trinkets of fortune there.


All there was at Taumatawhakatangilhangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu was a sign with the place name on it and all Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg had was water.

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They are genuine place names, I haven't just made them up, feel free to google them.
Sources:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y96OszW3dss
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dN7Dbv_nhE

Some unused place names (if someone else wishes to use them):

Gasselterboerveenschemond
Äteritsiputeritsipuolilautatsijänkä
Tweebuffelsmeteenskootmorsdoodgeskietfontein
Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik
 
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MrMogadon

MrMogadon
I'm en vacance with the family at the moment, so not sure I'll be able to get one in this week. Maybe the excellent local wine will bring inspiration‡

(‡ I am NOT in Devon ;))
 

Alien

Alien
MrMogadon said:
(‡ I am NOT in Devon ;))
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= I am actually in Devon but don't want to admit I am in Devon because Devon is a shameful place no-one should ever admit to going to, and if you either lived there or were born there, you should commit Hara Kiri without delay.

I't OK Mr Mogadon, your secret is safe with me ;)
 

Frank

Frank
Modern Legend

He held up a tattered box, "This is a copy of Star Ace"

"From Transistorised Paintings? That must be worth a mint! The head of the corporation, Awatta Gnawb, what did he say again? 'Just ship the damn thing!'? That phrase got him fired."

"All that corporation's executives got sacked and replaced with computers. The computers bankrupted the corporation because they showed too much compassion towards their employees and customers.

I found this copy at Slough."

"So the legend's true? They did actually bury the unsold copies at Slough? There must be billions of credits worth entombed in that tip."
 

STRONTIUM DOG

STRONTIUM DOG
BOUNTY OF 800cr AWARDED



" think I have something your gona pay a pretty penny for"
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"what another worthless shipment of gravatationaly spoilt super conducting wafers for me to loose out on,nope id rather take your bounty now and destroy whats left of that rust bucket you call a ship"
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if you do that you will never know how much you have thrown away"
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"i have scanned you, toxic waste hauler now?"
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"WAIT! not just toxic waste its a map"
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"no more TRINKETS OF HIDDEN FORTUNE!" PEW-------------------
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"it is an alien artefact with twelve pods representing the twelve constillations of the zodi-

PEW------------ KABOOM!
 
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MrMogadon

MrMogadon
Alien said:
= I am actually in Devon but don't want to admit I am in Devon because Devon is a shameful place no-one should ever admit to going to, and if you either lived there or were born there, you should commit Hara Kiri without delay.

I't OK Mr Mogadon, your secret is safe with me ;)
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That's definitely one way of interpreting my post :eek:
 
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Simoof

Simoof
Let the pun begin...

I sat in George Lucas on bay 16. W-T-F was going on in the bay ahead.
Dogs barked and woke me from dream, Suddenly... nothing happened.
Startled, the tree scurried to horizons. My spine tingled. I had a foreboding sense of cheese.
The words melted, shrank and instantly I could smell the number 7.
Suddenly, nope nothing again...
Remembered:
Goddam ancient printer... epsons inks did indeed become psykowtropic after a few millenia..
I was at that Galseptic blokes karaoke competition. He was trying to off load some ancient tech by disguising it as a prize:
Inkjets of Midden for tune.
 
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Galactic Midden

Galactic Midden
My glorious disappointment

Listen, yesterday I wrote a treasure of a drabble. I was in the zone, my Asp safely docked, words simply flowed. My mind was crystal; the story, characterisation, all so good I thought "I'm possessed".

A voice said "it's the wine" but I squashed that idea and poured another glass. Within moments and barely an edit my masterpiece was done, a beautiful trinket of hidden fortune.

Straight in to wordcounter.net it went and would you believe it, 100 words exactly!! What were the odds!? Was this a sign?

Then the internets caught up and I choked, 156 words, "damn!". :eek:
 
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Galactic Midden

Galactic Midden
Simoof said:
I was at that Galseptic blokes karaoke competition. He was trying to off load some ancient tech by disguising it as a prize:
Inkjets of Midden for tune.
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I just saw this. Shame on you Moofster, and there I was going to write a nice drabble all about you and your wonderful adventures down the park.
 
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Galactic Midden

Galactic Midden
Simoof said:
Did I die in the park perchance?
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In that story, you wish!

I'm actually doing a different story, just applying the finishing touches of slapstick now. I'd decided to let you live since I've found a nice character for you to play, and playmates to play with :)
 
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psykokow

psykokow
Remains

The coroner examined the sample carefully under his microscope.
“So this is all the biological matter you could find on the burned out Sidewinder?”
“Yes, is it enough to identify the victim?”
“Well, I’m awaiting the genetic and pathogenic results, however it was clearly an extremely unpleasant death” The doctor lifted the flap of skin and shook it, green liquid dripped onto his desk.
“See this level of infection is particularly unusual, it was left unwashed for a very long time”
The system beeped infront of him and the results showed.
“Tommy? It’s a shrunk bit of his Ridden foreskin”
 
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STRONTIUM DOG

STRONTIUM DOG
psykokow said:
The coroner examined the sample carefully under his microscope.
“So this is all the biological matter you could find on the burned out Sidewinder?”
“Yes, is it enough to identify the victim?”
“Well, I’m awaiting the genetic and pathogenic results, however it was clearly an extremely unpleasant death” The doctor lifted the flap of skin and shook it, green liquid dripped onto his desk.
“See this level of infection is particularly unusual, it was left unwashed for a very long time”
The system beeped infront of him and the results showed.
“Tommy? It’s a shrunk bit of his Ridden foreskin”
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we have very different opinions on what classes as a trinket, saying that it must have dingle-dangled at one point.
 
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