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[Erik Marcaigh]

Congrats, Erik, a deserving (but dangerously close) win for an excellent drabble. Also a nice choice of topic which should supply us with a wide panorama of stories - probably including one or two mentioning disabled hygiene systems

Interesting how spellings change from one side of the Atlantic to the other. I can almost accept the dropping of the 'u' - words can be written quicker, less paper (or bits) gets used, etc., etc. But dropping the 's' from Thorsday is going just a bit too far!

That's what I get for copy/pasting from Frank without really going over it closely.

 

[Frank]

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This the start of week 126 of the Drabble Contest. The challenge we are setting you is to write a story in exactly 100 words. Not a word more. Not a word less.

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. Our current wearer of the soggy toilet paper crown is Kelgrath for his wonderful story "What is the moon?". The topic he has tasked us with is "In Remembrance"

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 bear in mind that this is a family forum, read by little people with impressionable minds and old folks who are easily shocked. 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. It may appear a little hypocritical of me to ask you to watch your language. I myself sometimes find it difficult to know what is and isn't acceptable. The rule of thumb I use is that if think my words are shocking enough to cause faux outrage by a hypocritical tabloid newspaper, then I don't post it.

Does anyone else fancy hosting the poll this week?

That's what I get for copy/pasting from Frank without really going over it closely.

I guess Americans don't know the acceptable alternative Celtic spelling. It's derived from "Thurd Day" or "Third Day". That's because Scots are so hung over from the weekend they start their working week on Tueday.

 

[Galactic Midden]

As there's an issue with attachments right now I'll post here that Erik has chosen the topic "Disabled Systems" for this week's drabble competition.

Oh and Erik, BST = British Summer Time <looks out window> and it most definitely isn't summer here any more

 

[Erik Marcaigh]

As there's an issue with attachments right now I'll post here that Erik has chosen the topic "Disabled Systems" for this week's drabble competition.

Oh and Erik, BST = British Summer Time <looks out window> and it most definitely isn't summer here any more

OMG. This is the last time I copy/paste anything from Frank.

and post as late as I did where I'm so tired I didn't even want to proofread. (Why didn't people jump on his mistakes last week??!?!?! LOL)

 

[Frank]

I did a bit of copy/pasting myself. There was nothing wrong with the spiel I copied from a couple of months ago <grin>.

 

[Erik Marcaigh]

And our first day closes with absolutely no entries! Just when I thought I'd picked a good topic that could elicit a variety of stories from the catastrophic to the vulgar. Something that everyone could write about.

Weeks Theme
*Disabled Systems*
Current Entries

*sigh*

 

[Edith_The_Hutt]

And our first day closes with absolutely no entries! Just when I thought I'd picked a good topic that could elicit a variety of stories from the catastrophic to the vulgar. Something that everyone could write about.

Weeks Theme
*Disabled Systems*
Current Entries

*sigh*

I'll work on something visceral with spinal fluid and leaking guts tomorrow for you Erik

 

[Darkoba]

And our first day closes with absolutely no entries! Just when I thought I'd picked a good topic that could elicit a variety of stories from the catastrophic to the vulgar. Something that everyone could write about.

Weeks Theme
*Disabled Systems*
Current Entries

*sigh*

Obviously all systems are disabled

 

[Darkoba]

SNAFU

The first serious sign was whgen it became impossssible to post attachmnts. Bfore that, spelling mistakes had been appering on monitors and HUDs everwhere.

There was even confusion about time zonnes. Apparently the standard Galactic cluck was out of kilter.

Pilots became ultra-cautious, not daring to trust their systems any moore. A whole Galactic day passed without a sungle entry on the Frunteer drabble board.

A few careful attempts at commmunication resulted in failre. If simple things didn't work, what cold be happening in the more complicated software systems like life-suppoorrt?

Frontier space went into lock-down.

Thargoids rubbed mandibles gleefully.

 

[Frank]

Darkoba's is the winning entry right there. There's not much point in anyone else submitting an entry this week.

 

[Ian Phillips]

Coincidence?

The weekly drabble extravaganza chooses "Disabled Systems" as its topic. The forums immediately sieze up and cease functioning. The power we have!

 

[Frank]

Coincidence?

The weekly drabble extravaganza chooses "Disabled Systems" as its topic. The forums immediately sieze up and cease functioning. The power we have!

so one week we have:-

"Remembrance" and I forget what day it is
"Disabled Systems" and the forum's systems are disabled

Could whoever wins it this week make the topic "Megan Fox falls in love with Frank"?

 

[Simoof]

Old age comes for us all...

Homer sat in the observation post of the space-station.
The glass of the window was old and mottled, worn down by centuries of abrasive tongues caressing its surface.
He once meant something. He once was important.
He looked around the room.
Old commanders relived days of past glories, sat in imaginary cockpits, drooled into their own laps.
He looked at his aging sagging yellowing skin. If he could walk he would leave and die with dignity in some space battle.
Today his wife would be joining him permanently. A stroke had removed Marges freedom.
Homer sighed. "Just another disabled Simpson."

- - - - - Additional Content Posted / Auto Merge - - - - -

There you go I set the bar. Try not to trip over it!

 

[Frank]

Making Best Use of the Available Tools

LaserKnifes made a burglar's life easy. A few deft strokes and he was in the premises, albeit noisily. The tool also made short work of the battery box for the deafening klaxon. At the back of the box was a note..

"Gawd! Can't we afford a new security system?

-text GALCOPS 0734-334-867

-include our password JANX1357

-tell them it was a false alarm"

This burglary was going to be even easier than usual. After following the instructions he got a reply, "It might be a cheap security system but it caught you. GET OUT NOW! We'll be there within minutes."

 

[Darkoba]

Darkoba's is the winning entry right there. There's not much point in anyone else submitting an entry this week.

<Blush> Why, thank you kind sir.

 

[moose666]

Imperial Cutter Cooker
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"And these, Senator, are my prized Fawaolian mandrills."
The Senator nodded, "Don't see to many of those around these days."

Suddenly, the temperature began to rocket, a nearby maintenance panel banged open in a shower of sparks.
"Is that supposed to happen?" the Senator asked.
The monkeys began to holler as the mercury climbed higher.

The captain thumped the comm panel, "Walter?, what's going on, I ordered the shield cells to be disabled!"
"We've got a damn pirate anaconda captain!" came the panicked reply.
"Just run then, I'm not having my mandrills or the senator barbecued!"
"Aye aye sir, disengaging!"

 

[Goose4291]

The Burden of Command

“Sit-Rep!”
“Trierarchus, the last strike has caused a fire in Compartment Echo, and has disabled the Fire Suppression systems. Damage Control systems are fighting the fire with handheld equipment.”
“How close is that to the magazine?”
“Two compartments over.”
“Jesus… if that reaches the ‘munitions…”
“Engineering, Fretensis Actual. Vent compartment Echo to Space”.
….
“Sir, there are still men in that compartment…”
“Engineering, Vent the compartment or we lose the damn ship!”
…
“Roger. Venting Compartment now. SIR.”
…
“The Fire is out, the fire is out. Medical teams close up compartment Echo.”

- Excerpt from CiC audio-log, ICS Ferentis, Durius conflict, day two.

 

[Darkoba]

There you go I set the bar. Try not to trip over it!

Such modesty! I just had to rep you

 

[Alien]

Cont ...

Communication systems disabled ... re-sending last week's drabble

Remember when we used to ...
And ... get done
And ... was happy ... a way
... we ...have ... little fun

Re ... mer ... fab
... fill with ...
... work ...
... you ... with your ...

... you were ... ung
... you .. o do
... the ... mile ... on ... ace
You ... w ... ee ... n ... children too

Remember these ... ad
O ... day ... be ... one
... ings that ... you ...ad
... ories ...rged in ... one

Yes, und ... ood, drabble is sh ... t win ...
If Simoof ss ... word
... sure, kill ... kitten
it ... won't ... und... ood

It's ard ... write ... drabble
Set ... Elite universe
When ... don't vote ... you planned
And the host ... things worse

 

[Listeri69]

Voicing your concern...

In the Barnards Star Canteen Hangs Solo is trying to order a meal

'Riceeeeeee'

'You have selected Ice would you like a drink with that'

'no I want Thai Curry and Rice'

'Ping, One Iced tie and Slurry, enjoy your meal'

'What? That's not what I said ok what else is on this menu, Lemon Bass...

'one lebanon ass coming right up sir, enjoy your donkey'

'What I don't eat donkey this machine is broken.. Duck?'

'Swearing at the Meal-4000 is not helpful'

'Fish, chips and peas then...'

'I think you want the bukkakkeSkat-600 on level 4 for that sir'