The Haunted Soda, Part III: Chapter 16

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1bertyboy
Nov. 23, 2012, 4:18 am

to move to another chapter

2rolandperkins
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You may have forgotten that

3bertyboy
Nov. 26, 2012, 6:11 pm

the last chapter was a

4rolandperkins
Nov. 26, 2012, 11:36 pm

diatribe on -- heck, Iʻve forgotten!

5bertyboy
Nov. 27, 2012, 5:47 pm

That was a result of

6rolandperkins
Nov. 27, 2012, 11:45 pm

The chapterʻs complications: for example:

7bertyboy
Nov. 28, 2012, 6:24 pm

nothing was as easy or

8rolandperkins
Nov. 28, 2012, 8:01 pm

explicable. Take the incidents themselves:

9bertyboy
Nov. 29, 2012, 8:05 am

one by one or more

10rolandperkins
Nov. 29, 2012, 2:12 pm

and examine their sociological and

11bertyboy
Dez. 1, 2012, 5:28 am

ecological skills to further the

12rolandperkins
Dez. 1, 2012, 6:28 pm

In-depth understanding of the chapter,

13bertyboy
Dez. 2, 2012, 5:31 pm

that stars Roland and Bertyboy

14rolandperkins
Dez. 2, 2012, 5:55 pm

,but to get on with

15BTRIPP
Dez. 3, 2012, 2:33 pm

"The Further Fanta Follies" in

16rolandperkins
Dez. 3, 2012, 5:21 pm

that chapter: they were now

17bertyboy
Dez. 5, 2012, 9:58 am

in trouble of losing their

18rolandperkins
Dez. 5, 2012, 6:54 pm

basic escape gear to marauders

19bertyboy
Dez. 6, 2012, 5:40 pm

who were destroying the fabric

20rolandperkins
Dez. 7, 2012, 12:42 am

of the escape itself. Primarily,

21bertyboy
Dez. 8, 2012, 8:51 pm

the fact that time has

22rolandperkins
Bearbeitet: Dez. 9, 2012, 1:38 am

nearly run out. Unless they

23bertyboy
Dez. 13, 2012, 9:38 am

could ecconomise their actions into

24BTRIPP
Dez. 13, 2012, 1:29 pm

a coherent narrative, they'd never

25bertyboy
Dez. 13, 2012, 5:38 pm

be positive about anything again.

26bertyboy
Bearbeitet: Dez. 13, 2012, 5:39 pm

Diese Nachricht wurde vom Autor gelöscht.

27rolandperkins
Dez. 13, 2012, 11:36 pm

They'd be like a wandering

28bertyboy
Dez. 14, 2012, 2:14 pm

tribe who are looking for

29rolandperkins
Dez. 14, 2012, 8:09 pm

a leader (which is strange

30bertyboy
Dez. 16, 2012, 4:56 pm

because all are supposed to

31rolandperkins
Bearbeitet: Dez. 17, 2012, 1:03 am

Be potential leaders, so, Why

32bertyboy
Dez. 18, 2012, 5:19 pm

were Roland and Berty bypassed

33rolandperkins
Dez. 18, 2012, 5:20 pm

?: They're as good as any

34bertyboy
Bearbeitet: Dez. 19, 2012, 12:07 pm

,better than most, ceartainly no

35rolandperkins
Dez. 19, 2012, 3:03 pm

pair to be bypassed when

36bertyboy
Dez. 21, 2012, 9:06 am

they were aptly suited to

37rolandperkins
Dez. 22, 2012, 5:09 pm

Ongoing sequences: For example, their

38bertyboy
Dez. 24, 2012, 6:08 pm

belief that they were destined

39rolandperkins
Dez. 25, 2012, 4:16 pm

(as characters) to escape eternally

40bertyboy
Dez. 26, 2012, 6:11 pm

from this tale populated by

41rolandperkins
Dez. 26, 2012, 7:24 pm

the miscellaneous and the incorrigible

42bertyboy
Dez. 27, 2012, 7:58 pm

rogues of all shades and

43rolandperkins
Dez. 28, 2012, 1:16 am

statures. But to get on

44BTRIPP
Dez. 28, 2012, 1:41 pm

with telling the tale, it

45rolandperkins
Dez. 28, 2012, 2:02 pm

was for recovering escape gear

46bertyboy
Dez. 31, 2012, 4:47 pm

to make all their adventures

47rolandperkins
Dez. 31, 2012, 5:22 pm

if not "secure", at least

48bertyboy
Jan. 1, 2013, 3:40 pm

worthwhile to the masses as

49rolandperkins
Jan. 1, 2013, 8:08 pm

being their adiutors' assets. After

50bertyboy
Feb. 20, 2013, 5:53 pm

a look at the circumstances

51rolandperkins
Feb. 21, 2013, 2:34 am

,they consulted the Yellow Pages

52BTRIPP
Feb. 21, 2013, 10:54 am

they found in the alley

53rolandperkins
Feb. 21, 2013, 3:28 pm

looking for suppliers of gear

54bertyboy
Mrz. 2, 2013, 5:45 pm

,that would change the way

55BTRIPP
Mrz. 3, 2013, 7:19 pm

their twisted reality would evolve.

56rolandperkins
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The minute you've got Evolution,

57bertyboy
Mrz. 10, 2013, 4:46 pm

you have a slot for

58rolandperkins
Mrz. 10, 2013, 8:26 pm

gear nouveau, par excellence. So,

59beatles1964
Bearbeitet: Mrz. 19, 2013, 8:31 am

finding a local Wiccan Coven,

Beatles1964

60rolandperkins
Mrz. 18, 2013, 2:20 pm

they embarked on a new

61BTRIPP
Mrz. 18, 2013, 5:16 pm

adventure. Unfortunately, nobody knew who

62beatles1964
Mrz. 19, 2013, 8:31 am

is leading this Motley Crew?

Beatles1964

63rolandperkins
Bearbeitet: Mrz. 19, 2013, 2:05 pm

"Our name's Motley BREW," said

64BTRIPP
Mrz. 20, 2013, 1:41 pm

a disembodied voice, sounding much

65beatles1964
Mrz. 20, 2013, 2:03 pm

like The Chipmunks Singing. Then,

Beatles1964

66rolandperkins
Bearbeitet: Mrz. 21, 2013, 2:34 am

still another sound: instant droids

67beatles1964
Mrz. 21, 2013, 1:26 pm

making clicking, clacking, whirring sounds,

Beatles1964

68rolandperkins
Mrz. 21, 2013, 2:17 pm

which distracted half the group

69beatles1964
Bearbeitet: Mrz. 22, 2013, 2:02 pm

while the others drank Fanta,

Beatles1964

70rolandperkins
Mrz. 22, 2013, 2:17 pm

Fanta finished, they faced the

71BTRIPP
Mrz. 22, 2013, 8:06 pm

music, or at least the

72rolandperkins
Mrz. 22, 2013, 11:54 pm

noise doubling as music. They

73beatles1964
Mrz. 28, 2013, 9:03 am

were having a Karaoke Contest,

Beatles1964

74rolandperkins
Mrz. 28, 2013, 11:43 am

Before a winner could be

75beatles1964
Mrz. 28, 2013, 12:10 pm

Awarded the Amateur Night Prize,

Beatles1964

76rolandperkins
Mrz. 28, 2013, 12:15 pm

The contest was interrupted by

77beatles1964
Mrz. 28, 2013, 12:45 pm

a Fox News Special Alert,

Beatles1964

78rolandperkins
Mrz. 28, 2013, 1:09 pm

They could hardly recognize themselves

79beatles1964
Mrz. 28, 2013, 1:14 pm

being interviewed by Bill O'Reilly,

Beatles1964

80rolandperkins
Bearbeitet: Mrz. 28, 2013, 1:24 pm

Meanwhile home media, outraged, scolded

81beatles1964
Mrz. 29, 2013, 7:11 am

by the Left-Wing Media,

Beatles1964

82rolandperkins
Mrz. 30, 2013, 1:27 am

were at a loss: whether

83beatles1964
Apr. 3, 2013, 1:56 pm

or not using Medieval Torture,

Beatles

84rolandperkins
Apr. 3, 2013, 6:21 pm

,but there was intervention

85beatles1964
Apr. 5, 2013, 1:41 pm

by Greta Van Susteren Proscecuting,

Beatles1964

86rolandperkins
Apr. 5, 2013, 8:44 pm

(because they couldn't get Rush

87beatles1964
Apr. 9, 2013, 12:23 pm

Limbaugh to stop saying derogatory,

Beatles1964

88rolandperkins
Apr. 9, 2013, 2:57 pm

things (and why try?): He

89beatles1964
Apr. 12, 2013, 7:47 am

fights Democratic Left-Wing Zealots,

Beatles1964

90rolandperkins
Apr. 12, 2013, 11:33 am

so, if thatʻs your bag

91beatles1964
Apr. 12, 2013, 1:50 pm

, Rush Limbaugh is for you.

Beatles1964

92rolandperkins
Apr. 12, 2013, 8:18 pm

But youʻd better be for

93BTRIPP
Apr. 12, 2013, 8:40 pm

Fanta, and ONLY Fanta when

94rolandperkins
Bearbeitet: Apr. 13, 2013, 4:48 pm

Itʻs drinking,not politics. Still,

95beatles1964
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Fanta with JB, Captain Morgan,

Beatles1964

96rolandperkins
Apr. 17, 2013, 3:48 pm

et al., adds up to

97beatles1964
Apr. 18, 2013, 8:10 am

having one helluva hang-over,

Beatles1964

98rolandperkins
Apr. 18, 2013, 1:40 pm

!( and to think I thought

99beatles1964
Apr. 18, 2013, 1:47 pm

the hair of the dog,

Beatles1964

100rolandperkins
Apr. 18, 2013, 3:22 pm

would relieve everything! In reality,

101beatles1964
Apr. 19, 2013, 12:08 pm

it only makes it worse,

Beatles1964

102rolandperkins
Apr. 19, 2013, 4:20 pm

;just don't assume Fanta is

103BTRIPP
Apr. 20, 2013, 9:34 am

the panacea that Smithers would

104rolandperkins
Apr. 20, 2013, 4:44 pm

claim it is: Latest research

105beatles1964
Apr. 22, 2013, 7:03 am

shows that Drinking Fanta regularly,

Beatles1964

106rolandperkins
Apr. 22, 2013, 8:17 am

be it alcoholic, be it

107beatles1964
Apr. 22, 2013, 8:31 am

on the rocks or straight,

Beatles1964

108rolandperkins
Apr. 22, 2013, 8:39 am

has a devastating effect on

109BTRIPP
Apr. 22, 2013, 12:57 pm

one's DNA sequencing, hence Smither's

110beatles1964
Apr. 22, 2013, 1:35 pm

many multiple personalities and possessions,

Beatles1964

111rolandperkins
Apr. 22, 2013, 5:00 pm

but: not to allow this

112beatles1964
Mai 1, 2013, 1:30 pm

side effect hurting Pharmaceutical Manufacturers,

Beatles1964

113BTRIPP
Mai 1, 2013, 1:42 pm

it was blamed on Fanta!

114rolandperkins
Mai 1, 2013, 2:44 pm

So much for fair coverage!

115beatles1964
Mai 1, 2013, 3:03 pm

The Left-Wing Media Bias,

Beatles1964

116rolandperkins
Mai 1, 2013, 3:08 pm

(the alleged "Liberal Media"), and,

117beatles1964
Mai 2, 2013, 8:18 am

Fair & Balanced Fox News,

Beatles1964

118rolandperkins
Mai 2, 2013, 11:01 am

which, of all of them

119beatles1964
Mai 2, 2013, 11:10 am

envy Fox News' Ratings Domination,

Beatles1964

120rolandperkins
Mai 2, 2013, 11:19 am

Smithers, now taking advantage of

121beatles1964
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being Possessed, enjoys Leather, Whips,

Beatles1964

122BTRIPP
Mai 2, 2013, 2:42 pm

his slightly more amphibian form

123rolandperkins
Mai 2, 2013, 3:52 pm

,and if he can endure

124beatles1964
Mai 3, 2013, 1:54 pm

going long perods without eating,

Beatles1964

125rolandperkins
Mai 3, 2013, 1:57 pm

heʻll endure required gear-searching

126bertyboy
Jul. 29, 2013, 5:14 pm

so that he would be

127rolandperkins
Jul. 29, 2013, 7:37 pm

clean, after the hiatus in

128bertyboy
Aug. 6, 2013, 4:50 am

which the troubles of the

129rolandperkins
Aug. 6, 2013, 7:55 am

gear-search necessitated a long and

130BTRIPP
Aug. 6, 2013, 1:38 pm

arduous reimaging of the entire

131rolandperkins
Aug. 6, 2013, 1:42 pm

Gear-image. Smithers, in particular, found

132bertyboy
Aug. 24, 2013, 4:46 am

that the practical solution was

133rolandperkins
Aug. 24, 2013, 6:41 am

Forget gear: fight bare-handed. How

134BTRIPP
Aug. 24, 2013, 10:57 am

to determine which opponents were

135rolandperkins
Aug. 24, 2013, 2:43 pm

most vulnerable to this kind

136BTRIPP
Aug. 25, 2013, 11:26 am

of attack? There were some

137rolandperkins
Aug. 25, 2013, 6:32 pm

who seemed invulnerable, while others

138BTRIPP
Aug. 30, 2013, 1:26 pm

whose exterior spikiness made bare

139beatles1964
Aug. 30, 2013, 1:46 pm

-handed fighting a risky business,

Beatles1964

140rolandperkins
Aug. 30, 2013, 6:29 pm

were perhaps the most dangerous

141bertyboy
Jan. 23, 2014, 6:17 am

phase in the scheme of

142rolandperkins
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escape/battle. (Pardon
the hiatus). Continuing

143bertyboy
Feb. 21, 2014, 3:30 pm

to foresee a future that

144BTRIPP
Feb. 21, 2014, 6:47 pm

involved more hallucinogens and Fanta,

145rolandperkins
Feb. 21, 2014, 6:57 pm

(still our gangʻs favorite.) Drinks

146bertyboy
Feb. 24, 2014, 5:20 am

that add to the effervesence

147BTRIPP
Feb. 24, 2014, 10:46 am

of Smithers' yellowish eye goop.

148rolandperkins
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(Yes, we know the latter

149bertyboy
Apr. 2, 2014, 7:07 pm

would have an effect on

150rolandperkins
Apr. 2, 2014, 9:55 pm

Sight, complexion, and whatever else

151BTRIPP
Apr. 5, 2014, 2:29 pm

it came in contact with.

152rolandperkins
Apr. 5, 2014, 5:44 pm

Having little to do with

153bertyboy
Apr. 10, 2014, 4:03 am

it. Ronald Perkins went on

154rolandperkins
Apr. 10, 2014, 10:34 pm

And was plot-obsessed: He began

155bertyboy
Apr. 12, 2014, 7:01 pm

to keep close to the

156rolandperkins
Apr. 13, 2014, 1:19 am

plot and forget the details

157bertyboy
Apr. 19, 2014, 12:19 pm

and the disadvantages of adlibing

158rolandperkins
Apr. 19, 2014, 3:36 pm

but reserving the right to

159bertyboy
Apr. 20, 2014, 4:36 pm

freedom of speech and action

160rolandperkins
Apr. 20, 2014, 6:12 pm

.Hence the anxiety about gear

161beatles1964
Mai 27, 2014, 10:00 am

compatible equipment sizes and ratios,

Beatles1964

162rolandperkins
Mai 27, 2014, 7:14 pm

Was an understandable anxiety. All

163beatles1964
Mai 28, 2014, 12:06 pm

women judge men's equipment sizes,

Beatles1964

164rolandperkins
Mai 28, 2014, 5:00 pm

but, leaving that aside, they

165bertyboy
Feb. 12, 2015, 6:28 pm

hold on to all that

166rolandperkins
Feb. 12, 2015, 9:51 pm

seems unephemeral and promises new

167bertyboy
Nov. 8, 2015, 7:45 am

perspectives on most of the

168rolandperkins
Nov. 8, 2015, 2:42 pm

issues heretofore mentioned. Gear, therefore

169BTRIPP
Nov. 8, 2015, 6:03 pm

WAS an issue, but one

170rolandperkins
Nov. 8, 2015, 6:04 pm

that was solvable: they brought

171bertyboy
Dez. 30, 2015, 9:34 am

All of the might of

172rolandperkins
Dez. 30, 2015, 1:53 pm

established coalition along with new

173bertyboy
Jan. 29, 2016, 8:45 am

blood which infuses the people

174rolandperkins
Jan. 29, 2016, 12:30 pm

with zeal, competence, and daring.

175bertyboy
Feb. 24, 2016, 12:34 pm

But never changes the structure

176rolandperkins
Feb. 24, 2016, 1:23 pm

of their gear-oriented policy. They

177bertyboy
Mrz. 6, 2016, 10:44 am

are creatures of habit, who

178rolandperkins
Mrz. 6, 2016, 2:17 pm

"take no prisoners", allow no

179bertyboy
Mrz. 19, 2016, 2:31 pm

quarters when pressing home their

180rolandperkins
Mrz. 19, 2016, 2:46 pm

advantage, making gear their main

181rolandperkins
Jun. 1, 2016, 1:36 am

< > > > >

182bertyboy
Jul. 13, 2016, 12:29 pm

task for future efforts in

183rolandperkins
Jul. 13, 2016, 10:47 pm

gear, etc., acquisitions, while all

184bertyboy
Aug. 12, 2016, 4:19 pm

Wondered if they had a

185rolandperkins
Aug. 12, 2016, 5:33 pm

chance of turning it around.

186rolandperkins
Dez. 7, 2016, 5:09 pm

< > > > >

187rolandperkins
Apr. 29, 2017, 12:14 am

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