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TEA TIME in L.A. THE BRONZE / 3.20-5.22.02 RESTORED ARCHIVE OF DELETED FORUM POSTS (NO LINKS OPERATIVE)	BOKE

It's TEA TIME in L.A. ... when the Transient Interdimensional PORTAL LOUNGE materializes on Buffy's SANTA MONICA BEACH : TRANSIENT INTERDIMENSIONAL PORTAL (TIP) LOUNGE - TEA TIME (7-8PM BRONZE TIME) Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:03 PM TTREF_22TT - THIS IS TEA TIME IN L.A. EPISODE: #22 RHETORICAL VERSE FORM: HAIKU SUDDENLY, IT'S HERE ... where, pre-Drac, the Scoobies snacked.... AN ALL-GLASS STRUCTURE. A ROOM WITH ALL VIEWS . . . of course, to the west . . . PACIFIC OCEAN. IF YOU ARE NEW HERE: READ FULL PORTAL DESCRIPTION - tid=65321 AND THEN CONTINUE. THE ORACLE SAYS . . . I see only what's in verse. TEA TIME ends at Eight. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EOTD(Episode Of The Day): BtVS#11 - INVISIBLE GIRL SOTD(Sonnets Of The Day): #42-48/154 TODAY'S TEA TIME CORKBOARD: tid=69871 NEW GUESTS: SHOULD SEEK ANSWERS ON THE CORKBOARD NOTE: THIS ROOM IS THE ORACLE'S VERSE-ONLY PORTAL LOUNGE. IF YOU WANT TO CHAT DURING TEA TIME WITHOUT VERSE THE TEA TIME TERRACE IS NOW OPEN JUST OUTSIDE TEA TIME PORTAL LOUNGE CODES FOR FORMAL VERSE: HS - Haiku (3 lines INCLUDING the SUBJECT line) HR - Haiku (3 lines in the Response.) BV - Blank Verse (unrhymed Iambic Pentameter) RC - Rhyming Couplet (rhymed adjacent lines of IP) SQ - Sonnet Quatrain (4 lines of IP, end-rhymed ABAB) CS - Complete Sonnet you speak Responses TEA TIME HAS ENDED ================================================= Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 8:01 PM 1 of 26 Post follow-up questions and comments for Tea Time #22 on the today's CORKBOARD - tid=69871 http://www.buffy.com/bronze_posts.jsp?tid=69871 Mister Verschip says . . . BV Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 8:00 PM 2 of 26 Well I will not give up.I have this need. For now I POOF. But 'morrow back again. POOF The Oracle says . . . HS Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:58 PM 3 of 26 You're wasting your time, Verschip. But do as you will. Mister Verschip says . . . BV Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:56 PM 4 of 26 Well, bloody hell, how come I learn this now? The Episode from Buffy has a key. I'll read more carefully the next time here. The Oracle says . . . HS Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:54 PM 5 of 26 You thought the sonnets pointless? Not too smart, Verschip. <smile> Mister Verschip . . . BV Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:52 PM 6 of 26 You mean the sodding Sonnet of the Day? The Oracle says . . . HS Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:51 PM 7 of 26 CONGRATULATIONS, Verschip. A sonnet keyword. Mister Verschip says . . . SQ Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:49 PM 8 of 26 The tribe of Hollywood requires a code. If you do not conform to all their rules, they'll quickly SHUN you, say "Jack, hit the road. They see outsiders as a bunch of fools. The Oracle says . . . HS Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:44 PM 9 of 26 Another point well taken. But I will decide. Mister Verschip says . . . BV Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:43 PM 10 of 26 Then maybe I will broaden my appeal. You speak of soul in Hollywood. How strange. But I'll embrace the concept if you like. You seem to have the power I require. My faultless logic will, I'm sure, persuade. The Oracle smiles . . . HS Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:40 PM 11 of 26 The Oracle speaks truth. That's all I will say. Mister Verschip says . . . BV Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:38 PM 12 of 26 Well, what in bloody hell has that to do with getting transport through that PORTAL there? The Oracle says . . . HS Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:37 PM 13 of 26 The powerless require charm. This is Hollywood. <smile> Mister Verschip says . . . BV Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:35 PM 14 of 26 Well maybe now the shoe should be replaced on someone else's foot who has more charm. The Oracle says . . . BV Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:33 PM 15 of 26 A point well taken. Fine. Then you can stay. But I'm appointed to care-take the gate. THE PORTAL here. The shimm'ring wall, right there is under my control. I am the key. Mister Verschip says . . . RC Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:30 PM 16 of 26 I quote the Powers That Tea law on this point . . . That ALL are welcome in this sodding joint. The Oracle says . . . HS Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:28 PM 17 of 26 I make no claim of "fairness." I am what I am. Mister Verschip says . . . RC Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:26 PM 18 of 26 I'll match you rhyme for rhyme, so please take care or people will not think that you are fair. The Oracle says . . . RC Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:24 PM 19 of 26 Although you speak in verse so I can hear, you are not what you claim. So, disappear. Mister Verschip says . . . Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:22 PM 20 of 26 Well, I'm the best you've got, mate. Don't you see? ... In any case, this bus'ness of a soul continues to be one criteria for passage through the PORTAL. But what else? The Oracle says . . . HS Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:19 PM 21 of 26 I hear a human soul claimed . . . But truth is not there. Mister Verschip says . . . BV Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:17 PM 22 of 26 My friend, why do you slander me right off? My soul enjoys the view. Hear what I said? The Oracle says . . . HS Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:15 PM 23 of 26 I hear that Mister Verschip. He is not human. Mister Verschip says . . . BV Posted by: Mister_Verschip - Apr 15, 2002, 7:13 PM 24 of 26 Quite pretty here to today with all these views. The ocean . . . and the ferris wheel's in sight. The Oracle says . . . HS Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:11 PM 25 of 26 The Terrace is open for those who decline. <smile> WELCOME TO TEA TIME ... WHERE THE RULE IS: VERSE ONLY ... THE ORACLE SEES Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 15, 2002, 7:04 PM 26 of 26 TODAY'S BUFFET SPREAD . . . prepared by Austrailian . . . Shane Osbourne (We wish!) . . . . . . flown in from London ... Salmon/Crab Ravioli . . . Rest'raunt Pied a Terre And let's not forget . . . the daily special platter . . . California cheese ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TEA TIME IN L.A. 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