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It's
TEA TIME in L.A...when the Transient Interdimensional PORTAL
LOUNGE materializes on Buffy's bea
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SANTA MONICA BEACH : TRANSIENT
INTERDIMENSIONAL PORTAL (TIP) LOUNGE - TEA TIME
(7-8PM
Posted by: ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:00
PM
TTREF_24TT - THIS IS TEA TIME
IN L.A. EPISODE:
#24 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.
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EOTD(Episode
Of The Day): BtVS#13/2.1 - WHEN SHE
WAS BAD
SOTD(Sonnets Of
The Day): #58-61/154 -
tid=73798
TODAY'S TEA TIME
CORKBOARD: tid=74715
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
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Responses
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TEA TIME HAS ENDED
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ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 8:02
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Post follow-up
questions and comments for Tea Time #24
on the
today's CORKBOARD -
tid=74175
http://www.buffy.com/bronze_posts.jsp?tid=74175
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Mister Verschip says . . . (BV to the
Oracle)
| Posted by:
Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 8:00
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Agreed. And anyway I
must now blow
off on an errand promised for a
friend.
Good-bye until tomorrow. Sleep well,
chap.
Of course, I don't believe you sleep at
all.
POOF</bi>
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glow enters the bronze
(HS)
| Posted by:
glow - Apr 17, 2002, 8:00
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A little late or too
late?
Oh well! C'est la vie!
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The Oracle says . . . (BV to
Verschip)
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:57
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The hour of Eight
approaches.
Perhaps when glow's
here.
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Mister Verschip says . . . (BV to The
Oracle)
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Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 7:55
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You spoke of
Hollywood last time we met.
You spoke of
tribes and rules . . . so please go
on.
And if you would, this time, include the
point
that glow -- the only one -- raised in
the realm
of art and power . . . though
I paraphrase.
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The Oracle says . . . (HS to
Verschip)
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:51
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At last . . .
some intelligence.
Use those smarts
better.
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Mister Verschip says . . . (BV to The
Oracle)
| Posted by:
Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 7:49
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OK, I get it. You see
what you want.
You saw that sodding ad. I know you
did.
But if you want to play the game that way
. . .
Alright. This is your room. The rules
are yours.
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The Oracle says . . . (HS to
Verschip)
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:46
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I did not see
anything.
I see only verse.
<g>
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Mister Verschip says . . . (RC to The
Oracle)
| Posted by:
Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 7:44
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I TRIED to pay you
CASH the other day.
You're taking SODDING ADS! Is
that OK?
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A VOICE COMES HISSING FROM THE SURF . . .
[COMMERCIAL BREAK]
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:41
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BEER IS GOOD
DRINK MORE
BEER
We now return you
to our production/connection in
progress.
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The Oracle says . . . (HS to
Verschip)
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:37
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I am the
appointed one.
Not many takers.
<g>
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Mister Verschip says . . . (BV to the
Oracle)
| Posted by:
Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 7:36
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Oh, bloody radiation
is it, mate.
And you're the one who judges
how I rate?
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The Oracle says . . . (HS to
Verschip)
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:33
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It's gamma
radiation
that can cause a glitch.
<smile>
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Mister Verschip says . . . (RC to The
Oracle)
| Posted by:
Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 7:31
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And I would think
your "English chip" would know
just where and
when apostrophes should go. <g>
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The Oracle says . . . (HS to
Verschip)
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:29
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I thought you're
verse processor
would function better.
<smile>
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Mister Verschip says . . . (BV to The
Oracle)
| Posted by:
Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 7:27
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I see you shift the
manner of your speech.
I'll follow your example. . .
. You're the god. <g>
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The Oracle says . . . (HS to
Verschip)
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:25
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Invoking the word
"fellow"
will not make you one.
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Mister Verschip says . . . RC (to the
Oracle)
| Posted by:
Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 7:23
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I see you're
still stuck on that bleeding point,
though I'm
the only fellow in this joint.
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The Oracle says . . . HS (to
Verschip)
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:20
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And if you were
a human,
I'd take better
care.
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Mister Verschip says . . . BV (to the
Oracle)
| Posted by:
Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 7:18
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I would appreciate it,
Mr. O.
if you would spell my name right, if you
please. <smile>
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The Oracle says . . . HS (to
Vership)
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:16
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The VERSE RULE
applies always.
All must obey
it.
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Mister Verschip says . . . BV (to the
Oracle)
| Posted by:
Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 7:14
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Just testing, mate. I
thought you'd let it pass.
The two of us is all I see
right now.
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The Oracle says . . .
HS
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:12
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I now hear a
STRANGE noise.
But I see no
VERSE.
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Mister Verschip says . .
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| Posted by:
Mister_Verschip - Apr 17, 2002, 7:11
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Good beer ya got
outside, mate.
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The Oracle says . . .
HS
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:07
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I am the PORTAL's
keeper.
I am listening.
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WELCOME TO TEA TIME ... where the RULE
is: VERSE ONLY ... The Oracle's HERE
| Posted by:
ThePowersThatTea - Apr 17, 2002, 7:02
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big>HERE IS
THE TIP LOUNGE . . .
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THE TERRACE IS JUST
OUTSIDE: FUN, FOOD, BEER,
VERSE-FREE
TODAY'S BUFFET SPREAD . .
.
by New Zealand chef . . . Peter Gordon
(Wow!) . . .
. . . flown in from
London ... Salad of Tea-smoked Salmon. .
.
Providores / Tapa Room
And let's
not forget . . . the daily special platter . .
.
California
cheese
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TEA
TIME IN L.A. CREDITS:
INTERACTIVELY STARRING "THE
ORACLE OF THE INTERDIMENSIONAL PORTAL" (AI)
WRITTEN
& DESIGNED BY: FORENSICPOPOURI / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER:
GOODTVGUY
CREATIVE CONSULTANT: MONKEYWITHOUTPANTS /
EXTERNS: GLOW, PRUNEHILDA
EXTRALEGAL COUNSEL:
SUPERNATURAL_LAWYER / TERRACE GOD: PLEASANT_GUEST
LONDON
CORRESPONDENT: HOLYWATER / CANADIAN VERSE RELATIONS:
GLOW
TEA TIME MINSTREL EXTRORDINAIRE: YELNIF /
RESIDENT HAIKU EXPERT: YELNIF
SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY
THE WHATEVER IN BLOODY HELL HE IS: MR
VERSCHIP
TEA TIME IN L.A. is a
production/connection of
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