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Post by jaila on Dec 2, 2020 20:30:34 GMT -5
I wonder how often, such exciting and terrifying events do happen to you...... And whether your dear wife ever sees the same things you do.... I wonder many things, as I think you'd understand. Such as , why didn't the officers instead have a brass band? They could play music on their instruments, and enjoy a parade; And perhaps the rabbit might have followed, and a happier day made. But how am I to know, what anyone else should do; Or if the first to be last, will be me, or another poster, or be you?
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Post by 2old on Dec 2, 2020 22:41:10 GMT -5
I made the decision and joined the military today. I'm off across the ocean to enter a foray. With my experience and bravery I will lead the troops Up the enemy's steps and onto their stoops.
I'll kick down the doors and enter the rooms Kidnap the brides and tie up the grooms. Before we leave our captives and all the spoils to take We will all grab plates and finish off the delicious wedding cake.
We will steal the dollars the bridesmaids got at the dance. We'll stuff them in the pockets of our uniform pants! Wielding swords and sabers raised we will give our a cheer So loud it will be heard by our enemies both far and near.
Mounting our horses with our captives holding tight Off we will ride into the pitch dark, starless night. We trust our steeds to find their way back to camp For not a single one of us is equipped with a lantern or a lamp.
Long before dawn of the very next day We realize that, somewhere, we have lost our way. Slowing our horses we finally stop to take a rest Our night navigation skills will be put to the test.
With the night so dark, there is not a flicker in the sky We can not find the North Star no matter how hard we do try. Off in the distance we spy a small campfire appearing to burn We remount our steeds and in that direction we turn.
A mighty force we are, fearful of neither man nor beast We gallop towards the flame, like Wise Men following a star in the East. As we close the distance we detect a terrible odor from the fire And suddenly we realize it is a lighted funeral pyre!
The witches are dancing, circling the cremating corpse above the flame. They are speaking in tongues and calling each one of us by name. How did they know we were lost and approaching their funeral site? How do they know our names, strangers arriving in the dark night?
The captives from the wedding begin to shriek and begin to howl. We see each of them baring fangs and emitting noises similar to a growl. Wait! The bridesmaids we captured are part of the witches coven we've found And soon we, the mighty troops, find ourselves held captive and bound.
We watch as more logs are dragged in, the fire to stoke Our eyes begin to water with the clouds of pungent smoke. Will we be sacrificed and our bodies be placed on the pyre? Or, will we be burned at the stake feeling the pain of the hot fire?
The heat is excruciating, my body is beginning to sweat. My uniform is sticking to my body as it becomes increasingly wet. The witches are dancing around me! They are screaming my name as they draw nigh! The I realize it's my wife waking me and saying, "You've got the blanket control on High!!!
I awake with a start, blinking my eyes and trying to focus Realizing I'm seeing my wife and not witches and their hocus-pocus. Once the electric blanket control is turned down, the sweat begins to go away So my efforts to be first to post last I will, thankfully, continue to play!!!
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Post by jaila on Dec 3, 2020 21:23:34 GMT -5
I made the decision and joined the military today. Well, it's good to have dreams or is it a goal, That you'd joined up and took off on galloping foals. But beware if you have trouble finding the North Star in the sky, It is usually due North; Though I don't recall why. Be careful too, of that blanket with mind of its own; You might sweat off 90 pounds and be nothing but bone. Thankfully your wife will likely save you before you disappear; We'd be lost without you, at the beginning of the coming New Year. When we need to have a party, virtual as it will be, to celebrate the winner, be it you or be it me. Or another poster who surprises us and fill us with joy, by joining our party and this thread, be they girl or boy.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2020 21:30:49 GMT -5
It’s getting close to the end of the year where I’ll be up late to celebrate 2021 so our dear friend @weezer and I will be here to take that top prize AGAIN
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Post by jaila on Dec 3, 2020 21:37:06 GMT -5
I'd love to see you both, that is for sure, but at that final hour, we'll be stuck in queue, for a Forum tour! All trying and vying to be first to be last, So many of us showing up then, that we'll all be aghast!
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Post by 2old on Dec 3, 2020 21:41:25 GMT -5
It’s getting close to the end of the year where I’ll be up late to celebrate 2021 so our dear friend @weezer and I will be here to take that top prize AGAIN Our son arrived in South Korea about 10 days ago. He will be there a year. I may have to have him stand in for me when New Years Eve closes in. He should be on a similar time zone as you folks in Australia. So there!!!!
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Post by Deleted on Dec 3, 2020 21:43:49 GMT -5
Nar not a chance Mr 2old ..,.as us Aussies would say ..dream on
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Post by 2old on Dec 3, 2020 22:18:00 GMT -5
My mind is whizzing with things that need to be done As I sit here at night, soaking up the bright sun. Things to do, people to see, and women to love Don't stand too close to the edge or I might give you a shove!
Getting in the car to drive up towards our downtown With a smile on my face and in my mind having a frown. So close to a genius, folks aren't sure if I'm sane. Tried to run a few miles and now I'm in pain.
When I win this competition and I'm dead sure that I will In 2024 I'll run for President, just for the thrill! There's no problem in the world that can't be solved by "Super Me"! The despots of the world will know their time's up and will be preparing to flee.
When I'm elected in 2024 and serve two terms... a full eight years. I'll only be 86 and my mental state will allow me no fears. Won't need any Secret Service I can protect myself against any threat For the People will find I'm the toughest to hold that job yet!
My skills in martial arts have brought me so much fortune and fame. Criminals and terrorists shudder when someone mentions my name! I won't be in history books. There's no room for all that I will have done. There will be books written about my successes, I've already begun Volume One!
I really want to tell you my abilities as I sit here scratching my head. Woops! The dog has headed in and will beat me to bed. Out with the teeth and put the hearing aids on the shelf where they belong. My glass eye I'll remove and let it soak as I sing a plaintive song.
Most of the single ladies, there's so many to choose from in this town All those lovelies are chasing me like bulls after a rodeo clown! I'm the greatest, I tell you, without batting an eye For a gentleman of my years, don't fight me... don't you dare even try!
Such an amazing specimen of athleticism. I'm known as the eighth wonder of this world. As i travel across the globe nations see me coming and flags are unfurled. Writings of my accomplishments are growing exponentially fast And I will be more highly regarded when I am noted for being first to post last!!!!
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Post by Weezer on Dec 7, 2020 17:04:36 GMT -5
Ho ho ho, and a bottle of Rum. is that 2Old talking again to himself or like he's dreaming in bed?
Remember me 2old.? Widdel Weezer is back!! didn;t you hear the crowd roar as i entered the Take Refuge door ?
Yes,its me and im all fired up and in good shape and my physic is as slim as a pretzel stick! been practicing my running in my new running shoes!
Got me a cow bell too when for when i cross the finish line..... im fit as a fiddle and feeling just fine!! so we must all meet here on new years eve,
Ya'll know we all run to the finish line all hoping to finish just in the nick of time! unless 2old trips over that banana peel that will have slipped out of my sweaty little hands! no big deal...
its only a prediction, 2old,, so do not be alarmed, we all know who really will be the first to cross the line!!
well , im glad to be back and looking forward to New years eve and to play games again with my Refuge Friends..
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Post by 2old on Dec 7, 2020 18:03:02 GMT -5
Well, it's good to see our friend, Weezer, back posting. Wouldn't want her to miss the party I'm hosting On New Years Eve when I win the trophy, smiling from ear to ear. Y'all do know 2old will win this thing... That fact is clear!!!
Appears I'm the only male who will be present when the winner is crowned And people far and wide understand that I'm royalty... renowned! You ladies should know your place... being subservient to all guys 'Cause we're better... We're smarter... We're very, very wise!!!
As I type away, I may be going out on a limb Just hoping my wife doesn't look over my shoulder on a whim! With a loving wife and daughters who are intelligent and wise I fully understand that one of you darling ladies are apt to win the prize.
My talk is just that... empty boasting and needless chatter! That I found the TRF family and Forum Games is all that does matter. I fully expect all the competitors to fight to the finish on December 31 And on New Years Day we will finally know who the prize has won.
Come one! Come all! Let's keep the rhyming and prose moving towards year end And look for the message our competition so importantly does send. Good people from across the globe, who have never met, can enjoy good-hearted fun Even though they know 2old will be posting last, that the prize he will have won!!!
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Post by Weezer on Dec 8, 2020 20:39:21 GMT -5
i have missed you 2Old and all who play these games... I'm sure the people playing here know the Title will never change. The" Last one to Post "will be the one who will boast! And anyone's Last word will always be heard!
We know New years will be very special this year. So , 2old you will need to gain some speed To catch up with Weezer, she's become thin as a weed! Shoe with wings that will help her fly right by
anyone whos running afar and wide..we do not want to witness some big bang collide with Weezer skidding down the path to the Winners side!!!
Look for a sign that says "no passing allowed" and before you know it, weezer is the winner and surrounded by the huge crowd..!! LAST!!!!!
I must admit , I truly missed all of ya'll outstanding posts. This i truly missed the most.!!
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Post by 2old on Dec 8, 2020 22:01:20 GMT -5
Oh, go sit in your red Christmas recliner, my friend And just keep posting from now till year's end. Let your fingers fly from key to key as you type away Leave the crochet hooks alone and Forum Games do play! jaila is a rhymer... a pro if I must assess. Makes my prose look like an amateur's mess! And Dusty sticks her nose in once in a while it seems To let us know she has winning the prize in her dreams. We're missing TheSource who pounded out rhymes last year. Don't know where he's gone... dropped by the wayside, I fear. I really needed some assistance from a male counterpart when the going got rough To win against all you ladies, I fear, will be extremely tough! I promise you this, as I type away at close to bedtime That I won't give up pounding out rhyme after rhyme. This "Old Fart" won't be shoved aside, expected to be the "gentleman". No... stepping out of the way for you ladies in not in my plan! I've come for the bacon and I've come for the bean I'm not above shouting and making a scene! Cross me and I'll throw a temper tantrum... rolling on the floor Until the men in white coats come knocking on our door! If you've never seen an old geezer get mad and sport a big frown Jumping like a jackrabbit until he realizes his Depends has fallen down! Just stay outta my way, my eyes are on the future and not on the past For in 2020, 2old will be the winner! 2old will be first to post last!!!
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Post by Weezer on Dec 9, 2020 20:07:20 GMT -5
Ah my fine man, you always boast as if your the Golf Club Host.. i tease you i know , but it just goes to show how much i missed this game so much!! but im not really in a real big rush, im fit as a fiddle and my finger are rough.
all that crocheting, i notice my finger getting cramps so have to take breaks to do my hand shakes.. first time i did that my hubs was alarmed he thought i had something wrong with my arm.
but i enjoy that hobby as i assume your wife does too, keeps my hands busy when i have nothing else to do.. well time is awasting , time flies faster as i age have hard time sleeping too, seems i may need sleeping pills
But if i ever did that , i would be scared to death thinking about so many people overdosing when enept. thats not for me , i want to wake up every morning feeling better then ever and knowing i have had slept!
well, time is not on my side, it passes me up guess i will get a cuppa tea and maybe wake up And in the morning i will feel like i have over slept!!
I almost forgot to say good night, im actually the LAST ONE TO POST ,,,,what a great night!!
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Post by 2old on Dec 10, 2020 9:04:39 GMT -5
Morning is dawning on another beautiful day. Life is good! What else can I say? Birds are not chirping, they are frozen to the trees. They will thaw out when comes a very slight breeze.
Squirrels are grounded, no trees can they climb to their nest The ice on the trees put the squirrels' claws to the test. A plane just tried to land at our airport east of town. Slid on the ice, down Main Street, decapitating a clown.
Took the hood off my truck, placed it upside down on the snow. Leashed the dog too it and said, "C'mon, Angel... Off to the golf course we must go!" Bounding down the streets and onto the highway at high speed The dog towed my home-made sled like a stallion... a steed!
Sliding around corners, clipping a sign post here and there. Flying through stoplights as people would stop and in disbelief stare. Five miles later after negotiating the ice that lay like a sheet We arrived at the golf course, but no one else was there to meet.
Headed to the first tee box, the dog fast asleep on the truck hood she didn't even squirm. Set a brand new Titleist ball on the peg, and began my backswing with feet planted firm. Let loose with a drive that would have made pros on Tour applauding my skill Down the fairway with a slight draw, I watched the white orb sail... then slipped and took a spill.
Woke the dog and leashed her back to the 'golf cart' which was really my sled. Off we went down the fairway in the direction we thought my trusty Titleist did head. By the time we reached the green on #1, the ball we had not yet found So we kept going, skimming across the ice that covered the white ground.
Past #2 and on to #3 fairway we sped as if we were in a NASCAR race The squirrels, woodpeckers, and possums could not believe our speedy fast pace. As we approached #3 green, some quarter mile from the tee on #1 We spied my Titleist ball as it lay glistening in the sun.
Angel and I continued to play the rest of the course as she towed me from tee box to green. We completed the round in the fewest strokes this golf course has undoubtedly ever seen! By the time we finished playing, the sun had begun to melt the ice and the sled wouldn't slide Angel could no longer pull the hood, so to the highway we walked and began to thumb a ride.
Arriving back home, found the wife was still asleep. Quietly into the house the dog and I went without a peep. My wife woke up after another hour or maybe two, I don't really know. "Why are you here? Don't to the golf course you plan to go?"
I heard the dog giggling, as my wife opened the blinds and looked to the outside. "What is the hood off your truck doing on the ground?", loudly she cried! Forgetting to reinstall the hood, was the only error I made to hide our adventure of this morn. When I tried to explain what the dog and I had accomplished, she just stared as me with scorn!
Little did she know the story I told, though difficult to believe it seems Was a true relating of our adventure... not one of my crazy, impossible dreams! Just as those who believe my winning this contest is some fantasy, my friend. It is a solid fact that 2old will be first to post last when we get to year's end!!!
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Post by Weezer on Dec 10, 2020 21:48:38 GMT -5
Well now there you go 2old. another great magical story! No wonder you make your wife wonder and worry.. Was it a dream, 2old ? What gets into your brain? i know your not insane! What ever it was, it failed at the end, You got found out as your car hood was on the ground. Just be thankful, your dog does not talk. cuz would look like your wife would know something crazy went on.. And you could be outside sleeping in your truck in the dark! Well im tired tonight so im not going to bed early tonight love to look out window and count the stars that shine bright, Puts me right to sleep , night after night,, so be good and will see you tomorrow .a new day ahead with images of the new vaccine soon ,is dancing in my head soon it will be over-comed and put to rest , as we all have been tested then no more worry and unrest. i seem to be the only one here, im ready to be the very last one to post . im grinning ,ear to ear!!,
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