I'd never dream of dodging the taxman....
The only beings that seem to be immune from my RAY GUNS is the Taxman. Scary and worrying that.
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Heh heh.
The one thing that sticks in my mind, is that the I.R.S. changed the tax return date from March 15th to April 15th (in the USA). And the reason, so they won't be the butt of the joke by William Shakespeare, from his memorable line..."Beware the ides of March".
It shows me that this government has no sense of humor, and can be forced to take action against a dead man.
You're too kind. Nice to meet you, too.
You're very welcome A. Fare Wells.
Encounters/Fantasy Steampunk
(part seven)
Bowler1 - It's coming! Can it be stopped? A mighty juggernaut moves through the land, and it smiles back at the futile efforts of weapon attacks against it. Yes, it's the incredible yellow "Bowler1". You began my day with a good laugh. Bravo sir, with YOU as the dark humored highlight.
Perpetual Man - We are treated with a fun fantasy conversation between a talented builder Dwarf, and a skeptical Elf. Delightful, and it made me image a "Lord of the Rings" steampink version of JRR Tolkien's amazing Middle Earth series. Good stuff.
Hopewrites - I was very moved by this quiet drama that put stark images into my mind. I couldn't help but to feel sympathy for the main character, I had urges to help this poor unfortunate. You did an incredible job of drawing emotions out of me. Well done.
Parson - Dragons vs humans, I love it. And you made the giant intellegent reptiles the good guys in your story, while the humans are the crafty, little trouble-makers. Very cool idea which you illustrated marvelously. This would be great to see on the big screen. "Go get them Nogard!"
Culhwch - I've always been a fan of real clockwork creations from the past, and you've rekindled my interest once again. For me to see the magnificent creations in my mind (as you described them), brought the child out of me. Well tooled tale.
AnyaKimlin - Yes, I'll have fries with that, and drown the fries in ketchup (or catsup) please. This is such a sweet little story you crafted from machine parts, and I really love your way of bringing a father and son back together again. Such a touching ending. (sigh)
Boneman - Oh my goodness Boneman, you tickled my mechanical funny bone. I was chuckling for a while, after I read your humorous story that took me by complete surprise. I just..hee hee heeee, was struck in the face with delicious pie of creamy goodness. Awesome.
Abernovo - Talk about having a ****ty day. Once agin you've whipped up an outstanding tale using the best of cogs, gears and steam-powereed greatness. Let's all have a moment of silence for the officer whose life was crapped out at the end, a dragon's end. Darkly good.
The Judge - I testify your honor here in this court, that I find your entry guilty of being great. Tremendous imagery abounds in your mighty story about "Ned". You did a fine job of packing in as much as possible to dazzle us readers. Even though you usually post near the end of the challenges, your tales are always worth waiting for.
TheDustyZebra - I believe, (the late and great) Isaac Asimov would have enjoyed your tale. Because you compliment him by constructing an astonishingly cool story that resonates with inspiration from (my favorite anthology of his), "I, Robot". Excellently geared goodness.
