tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646478149866685270.post8225567523405156756..comments2023-05-07T11:12:05.322+01:00Comments on Danny Gillan - Attempted Author: Moving Across the (On)LineDannyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11216066977756012693noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646478149866685270.post-21776946890107186502009-08-02T18:23:32.115+01:002009-08-02T18:23:32.115+01:00My experiences with offline meetings of online mee...My experiences with offline meetings of online meetees has been generally very good, with the exception of the one which inspired the following:<br /><br />A Traveller's Tale by tom mciver April 8th, 2003.<br /><br />I went down to Omaha, Nebraska, USA<br />Now why the hell did you do that, you very well may say?<br />I went to meet a woman there, to see what may transpire<br />A winsome wench with long red hair, an object of desire.<br /><br />And did you find there what you sought? You ask, your interest tweaking<br />Well, no, you see, 'cos I forgot my heater core was leaking<br />Which meant it overheated as I drove around Des Moines<br />And then I wished that Triple A'd persuaded me to join!<br /><br />I had to stop each mile or so to add more water to it<br />Sometimes I had I had to scoop up snow, but I just had to do it.<br />I filled that thing with coolant while my hands began to freeze<br />My ears were cold, I slipped and fell and skint my bloody knees!<br /><br />And as I limped along the road, through freezing, windy weather<br />I thought of her, how it would go when we two got together.<br />And more and more I thought how she would greet me at her door.<br />Would waiting make her want me less, or make her want me more?<br /><br />And if her welcome was not warm, would that be hard to take?<br />I stopped to fill it up again, that's when I lost the brakes.<br />I slithered off the road and then a snowbank stopped me cold<br />I cursed that car I cursed the road, I cursed a thousandfold!<br /><br />I thought of her in Omaha, tucked up all snug and warm<br />While here was I quite stranded by the roadside in a storm<br />What right has she, I thought with ire, to be so warm and dry?<br />And with that thought a single frozen tear sprung to my eye.<br /><br />I'll bet, I thought, that when eventually I get there later<br />She'll say "What kept you?" or something like that and then I'll hate 'er<br />Well by and by someone came by and helped to drag me out<br />As on again I trundled I was riven then with doubt.<br /><br />This woman would not welcome me, she'd say I was too late.<br />She'd criticise, she'd nag and moan, my lateness she'd berate.<br />Just what the hell, I thought right then could I have once been thinking?<br />She's going to knock me back, she'll think that I've just been out drinking!<br /><br />So as I nursed that truck along in Omaha's direction<br />My anger level rose as I considered my reception<br />I'd not be welcome now, I thought, well, sod that for a lark!<br />I trundled closer, freezing cold, now driving thru the dark.<br /><br />To shorten this, my narrative, to cut right to the chase,<br />I stumbled to her door, a funny look upon my face.<br />She opened it, she smiled at me, I felt my left eye twitch<br />She said "Come in, you must be cold!" I said Fuck you, you bitch!<br /><br />And turned around and walked away and never once looked back<br />I left that gal, I left that town and headed up the track.<br />So if you go to Omaha, especially if it's snowing<br />Remember my sad tale, take my advice and just keep going!tommybanjohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14306873630240004255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646478149866685270.post-14604087890286442392009-08-01T08:59:28.870+01:002009-08-01T08:59:28.870+01:00Pull yourself together and start thinking logicall...Pull yourself together and start thinking logically. You just need to get bladdered BEFORE you meet up with them.Words with JAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16595838458076154912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4646478149866685270.post-81760646421438811812009-08-01T05:26:40.846+01:002009-08-01T05:26:40.846+01:00I would simply adore to be there instead of on the...I would simply adore to be there instead of on the other side of the planet. A bit of a knees up with other writers would be just the thing, and even more fun meeting the friends behind the words. Have a drink for me, Danny.Phillipahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264700263885367373noreply@blogger.com