The Author's Hangout Vending Machine

Tio_Narratore said:

and the VM says "good burgundy" and "England?"

I put in a day at the Listel vignoble...

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Handley_Page said:

but the wine is still too young. . . . .



I put in a good bottle of Dutch Gin

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Tio_Narratore said:

and it spills in the canal.

I put in the Gondoliers at the Savoy...

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Handley_Page said:

who get raided by the Pirates of Penzance.



I put in the cat-like tread.

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Tio_Narratore said:

and you get a foggy Carl Sandburg.

I put in a Hallowe'en party at a nudist camp...

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Handley_Page said:

but you cannot tell the living from the dead. . . .



I put in a dead test meter

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Tio_Narratore said:

and a bunch of zombies show up for the final exam.

I put in a flooded cemetery...

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Handley_Page said:

And a voice in the distance is heard "Wherefore we commit his body to the Deep. . . "


I put in a spare air tank

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Tio_Narratore said:

and you get a visit from the ghost of Jacques Cousteau.

I put in a combination casino and aquarium...

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Handley_Page said:

But you win the Shark not the Cod.



I put in a No 7 hook.

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Noor said:

and you get tossed into the canal

I put in some dry clothing and scuba gear

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Tio_Narratore said:

and you get a confused glance from the VM.

I put in a CEO in an Armani wet suit free diving into the steno pool...

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Handley_Page said:

but they weren't 'feeding' then




I put in a decent suit.

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glynndah said:

And you get an indecent proposal.

I toss in a slightly used engagement ring.

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Handley_Page said:

it does not receive calls.




I put in a letter of condolence

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Tio_Narratore said:

and you get a state funferall.

I put in a zombie jamboree...

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Handley_Page said:

which Atlanta Control says do not exist. . . . .



I put in a pack of "H.J. Pinkertonne's best quality anti-Zombie cream"

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Tio_Narratore said:

and the zombie/anti-zombie interaction neutralizes each the other, leaving the world safe for lions, and tigers, and bears, oh my!

I put in a little girl and three very strange men...

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YoursSINSerely said:

And, the girl named Goldie discovers they are sheep in men's clothing, but that is so against the Lit rules and Tio gets his hand slapped for that plot bunny.

I put in a grim pamphlet.

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Tio_Narratore said:

and you reap what you sow.

I put in a soupcon of Babs' dirty imagination...

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YoursSINSerely said:

and, the dirty little secret is out in public now.

I put in a studded collar.

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Handley_Page said:

but the cat pulled its head out.



I put in that darned cat

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glynndah said:

And you get a hellhound.

I throw in a basilisk.

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Handley_Page said:

But St George triumphs in the end.



I put in a spear & magic Helmet

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Tio_Narratore said:

and you get a cheesy German opera.

I put in a good-hearted woman from the margins of society who falls victim to some fatal disease...

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