Free Association Thread 5

[JKendallDane]

The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife

Octopus's Garden

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[SamScribble]

Octopus's Garden

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Many hands make light work

 

[Handley_Page]

Octopus's Garden

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That was NOT the Beatles singing.

 

[JKendallDane]

That was NOT the Beatles singing.

Maybe not, but that is one happy little elephant.

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[Tio_Narratore]

Maybe not, but that is one happy little elephant.

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If the elephant in the room is happy, is it okay to talk about him?

 

[SamScribble]

If the elephant in the room is happy, is it okay to talk about him?

Just remember ... if you do, he's not going to forget.

 

[Handley_Page]

If the elephant in the room is happy, is it okay to talk about him?

I doubt it; He thinks he's a gazelle. . .

Just remember ... if you do, he's not going to forget.

Of course, the name could be a problem.
I mean, calling an elephant 'DORIS' might get tricky in some quarters.

 

[JKendallDane]

Of course, the name could be a problem.
I mean, calling an elephant 'DORIS' might get tricky in some quarters.

Especially when the elephant is co-starring with Doris Day.

Jumbo

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[SamScribble]

Especially when the elephant is co-starring with Doris Day.

Jumbo

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Boeing 747

 

[Handley_Page]

Boeing 747

Airbus A380

 

[JKendallDane]

Airbus A380

If we're going to go big, let's go BIG!

https://www.historyandheadlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sprucegoosehh.png

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[Tio_Narratore]

If we're going to go big, let's go BIG!

https://www.historyandheadlines.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/sprucegoosehh.png

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Or his other big design, the Underwire push-up bra for Jane Russel in The Outlaws.

 

[SamScribble]

Or his other big design, the Underwire push-up bra for Jane Russel in The Outlaws.

As a very young writer I scored an assignment writing the words for a corporate guide to a well-known bra-maker. As part of my briefing, one of the house models demonstrated the different types of bra (and various other items of feminine apparel) for me. Afterwards, I looked for a darkened room in which to lie down and regain my composure.

 

[JKendallDane]

As a very young writer I scored an assignment writing the words for a corporate guide to a well-known bra-maker. As part of my briefing, one of the house models demonstrated the different types of bra (and various other items of feminine apparel) for me. Afterwards, I looked for a darkened room in which to lie down and regain my composure.

Thus proving that sometimes the research can be as much fun as the writing.

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[Tio_Narratore]

Thus proving that sometimes the research can be as much fun as the writing.

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Getting there is half the fun.

 

[Handley_Page]

Getting there is half the fun.

I think that's true of many things.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

I think that's true of many things.

Except for the maiden voyage of a certain White Star flagship...

 

[JKendallDane]

Except for the maiden voyage of a certain White Star flagship...

But I bought a round trip ticket.

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[Handley_Page]

But I bought a round trip ticket.

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I wonder where one would take the Return Half of the ticket ?

Then there's that giant thing, AN-225

 

[SamScribble]

I wonder where one would take the Return Half of the ticket ?

Then there's that giant thing, AN-225

Impressive! It reminds me of watching an albatross getting into the air.

 

[Tio_Narratore]

Impressive! It reminds me of watching an albatross getting into the air.

Albatross

 

[JKendallDane]

Albatross

That comes with side buckets of mashed potatoes and baked beans, right?

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[Tio_Narratore]

That comes with side buckets of mashed potatoes and baked beans, right?

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Only if you get it at Colonel Coleridge's Cambridge Fried Albatross. I find it's best at the flagship location in Xanadu.

 

[Handley_Page]

Albatross

This is the one I'm more familiar with.

 

[JKendallDane]

Only if you get it at Colonel Coleridge's Cambridge Fried Albatross. I find it's best at the flagship location in Xanadu.

I think I'll stick with one of my three other favorite choices: Battered & fried shark, grilled rattlesnake, or baked ostrich.

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