Pure Twaddle » Brooklyn http://puretwaddle.gijv.com It is what it is Mon, 11 Jan 2010 08:27:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 Technical Difficulties http://puretwaddle.gijv.com/2009/10/technical-difficulties/ http://puretwaddle.gijv.com/2009/10/technical-difficulties/#comments Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:50:10 +0000 admin http://puretwaddle.gijv.com/2009/10/technical-difficulties/ IndianHeadTestPattern16x9
No internet. Little housing. Few updates until further notice.

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$550 very specious Brooklyn apt. to share

At least they’re honest, just like my previous spammer.

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(Enter a large, lumbering, black woman from stage right)

LLBW: (addresses Stranger 1 loudly in Carribean accent): Have you SEEN the light of Jesus Christ?!

Stranger 1: Uh, no. (Exits stage right)

LLBW: (to Stranger 2): Have YOU seen the LIGHT of Jesus Christ?!

Stranger 2: Sure… (Quickly exits stage right)

(Your Hero enters from stage left)

LLBW: (To Your Hero) HAVE you SEEN the LIGHT OF CHRIST?!

YH: Nope.

LLBW: (Enraged, screaming) I WIPE MY FILTHY HANDS ON YOU! (Wipes imaginary muck on Your Hero’s sleeve)

YH: ( Looks around to see if anyone else witnessed this. To himself) What the f…?

LLBW: (Exits stage left; To unseen stranger) Have you SEEN the light of Christ?!

Fin

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Seriously, you can’t make up this kind of action. New York is the strangest place on earth.

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