Terrence Oblong
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Faithlift
When Eric Martensen died he found himself in a lift. Happily for Eric, the lift was going upwards. 'Where am I?' Eric wondered. 'I was asleep in bed...
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50 ways to leave your lover
For reasons never made clear, Paul Simon's 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover only included five ways to leave your lover, just 10% of the stated amount...
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The Snow Statue
The first time you wake up to an overnight snowfall in the trenches you can't help being overwhelmed by the sight. The beauty, the purity, so out of...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Unexpected Inheritance (2)
I could see the look of disappointment on Holmes' face, he had hoped that Mr Blackwell and his mysterious letter would prove an unusual case, but...
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Sherlock Holmes and the Unexpected Inheritance (1)
"The bird's circling for the third time Watson," Holmes said. As was often the case on a Sunday afternoon, the one day a week I was blessedly free...
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Many thanks Rich & Insert
Posted on Fri, 21 Mar 2014
Many thanks Rich & Insert
Sex is like a rubix cube - I spent £4.99 on a manual showing me how to do it, but didn't really understand it, and found the best way was just to twiddle things around until I found out what worked...
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Thanks Jenny. This was
Posted on Sun, 02 Jun 2019
Thanks Jenny. This was inspired by listening to Brahm's (which I described to Mrs Oblong as the sort of music an old Prussian colonel would listen to whilst looking out of his window watching his pants dry). It almost fits with this week's...
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spellcheck thinks its funny
Posted on Fri, 06 Jul 2018
spellcheck thinks its funny
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Thanks insert, I apologise
Posted on Sat, 21 Jan 2017
Thanks insert, I apologise for my 'I'll edit when I'm dead' approach and will sort out the typos
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Read full commentPosted in Angels of Death (2) - the last biscuit
I think I'm going through an
Posted on Tue, 16 Feb 2016
I think I'm going through an identity crisis, I almost thanked Celticman for the cherry, but just remembered in time that I didn't write the story.
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I assume this story grew out
Posted on Thu, 18 Jun 2015
I assume this story grew out of the recent UK tour by the Mexican Smiths - Mozzer is far and away the biggest pop star in Mexico, which is very fertile soil in which to plant a story.
The line about writing I love Morrissey on a...
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Find a nearby primary school
Posted on Tue, 28 Jan 2014
Find a nearby primary school and gatecrash the science lessons.
Read full commentPosted in The darkness of the universe: Insufficient light or insufficient material?