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timellis
 20 Aug 2010, 17:18 #96953 Reply To Post
I was doing some research for a book in Hanwell Insane Asylum. I got talking to some of the inmates (even though the asylum closed in 1992) and found a mixed ward (soon to be abolished under government proposals) specifically for YWO members. It was pretty sad to see them. I asked each one of them what they were doing, and these were some of the answers I got:
'Checking my email to see if I've got a review.' (But there were no computers in the ward).
'I'm waiting 'till the morning, lovey. I'll be in the Top Ten then just you wait and see.'
Crying, a woman, who looked suspiciously like Pam1234..., Temperance, and Lin Lui combined said, 'They don't like my little story, I think I'm going to kill them.'
'I've been waiting days, months, years for a review. What's up with people? If they don't like reviewing they shouldn't be on here. I know what I'd like to do to them if I...'
These were all people with addictive personalities, and I could understand how a system based on reviews, scoring, and charts might become addictive. There was a free bed, so I climbed in it and waited for the Dr to come round! .
This post was last edited by timellis, 20 Aug 2010, 17:25
pam123writing
 20 Aug 2010, 21:59 #96977 Reply To Post
And then Sulcus came round in his nurses uniform and offered you a bed-bath and your worst fears were realised. The place really does exist!
"And, in the end, the love you take / Is equal to the love you make." Lennon and McCartney 1969
Zak Spundy
 20 Aug 2010, 23:02 #96983 Reply To Post
There were rumours of a showdown ... two of the inmates were gunning for each other. One with bureaucracy as a weapon, the other a bell-ringer. A monumental shakedown with sound effects and ripping paper was most definitely on the cards.
Arrogance and petulance were spinning in cyberspace, reverberating through twitcher and nosebook. Would this be a fairytale ending, or just another statistic ... ?
lines from the word lab
sulcus
 20 Aug 2010, 23:05 #96984 Reply To Post
Quote: pam123writing, Friday, 20 Aug 2010 21:59
And then Sulcus came round in his nurses uniform and offered you a bed-bath and your worst fears were realised. The place really does exist!


I work on ears, nose and throat wards
"A,B&E", "Not In My Name" and "52FF" (flash fiction anthology) all available on Amazon Kindle

"How a psychopath makes sweet love. I can get you ringside. Royal box even."
Temperance
 21 Aug 2010, 09:44 #96997 Reply To Post
Quote: timellis, Friday, 20 Aug 2010 17:18
Temperance, and Lin Lui combined said, 'They don't like my little story, I think I'm going to kill them.'
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When he found out one of my cats is called Fred (check out my surname) a certain YWO member suggested a psychiatrist might be interested in my reasons for so doing.

Being a gentle soul I only get the urge to kill horribly when people can't accept sound advice about their 'grammer'. Like the sound of the bed baths though. Lol

Tempy
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Everyone has a price - mine is chocolate

Chocolate is important.
timellis
 21 Aug 2010, 11:18 #97007 Reply To Post
Quote: Temperance, Saturday, 21 Aug 2010 09:44
Quote: timellis, Friday, 20 Aug 2010 17:18
Temperance, and Lin Lui combined said, 'They don't like my little story, I think I'm going to kill them.'
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When he found out one of my cats is called Fred (check out my surname) a certain YWO member suggested a psychiatrist might be interested in my reasons for so doing.

Being a gentle soul I only get the urge to kill horribly when people can't accept sound advice about their 'grammer'. Like the sound of the bed baths though. Lol

Tempy
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You're just saying that! But its funny you should mention bed baths - I was a nurse in military hospitals between 1972 - 1976 (also worked in an ENT hospital Sulcus) so am well qualified to perform said bed baths. Name your soap ? PS. My uniform was nothing like Sulcas' .
Temperance
 21 Aug 2010, 11:23 #97009 Reply To Post
Oooh, a nice bit of Imperial Leather, I think. Will it be a soap-on-a rope moment? Lol

T
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Everyone has a price - mine is chocolate

Chocolate is important.
timellis
 21 Aug 2010, 11:31 #97010 Reply To Post
Quote: Temperance, Saturday, 21 Aug 2010 11:23
Oooh, a nice bit of Imperial Leather, I think. Will it be a soap-on-a rope moment? Lol

T
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Where the hell did I put that Imperial Leather...
sulcus
 21 Aug 2010, 11:52 #97011 Reply To Post
Carbolic of course... as in wash your mouth out young man/lady
"A,B&E", "Not In My Name" and "52FF" (flash fiction anthology) all available on Amazon Kindle

"How a psychopath makes sweet love. I can get you ringside. Royal box even."
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