windar
Teller of Tales
I believe so. I was only there once.Is that Seattle in the background?
I believe so. I was only there once.Is that Seattle in the background?
I can hardly wait to see how this turns out. I mean, "They will likely do their worst" is what it takes for her to agree to this?"Again, why me, sir?"
"Because you are new on the faculty, young and innocent-looking. Get friendly, join the party, play along ... they won't see you as a spy like they would with other faculty members. If you play it well, they might even see you as corruptible. Their guard will be down and they will likely do their worst. So, are we agreed?"
"Well, I guess so."
Modern times? Law enforcement by the town's police force. Prisoner transport and guarding during public sentence are outsourced to different private companies?Reminds me a lot of the famous drawing by WelshWebb
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The uniforms of the officers look a bit different ... maybe this town has several somewhat competing security services? First the poor girls get sentenced to public humiliation by one unit, then the other guys give them a ticket for indecent exposure and lurid behavior...
Indeed my biggest inspiration. I have story too based on his pictureReminds me a lot of the famous drawing by WelshWebb
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The uniforms of the officers look a bit different ... maybe this town has several somewhat competing security services? First the poor girls get sentenced to public humiliation by one unit, then the other guys give them a ticket for indecent exposure and lurid behavior...
I can hardly wait to see how this turns out. I mean, "They will likely do their worst" is what it takes for her to agree to this?
I think I've figured out how you manage to get into trouble all the time.
Thanks Monty. Yep, that’s me alright, but I don’t recall my cross as having been equipped with a cornu@Barbaria1 , I LOVED this story, how the hell did I miss it?
Told with an exquisite light touch and a breezy charm that was hugely refreshing.
Naturally the bit where “you” were interviewed while on the cross reminded me of this :
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Anyway wow, great inspiration, top quality work!
ArtisticThanks Monty. Yep, that’s me alright, but I don’t recall my cross as having been equipped with a cornu
Standards are dropping everywhere, and city councils tend to go for the economy models to pander to municipal taxpayers.Thanks Monty. Yep, that’s me alright, but I don’t recall my cross as having been equipped with a cornu
Monty likes to claim artistic licenseArtisticperversionlicence, Barb! I’m sure they would have shortened your sentence further if you’d agreed to one of these!
I’m a very appreciative guy,With this tale Monty seems quite taken
As grist for his limericks shapen
For a traffic violation
I suffered humiliation
But earned Monty’s appreciation
The cornu is for overspeeders, to remind them to use the gear handle sparingly!Thanks Monty. Yep, that’s me alright, but I don’t recall my cross as having been equipped with a cornu
This is like Gilbert and Sullivan’s “The Mikado”:The cornu is for overspeeders, to remind them to use the gear handle sparingly!