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[the_gneech]

Greg was off in his own world again, singing at the top of his lungs. "Kraaaaakatoa Katie, she ain't no laaaady, when she starts to shake that saronnngg..."

Brigid frowned. "Excuse me, Terry Toons, but I'm trying to read, here."

"Oh yes?" he said, "what are you reading?"

"None of your business," she replied, hunkering down into the couch.

"You've interrupted my song," he said, snatching the book. "That makes it my business!"

"Hey! Give that--"

"What in the world?" said Greg, staring sideways at the book in disbelief. "'A Pirate's Woman -- The cold spray of the sea was nothing compared to the fire in her heart!'"

"Shaddap! Gimme my book!"

"Well, well, that's one clean, well-groomed pirate, I must say," he added, sizing up the shirtless specimen on the book's cover. "What lovely pecs and deltoids he's got -- must come from swinging around in the rigging all day." Brigid's only response was an inarticulate growl; Greg lightly tossed the book back to her. "Honestly," he said. "It doesn't bother me that you're reading a cheesy romance with a Chippendales model on the cover; what bothers me is that if I had some magazine swimsuit issue, you'd call me a sexist pig. It's a double-standard, I tell you!"

"Shut up," she said. "Go away!"

"Fine, I'll leave you and the pirate prince to your revels," he said, heading down the hallway and singing again. "Here he comes, that Mighty Mouse, just like a bolt from the blue, with a heaaaaart that's truuuuee--!" The door closed, and he was gone.

"Jerk," she snarled, and went back to her reading.

-The Gneech

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Comments

[elektron.livejournal.com]

Somehow, I find that a great icon =P

[fferret.livejournal.com]

That's not bad enough, Gneech. Try being married to a woman who's _writing_ one!

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Wouldn't bother me. :) I'm married to a woman who's writing a kids' book, and I like that well enough...

-The Gneech

[fferret.livejournal.com]

Ah, but she doesn't insist on reading you chapters from it! I'm not a fan of romance in the first place.

[strangeden.livejournal.com]

I have a friend who writes those. Much $$$$$! O.o
I'm likely missing out by not climbing that bandwagon...

I hope your wife does very well with it. :)

[fferret.livejournal.com]

So does she, Strange. There is definately a fiduciary incentive! :*)>

[katayamma.livejournal.com]

I've said it before and I'll say it again.

You have way too much free time on your hands. :)

Cheers

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

And you've been mistaken every time! ;P If I had free time, I could use it productively instead of doing these little snippets...

-TG

[kylet.livejournal.com]

He only has free time at work!

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Don't I wish!

-TG

[frostdemn.livejournal.com]

X3 I rather liked that one. Nicely done. ^.^

[joeygatorman.livejournal.com]

Wow. I can’t remember the last time I saw Mighty Mouse.

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

The last time I saw Mighty Mouse, he was drawn by Ralph Bakshi, and it was brilliant. Alas, the Nanny Fascists put the kibosh on him.

-The Gneech

[fferret.livejournal.com]

And didn't that just piss me off!! OK, he may have not been as pure-minded as the original, but what is?

[joeygatorman.livejournal.com]

I saw the Bakshi version too. How I’d love to see that controversial flower-sniffing episode again.

[strangeden.livejournal.com]

I'll have you know that big ol virile pirate is just
naturally big boned! :D

[the-gneech.livejournal.com]

Oh yes. Big bones. Definitely.

-The Gneech

[allen-trembler.livejournal.com]

*bwahahahahas* Considering the amount of those books I've given to my mom that can be bought used in bulk for mere dimes a book, I can picture that one quite easily.

I'm surprised Greg didn't go all off on the "Yarrrr, so ye been into the booty, do ye?"

[kylet.livejournal.com]

Well, it's not like people view swimsuit magazines for the text...