Session May 24, 2014

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http://www.bigpicture.in/66-amazing-photos-from-different-artists/

"You're human, like anyone else," she reassured him.
by TNT

Arthur was a tourist in Florida. He didn't want the tour of the Okefenokee swamp. He merely wanted to see Disney World. But his wife insisted. He followed silently as usual. They had dispensed with the guided tour to go on their own. Far away from the crowd, Arthur's wife told him she was waiting for this opportunity to tell him she wanted a divorce. He was astonished - he had thought she was happy with all the things he paid for and worked hard for. "What is it, dear, that you want to do when you are alone that you can't do with me?" She looked down and saw the alligator approaching them. Arthur's back was turned to the monster with huge open jaws looking hungrily at him.  She said, "You remember that I wanted to become a movie star once and was actually on my way up as an actress?" He nodded miserably. "Well, I gave it all up for you. Now I want to go back to the theater." She kept her eyes on the alligator. Suddenly the alligator raised his hand - or paw, or whatever alligators have on their feet, and said "Don't panic, but I overheard your conversation. You're human like anyone else, and I think you would agree that humans have more opportunities and ambition than us alligators. So I'll eat one of you. You decide which one among yourselves and I'll save you the trouble of getting a divorce." It was a kind and thoughtful gesture, she thought to herself.

http://history.denverlibrary.org/blog/content/weird-photo-wednesday-may-25

"Maybe you're a little too trusting, dearie."
by RMAF

In 1888, these two snake oil medicine men came into town selling magical soaked in snake oil rags for .15 each. They said if I'd place their magical rags in my pockets and in different places all over my house and garden, I would begin noticing lots of money. But the only money i noticed was money going out of my purse and into these shysters' pockets! "Maybe you were a little naive, dearies," said her grandma.

http://www.123inspiration.com/strange-photography-by-brian-day/strange-photography-brian-day-1/

 
"Benton still used a slide ruler."
by PV

It was the tactile dimensions that concerned Benton as he finally reached the top of the hill. Something had been nagging at him all morning. I was still there and his careful attire and smart business briefcase had paved his way through the exit from the train into a herd of country yokels bound for the city. Yet in his unimaginable haste to leave he had forgotten every electronic appurtenance he had deemed necessary for life. But within a pocket was something. He remembered the cat calls from the office when they spotted his old tool. Some hardly knew what it was for - Benton still used a slide ruler. Yet the touch of this analog ever fine delineation of life had made a mockery of the dancing digits on his missing devices. Sacrificing the possibility of dancing on the head of a pin for the absolute certainty of digital calculation - with a smile, he pocketed the slide rule, aware as he reached the hilltop, that he had begun his escape to a new world.

http://www.neatorama.com/2012/08/29/Strange-And-Cinematic-Photography-By-Alena-Beljakova/

"Richard loved Lola from afar."
by BG

Richard loved Lola from afar. he had been tempted to go right up to her and start a conversation in hopes of expressing his feelings to her. But he could not bring himself to give in to the temptation. He could not stride down the path with confidence. He could not appear casual as he wanted to appear when approaching her. He could not let go of all the nervousness that clenched him as if his insides were all sewn together. He wished he could figure out why this was such a difficult step to take. He saw her every day from the bench at the park. He did not think there was any chance that she noticed him, but he had hopes. He would have to work on gaining the confidence he needed to let go of his fright of walking past her eight brothers and sisters to go up and say "Hi, you have such a unique smile!"

http://www.bigpicture.in/66-amazing-photos-from-different-artists/

She had never been able to call cattle before

By CC

Rin Tin Tin was skeptical of the new dog on the ranch. His people, Trude and Mack, had brought it back from the shelter yesterday. Rin generally looked down on shelter dogs – sure, they were unfortunates, but a lot of them brought it on themselves. He figured this one had, for sure. He was twitchy as heck, and wouldn’t meet his eyes.  It was obvious that he wasn’t going to be much help on the cattle drive tomorrow. Rin was a little offended that they thought he needed any help. He was getting older, but he was still at his peak.

When the day dawned, Rin headed to the pasture where cattle were dispersed across the hills. Rex followed him nervously, tail drooping. Trude and Mack were already there, riding their horses. Mack was their best cattle caller, but today he must have had a sore throat because Trude was throwing her head back and stretching her throat to prepare for the calling. She had never been able to call cattle before, but clearly she was going to give it a shot now.

When she finally hollered, all the glass in the ranch house shattered and Rex blew backwards off the ridge and over the edge of a 200 foot cliff. Rin, who had much better self control, watched in amazement. Well, that was satisfying, he thought, as he trotted towards the gathering herd of cattle.

http://www.vintag.es/2013/08/strange-and-unusual-vintage-animal.html

People started Running down the sidewalk

By RC

She came out of nowhere; one moment she was not there, the next moment she was. This was in downtown New York City, not on a farm in Guatemala! A girl and a bird—not just any bird, but a long-legged, long-beaked bird; I think it was some kind of stork or crane. And the girl was also not the kind of girl you would normally see in the city. She looked Hispanic, like many of the residents of New York, but had long, brown, scraggly hair, a shift-like dress made out of cotton with a little lace fringe at the top, and thoroughly wrinkled; and she wore no shoes.

The strangest part of the scene was that she was petting the bird, which seemed very docile. But, that is not what startled all the people there. Both the girl and the bird were making the most raucous noise, which might have passed for singing in Tibet. It was loud enough to be heard over the noisy traffic and all the chattering people who rushed by them.

If that was not enough, their voices reached such a crescendo that the window glass in all the buildings began to crack and fall out, down onto the street and sidewalks. It was insane! People started running down the sidewalk, trying desperately to get away from the glass. Some didn’t make it.

And then, as suddenly as the girl had appeared, she disappeared, along with the bird. Everyone stopped then and stood looking at the spot where they had stood, their mouths agape. Those who had been wounded by the falling glass also stared, while holding onto their torn members. What had just happened? Was this an incidence of time travel, some strange and incomprehensible mass vision, or what? That the window glass had fallen out of the buildings could not be denied.

From my vantage point, inside the third story room across the street, I had taken it all in, and one thing kept repeating in my mind, that old saying: “Truth is stranger than fiction.” Yes indeed; how could anyone make up something this strange?

 

Session May 10 2014

http://www.vintag.es/2013/08/strange-and-unusual-vintage-animal.html

Leon stood by the window, lost in thought. 

by CC

Leon stood by the window, lost in thought. He hadn’t seen zebras pulling a carriage since he left Tasmania 30 years ago. He shook his head at the flood of unsought memories:  Jillian as a young woman, snapping the reins smartly against the striped flanks of the silly beasts. Jillian, hair shining in the sun, turning to smile at her parents as they passed the stands. Then, the horror…   Leon left the window and went to the small cabinet by the radio where he kept the bottle of Absinthe. The green fire helped when the memories came. He swallowed quickly, then put on his hat and left the apartment.  Outside, the zebras trotted past, behaving for all the world like ordinary carriage horses. He shook his head but the memories remained. Would they never be gone? As the carriage passed, a young woman with flowered cap looked down at him with a sweet smile. Leon turned away.

http://www.vintag.es/2013/08/strange-and-unusual-vintage-animal.html

“I Can’t Sleep! There’s too much Noise.

 by RC

Roxy could not believe his work schedule at the restaurant his mistress ran—and he really couldn’t believe that she demanded such service from him. He was sure there must be a labor law about it, but since he couldn’t read there was no way to verify that hunch. Here he was, day after day, ferrying the dirty dishes from the tables to the kitchen, carrying them precariously balanced on his nose, and the worst part of it was that the customers would slop some of the food over when they placed them on his nose. After a day of that, he was covered with muck. Yuck!  But, Roxy was a very obedient dog, as most dogs are, so he kept at it without complaining. But at night, when he was totally exhausted and wanted nothing more than to get some solid shut-eye, the traffic on the street was terrible! You see, Roxy’s owner lived over the restaurant and this was in a very busy part of town—even if it was south of the tracks. Roxy would roll this way and that, cover his head with the blankets his mistress provided him with, but nothing helped. “I can’t sleep! There’s too much noise,” he kept saying to her, but of course she was a dumb human and couldn’t speak dog. So, there was nothing to do but endure it. Someday, he kept saying to himself, I am going to run away. Yes, I’ll run away and find a simple, ordinary boy; then all I will have to do is play ball. To Roxy, that was as good as it gets.  

http://www.vintag.es/2013/08/strange-and-unusual-vintage-animal.html

Don't patronize me young lady, he barked at her.
by BG

She could not believe she had been paired up with him. Not being a terribly good bowler, she just knew they would have no chance to win the little competition arranged by the publicity team working on their current promotion for the release of her movie in Australia. Oh well, she would make the best of it. She turned to him, made a little grimace, and said "All you need to do is get the ball rolling straight down the center of the alley. Try and aim for the first pin in the line up sitting right in the middle of the group. If you hit the first one, usually a whole bunch of them will go down and we'll get lots of points. If we get lots of points, we'll win."  He looked up at her and shook his head. "Don't patronize me young lady," he barked at her. He threw his first shot. It was a strike. He turned and informed her, "We will win as a matter of fact you will have trouble keeping up with me. I have never bowled less than a 300 game in all my years of professional bowling."



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She could hardly climb to the top of the stairs

by PV

After the storm it was deadly quiet, the whine of the wind no longer scoured her eardrums. Hell, the cat was even purring on top of the sea chest in the shambles of the galley. The porholes all looked like they have been hammered endlessly by the devil's insane carpenter - now they looked like sharp teeth in gaping mouths. It was time to pick herself up and reacquaint herself with the outside world. She was glad she had locked herself in the biffy to escape Jared's hysteria and litany of blames - his voice had vanished once he reached the deck. It had been smothered by the screaming as if thee were a convocation of harpies out there. Inch by inch she wriggled through the wreckage. She could hardly climb to the top of the stairs, could she - seeing the gull on boat's edge and the old harbor boardwalks was a pleasant surprise, a testimony to the walks desire to show the storm that the boardwalk had unquestionable strength - so to, did she - it was a quiet beginning for her.

Session April 19, 2014



http://www.bigpicture.in/66-amazing-photos-from-different-artists/

"He hung his diploma so high on the wall that nobody could read it."
by TNT

The horse was high strung. He bolted out of the gate and was gone before anyone could stop and close the gate. The horse was soon lost to view.w Ronnie got on the other horse, and followed the road. He didn't see the horse anywhere. It wasn't his horse - what would he tell the owners? He kept going until he reached the dirt and kept going looking everywhere around him. When he finally got to the beach, he saw the horse heading into the waves. How would he catch the horse? Although he was a horse trainer, he hung his diploma so high on the wall that nobody could read it. He called to the horse. It didn't turn its head or slow down.  Pretty soon they were swimming side by side. He jumped from his horse onto the back of the run-away. The horse turned around in the water surprised. He grabbed the mane and headed the two horses back to the beach.

http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/11/the-unbelievable-and-impossible-photos-of-li-wei/

"A sound I'd never heard before."
by CC

Clouds covered the sun. It was a warm and breezy day, and I was walking along the city streets, headed for the park. The light was flat and gave me a headache. Maybe sitting by the stream, under a leafy bower, would clear that up. But before I got to the park a thin, whiny cry seemed to flicker into my auditory range and then out again. It was a sound I’d never heard before. I stopped to listen. It sounded like a frustrated child’s complaint: “Bad Mickey! Bad Kitty!” The street was empty. And then I looked up, and saw her floating high overhead, a little girl with her fists entangled with balloons strings and flapping her legs as she rose towards the sky. Quickly I drew the Urban Sniper rifle out of the guitar case and took aim. I knew she would pass over the river soon. If I timed my shot correctly, she would fall into the water and stand a chance of survival. I raced down the street, rifle braced in my arms, until we both crossed into the park and approached the stream. I waited, then I shot: Bam! Bam! Oh…well, I was never that good at marksmanship. At least she wouldn’t suffer as her lifeless little body rose effortlessly towards heaven.

http://narenjangra.blogspot.com/2013/06/wow-photos-most-amazing-pictures-from.html

"No answer would satisfy them."
by RMAF

For years and years the pair of intellectual scholars read all the thick books they could find, but no definite answer would satisfy them: Which came first, the chicken or the egg??

http://www.smashingapps.com/2009/02/05/23-magical-photography-to-believe-that-are-not-photoshopped.html

"The world is ending tomorrow at noon, she told him nervously."
by RDC
Peter had always known that there was something very different about Marie. He believed that she was clairvoyant at the least, and perhaps she had other gifts. She had once confided in him slyly that levitation was a lot of fun. Marie's mother had always invited what Peter would characterize as strange people to their house: a hypnotist  who stuck a needle through her palm with no damage while she was hypnotized, a magician who had pulled out more than rabbits from a hat - Maria had floated a good foot off the floor. So, after knowing Maria and her family for a few years, was not terribly surprised when she came to his house, all afluster one day. "The world is ending tomorrow at noon," she told him nervously. "Well, what can we do about it?" I asked. "Probably nothing," she said, "but you might as well have some fun and try something you've never done before. Maria wanted for me to try levitation - even flying. She said that she had often done so and she had enough power for me, too. What did I have to lose? I know that I've always been straight-laced kind of guy. Marie and I went outside. There, behind a tall fence, so that no-one could observe us, she held out her hand. "Place your hand just over mine," she instructed. I placed my hand above hers. "Now concentrate on flying," she commanded with great authority and intention. And it worked! For the first time in my life, I thought - and probably the last - I had done something totally great and unexpected.

Session April 5 2014

"When the cage door opened, the tiger leapt out and ran through the crowds."
by TNT

They had chosen the wrong venue for a circus - it was at the Bee Hive Motel. Of course the ring-master was drunk as usual. He staggered over the chairs and bumped into the cage. The cage door - not latched - opened, and a tiger leapt out and ran through the screaming crowds. When it was over not a soul was to be seen. Who knows where the tiger went? He had disappeared into the alley behind the motel. Well, I guess that's the end of our first circus act. Never to be repeated.



http://www.puppiesandflowers.com/?p=708

The professor stood at the lecturn until the entire class assembled."
by RMAF

The professor stood at the lectern until the entire class assembled and in the fantasy of his outward highly intellectual and lowly deviant inwart mind, he pushed each student off the roof of the campus clock and bell tower. Then he snapped back into reality. "If I do that, I will no longer get my exorbitant pay check." So he smiled to his assembled class and said, "Good morning my fine class, shall we begin this morning's lecture?"



http://petapixel.com/2012/08/11/amazing-photo-of-a-humpback-whale-breaching-a-boat-length-away/

"She was trapped in a Banyan tree's roots once and feared them ever since."
by CC

Cindy hated deep water but she loved whales. She went on every whale watching adventure advertised in the local papers, hanging back in the cabin until a whale appeared, at which time she would tentatively inch down the deck until she could see the whale. She loved whales because - ever since the motorcycle accident 5 years ago - she could hear their thoughts, and they fascinated her. She never knew why whales, but was glad she didn't hear the thoughts of ants or sparrows, which would drive her mad. Suddenly a baby whale corkscrewed up and out of the water. "Whee!" she heard it think. "I love this! Thank God I'm not a monkey this time!"  Cindy, intrigued, stepped gingerly along the rail, holding tight. "Hey," she thought at the whale, trying for the first time to communicate. "What do you mean about being a monkey?" "Oh, hi," thought the whale. "I was trapped in a Banyan tree's roots once and feared them ever since. Do you see any Banyans around here?" "No," thought Cindy. "You chose well."  "Damn right," thought the whale.





http://designyoutrust.com/2013/09/amazing-photographs-september-2013-edition/

"It wasn't dangerous then, it's not dangerous now."
by RC

"Don't say I didn't warn you," Blossom said. Snow White crept closer to the cup of cream. It looked perfectly delicious. What could go wrong? Last time, she had turned it over and it had run all over, even getting on her paws - yuck! It so happened that the little cottage sat next to the train tracks, and the 9:15 was due. Just as Snow White was about to lap at the cream the train roared by. The sound and vibration itself was enough, but Snow White also jumped. Up shot the cream out of the cup, and a good amount splattered her coat. What a shock! And double-yuck! It was all over!

Session March 29 2014




http://www.art-spire.com/en/photographie/les-photo-montages-loufoques-de-lei-wi/

"Luther wasn't feeling at all well."
by CC

Akiko was irritated. She had had pets before; once she had a Pekingese that followed her everywhere. But this was entirely too much. She worked for a lawyer named Hiraku Moritani, and he was a punctual man. Every morning Akiko tried to sneak out of bed and dress soundlessly, hoping Luther wouldn't notice. But invariably he found a way to stop her from leaving. Oh, yes, she should feel sorry for him. But mostly he just irritated the crap out of her. So needy, so whiney, so aggressive. She hated to lie and was pretty sure that Moritani-san didn't believe her when she called in to say Luther wasn't feeling at all well. Luther was never sick! Of course all he could ever get was a head cold. Akiko was always irritated these days.

 


http://www.webdesignerdepot.com/2009/11/the-unbelievable-and-impossible-photos-of-li-wei/

"Wind gusts shook the ladder as he climbed, but singing "Spanish Ladies" kept his courage up."

by TNT

He was a better man for all the strange stunts he had dared. He never allowed his face to be revealed to the press. When the journalist trapped him in a bookstore he buried his face in a pile of magazines until the journalist went away. He remembered the last daring exploit when wind gusts shook the ladder as he climbed the outside of the 37-story building, but singing "Spanish Ladies" kept his courage up. That of course and not looking down. He wore a mask until he got to the top and then climbed in an open window and, like an ordinary visitor, he took the elevator down. The press had filmed his climb but didn't know it was him when he emerged from the elevator. He looked anonymous, like everyone else, and mingled with the gawking crowd. He smiled to himself at his own cleverness.





http://blazecreationsphotography.com/f579242922



"When he opened the bag, hundreds of dragonflies flew out."
by RDC

Joseph handled the paper bag very carefully. He had given his last dollar for this "pig in a poke" gift bag at the county fair. Joseph had never, ever done such a thing before, not that he had no curiosity to see what was in them - his friend always had this one little game - but because he was a miser. Joseph's favorite saying was "a penny saved is a penny earned". But for some inscrutable reason, he had done it this time. Something inside told him that this bag was going to be special. Joseph also did not normally listen to such urgings from his Id - in fact, he didn't even believe in an Id. But, he was down to his last dollar and he didn't know what he could or would do from now on, without a job or any prospects. He was now one of those "homeless" people that others liked to make fun of, having been laid off two days earlier. So Joseph took his sack out to the open field where no-one else could overlook his discovery. And then he held his bag on his lap as he sat on a rock. When he opened the bag, hundreds of dragonflies flew out. Quicker than Joseph could imagine, several swallow-type birds began to gobble up the dragonflies. Joseph was both amazed and flustered at the same time. It was a great show, and yet, there went his last dollar on a whim!



"The girls were acting silly, so Jake left them alone."
by PV

It was lonely out here, orbiting alongside a stalled space probe. Where was a discussion as to where they were going to sell it when they got back to Earth? The antiquities police had stepped up their apprehensions of anyone seeking to capitalize on historical pieces of early exploration. Already someone had absconded with Neil Armstrongs flag planted on the Moon's surface. Jake found it hard to concentrate in the cubicle of his cabin. He had wanted to hunt more, but the silly ditty about my beautiful balloon was blasting through the walls. The girls were acting silly so he left them alone. Pygmies iin space could wait another day.

Session March 1, 2014

http://thewildsource.com/wild-places-safari.aspx

"Let's not be hasty," he said. "It's not all your fault."
by CC

Johnson Smith had dreamt of this day. Growing up in a Chicago tenement, he had long been possessd by the dream of wide open spaces and a don't fence me in attitude. He wore a cowboy hat and boots to high school, and his girlfriend, Betsy, had a pleasingly bovine disposition. One day they ran away from school and hopped a freight train to Billings, Montana. As they stepped off the train, a wizened, native shaman came up to them, nodding appreciatively at Besty. "That's one fine cow you've got there," he cackled, laughing as he walked away. Betsy was upset and so was Johnson, but the day was too beautiful to stay mad. A great meadow of long grasses, rimmed by majestic mountains, beckoned to them. Hand in hand they walked out into the plain, until Betsy pulled back and started stamping her feet. Suddenly she turned into a bull, snorting and pawing the earth. "Look at what he's done to me," she cried.  "Right," said Johnson. "You're not a cow at all." "I never should have skipped school," she bellowed. "Let's not be hasty," he said. "It's not all your fault.I wanted to go, too. And now we can start our herd!"

http://londoniscool.com/5-very-strange-places-to-take-a-date-in-london

"He had dissected frogs in biology class, but this? It was too much!"
by TNT

It was cold. The piano was made of stone. Whose idea was it to put that stone piano over his grave? He couldn't play it even if he wanted to, which he certainly didn't. Tombstones glittered in the moonlight all around him. Now the grave robbers were digging him up to cut him into pieces, for goodness sake! Was there no peace? He had dissected frogs in biology class, but this? It was too much. Was it his punishment for having died of asphyxiation by carbon monoxide in the garage after his violinist ran away with the tuba player?  Heaven was too far to go and Hell was playing a stone piano for an audience of tombstones.



http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/arts/design/mystery-of-a-nazi-photographer-solved-by-online-readers.html?_r=0

"Marion put her head in her hands and cried." by PV

She saw him off at the train station. There were a lot of people applauding. What if, what if, he had not gone to art school? What if he had ended up at a monastery, just think, Adolph might have gone all the way to Rome. And then the crusades would have been a success. She could even hear the tanks rolling through the Saracen lines. He would have been a leader anywhere. But what if his art work had been successful? Already she could see his universal motif of the happy face - oh, dear, isn't life strange? Marion put her head in her hands and cried.

http://www.greencountryshowcase.com/2013/11/traditional-unusual-restaurants-visit/

"He was suspicious of the intentions of the French."
by BG

Chan was retiring and wanted to move out of the city to someplace more peaceful and scenic. He searched the Internet for hours and hours, and finally decided on a company to assist him in his move. The name of the firm was a bit unusual - "Joie d'Vivre" - but he did think that they would be a good fit for finding the right spot for him. A thinking outside the box type of company! So he explained what he wanted: a compact home, lots of windows, modern amenities and he wanted it located perhaps near the seaside or in the country and above all he must have a view. He wanted to see far and wide from all those windows. So he took the next step, contracted "Joie d'Vivre" and waited. Several months later they notified him that it was almost ready. They sent a car for him, and as they drove up to the house, he gasped. After all that research he had never had second thoughts, and now he found he was suspicious of the intentions of the French.

Session March 15, 2014



"Bob and Nancy decided to give it another try."
by BG

The voyage had started out wonderfully: a true adventure of a lifetime! There were years of careful planning and calculating, scrimping and saving, and finally the time had come. After all aspects had been considered, the date was chosen and they weighed anchor. The weather was perfect - calm water and clear skies. Excitement was in the air. They approached the longitude and latitude they had agreed upon, but found nothing on the horizon. What was amiss? Bob and Nancy decided to give it another try. They set their sights a few degrees to starboard and increased the speed a few knots. Soon they were successful. Full speed ahead, batten down the hatches and fire those cannons! Their lifetime dream of a pirate attack became a reality.



http://www.cracked.com/photoplasty_727_17-photographs-from-history-that-would-explain-everything/

"Wow," said Marlene. "You amaze me time and again."
 by PV

Yes, yes. I know we all thought a group of skinny, splintery Druids made Stonehenge for their indestructible calendar. But really, my dear boy, did you have to create such an apparition of the actual deed? You will  set back thousands of years of carefully crafted Druidic traditions presided over by that personification of wisdom residing in many ancient beings. Yes, I know we are ready for a change but you are sending us back to galloping, flying cherubs. Honestly, how can we ever be serious? Marlene stamps her feet before the smiling Buddha-like baby sitting in the manger. "Wow," said Marlene. "You amaze me time and again."



http://horrorsnotdead.com/wpress/2011/the-chronicles-of-horror-movie-night-demon-wind-1990/

"They both brought umbrellas and felt more secure with them."
by CC

Doug bought the Little Debbies at his neighborhood Safeway. Well, it was fate, pure and simple. He never asked why he was lucky customer #49 who got the tainted package of junk food. He accepted his fate, and fortunately so did his elderly sister Lorna, though he suspected that was due to her blindness. But she could hear just fine, and when the green ooze had started pouring out from his eyes and lips, congealing on his face like mounds of nutty peanut butter, she heard him bellowing in surprise and consternation. She was the first person to get zapped by the electromagnetic rays that crackled out from the palms of his hands. Fortunately, his developing powers were still weak, and she wasn't badly hurt, though the book case into which she had been flung was considerably disarrayed. Picking herself up from the floor, she said, "Doug, it's not like you to be so energetic. I fear something is wrong."  "Hunggh, Hunghhaba, ba ba ga," said Doug. "That's it," said Lorna. "We're taking you to the doctor." She headed for the door, then stopped. "I hear rain. Is it raining, Doug?" "Unghh gubaba," said Doug. "Well, something tells me you won't like getting wet," she told him. She went to the front door and rummaged around. When they went out, they both brought umbrellas, and felt more secure with them.

http://www.topdesignmag.com/incredible-photos-moments/

"The question hung over them like a loaded pistol."
by RMAF

The question hung over them like a loaded pistol. What was the blankety-blank idiotic captain of this ship doing when he smashed into the dock??

http://stuffkit.com/amazing-mixed-up-photographs-from-around-the-world.htm

"The Sultan of Brunei claimed suzerainty over them."
by TNT

The man held the globe of the full moon over the city as if he let it go it might crash and explode. The Sultan of Brunei claimed suzerainty over them. But the man held up the full moon in defiance. If the Sultan didn't renounce his bogus claims - yes - he would let go of the moon and it would destroy the city and all civilization. "It's either THAT or quit trying to bully and push us around!" he told the Sultan. The Sultan sighed and woke up from his empirical dream. He certainly didn't wish to argue with a man that could hold up the moon.