Martinis with Dude
posted by Conch Shell
There is a happy skip to our 5M's steps I think, even though she laments having all that energy with M go to nothing.
Glad to see this determination in her. And I think, perhaps, that all the complimenting admirers on her site are giving her a little lift.
I think M had been draining her creativity. Here's to the return of a rejuvenated 5M.
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Siren, I'd have thought a musician such as yourself wouldn't need to have everything spelled out.
I imagine they strolled over to the Freehouse after the iced cranberry. And then they probably snogged somewhere. But they didn't go all the way.
Because 5M doesn't do that. (As one shouldn't according to our first Ethics Consultant.)
In any case, realizing you're confused is probably a sign that the fever is lifting.
As to the identity of the Dude, I'd be suspecting our old friend and martini expert, the Chair, but alas, he doesn't carry a sketchbook and my sources tell me he wasn't on Elgin last night.
Now, let me ask my fellow bloggers: is it appropriate that a man whose girlfriend is out of town ends up meeting another woman over an innocuous coffee, but then heads off to consume martinis with her? Keep in mind, this was a woman he did not already know, beyond saying "hello" on occasion.
I don't know, Conchie, it seems like you have an opinion. Why don't you share it with us?
Gee, Conch, I'm not hearing a happy skip in that voice. I'm hearing a pulsing brow torqued with a gin hangover.... but I've always been a martini traditionalist. I bet Muse & Dude went to one 'a those joints that serves spiked Kool-Aid and calls it a martini. (that's 'martini', Apostle, not 'martyni') It's kinda like a whole generation got trapped in Jonestown...
Goodness, this blog is full of cynicism and negativity today. Coyote, the Chair himself told me that the Cosmo at Bravo Bravo was "not bad".
I've never tried the martini at Maxwell's but surely Johnny Vegas wouldn't perform in an establishment that served a poor martini.
Our first ethics consultant has vouched for the martinis at the Freehouse.
I do not believe there was base-run action. 5M has too much self-respect for that, given that Dude has a girlfriend who only happens to be out of town.
And ofcourse, I now think that Dude is unfulfilled with his girlfriend/his life . . . and clearly Bridgehead is a serious vegan-fair-trade meat market.
Love all the men coming out of the corners now that she's on said market.
But let's just suppose the Scout should consult with the Ethics Committee first...
By the by, this "Willowss" character is a blog spammer. Leaves comments so that his sites will go up in Google ratings. Might not have even read 5M's posting.
And why send the Scout to ask what Bob has already asked about in such a fine pungent fashion? I like that Bob. He gets the 5M, and maybe he's trying to ingratiate himself, but not in an evil way.
I think I should hold off on the next reconnaissance mission for a few days, allow the others to woo her.
What is a Dude?
Traditionally a dude (pronounced 'düd', or 'dyüd') is a dandy; a man who dresses flashily. But in recent years, the term has taken on a colloquial meaning at variance with that: it now means a male friend, comrade, or associate. Formerly, the word was associated with Western movies. The new usage entered the mainstream from California surfer slang from at least 1968,referenced in the movie 'Easy Rider', and today is strongly associated with Generation X.
I believe M and 5M, being Phd types, mean it in its Dandy sense.
Oops, for the CRTF, that's excerpted from Wikipedia.
Candy is dandy...
The Dude has 'tude.
Well, I noted that some of us do songs, some of us do cartoons, some of us create games, some of us do interesting things on the web margins.
Do any of us write bad poetry?
No.
So I thought I'd change that. (I need to hide it down here)
ODE TO 5M
There once was a bird
Trapped in the store
A sad, sorry sight
For all to behold.
As they went about,
their daily chores
There once was a girl
A woman no less
Who muddled about
Looking for a place in life
But then came M
Who caught her in
A delusional web
For M never was
what she hoped him to be
And so she wrestled
in a passionless land
Unaware of the others
who kept to themselves
And then she stepped forward
Bravely hinting at more
But he took his bow
Breaking the spell.
She stumbled loose,
walked through the door
And suddenly realized
she was free to explore.
Where will this end
It’s hard for us to guess
But at this moment
Conch Shell professes,
That progress is in store.
Now I'm confused. Who is drinking the martinis and who has a fever?
No discussion of martinis would be complete without an examination of why Agent 007 prefers his favourite libation the way he does.
Roses are red
Violets are purple
Too many 'tinis
Make us all burple
'tain't poetry, people -- it's doggerel...
This is the spirit!
Have a great weekend all, I'm off to familial waters. I leave with one parting thought:
When a hermit crab takes over an abandoned conch shell, scientists don't start calling the crab a conch, do they?
Discuss (just kidding).
Okay, to recap: Some of us write appalling verse. Some of us have icons depicting unspeakable acts. Some of us applaud 5M's liaison with Dude. Some of us think that there were no base runs linked to the martini (definitely plural,I think, Apostle)incident.
Regarding that last, I'd just like to point out that a few weeks back she played the lcp so close to the vest -- and, come to think of it, with a similar type of teasing introduction -- that a week or two transpired before we twigged. Stay on your paws, ESIs, and stick to the evidence, not what you imagine 5M's character to be. There's enough of that going on over at her blog. And I'm an empirical kinda coyote.
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