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Stampede!!

POSTED BY: RMMC
UPDATED: Tuesday, July 25, 2006 11:17
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Monday, May 1, 2006 4:53 PM

RMMC


Oh, dear. Um...folks, we thread seem to have misplaced about 50 whooping llamas. They are red whooping llamas and were last seen stampeding. They were headed...well, everywhere! We're gonna need some help with the round-up.

Licorice lassos are available to help corall 'em and get 'em back in the Par-Tay thread.

Whiskey will also be available as a restorative for ya.

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Monday, May 1, 2006 5:21 PM

SASSALICIOUS


Yay!

Running with the llamas!

At least I can't get gored . . .

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Monday, May 1, 2006 7:25 PM

FLORALBUNNY


Mercy!

I try to deliver one (1) llama on behalf of an anonymous donor and suddenly there are fifty (50) of them! Whooping! Red! Stampeding!

I disclaim all responsibility (must've been space monkeys cloning them) for more than Tikal, who (though he snores) seems to be a placid, friendly type.

Now, where's that whiskey?

bun
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Monday, May 1, 2006 8:03 PM

SASSALICIOUS


You can borrow my flask

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Monday, May 1, 2006 9:26 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


Ehm... I accidently ate my licorice lasso(man do I love my licorice), could I have another

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Monday, May 1, 2006 9:26 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


Ehm... I accidently ate my licorice lasso(man do I love my licorice), could I have another

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Monday, May 1, 2006 9:26 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


Ehm... I accidently ate my licorice lasso(man do I love my licorice), could I have another

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Monday, May 1, 2006 9:26 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


Ehm... I accidently ate my licorice lasso(man do I love my licorice), could I have another

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Monday, May 1, 2006 9:26 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


Ehm... I accidently ate my licorice lasso(man do I love my licorice), could I have another

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Monday, May 1, 2006 9:26 PM

VINTERDRAKEN


Ehm... I accidently ate my licorice lasso(man do I love my licorice), could I have another

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Monday, May 1, 2006 10:57 PM

RMMC


Certainly. Here ya go.

I found one before I fell over onconscious. I'm hoping to find another befoe I have to push off for work.


Here, llama, llama, llama...

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 7:26 AM

MILFORD


Huh. That explains all the superflous saliva.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 7:32 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


ewwwwwwwww! *FMF wanders into the thread*** Walk is this gelatinous stuff on my shoe?

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 9:54 AM

RMMC


*RMMC looks hopefully*

Licorice?

No?

Then I'd guess that's be llama spoor. Yer suppose to track with it, not track it across the floor.

*pulls out mop, bucket and a wet cloth*
*hands cloth to FMF* That's to clean your shoes with.

*mop**mop**mop*

We still got lots of llamas to find. More licorice lassos are over yonder.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:03 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


*FMF takes the cloth from RMMC and thanks her, dubiously staring at the cloth, she decides that mama wants a new pair of shoes*

I think we can find most of the Llama's over at the deflated bouncy castle *graps a bunch of licorice lasso's* Follow me!

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:04 AM

OURMRSWASHBURNE


I found a llama... can I capture him? He was on the bridge of Serenity... he was sitting in the pilot's chair... he was...

um....

what, that's Wash???

uh...

Can I have a licorice lasso anyway?

*wanders off with lasso*
Oh, Ho-ban....

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:27 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE


Finally! All those years of being force fed the TV show "little house on the prarie" come in handy!

*grabs a lasso*

YEEEEEEEEE-HHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*lassoes two llamas in with one throw*

This is fun

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:28 AM

EMMARIGBY


I think you're brave to be handing out the liquorice if it's that easily confused!

I'll pass thanks, not too keen on either!

Besides I am anti this llama herding scheme. I like my llamas free range! Besides, I think they're breeding faster than you can catch 'em!

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:33 AM

KINROEDARKSTONE


Question, how intelligent are Llamas? I ask cause I think one is with Kaylee discussing how to correctify the manifold settings.



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Wash: Closing in.
Zoe: Planet's coming up a might fast.
Wash: That's just 'cause I'm goin' down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all.
Mal: Well, if that happens, let me know.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:33 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE


I think you'll like this poem then.

Buffalo Poem # 1

(or)

ON HEARING THAT A SMALL HERD OF BUFFALO HAS "BROKEN LOOSE" AND IS "RUNNING WILD" AT THE ALBUQUERQUE AIRPORT
SEPTEMBER 26, 1975


roam on, brothers

Geary Hobson


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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:40 AM

EMMARIGBY


Quote:

Originally posted by KinroeDarkstone:
Question, how intelligent are Llamas? I ask cause I think one is with Kaylee discussing how to correctify the manifold settings.




Hmm! I wonder if our space faring llamas are mutating into a new sentient species? Shock, horror! We may get terrifying space llamas!

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:43 AM

DESKTOPHIPPIE


No, it's shiny! We could teach 'em tricks and give them names like Buttercup and Einstein, and they could help us out with the engines and maybe even pilot sometimes!

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:46 AM

ZISKER


I, er, tried to help y'all out but got booted out of Nepal by a gang of irate Buddhist monks. Stupid spelling error. There will be no pony or plastic pony for me this Christmas.

One day.
One plan.
One army of Browncoats.

On June 23rd, we aim to misbehave.
http://www.serenityday.org/

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 10:57 AM

DONCOAT


That's Princess Buttercup to you, puny human.

... I lassoed one them-ere yammas, but it bucked and broke my licorice.

No, I said bucked.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 11:19 AM

KINROEDARKSTONE


"So this is what it's like to go mad"

--------------
Wash: Closing in.
Zoe: Planet's coming up a might fast.
Wash: That's just 'cause I'm goin' down too quick. Likely crash and kill us all.
Mal: Well, if that happens, let me know.

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 1:34 PM

FLORALBUNNY


*the bun, lugging a large box, wanders in to check on the festivities*

What is this on the floor? No, don't answer that!

Ye gods, this space-llama reproduction is reminiscent of Martian flat-cats' rapid-fire cloning!

Quit buckin' and hand me one of those licorice lassos. 'mmm. Tasty.

Or should we try bolas?

*remembering mission!*
But first, gotta take this coffee to the galley -- we're out and there's a mutiny brewing, you'll pardon the choice of words.

*staggers off, stage left*


bun
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----- why's the rum gone? -----

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 2:17 PM

SAMEERTIA


how does llama taste, I wonder?

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 2:26 PM

FLORALBUNNY


I truly hope we aren't going to find out.
That might be -- erm -- tasteless...
*shudders*

bun
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----- why's the rum gone? -----

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 2:34 PM

DRPAIN


*Rides one of the llamas*

Wwwwhhhhheeeeeee!!!!!! (manly voice) Uh I mean Yee-Haw!

*Hums Indiana Jones theme as he rides the llama*

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Tuesday, May 2, 2006 4:09 PM

RMMC


*enters riding a llama and leading two other llamas*

Wow. Looks like were begining to get a handle on the llamas. I found these just as they were about to hit the blogs. While I was at it, I put up a few licorice fences to keep 'em out of the Blue Sun Room.

*looks at squished licorice on the floor* Oh, dear. More clean-up. *llamas eat licorice* Or not.

*gets off llama and is bowled overby another*

What the gos se? Okay, who let the llamas use the slip-n-slide?


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Wednesday, May 3, 2006 3:41 AM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


RMMC

Can I have one of the llamas? I want to name it Dali.

snicker snicker snort snort


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Wednesday, May 3, 2006 9:04 AM

MILFORD


Um, wasn't there a general agreement on cargoes with smallish dropping? *Sigh* I'll put down some more hay....

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Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:35 PM

RMMC


FMF...I thought they {b]were your llamas. I didn't bring 'em. I was just there when they ran off.

If you name one Dali, can I name one Ima?

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Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:46 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


You can name them anything you want. They aren't MY llamas, I thought they were your Llamas. You mean we have illegal Llamas! Have they filled in the proper paperwork? Do they have a greencard? Are they making less than minimum wage doing cappy menial jobs that I wouldn't.......oh, sorry, went off track there for a mo! If they aren't MY Llamas and they aren't your Llamas, whose ruttin llamas are they?

SUMMER!

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Wednesday, May 3, 2006 4:59 PM

RMMC


I don't think they're illegal, else they'd have gone to the protests on Monday...wouldn't they?


I got no clue whose llamas they were. They were out in the hallway when I got here Monday.

OMG do you know what this means?



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Wednesday, May 3, 2006 5:48 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


WHAT? *FMF asks in an ode to Wash in Wargames*

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Thursday, May 4, 2006 3:22 PM

RMMC


I don't know! That's why I asked you.

heeheeheeheehee!

Sorry, but I just had to do it.

Okay..I didn't have to.

But it was fun!



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Friday, July 21, 2006 3:27 PM

RMMC


Okay...bumping this up 'cause it's happened again.

Yep, we gots us lots of loose llamas in the site. Same deal as before. Got licorice lassoes (black and strawberry) to round 'em up with, and Tullimore Dew Irish whiskey for when ya need it.

Here llama, llama llama....

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Friday, July 21, 2006 3:41 PM

KAYNA

I love my captain


Is that why I saw GuyWhoWantsAFirefly chasing some through the cows with guns thread? Do you know if he is helping or instigating? After all, he does have that llama song link in his sig.
...
...
(all excited) Maybe they're his llamas!

I'll take a ocuple of those black licorice lassoes please. I see waht I can do about rounding up some of you llamas. If I "lose" a lasso while say...trying to...rope a llama, do I get a new one.

Wander's away munching on licorice lasso

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Op: You're fighting a war you've already lost.
Mal: Yeah, well I'm known for that.

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Friday, July 21, 2006 3:41 PM

FUTUREMRSFILLION


*FMF runs into thread*

Be afraid! Be very afraid!

slumps next to RMMC, don't think I will forget about that tomatoe!



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Friday, July 21, 2006 3:56 PM

PENGUIN






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Friday, July 21, 2006 4:03 PM

DRPAIN


*Waits at llama xing for llamas to cross. Doesn't see any and is halfway through when he is trampled by a stampede of llamas.*

*Raise hand*

I'm fine.

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Friday, July 21, 2006 4:06 PM

MORWEN112


*facepalm* not another llama stampede...I go away for a few hours and this is what happens?

Do we have any pies left over from the food fight in the last Partay thread? Maybe they'll go for that. If llamas are anything like the horses I know, they will irresistably be drawn to whatever you don't want them to get into. And chocolate-addicted llamas can not be pretty.

*grabs both kids of licorice lasoos* Well, off I go! Wait, where's Guy and his dragon? I'm sure a dragon could be useful in a situation like this...

Mine is an evil sugar high laugh! Bwahahahaha!

Morwen

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Friday, July 21, 2006 4:21 PM

RMMC


Here's a few black licorice lassoes for ya, Kayna.

No, it's not Guy's fault. The llamas just get a bit frisky now and again...and sometimesweforgettoshutthegorramdoorstothepen.

*ahem*

Anyway...we gots llamas running amok. Our ultimate aim is to get 'em back in the partay thread pen. Our immediate goal is to make sure they don't get into the BSR area.

FMF: of course I don't expect you to forget it. But is sure was fun!

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Friday, July 21, 2006 4:37 PM

MORWEN112


*runs into thread, driving three llamas before her, herds them into the special pens and locks them in* I *pantpant* found them *pantwheeze* in the cows with Guns thread *pantwheezesuckoninhaler* Ah...that's better.

How many do we have left to get?

Mine is an evil sugar high laugh! Bwahahahaha!

Morwen

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Friday, July 21, 2006 4:45 PM

PENGUIN


Why is it called a "stampede"? Shouldn't it be a "llamapede"?


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Friday, July 21, 2006 4:50 PM

RMMC


No 'cause now I got a mental image of a llama with a hundred legs.

EWWW.

Thanks, Penguin.

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Friday, July 21, 2006 4:52 PM

PENGUIN


LOL 50 llamas and 1000 legs!


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Friday, July 21, 2006 5:03 PM

RMMC


ACK!

GET. IT. OUT. OF. MY. HEAD.

I shouldn't see these things without snorting Pixy Styxs.

*Runs off screaming*

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Friday, July 21, 2006 5:48 PM

MORWEN112


Uhm...I think it's time for somebody to go to bed...

*pulls a few more llamas from behind a curtain* Work work work....

Mine is an evil sugar high laugh! Bwahahahaha!

Morwen

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Friday, July 21, 2006 6:06 PM

KURYA


here lllama llama llama.... come and get this tasty treat of chocolate candy...,... *chomp* *looks above* llama is breathing heavily and *knocks down Kurya and takes candy* DAMN!!!
oooooo i need to go to bed tooo...
*goes into unconsciousness...*
Prakash

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Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:23 AM

EMMARIGBY


Oh no! The llamas have been at RMMC's Pixy styx! Now they're hyperactive mutant llamas!


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Hissssssssss!

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Saturday, July 22, 2006 9:29 AM

WHITEFALL


Who's driving?

LLAMA'S DRIVING?!!!

HOW CAN THAT BE!?!!!?!?!

"But, these strong women characters?"

"Why aren't you asking 100 other guys why they don't write strong women characters?" -Joss Whedon

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Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:08 PM

RMMC


ACK!

I pass out for a few hours and we got mutant llamas driving?

Holy Moley!

First things first. Hide the Pixy Styx.

What do you mean they ate ALL the Pixy Styx?

RUN AWAY!!!!!

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Sunday, July 23, 2006 12:13 PM

GUYWHOWANTSAFIREFLYOFHISOWN


*Brain thorns the mutant llamas and then brain teleports everyone out of harm's way*

This rescuing has been brought to you by: The $6 million Brain Ncwys



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