The Bar on the corner of every regionBoard

Zany Zanes wrote:

Ouch, that's unfortunate. Breaks are pretty awful and Death is troubling. I'm sorry to hear that you've had to deal with both.

(Death is capitalized. You know them?)

(Not actively in the room so now I'm just ooc)

Ahem... AHEM. After many days of recovering from the Sunday Surprise, I am finally sober enough to decide on a winner for the weekend poetry contest! Some of these poems were submitted after the deadline and certainly not on a weekend, but since the theme was time, I'll excuse it in case time happened to be moving slower for some individuals than it was for others. I think the left corner of the Bar might be a couple days behind the right corner. But no matter! On to judging!

FOR THE PRESTIGIOUS THIRD PLACE, and for which I expect the usual bribe dropped off at my table by tomorrow morning, Brocklandia takes the prize! I present one 52 year old sprig of thyme in a cute mason jar filled with formaldehyde. The formaldehyde should be adequately sharp and minty for drinking by now, or you can just put the jar next to the heads in the basement.

Brocklandia wrote:

For a very important date.
No time to say hello, goodbye.
I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.

FOR THE EXCLUSIVE SECOND PLACE, and the honor of not judging the next poetry contest, The Peanut Feast is awarded two sprigs of fresh thyme to use as garnish in whatever dish or drink you order in the future! I found them growing next to the dumpster outside and while they do glow slightly purple, they should be safe to consume, depending on what country's health regulations you follow. Actually, here's a another sprig for mentioning Q.

The Peanut Feast wrote:

It is said that time and tide
Wait for no man
But what then of a time Lord?
Does time wait for Dr. Who?

Or how about Star Trek’s Q?
Doesn’t time stop for the man
Who travels along at the speed of light?
Then let us speed along into that good night!

FOR THE SORROWFUL SUPERLATIVE FIRST PLACE, and for being the only being who submitted a poem on thyme time, please congratulate Zany Zanes on their new upcoming job! Judge! Well, *reaches into empty pocket*, it appears I'm out of thyme. I had all the thyme in the world coming into this contest, but it appears that I've lost track of the thyme. Does anyone have some spare thyme? Perhaps too much thyme on their hands that they'd consider donating? Anythyme will do! I once had some thyme to grow in the back, but thyme has proven that I'm a bit of a black-thumb. No matter how many thymes I've tried, I seem to be great at killing thyme -- thyme after thyme. It would be a complete waste of thyme to even try, which is why I have to save thyme when I can. Alas, it seems I'm lacking the thyme to give. However, since the prizes of this contest are a thyme-dependent matter, I present to you a thymely paste you can rub on your lips when they get cracked and dry. After all, thyme heals all wounds.

Zany Zanes wrote:

A slip of paper shreds itself and reforms across the room.

There it lies between then and now,
Interwoven in what will be,
Marching through all it will plow,
Exhausting the bones in me.

That's it! Congratulations to all the winners!

Listening to: Cranberries - Dreaming my dreams

Zany Zanes wrote:

Ouch, that's unfortunate. Breaks are pretty awful and Death is troubling. I'm sorry to hear that you've had to deal with both.

_{TROUBLING, AM I?}

_{THOUGHT I WAS JUST AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC REPRESENTATION OF AN INEVITABLE CONCLUSION OF LIFE AND THE NATURAL END TO ANY BUILD UP OF ENTROPY WITHIN THE UNIVERSE; IE. PART OF THE SYSTEM/PROCESS.}

East lodge wrote:

(Death is capitalized. You know them?)

_{YES, THEY DO.}

Zany Zanes wrote:

Don't we all? If not, you will soon enough.

Cleans a glass quietly.

Fists bumps Zany Zanes.

Congrats Brocklandia for getting number one most… nude? Nude? Ummmmmm, yeah, congrats.

Consuela de la Morrela wrote:

Hope you're ok with the 'Z⁰𐌌b¡Doɢ Cʜow™' containing zombie ducks. I mean zombies tend to eat each other if alternatives aren't available, right?

Puts another can in the dog bowl for the Zombie Dog.

If they’re from the list I mentioned to Brocky, it’s fine. In fact, Cheffy can cook them and serve them.

Zany Zanes wrote:

Ouch, that's unfortunate. Breaks are pretty awful and Death is troubling. I'm sorry to hear that you've had to deal with both.

Breaking a wrist and death are both painful. Do not recommend.

East lodge wrote:

(Oh God I didn't mean to do that. I didn't know.... I'm sorry! Ah man give me a hug)

(*hugs you like a mix between a man and a woman cause that's apparently how robots feel*)

(Do you want advice, to be left alone, or do you want to be heard?)

No clue how I feel. :P

Consuela de la Morrela wrote:

Most Nude in the Bar AND the World?! 😳🙈

Covers her eyes, and starts fanning herself.

Oh my!

Oh God. Oh god no. putain de merde.

Why that reaction?!

Consuela de la Morrela wrote:

All the interactions I've had with Brocklandia, and I never realised he had been nude the whole time. I just thought he was particularly into wearing tan leather that hadn't been dehaired...

...and I never speak on anyone's 'deformities' out of respect for the 'differently abled'.

A-arent... I always knew hir was naked. It was odd, but I got used to it. One time hir said hir wasn't "Romantic Brocky" until hir was off the clock, unless that's what the customer's paying for. And that was probably the only time I was upset.

Wait you thought hir wore leather with hair on it? Odd but not the worst thing I've thought of. I thought about how to make a human drum for a while, when I discovered people used to do that. It's not too different from how people make regular leather... but it came from a tribe of cannibals.

The Grimm Reaper wrote:

_{TROUBLING, AM I?}

_{THOUGHT I WAS JUST AN ANTHROPOMORPHIC REPRESENTATION OF AN INEVITABLE CONCLUSION OF LIFE AND THE NATURAL END TO ANY BUILD UP OF ENTROPY WITHIN THE UNIVERSE; IE. PART OF THE SYSTEM/PROCESS.}

Only in the sense that important events in life can be difficult to overcome and are hard to stand by and watch happen to loved ones. And you happen to be a mediator of one of the biggest, inevitable events of them all.

You yourself though are troubling for completely different reasons. When was the last time you paid your tab?

The Grimm Reaper wrote:

Fists bumps Zany Zanes.

Fist bump returned.

The Grimm Reaper wrote:

_{ONE CUBAN COFFEE, PLEASE.
I'VE HEARD IT IS MUCH LIKE MY USUAL ORDER OF KLATCHIAN COFFEE.}

With a nod they start up the espresso machine, pouring in the grounds and water. After a moment they set a cup beneath the spout and the machine provides the liquid. Mixing in whipped sugar the drink is done and set before the patron.

Enjoy!

Consuela de la Morrela wrote:

All the interactions I've had with Brocklandia, and I never realised he had been nude the whole time. I just thought he was particularly into wearing tan leather that hadn't been dehaired...
...and I never speak on anyone's 'deformities' out of respect for the 'differently abled'.

East lodge wrote:

I think I always imagined Brocky with no clothes. Like even when I didn't know hir had high nudity. Just hir's personality just acts naked, and then the actuality of hir being nude just makes more sense

Well, thank you for your acceptance. You're still not allowed to grope ... er, touch.

Who wants to see me do "the helicopter"?

Brocklandia wrote:

Thanks. Basking in the extraordinary glory of my bare butt-cheeks is just a fringe benefit that you bar customers get to enjoy.

No. Put on some pants.