Lady Alyx Posted May 28, 2008 Posted May 28, 2008 I saw coverage of this on the news the other morning...now why did I not think of that one....! Ghost in a bottle related story.. related story ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx
Iron Bess Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 Oooh..... it's not even an original idea! I got a Ghost in a Bottle as a gift back in the 70's and it was far better in regards to look, concept and marketing. Well, you may not realize it but your looking at the remains of what was once a very handsome woman!
Hester Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 Did you ever let your ghost out of the bottle, Iron Bess?
Misson Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 Gee...twenty bucks for a bottle and a certificate. "Exactly what are you a doctor of, Mr. Venkman?" "Well, I have a PhD in parapsychology and psychology." "And now, you catch ghosts?" "Yeah, you could say that." "And how many ghosts have you caught, Mr. Venkman?" "I'm not at liberty to say. " "I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.” -Oscar Wilde "If we all worked on the assumption that what is accepted is really true, there would be little hope of advance." -Orville Wright
MadL Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 With my luck mine would be a poltergeist, it would get out through some crack in th' seal and then my TV would only get snow and make crackling noises all night long e'en when turned off, then th' stink'n ghost hunter would charge me double to re-capture it again....probably using a toaster at that! When a man's jawbone drops off it's time to reassess the situation. My body is a road map of pain. I gotta have an out-of-body-experience, and I gotta have it RIGHT NOW! ~All skill be in vain if an angel pisses down th' barrel o' yer flintlock! So keep yer cutlass sharp, 'n keep her close!
Lady Alyx Posted May 29, 2008 Author Posted May 29, 2008 I am gonna make 'Pyrate Ghost's in a Bottle'...ha ha ha ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx
Matty Bottles Posted May 29, 2008 Posted May 29, 2008 Y'all should read 'Expiration Date' by Tim Powers, if you haven't already. It's an interesting take on why you would capture a ghost in a bottle in the first place. "The time was when ships passing one another at sea backed their topsails and had a 'gam,' and on parting fired guns; but those good old days have gone. People have hardly time nowadays to speak even on the broad ocean, where news is news, and as for a salute of guns, they cannot afford the powder. There are no poetry-enshrined freighters on the sea now; it is a prosy life when we have no time to bid one another good morning." - Capt. Joshua Slocum
MadL Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 I once cracked open a bot'le o' rum, 'n when I pulled the cork there was a sudden rush o' cold air against me face! For th' rest o' th' night, with e'ery sip I took th' glass went down TWICE th' amount!! By th' end o' th' night I reach'd th' end o' th' bot'le when suddenly....a coin just appear in th' bottom o' th' bot'le, then when I turned it o'er to see th' coin a rolled parchment fell out it did! I thought "A map!!" but nay, when I read the parchment it say; "Thanks fer the soul lad, see ye soon" ~All skill be in vain if an angel pisses down th' barrel o' yer flintlock! So keep yer cutlass sharp, 'n keep her close!
Hester Posted May 30, 2008 Posted May 30, 2008 I think there's a ghost in my Pimm's bottle! Oh wait, no ... it's just fumes. Empty again!
Lady Alyx Posted May 30, 2008 Author Posted May 30, 2008 arrrr....why is the rum always gone! ~~~~Sailing Westward Bound~~~~ Lady Alyx
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