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November 12, 2007

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Gentlemen, behold! My latest discovery/invention/creation!

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Posted by: Stacy at November 12, 2007 8:27 PM · Permalink

A glittering metal framework... a control lever... a seat. "It's lovely," she said lightly, examining the device. "But... what is it?"
I grinned. "It's a time machine."
She gaped at it with new-found respect. "How did you ever come up with it?"
My grin faded a bit. Wouldn't you know that would be the first question? Not "Can we go to the year nineteen umpty-six" or "Who really killed JFK" or something exciting like that, propelling us into a whirlwind adventure. No, of course not. "We can discuss that later," I said, discreetly hiding the blueprints marked May 31, 2374.

Posted by: LJ at November 12, 2007 8:29 PM · Permalink

It was an ugly night for war. Dark clouds pressed down from the sky eager to release their cargo and the wind pushed its way through trees that dotted the side of the mountain.

Between a flash of lightening and bolt of thunder, the first to die had his skull split open by a small igneous rock.

Twenty yards behind the action, a lone caveman stood atop a boulder. In his hand: a new weapon that featured a sharpened point to ensure penetration and jagged edges to maximize damage.

Aiming for their leader, he demonstrated how progress can mean victory.

Posted by: Rick at November 12, 2007 9:50 PM · Permalink