A teratoma, but no pistols
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where_away"'Come, let me have your pistols. I thought as much: what's this?'
'A teratoma,' said Stephen sulkily.
'What's a teratoma?' asked Jack, holding the object in his hand. 'A kind of grenado?'
'It is an inward wen, a tumour: we find them, occasionally, in the abdominal cavity. sometimes they contain long black, hair, sometimes a set of teeth: this has both hair and teeth. It belonged to a Mr Elkins of the City, an eminent cheese-monger. I prize it much.'
'By God,' cried Jack, thrusting it back into the holster and wiping his hand vehemently upon the horse, 'I do wish you would leave people's bellies alone. So you have no pistols at all, I collect?'
'If you wish to be so absolute, no I have not.' "
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Date: 2012-02-14 06:14 am (UTC)If you wish to be so absolute, no I have not.
*snorts and gets ready for work*
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Date: 2012-02-14 05:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-14 05:49 pm (UTC)Yes, it is much like 'a little pregnant'
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Date: 2012-02-14 01:57 pm (UTC)Stephen's prizes are much more prizeworthy than Jack's *nods*
(I love Stephen's sulkiness at being forced to confess!)
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Date: 2012-02-14 05:31 pm (UTC)So do I! It wouldn't be nearly as funny if he was all abject apologies, it a lovely contrast.
Ship or teratoma? Ship or teratoma?
*looks from one to the other*
No contest! Here, catch!
*throws teratoma to ferox*
*runs hand appreciatiely over the lovely, lovely ship*
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Date: 2012-02-14 05:36 pm (UTC)Oh well, as we so often say, each to their own...
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Date: 2012-02-14 05:41 pm (UTC)Phnarr, phnarr! *g*
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Date: 2012-02-14 05:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-14 07:53 pm (UTC)Although, it is best if there is an actual emission too, firing blanks rarely has the same result.
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Date: 2012-02-14 08:44 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-16 01:06 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-16 05:25 pm (UTC)Does that mean you've been procrastinating again?
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Date: 2012-02-16 06:23 pm (UTC)Hmm, a flavour of teratoma... Teratomas are not good eating I should imagine.
Not as who should say procrastinating, just 'musing alternatively' :-) Goats have now completed 2/3rds of the track. Fingers crossed for tomorrow. Or Saturday am at worst.
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Date: 2012-02-16 08:57 pm (UTC)I should imagine teratomas are rather difficult to carve. Randomly occurring tissues - hair, teeth, whatever - being in their nature.
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Date: 2012-02-14 05:50 pm (UTC)Sounds like Jack!
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Date: 2012-02-14 07:55 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2012-02-14 08:00 pm (UTC)I have it on the best authority that Jack can board and carry an enemy frigate with guns roaring and drums beating in a couple of minutes