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Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Reserved

Write something incorporating the word ‘reserved’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO RESERVED I have reserved this space forTonight, my verse, my odeBut don’t know what to write about? I tried Fan. Sorry…… DM

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (centipede)

A Vietnam Soldier holding a jungle centipede in Vietnam, 1967 As if being at war and away from your family wasn’t bad enough, soldiers had to share the jungle with these unreasonably sized arthropods. For those who don’t know, centipedes are highly venomous and often inject their victims with a paralyzing venom There is neverContinue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (centipede)”

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (WW1)

German soldier, Oskar Hilner, sitting in a large cooking pot with an MG08 machine gun, 1916, WWI.  (colourized) This might look like a scene from a Monty Python movie, but it is actually a colorized photo from World War I. It shows the resourcefulness of the German soldiers. To protect themselves and accomplish their missions,Continue reading “From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (WW1)”

Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – The Jerry Jordan Job

Stan runs a very successful album cover design businesshelped by his assistant Perc Jerry rang (excited)Do my cover quickWhile I’m still connectedPerc thought sheesh what a dick Production Notes Photoshoot at local phone box Jerry gabbled on while we did cover He looked so innocent and youthfulSee that smileAnd dimpled cheeksA sweet Christian lad PostContinue reading “Stan’s Record Album Cover Studio – The Jerry Jordan Job”

Fandango’s One Word Challenge – Custody

Write something incorporating the word ‘custody’ Should you accept, go forth. Show your creative juices I accept.Here goes…. ODE TO CUSTODY I’m turning all yellow and custodyTurning all yellow and thickI ate too much yellow chick curryIt’s coming up yellow in sick Sorry Fan. It just came out…… DM

From the FCS Book of Little-Known Facts (first cell phone pic)

On June 11th, 1997, Philippe Kahn created the first camera phone solution to share pictures instantly on public networks. The impetus for this invention was the birth of Kahn’s daughter, when he jerry-rigged a mobile phone with a digital camera and sent photos in real time. There is never a timeto stop learning new things