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AIE!!! My baby girl... I KNEW you would regret going to journalism school
instead of being a doctor like your father. But NO, you HAD to go do your
thing. And now you are paying for it. Well, maybe you will listen to your
mother for a change and quit poking around with the riff-raff, like that
lousy Bobby Bigmouth - do you know that he accosted me ON THE STREET
yesterday and asked how he could get in touch with you? GOD almighty... I
tried to put him off, but he insisted that I tell you to meet him at the
Southside Mission at suppertime tonight, and to bring the 'usual payment',
whatever that is... My only consolation (such that it is) is that at least
you can take that husband of yours along for protection.

Your Mother (who only has your best interests at heart, no matter WHAT you
may think)
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----- Original Message -----
From: Pam Jernigan <jernigan@BELLSOUTH.NET>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 5:56 PM
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> Hey James,
>
> Interesting points :)  I never expected to be arguing temporal
> mechanics, but I guess I should have <g>  I know there was a recent
> discussion on this list about this, but I missed most of it, as it
> centered on a story I hadn't yet read.  So I apologize if I'm beating a
> dead horse, or offering a theory you've all already decided is nonsense
> :)
>
You should expect almost anything from us!  :-)

> My theory (gleaned from years of reading SF) is that universes branch at
> major points ... like branches on a tree.  The branches diverge, but
> they still have a common trunk.  So you fix one ancient curse, and all
> branches (that diverged after that) are fixed.
>
The only problem with that particular theory is defining a major
event.  A major event in a universal sense is anything from a quark going
*that* direction instead of *this* direction to a star blowing up at the
wrong
time/place.  So what you have (and naturally most sf doesn't even try to
touch
this, 'cause it would create an infinite number of universes that--to
us--are
nearly identical) is universes splitting off constantly.  :-)  There went a
few zillion
more!  lol!
Of course, it's easier for a sf writer to use--its not as technical and
therefore is more
interesting.

> Of course, in real life, I don't believe in past lives or curses (or
> multiple universes).  But those are both canon in the L&C universe, so I
> thought I ought to deal with it.  There are countless stories that just
> ignore the curse, for various reasons -- it'd be tough to work it in
> when the story is focused on something besides time-travel.  But since I
> already had H.G. Wells, I thought I should take the opportunity to cover
> it.  Hey, at least I tried <g>
>

Personally, I don't know enough to believe or disbelieve in reincarnation,
but
I do kind of lean toward multiple universe theory, myself :-) (You couldn't
tell, right?  ;-)

> Your second theory hinged on moral purity... sorry, I don't think it
> works.  For one thing *nobody* is morally pure (not even Superman) as
> Wendy pointed out.  And they've got a *long* way to go to even get close
> to Tempus, morally speaking.  In real life, I definitely believe people
> should have sex only within the bounds of marriage, but I'm less strict
> in fiction.  And I don't remember the exact wording of the curse, but I
> somehow doubt it was that specific.
>
Moral purity (Saint Kal-El)  would be pretty boring, wouldn't it? :-)

> Besides ... what's most important about marriage?  The committment
> between two people.  A public ceremony demonstrates that committment,
> and legal contracts enforce it (to an extent) but it's not a real
> marriage until they consummate it, right? <g>  So by having sex, they
> were getting married, in a way <g>  And they did follow through with the
> public and legal aspects not too long afterwards.
>
> Like I said, interesting discussion <g>  If you don't hear from me for
> several days, btw, don't assume I'm uninterested, or that anyone's hurt
> my feelings ... Hurricane Floyd is heading right at us :( and it's
> entirely possible that we might lose electricity for a few days.  We
> have a generator, so we should do fine, but I wouldn't want to run my
> computer off a generator -- too much risk of surges, etc.  Any prayers
> or good thoughts anyone wants to send our way will be appreciated!
> --

Good luck!

> -------------------------------------------------------
> Pam Jernigan            |  jernigan@bellsouth.net
> ChiefPam on IRC         |
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
> "Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
> --crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"
> -------------------------------------------------------
> http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam

> -----------------------
"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"
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Terri Ann wrote:

>instead of falling for Deter, Lois was supposed to fall for *Superman*.
>Instead of Clark standing heartbroken after being told Lois loved
>Deter, we
>probably would have gotten a humorous "here we go again" roll of the
>eyes.
><g>  And even better ... it was scripted that Lois would go to Superman
>in
>the park in the final episode of the arc and tell him that, although
>she
>had feelings for him, she was hopelessly in love with Clark.  We were
>then
>to get our third and final revelation -- Superman telling Lois that he
>was
>Clark.
>
>***************
>
>I love this idea!  Has anyone written a fanfic to cover this angle that
>I can run off and read?
>
As I recall it, in Pam Jernigan's Forget Me Not Redux, the Aplot of FMN
remains unchanged, but Lois decides to move in with Clark and is an
outpatient at the clinic, not staying there. It includes the revelation
ending in the park which was taken from an early draft of the scene included
in one of the show's scripts that was never aired.

It should be available at Pam's website, I would think. Sorry, I don't have
the URL to hand. Anyone?

LabRat :)
Doc. Klein's LabRat
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"They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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Pam wrote:

> If you don't hear from me for
>  several days, btw, don't assume I'm uninterested, or that anyone's
> hurt my feelings ... Hurricane Floyd is heading right at us :( and
> it's entirely possible that we might lose electricity for a few
> days.  We have a generator, so we should do fine, but I wouldn't
> want to run my computer off a generator -- too much risk of surges,
> etc.  Any prayers or good thoughts anyone wants to send our way
> will be appreciated!

I wondered whether any of my FOLC friends live in the path of
Floyd... I'm thinking of you all and hoping you and your families
will be safe.

Best wishes,

Wendy
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>
> We always called them 'toad in a hole'. Yum! Irene>>

And yet, over here, 'toad in the hole' is something completely
different, involving batter puddings and sausages... okay, so I'm not
English and haven't yet got to grips with everything about this weird
country I now live in....

Wendy
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You see Henderson's email, honey? That's a relief about the trousers!
For a while there I was afraid they might have been mine - I did have
to change pretty quickly that day and I couldn't find my trousers
afterwards! But I can safely say a size 32 khaki pair are *not* mine!
<bg>

You want me to come with you when you meet Bobby? Call me.

See you later, sweetheart.

Love,

Clark.

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In a message dated 9/14/99 8:18:31 PM Central Daylight Time,
deimos1@EARTHLINK.NET writes:

<< Completely off topic here, but I hope it will be permitted this once.
How
 is the situation with Hurricane Floyd?  I realize I'm sounding like a
 worried mother here, but one of my daughters is a Marine recruit on Parris
 Island off North Carolina, and I'm naturally a little concerned.

 Nan Smith
  >>

I heard last night that they were evacuating everyone from Parris Island.

Marine-brat Piper
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On Tue, 14 Sep 1999 15:34:09 -0500 Kathy Brown
<kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM> wrote:

> Kathy, tireless defender *against* Saint Clark ;)
>

LOL!! Kathy, *now* I understand why you seemed glad that I'd just
about pulled Clark back from the edge of sainthood in 'Dear Lois...
love, Superman'! <eg>

Wendy

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In a message dated 9/14/99 10:20:03 PM Central Daylight Time,
dreaminglight@YAHOO.COM writes:

<< <One interesting way to have eggs can be seen in
 the movie "Moonstruck," and I think everyone who saw that film went
 home and tried it -- You take a piece of (lightly toasted?) bread, pull
 out some of the middle to create a hole, break the egg into the hole
 and fry it like that.  Yummy! >>

 My mon used to make these when I was a kid...  I'd
 forgotten all about them.. We called them...  Pig in a polk  No idea
 why..
 KathR

 We always called them 'toad in a hole'. Yum! Irene>>

 We always called them either 'man on a raft' or 'bird in a nest'.
 Yummy
 ~Jocelyn >>

These always looked so good to me until one time, when I was in college
(back
when the earth was still cooling<g>) I got kidnapped by some friends and
taken to Dallas for a ST con (long story). Anyway, we stopped by a friend's
house and his mother offered to make us breakfast.  Lucky me, I got to be
first.  She took a skillet, with about a 1/2 inch of COLD bacon grease,
dropped in a piece of bread with a hole in the middle, broke an egg in the
hole, and THEN put it on the stove.  By the time the egg was done, the
entire
thing was soaked with grease.  I just took a couple of bites, to be polite,
but I could feel the grease in the back of my throat all day. It was so
NASTY!

Enjoy your eggs everybody!
Piper
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Pam Jernigan's Forget Me Not Redux can also be found at the fanfic archive.
It's one of my favourites by Pam, one of those stories where you sigh
afterward and think "if only the show had done it like that".

Carol
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>--- Kath Roden <kmroden@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
>> <<One interesting way to have eggs can be seen in
>> the movie "Moonstruck,"
>> and I think everyone who saw that film went home and
>> tried it -- You take a piece of (lightly toasted?)
>> bread, pull out some of
>> the middle to create a hole, break the egg into the
>> hole and fry it like
>> that.  Yummy! >>
>>
>> My mon used to make these when I was a kid...  I'd
>> forgotten all about
>> them..
>>
>> We called them...  Pig in a polk  No idea why.. <g>
>>
>> KathR
>
>We always called them 'toad in a hole'. Yum!
>
>Irene

And WE call them 'bullseyes'.  My daughter loves them and makes them for
herself as a treat on weekends.
Terry
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In a message dated 09/14/1999 10:40:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jernigan@BELLSOUTH.NET writes:

<< The Jernigans were without
 power for 5 days, though we had running water & gas to heat it.  The
 Mulders were powerless for a week, I think. >>

And probably going stir crazy from e-mail withdrawal!

--Laurie ;)
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In a message dated 9/14/1999 10:41:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jernigan@BELLSOUTH.NET writes:

<< How is the situation with Hurricane Floyd? >>
I'm in south Florida just below Ft Lauderdale and we got a little wind and
rain so far, but were blessed it passed us by.  My thoughts and prayers go
with anyone in its path.

susie
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> I love this idea!  Has anyone written a fanfic to cover this angle that
> I can run off and read?

Well, now that you ask... yes <g>  I wrote "Forget Me Not Redux" and
substantially rewrote the episode *but* the end scene was based on what
Zoomway had told us about the original ending of the episode.  I don't
know of any others but they may exist.
--
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ChiefPam on IRC         |
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"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"
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At 11:55 AM +0100 9/15/99, Wendy Richards wrote:
>You see Henderson's email, honey? That's a relief about the trousers!
>For a while there I was afraid they might have been mine - I did have
>to change pretty quickly that day and I couldn't find my trousers
>afterwards! But I can safely say a size 32 khaki pair are *not* mine!
><bg>

Just out of curiosity, what size pants do you think Clark wears? <g>

Kathy

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At 6:58 AM -0400 9/15/99, PJ Piasecki wrote:
>I heard last night that they were evacuating everyone from Parris Island.
>
>Marine-brat Piper

Piper, didn't you say on IRC the other night that Karl and Peace were going
to Disneyworld in FL for their honeymoon?  Now not that I think they'll
mind having an excuse to stay in the room for the week <eg> but I would
hate to think of them running into any problems!

Kathy

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In a message dated 9/15/99 12:24:48 PM Central Daylight Time,
kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM writes:

<<
 Piper, didn't you say on IRC the other night that Karl and Peace were going
 to Disneyworld in FL for their honeymoon?  Now not that I think they'll
 mind having an excuse to stay in the room for the week <eg> but I would
 hate to think of them running into any problems!

 Kathy
  >>

Kathy, I knew it was Florida, but not sure where.  Disneyworld makes sense,
though.  Hope they don't get stuck there.

Piper
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> Just out of curiosity, what size pants do you think Clark wears? <g>
>
> Kathy

Ummm... not being familiar with American sizes, not sure. If 32 means
a 32-inch waist, then I'd guess 34 or 36?

Wendy
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> >But I can safely say a size 32 khaki pair are *not* mine!
> ><bg>
>
>
> Just out of curiosity, what size pants do you think Clark wears? <g>
>
Especially since DJL said that Dean had a 32" waist.  Since he has a
weightlifter's butt and thighs, he probably has to go for relaxed fit, but a
32 should otherwise fit.

Sheila
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On Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:21:49 +0100 Yvonne Connell <yconnell@UKF.NET>=20
wrote:
> I'm also going to come clean here and say that I
> was a bit miffed when I first drifted over to the message boards to disco=
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> reams and reams of new fanfic had been posted there and not to the list.
> Somehow I felt abandoned - I was playing in one room and everyone had lef=
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> to play in a different room.  Stupid, I know.
>=20
> However, before you all yell at me, I've decided it doesn't matter where
> stories are posted, ***as long as they all end up on the archive***.=20

Okay, Yvonne. Hint taken! I do have one more story which I posted on=20
the message boards which I have not yet reposted here, and won't be=20
sending to the Archive. So I'll post it here. (Actually, there are=20
two other stories, but the other is in the nfic folder - an unnamed=20
vignette, which can be found in Annesplace under the title 'The One=20
She Refuses to Name' <g>)

Wendy
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>from spending four hours in Accident and Emergency being X-rayed,=20
having her foot strapped up and being fitted for crutches! Just
damaged ligaments, but *%=A3"& painful!)

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STORY TITLE: Say Nothing At All
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AUTHOR: Wendy Richards
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;) SUMMARY: A vignette set shortly after Ordinary People

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                   Say Nothing at All

It had been a long, hard night, and Superman was exhausted. He had
been alerted, in the early evening, by a news broadcast stating that
there had been an earthquake in Southern California; he'd been with
Lois at the time, snatching a rare quiet evening in together. It was
one of the few opportunities they had managed to get since she had
finally learned his secret, and he'd determined that she would have
the opportunity to ask as many questions of him as she needed.

He had finally understood that her reply to his proposal had not been
'No' but 'Not yet.' He realised that she needed to get to know him
all over again now that she was aware that the man she was in love
with was neither Clark Kent nor Superman, but someone who was a
strange amalgam of the two, and yet also someone completely
different.

Then the newsflash had come, just as she had begun to ask him when he
had developed his powers, and she had thrown him a wry, resigned
glance. "Go," she had told him. He had stared at her, torn. "You have
to go," she repeated. "We can do this another time."

"I love you," he had told her, the words coming from his heart. He
had quickly spun into his Suit, eliciting another gasp from Lois; she
was still getting used to the sight of him doing that. Stealing a
swift, yearning kiss from her, he had hurried to his balcony and set
his course for California.

Dawn was now breaking, and he was finally heading for home. Lois
would have left his apartment hours ago, he knew; she had probably
left shortly after him knowing that he would probably be gone all
night. He was briefly tempted to visit her apartment, just to see
her, but he dismissed the thought. He needed to get cleaned up, and
she needed what was left of her night's sleep. No, he should go home.

Landing on his balcony a few seconds later, he spun out of the Suit
and into a pair of shorts, then strode through into his bedroom on
the way to the bathroom for a shower. He came to an abrupt halt at
the sight which greeted him. A slight figure was curled up on his
bed, fully clothed, fast asleep.

Lois.

She had waited for him. His heart melted; all the terrible sights and
sounds he had experienced that night faded into the distant memory as
he stared at her.

Forgetting his intention, he allowed himself to float upwards and sat
cross-legged several feet away from the bed, just watching Lois
sleep.

It wasn't the first time she had spent the night in his apartment, of
course. But on previous occasions, he had never had the right to
watch her like this; would only have been able to dream about kissing
her awake, or having her welcome him home from a night of arduous and
distressing Super-hero activities. The difference now was that,
whatever the formal status of their relationship, this was his woman.
His love; his soul-mate. The woman he wanted to marry; the woman who
loved him as he loved her.

He listened to her breathing, the soft sounds she made bringing a
gentle smile to his lips. His Mad Dog Lane, the woman he had
privately labelled a 'little tornado,' looked so peaceful as she
slept.

She shifted, and her sleeping face turned towards him, allowing him
to observe the curve of her cheekbones and the errant lock of hair
which flopped over her forehead and fell onto her closed eyelids. He
smiled slightly again, and with his Super-breath sent a light gust of
air towards her which lifted the strands back and away from her face.

Clark couldn't believe how much he loved this woman, how much she had
come to mean to him in the two years he had known her. He had never
known that it was possible for one person to mean so much to another;
it seemed a miracle that she felt the same way about him. And yet she
did. Her love for him radiated from her eyes every time she looked at
him. The words of a song he'd heard recently drifted into his mind:

-----------------------------------------------------------
It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
Without saying a word, you can light up the dark
Try as I may, I can never explain
What I hear when you don't say a thing
-----------------------------------------------------------

He floated closer to her sleeping form, hovering a few inches off the
bed so that he could watch her more closely. She moved slightly in
her sleep again, her mouth curving delicately into a smile. Sweet
dreams, Clark wondered. He gazed at her in wonder, his heart
overflowing with love for her.

-----------------------------------------------------------
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all
------------------------------------------------------------

He wondered how he had managed before she had come into his life. How
had he survived for twenty-seven years before he had known her? How
was it that he had never noticed the enormous gap in his life which
she had filled?

He had spent most of his adult life travelling the globe: the misfit,
the not-quite-human who possessed such strange powers, trying to find
a place where he belonged. He hadn't belonged in Smallville, much as
he loved his parents. He was too... *different* for that; he could
never have stayed on the farm. He had needed to travel, to find
somewhere he could fit in.

And yet, he had never felt at home anywhere, until the day he had
arrived in Metropolis and had been interviewed by Perry White for a
job at the Daily Planet. The office door had opened and in had come
this human tornado, this stunningly beautiful and incredibly *alive*
woman; and in that instant he had known. He had found the place where
he belonged; he had fallen in love.

And that incredible woman had fallen in love with him. He shook his
head as he continued to gaze at her. What had he done to deserve her
love? What had he done to earn her trust, her loyalty, his place in
her life?

His life had changed completely since Lois had entered it; he had
found a way to belong as himself, and to use his powers to help other
people. He could protect his privacy and that of his family. And he
was now able to share his true self with the woman he loved with
every breath in his powerful body.

---------------------------------------------------------
All day long I can hear people talking out loud
But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd
Try as I might, I can never define
What's been said between your heart and mine
----------------------------------------------------------

She understood him, in a way in which even he had never done. She was
able to see through the exterior he showed to the world to all the
fears and hopes beneath. Even before she had known his secret, she
had understood that Superman was more than a two-dimensional hero.
She had seen through to his vulnerabilities and had rescued him from
himself more times than he cared to remember. And even when she had
finally guessed the truth about his identity -before he had told her
- she had forgiven him sooner than he'd had any right to expect.

------------------------------------------------------------
The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
There's a look in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
The touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall
You say it best when you say nothing at all
-------------------------------------------------------------

She stirred again, and her eyes flickered open. As she came to
consciousness and realised that she was being watched, she smiled up
at him: a slow, dazzling smile of love and welcome.

He drifted lower, so that he could trail his fingers along her
jawline. She kissed his fingertips as they brushed her lips, then
dragged herself upwards and raised her lips for his kiss.

A long moment later, Clark drew back. "Good morning, sweetheart."

She gazed at him, all the love she felt for him evident in her
expression. "Welcome home, my love."

He stilled, recognising that what she had said was more than the mere
words. He had come home; *she* was his home.

                   - The End -

                   'When You Say Nothing At All'

                   Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schultz
                   Recorded by Ronan Keating
                   c 1999, Polygram Ireland Ltd.

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Wendy Richards
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On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:48:45 -0600 Sheila Harper
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> > Just out of curiosity, what size pants do you think Clark wears? <g>
> >
> Especially since DJL said that Dean had a 32" waist.  Since he has a
> weightlifter's butt and thighs, he probably has to go for relaxed fit, but
a
> 32 should otherwise fit.

Thanks, Sheila!  Well, let's assume Clark's denial was referring to
the 'khaki' - either that or he's put on weight!

Wendy

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> STORY TITLE: Say Nothing At All
> PART: 1/1
> AUTHOR: Wendy Richards
> RATING: PG
> FEEDBACK: In the form of rotten eggs, tomatoes etc, wherever you want
> ;) SUMMARY: A vignette set shortly after Ordinary People

Wendy, STOP!!!!!!  You're making me deathly ill!  I'm not even done editing
your other story yet, and another one of yours shows up on the list.  Geez,
girl, you're making us other authors look bad because it takes us this long
to just THINK of another fanfic idea, yet you're *writing* a story in that
amount of time!  ;)

Okay, I'll throw in my hat.  I'll never get one done in the time it takes
you to write five.  <vbg>  /me drops on her knees..."I'm not worthy!  I'm
not worthy!"  <bg>

Erin  :)
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> > STORY TITLE: Say Nothing At All
> > PART: 1/1
> > AUTHOR: Wendy Richards
> > RATING: PG
> > FEEDBACK: In the form of rotten eggs, tomatoes
> etc, wherever you want
> > ;) SUMMARY: A vignette set shortly after Ordinary
> People

Good Lord, Wendy!  Why in the world would you be expecting rotten
cyber-eggs or tomatoes?  This was very sweet. It's lovely and WAFFy and
sensitive.  Not every story has to be angst-filled; some can be light
in mood too.

Sorry to hear about your leg. Not much fun at all.  My business partner
did the same thing to her leg, so I know you're not having a lot of fun
at the moment.

If you run out of painkillers, I hear that a brandy or two has the same
effect!

TTYL,
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On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 12:15:16 -0600 Erin Klingler <erink@IDA.NET>
wrote:

>
> Wendy, STOP!!!!!!  You're making me deathly ill!  I'm not even done
editing
> your other story yet, and another one of yours shows up on the list.
Geez,
> girl, you're making us other authors look bad because it takes us this
long
> to just THINK of another fanfic idea, yet you're *writing* a story in that
> amount of time!  ;)

Erin!! This one was written about a month ago. And it was part of the
30-minute challenge, which is why it's just a feeble little vignette
;)

Now, your 'Darkest Hour' - *that's* a fic worth waiting for!! And by
the way, didn't you win every Kerth Award you were nominated for this
year (she asks innocently)?

Wendy

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At 7:12 PM +0100 9/15/99, Wendy Richards wrote:

>Thanks, Sheila!  Well, let's assume Clark's denial was referring to
>the 'khaki' - either that or he's put on weight!

LOL, yeah, the khaki would work.  He'd know what color pants he was
wearing. I loved this email, though. The idea of Clark losing his pants on
a rescue just strikes me as very funny.  <g>

As for the size, I'd have guessed Clark would wear either a 32 or a 34
based on his waist size (he's quite trim).  My husband is fairly thin, 5'
10", 150-155 lbs and he wears a size 32 pants.  But he's also not as
muscular as Clark, and has a higher body fat %.  If Jim worked out like
Dean does, he'd be in a size 30 I would think.

But as Sheila suggested, maybe even though Clark's waist is a 32, he buys
34's for his muscular thighs and just cinches his belt up another notch?

Maybe we have some body-builder or football types on the list who can lend
some insight. :)

Kathy (first eggs, now pant sizes ... gotta love this list. <g>)

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Oh god, Sheila, did you have to mention the 32 inch waist, et al?? This will
be occupying my mind for quite a while, I think.....

Vicki
Vicki.Krell@asu.edu

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                On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:48:45 -0600 Sheila Harper
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                > > Just out of curiosity, what size pants do you think
Clark wears? <g>
                > >
                > Especially since DJL said that Dean had a 32" waist.
Since he has a
                > weightlifter's butt and thighs, he probably has to go for
relaxed fit, but a
                > 32 should otherwise fit.

                Thanks, Sheila!  Well, let's assume Clark's denial was
referring to
                the 'khaki' - either that or he's put on weight!

                Wendy

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<P>Oh god, Sheila, did you have to mention the 32 inch waist, et al?? This
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<P>On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 11:48:45 -0600 Sheila Harper
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<P>&gt; &gt; Just out of curiosity, what size pants do you think Clark
wears? &lt;g&gt;
<BR>&gt; &gt;
<BR>&gt; Especially since DJL said that Dean had a 32&quot; waist.&nbsp;
Since he has a
<BR>&gt; weightlifter's butt and thighs, he probably has to go for relaxed
fit, but a
<BR>&gt; 32 should otherwise fit.
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<P>Thanks, Sheila!&nbsp; Well, let's assume Clark's denial was referring to
<BR>the 'khaki' - either that or he's put on weight!
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<P>Wendy
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> But as Sheila suggested, maybe even though Clark's waist is a 32, he buys
> 34's for his muscular thighs and just cinches his belt up another notch?
>
> Maybe we have some body-builder or football types on the list who can lend
> some insight. :)

That's the reason I suggested relaxed-fit pants.  When he was in high
school, my older son was weight lifting and had proportions almost identical
to Dean's:  44" chest, 33" waist (Aric had a tad more body fat :), and he
wore 33" waist jeans.  However, when he was fitted for his tux, they had to
send for one with a "weightlifter's" cut or he couldn't have fit into the
thighs.

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Wendy wrote:
> Erin!! This one was written about a month ago. And it was part of the
> 30-minute challenge, which is why it's just a feeble little vignette
> ;)

30-minute challenge??  Wow, I must've missed that one.  Good thing, though.
I doubt I could even edit one of my opening paragraphs in less than 30
minutes! <vbg>

> Now, your 'Darkest Hour' - *that's* a fic worth waiting for!!

Well, we'll have to see about that.  <g>  You may be sorry when I post it.
All I've done so far is a rough outline and a few jigsawed scenes (Kathy can
relate to this style of writing <bg>) and already it's something like 40
pages.  Yikes!  :)  As for those of you who haven't heard, yes, I'm working
on a new fic called 'The Darkest Hour (Before the Dawn)' that's filled with
A-plot twists and turns, plus tons of WAFFs, of course.  ;)  I'm hoping to
have at least a first draft done by November, but we'll have to see.

Anyway, hope your leg is feeling better soon, Wendy!  Hurt ligaments are
just the worst.  :P

Erin  :)
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In a message dated 9/15/1999 2:12:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ida18@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes:

<< 'When You Say Nothing At All'

                    Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schultz
                    Recorded by Ronan Keating
                    c 1999, Polygram Ireland Ltd. >>

I love that song, but I always thought it was performed by Keith Whitley
(the
late country singer), and also by Allison Krauss (i think) another country
singer.  I learn something new every day :-)

Alicia
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> << 'When You Say Nothing At All'
>
>                     Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schultz
>                     Recorded by Ronan Keating
>                     c 1999, Polygram Ireland Ltd. >>
>
> I love that song, but I always thought it was performed by Keith Whitley
(the
> late country singer), and also by Allison Krauss (i think) another country
> singer.  I learn something new every day :-)

Not that I'm aware of - I thought it was written for Ronan Keating to
perform in 'Notting Hill.' Though I suppose his could have been a
cover version...? The author/copyright credits were taken directly
>from the 'Notting Hill' soundtrack CD.

Wendy

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In a message dated 9/15/1999 3:05:05 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
ida18@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes:

<< Not that I'm aware of - I thought it was written for Ronan Keating to
 perform in 'Notting Hill.' Though I suppose his could have been a
 cover version...? The author/copyright credits were taken directly
 from the 'Notting Hill' soundtrack CD. >>

Nope, it was definately written before notting hill :-)  I never saw Notting
Hill, but I have a Keith Whitley CD and the song is on it.  I think it is
one
of those songs that is just done and redone.  I think the song was done a
while ago, because he died in the mid 90's.  They play the newer version of
the song by Allison Kraus on the radio all the time, at least here.  I am
sure that you never heard it in the UK because country music isnt too
popular
there :-)

Alica (the huge country music fan)
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well done. captured the love. very sweet. liked the song, too. guess
i'll have to listen to some country music to see if i catch it. thanks
for a good 'un.

sharon

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Hmmmmmm, Wendy, what a wonderful, waffy story! Just the right thing for
me to give me sweet dreams tonight!
Thank you!
Nicole
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<<Sorry to hear about your leg. Not much fun at all.  My business partner
did the same thing to her leg, so I know you're not having a lot of fun at
the moment.

If you run out of painkillers, I hear that a brandy or two has the same
effect!>>

I agree with Irene,  Although, from experience, don't mix the brandy with
the painkillers.  <g>

By the way, I'm back for now.  Officers' school doesn't start untill after
the new year.   JOY:)
{formerly jsowell@metlife.com}

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I know exactly what you mean, Erin.  She gives me the  most awful
inferiority
complex.!

By the way, congrats on the impending arrival.

Nan

Erin Klingler wrote:

> > STORY TITLE: Say Nothing At All
> > PART: 1/1
> > AUTHOR: Wendy Richards
> > RATING: PG
> > FEEDBACK: In the form of rotten eggs, tomatoes etc, wherever you want
> > ;) SUMMARY: A vignette set shortly after Ordinary People
>
> Wendy, STOP!!!!!!  You're making me deathly ill!  I'm not even done
editing
> your other story yet, and another one of yours shows up on the list.
Geez,
> girl, you're making us other authors look bad because it takes us this
long
> to just THINK of another fanfic idea, yet you're *writing* a story in that
> amount of time!  ;)
>
> Okay, I'll throw in my hat.  I'll never get one done in the time it takes
> you to write five.  <vbg>  /me drops on her knees..."I'm not worthy!  I'm
> not worthy!"  <bg>
>
> Erin  :)
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> happen."
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I must admit that I was surprised to find so many stories on the message
boards that I hadn't even heard about.  However, I quite like going to the
various boards and sites for a visit at least once a month - just to see
what's going on.

The only problem is that there are so many stories out there.  I don't know
when I am going to catch up - if ever,  but that's a pleasure I look forward
to when I have a bit of spare time, just please keep writing all you
authors.

Wendy - I am sorry to hear about your foot and I hope you are feeling better
now.

Kind regards
Eileen B

On Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:21:49 +0100 Yvonne Connell <yconnell@UKF.NET>
wrote:
> I'm also going to come clean here and say that I
> was a bit miffed when I first drifted over to the message boards to
discover
> reams and reams of new fanfic had been posted there and not to the list.
> Somehow I felt abandoned - I was playing in one room and everyone had left
> to play in a different room.  Stupid, I know.
>
> However, before you all yell at me, I've decided it doesn't matter where
> stories are posted, ***as long as they all end up on the archive***.
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Lois, the funeral was tough.   I knew Jack pretty well when he first came on
staff ten years ago.  I was surprised how much he'd changed when I came back
two months ago.  Worried about something but I couldn't get him to tell me.
And, Lois, I did try. :)

Quite a lot of people at the memorial service this morning.  Do you think
our
suspect may have shown up?  I kept scanning the crowd to see who I didn't
know but I'm not sure.

About the trousers.  Will you ask Henderson if there was a brown leather
belt
found with the trousers?  It was hand-tooled with a  small sailboat design
to
the right of the buckle.   I'd prefer that he not know I'm interested.

Oh, and tell Clark he can pick up *his* trousers whenever he wants, I'll be
here. ..... Relax, Lois. <g>

Cat
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Hey CK. Need anything done? I'm trying to keep busy but no one needs
anything! Where's Lois?

Jimmy

((sorry bout this being really out-of-it but I haven't been kleping up with
posts...I'll catch up))
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In a message dated 9/15/99 2:33:02 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM writes:

<< But as Sheila suggested, maybe even though Clark's waist is a 32, he buys
 34's for his muscular thighs and just cinches his belt up another notch?
  >>

Well, my son is 5'10'' and weighs 137-140 pounds and he wears size 32 pants,
so I would say that Dean and therefore Clark would wear a 34 or even 36
waist
in pants. To top it off, he is extremely lean.  He was measured for body fat
and had no measurable amount.  I think most guys like to wear a size larger
than their actual waist measurement  I know Jeff's waist is 30", but he
hasn't worn that size pants since 7th grade.

Ann

Ann
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In a message dated 9/15/99 2:07:56 PM Eastern Daylight Time,=20
ida18@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes:

<< who would have responded to this earlier, except she's just got back=20
 from spending four hours in Accident and Emergency being X-rayed,=20
 having her foot strapped up and being fitted for crutches! Just
 damaged ligaments, but *%=A3"& painful!)
  >>

Sorry to hear about your foot, but the enforced inactivity will give you
mor=
e=20
time to write (hint, hint) :)  Torn ligaments are awful.

Ann
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Would some kind soul be willing to give a brief recap so I would know what
the heck is going on?  Someone bombed the Planet?
Or is all this on the list archive?  Would someone mind posting the site for
that again?
Many thanks,
Kate  (who in a flurry, overdeleted)
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Reading Wendy's "Say Nothing At All" today reminded me of a story that has
been sitting on my hard drive for nearly 3 years.  I don't think anyone has
ever seen this before -- I'd honestly forgotten I even had it.  So here is
a story for those of you on the fanfic list who, like me, never visit the
message boards. ;)

What do you think?  Worthy of the Archive?  All editing/comments welcome.

Kathy (wow, I can't believe I actually released another story .. it's been
a long dry spell for my non-S5/6 writing!  I better hit send quickly,
before I change my mind. <g>)

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A True Partnership
by Kathy Brown <kathyb@lcfanfic.com>
Rated PG
Written October 1996
Edited and released September 1999

Feedback: Public or private, story comments and editing welcome.

Summary:  A vignette set several weeks after Lois and Clark's engagement.

______________

A True Partnership

Clark floated above Lois's apartment building, debating with himself. His
cape rustled in the slight breeze, breaking the otherwise quiet night air.
He really did want to go in and say goodnight, to kiss her sweetly before
heading home to his own bed.  But it was three in the morning and he felt
guilty about waking her.   They had been at his apartment, watching one of
Lois's favorite sitcoms on television when the news report broke in:  a
mudslide in California, people were trapped in their homes....   He was in
the suit before the report was over.

But that was over five hours ago.

Lois hadn't asked him to come back and say goodnight. She didn't have to;
it was now one of their unspoken rules.  He closed his eyes and thought
back to their argument a few weeks ago.

They'd been at her apartment, both tired after a long day, neither in a
very good mood.   Lois was still upset over his leaving in the middle of
dinner the previous night.   "I can understand your need to run off in the
middle of evening, Clark.  But I can't handle not knowing when or even if
you come back."  Lois was pacing, exasperated.   "What if something happens
to you?  I'm supposed to just wait and find out on the TV news like
everyone else?  I guess once we're married, I'll know when you come home,
but right now I'm going nuts."

Clark rolled his eyes.  "Lois, a lot of time I get back really late.  I
never know how long a job is going to take.  If it's still early, I always
come back.  You know that."  He was starting to get frustrated; they'd had
this argument before.

"But I want you to come by no matter what time it is.  I don't care if it's
two in the morning or even six,"  Lois retorted, her voice rising.   "You
can wake me up, say goodnight and leave if that's what you want to do."

"You're being ridiculous, Lois," he said, his tone matching hers.   "You
need more sleep than I do.  I don't want to wake you up in the middle of
the night.  Besides, what if I go out patrolling after we've already said
goodnight?  Am I supposed to call you to let you know I'm going out?  And
again when I come back?  I don't need another mother, Lois, I already have
one."

Clark cringed as he remembered his words.  It was such a mean thing to say,
but they were both starting to yell and he just got caught up in his anger.
Of course, the fight just escalated from there, turning into one of the
worst they'd ever had.  She accused him of not trusting her, of not wanting
a true partner.  He accused her not understanding his life.  It went on and
on.  They had both ended up in tears, hurt and emotionally drained.

But that confrontation had marked a milestone in their relationship.  It
was the first time that they had both stayed to finish a fight, instead of
one or the other running away and sulking alone.  It had been exhausting
for both of them.  But eventually they had worked through the problem
together, and in the end it had brought them closer.

Clark smiled slightly as he remembered how they had discussed what they
each needed from the other as it related to his alter-ego.  'Setting
ground-rules' as Lois had called it.  They'd agreed that Clark should be
able to leave whenever he felt he had to, even if they were in the middle
of something.  Lois might feel bad, but she would try not to make him feel
guilty about it.  She also wouldn't question his judgment on the severity
of a situation and its need for Superman, provided he didn't abuse her
trust by using Superman as an excuse for running off when it wasn't
absolutely necessary.  They just had to trust each other.   But, as they
said to each other at the time, that's what a true partnership was.

Clark had also agreed to make Lois more aware of his comings and goings in
the late night hours.  She said she didn't need to know about his routine
patrols, but if the two of them had been together, whether on a fancy date
or just hanging out, he was supposed to come over to say goodnight when he
was finished 'saving the world'.

'And this,' he thought, bringing himself back to the present, 'is why I'm
floating above her apartment building at three o'clock in the morning.'

It was actually a relief to have an excuse to see her again tonight.  He
longed to hold her sleepy body, to breathe in the wonderful smell of her
hair.  The mudslide hadn't been too taxing, no lives had been lost, just a
lot of property damage.  He felt sorry for the residents who had lost their
homes, but he had to set priorities for himself -- as much as he might like
to, he couldn't spend weeks rebuilding houses.   On the way home, however,
he had come across a serious car accident.  On a highway on the outskirts
of Metropolis, a drunk driver had come too close to the car in the next
lane.  The other car had been forced into the ditch, rolling over several
times.  The innocent driver, a man about Clark's age, had only superficial
wounds, but his wife was more seriously hurt.  Clark had flown her directly
to the hospital, while the man followed with the police.

Once at the hospital, Superman had waited to be sure the woman was going to
be all right.  On his way out, however, the woman's husband had stopped
him.  With tears in his eyes, he shook Clark's hand, thanking him
profusely.   "Superman, thank you so much for saving my wife.  We were just
married this past summer.  I don't know what I would do if I lost her."
Although Clark had reacted in his typical 'no need to thank me, that's what
superheroes are for' manner, he was actually quite shaken by the whole
incident.  The woman was around Lois's age; she even had a similar
hairstyle.  When Clark found out the two were newlyweds, like he and Lois
would be soon, he couldn't help but draw parallels to his own situation.
What would he do if he ever lost Lois?

Still emotional from the memory, Superman scanned Lois's bedroom as he
lowered himself towards her window.   'Maybe I'll stay tonight,' he
thought.  Lois had asked him to stay the night a few of the times he'd
woken her late.  He'd always refused, saying she needed her sleep and he
would just keep her up talking.  What he didn't tell her is that he didn't
completely trust himself to just hold her, to not pressure her to go
further.  They had agreed to wait until their wedding night, although he
sometimes wondered if they'd only agreed because they each thought it was
what the other wanted.  'If she only knew,' he thought with a rueful smile.
'If she only knew.'

As his eyes failed to find her inside, however, Clark pulled up sharply in
the air.  Quickly, he scanned the rest of her apartment, his heart
beginning to pound as he realized she wasn't there.

'Where could she be at this hour?'  He had left her on his couch at 9:45.
Lois had said she was going to watch the rest of the show, then go to bed.
'OK, Clark, get a grip.  You left her at your apartment.  She probably just
fell asleep on the couch.'  Relaxing slightly, but still on guard, he flew
at top speed towards his neighborhood.

As Clark entered his living room through the balcony door, he could hear
Lois's heart beating, calm and steady.  He breathed a deep sigh of relief
as he started towards the couch.  Surprised at not finding her there, he
wandered into the bedroom.

Sure enough, Lois was asleep in his bed.  She was still wearing the
sweatpants she had come over in, but had changed into one of his t-shirts.
She was laying on her side, under the covers, hugging his pillow close to
her body.  Clark simply stood there watching her for several seconds, waves
of love and relief washing over him.

He briefly considered spending the night on the couch, but hs realized that
Lois was sending him a message by falling asleep in his bed.  Lois was
inviting him to hold her, to fall asleep in her arms the way he had dreamed
of doing so many times.  It was a wonderful gift, and one he had no
intention of refusing.

Clark grabbed a pair of shorts from the pile of clean laundry that he
hadn't yet gotten around to folding, and headed into the bathroom to wash
up.  As he splashed water on his face, he noticed Lois's travel toothbrush
resting on the counter next to a rumpled hand towel.  As Clark dried his
face with the towel, he could detect the faint smell of her perfume.  He
inhaled deeply, amazed at how tranquil he felt.  It was so nice to see her
things in his bathroom; it felt so *right*.

As he replaced his wet toothbrush in the holder, Clark noticed Lois's
sweatshirt folded neatly on the floor near his feet.  'Better move that out
of the way before I step on it,' he thought.  As one hand picked up the
sweatshirt, the other hand reached over to catch whatever it was that
threatened to fall out from between the folds.

Clark paused as his hand touched satin and lace.  Gently fingered the
garment, he couldn't help but smile, his mind wandering to the future.
'Is this what my life will be like next year?' he wondered.  'Washing up in
the bathroom, knowing my wife is waiting for me in the bedroom?'  Clark
didn't even try to suppress the smile that was forming.  Finding lingerie
in the bathroom, fighting for closet space, folding laundry, making the
bed, grocery shopping.... it all sounded wonderful to him.

Quickly changing into his shorts, Clark padded into the bedroom.   Quietly,
so as not to wake his fiancee, he slipped between the covers.   He spooned
her, her back to his front, and gently wrapped his right arm around her
waist.   Smiling sleepily when Lois simply sighed and snuggled closer to
him, Clark closed his eyes.

A true partnership ... he finally had just what he'd always wanted.

__________

The End

All feedback welcome and appreciated.
Kathy Brown <kathyb@lcfanfic.com>

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--- Kathy Brown <kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM> wrote:

> Reading Wendy's "Say Nothing At All" today reminded
> me of a story that has
> been sitting on my hard drive for nearly 3 years.  I
> don't think anyone has
> ever seen this before -- I'd honestly forgotten I
> even had it.  So here is
> a story for those of you on the fanfic list who,
> like me, never visit the
> message boards. ;)
>
> What do you think?  Worthy of the Archive?  All
> editing/comments welcome.
>
> Kathy (wow, I can't believe I actually released
> another story .. it's been
> a long dry spell for my non-S5/6 writing!  I better
> hit send quickly,
> before I change my mind. <g>)
>
> ___________
>
> A True Partnership
> by Kathy Brown <kathyb@lcfanfic.com>
> Rated PG
> Written October 1996
> Edited and released September 1999
>
> Feedback: Public or private, story comments and
> editing welcome.
>
> Summary:  A vignette set several weeks after Lois
> and Clark's engagement.
>

Kathy, this was wonderful, WAFFy and of course worthy of the archive.
I really like the lighter pieces when they are handled well. You and
Wendy have showed us today that you can both handle this style well.

Found one teeny, tiny typo - see below.  Otherwise, really enjoyed
this.

Irene
> ______________
>
> A True Partnership

> He accused her (of) not understanding
> his life.
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Since lately this list has become a source for "the answers you can't find
in any other place", I've decided to ask you guys:

It seems to me that many authors (and parents in real life) choose to name
LnC children after their parents and grand parents. (C.J., I think is the
most popular one, but also Jon, Marty, etc.). On the other hand, in some
traditions it is considered bad luck to name a child after a dead relative.

I just wondered if anybody knows where these customs comes from. I mean -
you don't name a child after his father just because you can't think of a
name that goes with your family name.

Thanks,
Yael.

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Hi FoLCs:

Stuck here in the office, could find nothing better to do than to read
Wendy's and Kathy's new stories, both of them wonderful, both of them
bringing tears to my eyes.

The sentiments are the same as in an nfic I'm nearly done writing but I
feel very humbled at this moment by their talent!

Ladies, keep 'em coming, please:)

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Irene,

I am now executing Pam's 1st rule of feedback - "If you read it and liked it
- say it!"

It was truely wonderful. Short and WAFFy. Just the kind of thing you save
for a night reading.

<<<<<
Reading Wendy's "Say Nothing At All" today reminded me of a story that has
been sitting on my hard drive for nearly 3 years.
                                                      >>>>>
3 years?! I mostly delete what I write after 3 minutes! (probably the reason
why I never published anything ;c) )

Yael.

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Piper, didn't you say on IRC the other night that Karl and Peace were going
> to Disneyworld in FL for their honeymoon?  Now not that I think they'll
> mind having an excuse to stay in the room for the week <eg> but I would
> hate to think of them running into any problems!
>
> Kathy
>  >>
>
>Kathy, I knew it was Florida, but not sure where.  Disneyworld makes sense,
>though.  Hope they don't get stuck there.
>
>Piper

Lori and Karl, with their fine-tuned sense of travel smarts, flew out
Sunday morning for Orlando for a few days and then on to Cape Canaveral!
They were originally going to watch a shuttle launch scheduled for this
week, but that had been scrubbed several weeks ago due to liftoff problems
with the last shuttle.  I'm going to call tonight to see if they ditched
the whole idea and came home.

Cheers,
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Oops... of course I ment Kathy...

>
>I am now executing Pam's 1st rule of feedback - "If you read it and liked
>it
>- say it!"
>
>It was truely wonderful. Short and WAFFy. Just the kind of thing you save
>for a night reading.
>
><<<<<
>Reading Wendy's "Say Nothing At All" today reminded me of a story that has
>been sitting on my hard drive for nearly 3 years.
>                                                      >>>>>
>3 years?! I mostly delete what I write after 3 minutes! (probably the
>reason
>why I never published anything ;c) )
>
>Yael.
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Hey, it's an honour to be mixed up with Kathy. (But how does she feel
about it?)

Irene

--- Yael Kfir <zaglembia@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Oops... of course I ment Kathy...
>
> >
> >I am now executing Pam's 1st rule of feedback - "If
> you read it and liked
> >it
> >- say it!"
> >
> >It was truely wonderful. Short and WAFFy. Just the
> kind of thing you save
> >for a night reading.
> >
> ><<<<<
> >Reading Wendy's "Say Nothing At All" today reminded
> me of a story that has
> >been sitting on my hard drive for nearly 3 years.
> >
>   >>>>>
> >3 years?! I mostly delete what I write after 3
> minutes! (probably the
> >reason
> >why I never published anything ;c) )
> >
> >Yael.
> >
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First - Wendy, sorry to hear about the ligaments.  I hope you feel more
comfortable soon.  I also hope this isn't going to stop you coming down for
the Fest next month.

> LOL, yeah, the khaki would work.  He'd know what color pants he was
> wearing. I loved this email, though. The idea of Clark losing his pants on
> a rescue just strikes me as very funny.  <g>
>

I have to tell you, I was really pleased when Clark mentioned the trousers.
Wendy must have been reading my mind!  In fact, it's still early days, but
I'm so happy with the way things have started out - everyone seems to have
caught on to my 'vision' so well.

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Wendy!  Loved it the first time I read it and again now.  It's just a
wonderful WAFFY story.

KathR

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> >
> > We always called them 'toad in a hole'. Yum! Irene>>

Here in the Midwest, I've heard them called "popeyes"

Pat

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Kathy,  sweet story -enjoyed it
merry

Kathy Brown wrote:

> Reading Wendy's "Say Nothing At All" today reminded me of a story that has
> been sitting on my hard drive for nearly 3 years.  I don't think anyone
has
> ever seen this before -- I'd honestly forgotten I even had it.  So here is
> a story for those of you on the fanfic list who, like me, never visit the
> message boards. ;)
>
> What do you think?  Worthy of the Archive?  All editing/comments welcome.
>
> Kathy (wow, I can't believe I actually released another story .. it's been
> a long dry spell for my non-S5/6 writing!  I better hit send quickly,
> before I change my mind. <g>)
>
> ___________
>
> A True Partnership
> by Kathy Brown <kathyb@lcfanfic.com>
> Rated PG
> Written October 1996
> Edited and released September 1999
>
> Feedback: Public or private, story comments and editing welcome.
>
> Summary:  A vignette set several weeks after Lois and Clark's engagement.
>
> ______________
>
> A True Partnership
>
> Clark floated above Lois's apartment building, debating with himself. His
> cape rustled in the slight breeze, breaking the otherwise quiet night air.
> He really did want to go in and say goodnight, to kiss her sweetly before
> heading home to his own bed.  But it was three in the morning and he felt
> guilty about waking her.   They had been at his apartment, watching one of
> Lois's favorite sitcoms on television when the news report broke in:  a
> mudslide in California, people were trapped in their homes....   He was in
> the suit before the report was over.
>
> But that was over five hours ago.
>
> Lois hadn't asked him to come back and say goodnight. She didn't have to;
> it was now one of their unspoken rules.  He closed his eyes and thought
> back to their argument a few weeks ago.
>
> They'd been at her apartment, both tired after a long day, neither in a
> very good mood.   Lois was still upset over his leaving in the middle of
> dinner the previous night.   "I can understand your need to run off in the
> middle of evening, Clark.  But I can't handle not knowing when or even if
> you come back."  Lois was pacing, exasperated.   "What if something
happens
> to you?  I'm supposed to just wait and find out on the TV news like
> everyone else?  I guess once we're married, I'll know when you come home,
> but right now I'm going nuts."
>
> Clark rolled his eyes.  "Lois, a lot of time I get back really late.  I
> never know how long a job is going to take.  If it's still early, I always
> come back.  You know that."  He was starting to get frustrated; they'd had
> this argument before.
>
> "But I want you to come by no matter what time it is.  I don't care if
it's
> two in the morning or even six,"  Lois retorted, her voice rising.   "You
> can wake me up, say goodnight and leave if that's what you want to do."
>
> "You're being ridiculous, Lois," he said, his tone matching hers.   "You
> need more sleep than I do.  I don't want to wake you up in the middle of
> the night.  Besides, what if I go out patrolling after we've already said
> goodnight?  Am I supposed to call you to let you know I'm going out?  And
> again when I come back?  I don't need another mother, Lois, I already have
> one."
>
> Clark cringed as he remembered his words.  It was such a mean thing to
say,
> but they were both starting to yell and he just got caught up in his
anger.
> Of course, the fight just escalated from there, turning into one of the
> worst they'd ever had.  She accused him of not trusting her, of not
wanting
> a true partner.  He accused her not understanding his life.  It went on
and
> on.  They had both ended up in tears, hurt and emotionally drained.
>
> But that confrontation had marked a milestone in their relationship.  It
> was the first time that they had both stayed to finish a fight, instead of
> one or the other running away and sulking alone.  It had been exhausting
> for both of them.  But eventually they had worked through the problem
> together, and in the end it had brought them closer.
>
> Clark smiled slightly as he remembered how they had discussed what they
> each needed from the other as it related to his alter-ego.  'Setting
> ground-rules' as Lois had called it.  They'd agreed that Clark should be
> able to leave whenever he felt he had to, even if they were in the middle
> of something.  Lois might feel bad, but she would try not to make him feel
> guilty about it.  She also wouldn't question his judgment on the severity
> of a situation and its need for Superman, provided he didn't abuse her
> trust by using Superman as an excuse for running off when it wasn't
> absolutely necessary.  They just had to trust each other.   But, as they
> said to each other at the time, that's what a true partnership was.
>
> Clark had also agreed to make Lois more aware of his comings and goings in
> the late night hours.  She said she didn't need to know about his routine
> patrols, but if the two of them had been together, whether on a fancy date
> or just hanging out, he was supposed to come over to say goodnight when he
> was finished 'saving the world'.
>
> 'And this,' he thought, bringing himself back to the present, 'is why I'm
> floating above her apartment building at three o'clock in the morning.'
>
> It was actually a relief to have an excuse to see her again tonight.  He
> longed to hold her sleepy body, to breathe in the wonderful smell of her
> hair.  The mudslide hadn't been too taxing, no lives had been lost, just a
> lot of property damage.  He felt sorry for the residents who had lost
their
> homes, but he had to set priorities for himself -- as much as he might
like
> to, he couldn't spend weeks rebuilding houses.   On the way home, however,
> he had come across a serious car accident.  On a highway on the outskirts
> of Metropolis, a drunk driver had come too close to the car in the next
> lane.  The other car had been forced into the ditch, rolling over several
> times.  The innocent driver, a man about Clark's age, had only superficial
> wounds, but his wife was more seriously hurt.  Clark had flown her
directly
> to the hospital, while the man followed with the police.
>
> Once at the hospital, Superman had waited to be sure the woman was going
to
> be all right.  On his way out, however, the woman's husband had stopped
> him.  With tears in his eyes, he shook Clark's hand, thanking him
> profusely.   "Superman, thank you so much for saving my wife.  We were
just
> married this past summer.  I don't know what I would do if I lost her."
> Although Clark had reacted in his typical 'no need to thank me, that's
what
> superheroes are for' manner, he was actually quite shaken by the whole
> incident.  The woman was around Lois's age; she even had a similar
> hairstyle.  When Clark found out the two were newlyweds, like he and Lois
> would be soon, he couldn't help but draw parallels to his own situation.
> What would he do if he ever lost Lois?
>
> Still emotional from the memory, Superman scanned Lois's bedroom as he
> lowered himself towards her window.   'Maybe I'll stay tonight,' he
> thought.  Lois had asked him to stay the night a few of the times he'd
> woken her late.  He'd always refused, saying she needed her sleep and he
> would just keep her up talking.  What he didn't tell her is that he didn't
> completely trust himself to just hold her, to not pressure her to go
> further.  They had agreed to wait until their wedding night, although he
> sometimes wondered if they'd only agreed because they each thought it was
> what the other wanted.  'If she only knew,' he thought with a rueful
smile.
> 'If she only knew.'
>
> As his eyes failed to find her inside, however, Clark pulled up sharply in
> the air.  Quickly, he scanned the rest of her apartment, his heart
> beginning to pound as he realized she wasn't there.
>
> 'Where could she be at this hour?'  He had left her on his couch at 9:45.
> Lois had said she was going to watch the rest of the show, then go to bed.
> 'OK, Clark, get a grip.  You left her at your apartment.  She probably
just
> fell asleep on the couch.'  Relaxing slightly, but still on guard, he flew
> at top speed towards his neighborhood.
>
> As Clark entered his living room through the balcony door, he could hear
> Lois's heart beating, calm and steady.  He breathed a deep sigh of relief
> as he started towards the couch.  Surprised at not finding her there, he
> wandered into the bedroom.
>
> Sure enough, Lois was asleep in his bed.  She was still wearing the
> sweatpants she had come over in, but had changed into one of his t-shirts.
> She was laying on her side, under the covers, hugging his pillow close to
> her body.  Clark simply stood there watching her for several seconds,
waves
> of love and relief washing over him.
>
> He briefly considered spending the night on the couch, but hs realized
that
> Lois was sending him a message by falling asleep in his bed.  Lois was
> inviting him to hold her, to fall asleep in her arms the way he had
dreamed
> of doing so many times.  It was a wonderful gift, and one he had no
> intention of refusing.
>
> Clark grabbed a pair of shorts from the pile of clean laundry that he
> hadn't yet gotten around to folding, and headed into the bathroom to wash
> up.  As he splashed water on his face, he noticed Lois's travel toothbrush
> resting on the counter next to a rumpled hand towel.  As Clark dried his
> face with the towel, he could detect the faint smell of her perfume.  He
> inhaled deeply, amazed at how tranquil he felt.  It was so nice to see her
> things in his bathroom; it felt so *right*.
>
> As he replaced his wet toothbrush in the holder, Clark noticed Lois's
> sweatshirt folded neatly on the floor near his feet.  'Better move that
out
> of the way before I step on it,' he thought.  As one hand picked up the
> sweatshirt, the other hand reached over to catch whatever it was that
> threatened to fall out from between the folds.
>
> Clark paused as his hand touched satin and lace.  Gently fingered the
> garment, he couldn't help but smile, his mind wandering to the future.
> 'Is this what my life will be like next year?' he wondered.  'Washing up
in
> the bathroom, knowing my wife is waiting for me in the bedroom?'  Clark
> didn't even try to suppress the smile that was forming.  Finding lingerie
> in the bathroom, fighting for closet space, folding laundry, making the
> bed, grocery shopping.... it all sounded wonderful to him.
>
> Quickly changing into his shorts, Clark padded into the bedroom.
Quietly,
> so as not to wake his fiancee, he slipped between the covers.   He spooned
> her, her back to his front, and gently wrapped his right arm around her
> waist.   Smiling sleepily when Lois simply sighed and snuggled closer to
> him, Clark closed his eyes.
>
> A true partnership ... he finally had just what he'd always wanted.
>
> __________
>
> The End
>
> All feedback welcome and appreciated.
> Kathy Brown <kathyb@lcfanfic.com>
>
> ______________________
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http://listserv.indiana.edu/archives/loiscla-general-l.html

TaDa! The Archives.  It's all there.  The first post was from yconnell on
9/12/99 titled: Roleplaying fic starts today.  Since then, each post has
started with OUATIM.
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In a message dated 9/15/99 6:20:07 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
zaglembia@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< It seems to me that many authors (and parents in real life) choose to
name
 LnC children after their parents and grand parents. (C.J., I think is the
 most popular one, but also Jon, Marty, etc.). On the other hand, in some
 traditions it is considered bad luck to name a child after a dead relative.

 I just wondered if anybody knows where these customs comes from. I mean -
 you don't name a child after his father just because you can't think of a
 name that goes with your family name.
  >>

Well, in many western European cultures, and by extension, much of the US,
naming children after parents and other relatives is usually done to honor
the person for whom the child is named.  There is a long tradition in parts
of the US of naming first-born sons for their fathers, so there are kids
with
names like "John Oldham Smith, IV".  At the shcool where I teach, there seem
to be a lot of boys who are the third, and get called things like "Trip" and
"Trey" rather than their given name.  I know that in my family, my older
brother really rocked the boat when he refused to name his son the fourth,
and then to add insult to injury, named both of his children after my
mother's parents, but used their middle names as opposed to their first
names.  My mother was quite taken aback.

And of course, there are always those who name children after rich aunts and
uncles, hoping that their child will inherit.  (Somehow, I doubt it works
too
often.)

Ann
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Hey Folcs!

Taking Genevieve's advice and doing the
"thank you great story" thing <g>

(except, I am physically incapable of a
simple compliment of comprised of just 4
measly little words, nooooooooooooooo
I am *sure* my subconscious thinks
well, they took the time to write the story
you could at least babble on about it's beauty
for more than 4 words now can't you? what
can I say, my mind works in mysterious ways!
but, uhm, to paraphrase the immortal words of Lois Lane,
it ah, works for me though! <g> )

First of all the E-mail round robin is coming
out great.  I like the fact you don't know what's
going to happen next or which character you'll get
info from next and how everyone relates to each other.
I also must say that I loved Clark's e-mail to Lois
with the "honey" and the "sweetheart" and
Ellen-Your-Mother-Lane and Jimmy and Perry, and
Cat, Oh! it's *all* good, okay!
Except I do think Clark would call his trousers
pants, but that's just me <g>
Anyway, looking forward to the rest!

Now, for Sheila-Fanfiction-Goddess-Harper.

In a category by herself, which as you all know
is exactly how she should be!

This story certainly ranks as one of your best!
and just so you know, you were not declared
fanfiction Goddess for one story, Goddesses
are those who have a body of work of a certain
caliber, i.e., if it's by Sheila, it has to be good!
One *anticipates* a Harper story, you know
like when a movie comes out by your favorite
director/writer/actor/ and you just *can't*
wait for it to premiere? like THAT ;o)  <---maggielogic at it's best!

I've read the first two eps of the arc and will
start on the last one tomorrow hopefully.
Can I just say right now, reading this arc,
is like *watching an ep in my mind*
The characters are so well focused,
the dialog and situations so well thought
out, it *feels* like an ep.

I am not sure if I know how to convey this,
it's just that many times reading fics although
they are Lois and Clark and even *sound* like
Lois and Clark, they are Lois and Clark in
an Alternate Universe of the Fanfic kind in
my brain.  However, on S6, the whole construction
of the actual fic, the scene changes, the cliffhangers,
the plot lines (except for the dweeby ones the show had
sometimes, S6 would rank as one of the all time best
seasons if it was actually produced!)
Uhm, where was I? Oh, yes! these stories
are to me, just like an episode *should* be
and I am in awe of all of you who have produced this
Season.

Hmm, see, now all that babble was MaggieSpeak for
"Thank you Sheila for writing such
a wonderful story!"

One could never thank all of you fan fiction authors
enough for all the joy your stories inspire, but we sure
are going to make it a point to try!!!

Maggie
who refers to Fanfiction Goddesses
but wants Phil to know he is our resident
Fanfic King. How is that? :o)

maggie13@bellsouth.net  (aka supermags on IRC)
We seek the comfort of another. Someone to shape and share the life we
choose. Someone to help us through the neverending attempt to understand
ourselves. And, in the end, someone to comfort us along the way. --Marlin
Finch Lupus, Lois & Clark, The New Adventures of Superman
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>A True Partnership
>by Kathy Brown <kathyb@lcfanfic.com>
>Rated PG
>Written October 1996
>Edited and released September 1999
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>Feedback: Public or private, story comments and editing welcome.

Kathy, why didn't you post this sooner?  This is wonderful!

<< I don't need another mother, Lois, I already have one." >>

Gee, how many times had I heard that line? <g>

I loved the fact that they "talked" out their compromise, and about Clark
"not" using his superpowers to avoid issues that they might have.

<<She also wouldn't question his judgment on the severity of a situation and
its need for Superman, provided he didn't abuse her trust by using Superman
as an excuse for running off when it wasn't absolutely necessary. >>

<<As Clark dried his face with the towel, he could detect the faint smell of
her perfume.  He inhaled deeply, amazed at how tranquil he felt.  It was so
nice to see her things in his bathroom; it felt so *right*.>>

Wonderful imagery, I can 'see' Clark doing this.

<<Clark didn't even try to suppress the smile that was forming.  Finding
lingerie in the bathroom, fighting for closet space, folding laundry, making
the bed, grocery shopping.... it all sounded wonderful to him.>>

LOL, stockings hanging in the shower, makeup all over the counter...

>A true partnership ... he finally had just what he'd always wanted.

You've done it again KathyB! <sigh>

KathR

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Awww!  This one was really sweet!

Nan
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Melisma wrote:
>
> AIE!!! My baby girl... I KNEW you would regret going to journalism school
> instead of being a doctor like your father. But NO, you HAD to go do your
> thing. And now you are paying for it. Well, maybe you will listen to your
> mother for a change and quit poking around with the riff-raff, like that
> lousy Bobby Bigmouth - do you know that he accosted me ON THE STREET
> yesterday and asked how he could get in touch with you? GOD almighty... I
> tried to put him off, but he insisted that I tell you to meet him at the
> Southside Mission at suppertime tonight, and to bring the 'usual payment',
> whatever that is... My only consolation (such that it is) is that at least
> you can take that husband of yours along for protection.
>
> Your Mother (who only has your best interests at heart, no matter WHAT you
> may think)

Ellen, my dear:

Happy to know you're still your same old self (pardon the expression),
but I must ask:  Why are *you* e-mailing your daughter?  Couldn't you
just drop by the house or are you not in Metropolis?  How about calling
her?  I guess her phone line must be busy with all the business calls
she and your "still-on-probation," son-in-law are making and receiving.
*Or*, is it tied up because of that new-fangled "e-mailing?" If they
insist upon such toys, couldn't they afford another phone line on
*their* salaries?  *You'd think*, but I guess another word for Kansas
farm boy is ... frugal.

-- A well wisher aka troll

(P.S.  So glad to see you're computer literate.<g>)
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Hi Yael, You are about to get more info than you bargained for about
family naming patterns.  I'll apologize up front to those who aren't
interested, but genealogy is my hobby and a passion.

  Naming practices in the US vary from century to century, but certain
consistencies have existed for nearly 4 centuries. Children are most
often named after their grandparents to honor that person. The mother's
maiden name used as a child's first name is a way to honor an entire
family.
  A pattern of naming practices emerged in the 18th and 19th centuries,
originating in England and Wales, and moving to the US. It was so
strictly adhered to that many genealogists fall back to it when we have
trouble connecting one generation back to the previous one.  Here it
is:
Eldest son-named for the father's father
Second son-named for the mother's father
Third son-named for the father
Fourth son-named for the father's eldest brother or mother's maiden
name
Eldest daughter-named for the mother's mother
Second daughter-named for the father's mother
Third daughter-named for the mother
Fourth daughter-named for the mother's eldest sister

Of course when 'George and Sally" have 4 daughters in a row and fear of
never having a boy, the name Georgianna is bound to appear. It wasn't
really until the first part of the 20th century that the pattern of
naming the oldest son after the father appeared.
   Once families got past the first 8 children, current 'fad' names
appeared. (Every 19th century US family had a son named George W.) Then
the Puritans gave their daughters names like Patience, Hope, Prudence,
Faith, Grace and Charity.

OK, I'll shut up now, I know this is way more than any of you wanted to
know about the history of given names. Sorry, I couldn't help myself.

TerriAnn

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Kathy and Wendy,
  Both are wonderful stories! The kind that don't take long to read and
leave you with a warm fuzzy feeling inside. (A good warm fuzzy, not a
Tempus warm fuzzy.)  Thanks to both of you!
TerriAnn

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Introduction to avoid confusion: Non-L&C Character Alert! *NEW PERSON*

Remember the article about the bombing of the Daily Planet posted to the
list before the game started and in the first post of the game? Courtney
Hart, star reporter for the Metropolis Star wrote it, and she will continue
to write articles throughout the course of the game.

The editor of "The Metropolis Star" is called.... Peter Underhill...

Note: The Metropolis Star is a *tabloid* newspaper
--------------------------------------------------------------------
Mr Underhill

I have an amazing new angle on the Planet Bombing Mystery!
Do you remember the trousers found at the scene of the crime?
Well, my source has told me that they belong to Clark Kent! They fit
him perfectly! Should I run the story now!?
I know what you're thinking, I don't have any evidence.
But get this! Ok, Clark is, in fact, ragingly jealous of Lois Lane (even
though they're married, I know! Can you believe it? Don't worry, it's all
perfectly veritifable - I have references). Anyway - he set the *whole thing
up* to kill her!

I can write the article before deadline, don't worry.
What do you think!?

-- Courtney

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At 10:30 PM +0000 9/15/99, Yael Kfir wrote:
>3 years?! I mostly delete what I write after 3 minutes! (probably the
reason
>why I never published anything ;c) )

At 7:40 PM -0400 9/15/99, Kath Roden wrote:
>Kathy, why didn't you post this sooner?  This is wonderful!

Thanks to everyone who posted comments. I'm glad you enjoyed it.  If you
find any more typos, let me know .. we are at 2 and counting. <g>  Story
comments are of course welcome as well.

As for why I didn't post it sooner, that's an interesting question.
Honestly, I guess for the same reason it took me over a year to post my
nfic "Until Day Breaks" -- because when I wrote it, I figured I'd find some
use for it as an intro scene to a longer story.  Of course, that story
never materialized and then I just kind of forgot about this one. When
Wendy posted hers, it reminded me that I wrote this one so long ago ... and
when I pulled it out, it didn't need as much editing as I originally had
remembered. <g>

So it wasn't as much "holding out on you" ;) as not considering the story
finished.  So I'm thankful to all those authors who have been posting their
30 minute challenges.  Not that I wrote this scene in 30 minutes <g> but it
reminded me that vignettes can be enjoyable; they don't all have to be
"epic" quality. ;)

Kathy

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<< It seems to me that many authors (and parents in real life) choose to
name
LnC children after their parents and grand parents. (C.J., I think is the
most
popular one, but also Jon, Marty, etc.). On the other hand, in some
traditions
it is considered bad luck to name a child after a dead relative. >>

I have a friend whose parents wanted to name her after a great-grandmother
but
could not, as the woman was still living. According to her, it is bad luck
(in
the Jewish tradition, according to my friend) to name a child after a
*living*
relative. Apparently, it would rob the older living person of their essence
or
being.

>  Naming practices in the US vary from century to century, but certain
>consistencies have existed for nearly 4 centuries. Children are most
>often named after their grandparents to honor that person.

Meaning most children are named after a grandparent, or most children who
are
named after someone are named after a grandparent? I think there's an
important distinction, as I would guess, in these days, that most children's
names are chosen simply because the parents like them.

-Christy (actually Christiane, a name my mother claims to have made up,
though
I have heard of- but never met- others with my name)

* * * * * * * * * *

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.  It is the
source of all true art and all science.  He to whom this emotion is a
stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as
good as dead; his eyes are closed." -Albert Einstein
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Hi! I'm new to this list, but I'd thought I'd introduce myself. I'm Kristin
and I just had a question about "Say Nothing At All". Didn't Allison Kraus
record that song as well? If you haven't heard it, it's a very pretty song.
You did an excellent job fiiting that song in there! I can't wait fot more!
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In a message dated 9/15/99 12:28:53 PM EST, PJPiasecki@AOL.COM writes:

<< Piper, didn't you say on IRC the other night that Karl and Peace were
going
  to Disneyworld in FL for their honeymoon?  Now not that I think they'll
  mind having an excuse to stay in the room for the week <eg> but I would
  hate to think of them running into any problems! >>

Yeah I heard about Disneyworld being shut down for a few days.  That is like
the first time they have actually done that in a.. well i think a long,
long,
time.

Alexis ;-.)
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WOW, Wendy!  Thanks for the HUGE WAFFY FEELING!  I had such a bad day
yesterday, that reading this really took the cake! ;)  I have this huge grin
on my face that might take a while to wipe off! <G>  I loved the way you
incorporated that song into the story.  I wish i could hear the song for
myself.

Thanks so much for this story!

Alexis ;-.)
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I remember when you posted this to the Boards.  I thought it was a
charming story.

Nan

Wendy Richards wrote:

> STORY TITLE: Say Nothing At All
> PART: 1/1
> AUTHOR: Wendy Richards
> RATING: PG
> FEEDBACK: In the form of rotten eggs, tomatoes etc, wherever you want
> ;) SUMMARY: A vignette set shortly after Ordinary People
>
> ----------------------
>
>                    Say Nothing at All
>
> It had been a long, hard night, and Superman was exhausted. He had
> been alerted, in the early evening, by a news broadcast stating that
> there had been an earthquake in Southern California; he'd been with
> Lois at the time, snatching a rare quiet evening in together. It was
> one of the few opportunities they had managed to get since she had
> finally learned his secret, and he'd determined that she would have
> the opportunity to ask as many questions of him as she needed.
>
> He had finally understood that her reply to his proposal had not been
> 'No' but 'Not yet.' He realised that she needed to get to know him
> all over again now that she was aware that the man she was in love
> with was neither Clark Kent nor Superman, but someone who was a
> strange amalgam of the two, and yet also someone completely
> different.
>
> Then the newsflash had come, just as she had begun to ask him when he
> had developed his powers, and she had thrown him a wry, resigned
> glance. "Go," she had told him. He had stared at her, torn. "You have
> to go," she repeated. "We can do this another time."
>
> "I love you," he had told her, the words coming from his heart. He
> had quickly spun into his Suit, eliciting another gasp from Lois; she
> was still getting used to the sight of him doing that. Stealing a
> swift, yearning kiss from her, he had hurried to his balcony and set
> his course for California.
>
> Dawn was now breaking, and he was finally heading for home. Lois
> would have left his apartment hours ago, he knew; she had probably
> left shortly after him knowing that he would probably be gone all
> night. He was briefly tempted to visit her apartment, just to see
> her, but he dismissed the thought. He needed to get cleaned up, and
> she needed what was left of her night's sleep. No, he should go home.
>
> Landing on his balcony a few seconds later, he spun out of the Suit
> and into a pair of shorts, then strode through into his bedroom on
> the way to the bathroom for a shower. He came to an abrupt halt at
> the sight which greeted him. A slight figure was curled up on his
> bed, fully clothed, fast asleep.
>
> Lois.
>
> She had waited for him. His heart melted; all the terrible sights and
> sounds he had experienced that night faded into the distant memory as
> he stared at her.
>
> Forgetting his intention, he allowed himself to float upwards and sat
> cross-legged several feet away from the bed, just watching Lois
> sleep.
>
> It wasn't the first time she had spent the night in his apartment, of
> course. But on previous occasions, he had never had the right to
> watch her like this; would only have been able to dream about kissing
> her awake, or having her welcome him home from a night of arduous and
> distressing Super-hero activities. The difference now was that,
> whatever the formal status of their relationship, this was his woman.
> His love; his soul-mate. The woman he wanted to marry; the woman who
> loved him as he loved her.
>
> He listened to her breathing, the soft sounds she made bringing a
> gentle smile to his lips. His Mad Dog Lane, the woman he had
> privately labelled a 'little tornado,' looked so peaceful as she
> slept.
>
> She shifted, and her sleeping face turned towards him, allowing him
> to observe the curve of her cheekbones and the errant lock of hair
> which flopped over her forehead and fell onto her closed eyelids. He
> smiled slightly again, and with his Super-breath sent a light gust of
> air towards her which lifted the strands back and away from her face.
>
> Clark couldn't believe how much he loved this woman, how much she had
> come to mean to him in the two years he had known her. He had never
> known that it was possible for one person to mean so much to another;
> it seemed a miracle that she felt the same way about him. And yet she
> did. Her love for him radiated from her eyes every time she looked at
> him. The words of a song he'd heard recently drifted into his mind:
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> It's amazing how you can speak right to my heart
> Without saying a word, you can light up the dark
> Try as I may, I can never explain
> What I hear when you don't say a thing
> -----------------------------------------------------------
>
> He floated closer to her sleeping form, hovering a few inches off the
> bed so that he could watch her more closely. She moved slightly in
> her sleep again, her mouth curving delicately into a smile. Sweet
> dreams, Clark wondered. He gazed at her in wonder, his heart
> overflowing with love for her.
>
> -----------------------------------------------------------
> The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
> There's a truth in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
> The touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall
> You say it best when you say nothing at all
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> He wondered how he had managed before she had come into his life. How
> had he survived for twenty-seven years before he had known her? How
> was it that he had never noticed the enormous gap in his life which
> she had filled?
>
> He had spent most of his adult life travelling the globe: the misfit,
> the not-quite-human who possessed such strange powers, trying to find
> a place where he belonged. He hadn't belonged in Smallville, much as
> he loved his parents. He was too... *different* for that; he could
> never have stayed on the farm. He had needed to travel, to find
> somewhere he could fit in.
>
> And yet, he had never felt at home anywhere, until the day he had
> arrived in Metropolis and had been interviewed by Perry White for a
> job at the Daily Planet. The office door had opened and in had come
> this human tornado, this stunningly beautiful and incredibly *alive*
> woman; and in that instant he had known. He had found the place where
> he belonged; he had fallen in love.
>
> And that incredible woman had fallen in love with him. He shook his
> head as he continued to gaze at her. What had he done to deserve her
> love? What had he done to earn her trust, her loyalty, his place in
> her life?
>
> His life had changed completely since Lois had entered it; he had
> found a way to belong as himself, and to use his powers to help other
> people. He could protect his privacy and that of his family. And he
> was now able to share his true self with the woman he loved with
> every breath in his powerful body.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> All day long I can hear people talking out loud
> But when you hold me near, you drown out the crowd
> Try as I might, I can never define
> What's been said between your heart and mine
> ----------------------------------------------------------
>
> She understood him, in a way in which even he had never done. She was
> able to see through the exterior he showed to the world to all the
> fears and hopes beneath. Even before she had known his secret, she
> had understood that Superman was more than a two-dimensional hero.
> She had seen through to his vulnerabilities and had rescued him from
> himself more times than he cared to remember. And even when she had
> finally guessed the truth about his identity -before he had told her
> - she had forgiven him sooner than he'd had any right to expect.
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------
> The smile on your face lets me know that you need me
> There's a look in your eyes saying you'll never leave me
> The touch of your hand says you'll catch me whenever I fall
> You say it best when you say nothing at all
> -------------------------------------------------------------
>
> She stirred again, and her eyes flickered open. As she came to
> consciousness and realised that she was being watched, she smiled up
> at him: a slow, dazzling smile of love and welcome.
>
> He drifted lower, so that he could trail his fingers along her
> jawline. She kissed his fingertips as they brushed her lips, then
> dragged herself upwards and raised her lips for his kiss.
>
> A long moment later, Clark drew back. "Good morning, sweetheart."
>
> She gazed at him, all the love she felt for him evident in her
> expression. "Welcome home, my love."
>
> He stilled, recognising that what she had said was more than the mere
> words. He had come home; *she* was his home.
>
>                    - The End -
>
>                    'When You Say Nothing At All'
>
>                    Written by Paul Overstreet and Don Schultz
>                    Recorded by Ronan Keating
>                    c 1999, Polygram Ireland Ltd.
>
> ----------------------
> Wendy Richards
> w.m.richards@hrm.keele.ac.uk
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In a message dated 9/15/99 11:28:56 PM EST, MsLoisette@AOL.COM writes:

<< Yeah I heard about Disneyworld being shut down for a few days.  That is
like
 the first time they have actually done that in a.. well i think a long,
long,
 time.

 Alexis ;-.) >>

Actually I need to correct myself.  I heard on the news tonight that this
was
the FIRST time Disney World has ever had to shut down!

Alexis ;-.)
{who really didn't care if DisneyWorld lost 7 million dollars.  It means
nothing to her and it SERVES THEM RIGHT! ;p}
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OmG talk about your WAFFY feeling!   Huge, SIGH!!!  It's amazing how both
these stories that were sent out of the fanfic list today are so a like! <G>

After reading this story, me wishes I had *a Clark* to snuggle up with! ;)
I
think every bed should come with one! <G>  Well a Clark for the female and a
Lois for the male. =)

Alexis ;-.)
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Mother!!

How could you ever have wanted me to be a doctor?!!  I hate doctors!!

Just calm down.  Everything is fine.  I'm fine, Clark's fine and there's
nothing for you to worry about.  I'm sorry Bobby chose you to get in touc=
h
with us, I can't imagine what he was thinking.  Thanks for passing on the=

message and I'll see you just as soon as all this craziness calms down.

Your daughter, Lois (I love you too)
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Just a 'quickie', sweetheart.  =

Getting a little sloppy in your old age?  Checked your closet, honey, and=

you don't appear to be missing any pants, khaki or any other colour.

We got a message from my mother, of all people.  It seems that Bobby want=
s
to meet us.  Why he contacted my mother....... arrgh!!  Now I'll have to
spend days trying to calm her down.....  She wanted me to be a doctor....=
.
You think that she would have had enough of the medical profession.  =

I'm worried why Bobby just didn't pick up the phone.  Do you think that h=
e
might have been scared to get in touch with us directly?

Hope you can make it back for Bobby's meeting.  If not I'll see you later=

tonight...... and I hope it will be more than a 'quickie'.

Love you,
Lois
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(giggle)  I love it!  How do you people do this?  Come up with such
wonderful little things
like this like it was nothing?  C'mon, fess up!  What's the secret!?! :-)

Tara
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"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

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From: Kathy Brown <kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM>
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> Reading Wendy's "Say Nothing At All" today reminded me of a story that has
> been sitting on my hard drive for nearly 3 years.  I don't think anyone
has
> ever seen this before -- I'd honestly forgotten I even had it.  So here is
> a story for those of you on the fanfic list who, like me, never visit the
> message boards. ;)
>
> What do you think?  Worthy of the Archive?  All editing/comments welcome.
>
> Kathy (wow, I can't believe I actually released another story .. it's been
> a long dry spell for my non-S5/6 writing!  I better hit send quickly,
> before I change my mind. <g>)
>
> ___________
>
> A True Partnership
> by Kathy Brown <kathyb@lcfanfic.com>
> Rated PG
> Written October 1996
> Edited and released September 1999
>
> Feedback: Public or private, story comments and editing welcome.
>
> Summary:  A vignette set several weeks after Lois and Clark's engagement.
>
> ______________
>
> A True Partnership
>
> Clark floated above Lois's apartment building, debating with himself. His
> cape rustled in the slight breeze, breaking the otherwise quiet night air.
> He really did want to go in and say goodnight, to kiss her sweetly before
> heading home to his own bed.  But it was three in the morning and he felt
> guilty about waking her.   They had been at his apartment, watching one of
> Lois's favorite sitcoms on television when the news report broke in:  a
> mudslide in California, people were trapped in their homes....   He was in
> the suit before the report was over.
>
> But that was over five hours ago.
>
> Lois hadn't asked him to come back and say goodnight. She didn't have to;
> it was now one of their unspoken rules.  He closed his eyes and thought
> back to their argument a few weeks ago.
>
> They'd been at her apartment, both tired after a long day, neither in a
> very good mood.   Lois was still upset over his leaving in the middle of
> dinner the previous night.   "I can understand your need to run off in the
> middle of evening, Clark.  But I can't handle not knowing when or even if
> you come back."  Lois was pacing, exasperated.   "What if something
happens
> to you?  I'm supposed to just wait and find out on the TV news like
> everyone else?  I guess once we're married, I'll know when you come home,
> but right now I'm going nuts."
>
> Clark rolled his eyes.  "Lois, a lot of time I get back really late.  I
> never know how long a job is going to take.  If it's still early, I always
> come back.  You know that."  He was starting to get frustrated; they'd had
> this argument before.
>
> "But I want you to come by no matter what time it is.  I don't care if
it's
> two in the morning or even six,"  Lois retorted, her voice rising.   "You
> can wake me up, say goodnight and leave if that's what you want to do."
>
> "You're being ridiculous, Lois," he said, his tone matching hers.   "You
> need more sleep than I do.  I don't want to wake you up in the middle of
> the night.  Besides, what if I go out patrolling after we've already said
> goodnight?  Am I supposed to call you to let you know I'm going out?  And
> again when I come back?  I don't need another mother, Lois, I already have
> one."
>
> Clark cringed as he remembered his words.  It was such a mean thing to
say,
> but they were both starting to yell and he just got caught up in his
anger.
> Of course, the fight just escalated from there, turning into one of the
> worst they'd ever had.  She accused him of not trusting her, of not
wanting
> a true partner.  He accused her not understanding his life.  It went on
and
> on.  They had both ended up in tears, hurt and emotionally drained.
>
> But that confrontation had marked a milestone in their relationship.  It
> was the first time that they had both stayed to finish a fight, instead of
> one or the other running away and sulking alone.  It had been exhausting
> for both of them.  But eventually they had worked through the problem
> together, and in the end it had brought them closer.
>
> Clark smiled slightly as he remembered how they had discussed what they
> each needed from the other as it related to his alter-ego.  'Setting
> ground-rules' as Lois had called it.  They'd agreed that Clark should be
> able to leave whenever he felt he had to, even if they were in the middle
> of something.  Lois might feel bad, but she would try not to make him feel
> guilty about it.  She also wouldn't question his judgment on the severity
> of a situation and its need for Superman, provided he didn't abuse her
> trust by using Superman as an excuse for running off when it wasn't
> absolutely necessary.  They just had to trust each other.   But, as they
> said to each other at the time, that's what a true partnership was.
>
> Clark had also agreed to make Lois more aware of his comings and goings in
> the late night hours.  She said she didn't need to know about his routine
> patrols, but if the two of them had been together, whether on a fancy date
> or just hanging out, he was supposed to come over to say goodnight when he
> was finished 'saving the world'.
>
> 'And this,' he thought, bringing himself back to the present, 'is why I'm
> floating above her apartment building at three o'clock in the morning.'
>
> It was actually a relief to have an excuse to see her again tonight.  He
> longed to hold her sleepy body, to breathe in the wonderful smell of her
> hair.  The mudslide hadn't been too taxing, no lives had been lost, just a
> lot of property damage.  He felt sorry for the residents who had lost
their
> homes, but he had to set priorities for himself -- as much as he might
like
> to, he couldn't spend weeks rebuilding houses.   On the way home, however,
> he had come across a serious car accident.  On a highway on the outskirts
> of Metropolis, a drunk driver had come too close to the car in the next
> lane.  The other car had been forced into the ditch, rolling over several
> times.  The innocent driver, a man about Clark's age, had only superficial
> wounds, but his wife was more seriously hurt.  Clark had flown her
directly
> to the hospital, while the man followed with the police.
>
> Once at the hospital, Superman had waited to be sure the woman was going
to
> be all right.  On his way out, however, the woman's husband had stopped
> him.  With tears in his eyes, he shook Clark's hand, thanking him
> profusely.   "Superman, thank you so much for saving my wife.  We were
just
> married this past summer.  I don't know what I would do if I lost her."
> Although Clark had reacted in his typical 'no need to thank me, that's
what
> superheroes are for' manner, he was actually quite shaken by the whole
> incident.  The woman was around Lois's age; she even had a similar
> hairstyle.  When Clark found out the two were newlyweds, like he and Lois
> would be soon, he couldn't help but draw parallels to his own situation.
> What would he do if he ever lost Lois?
>
> Still emotional from the memory, Superman scanned Lois's bedroom as he
> lowered himself towards her window.   'Maybe I'll stay tonight,' he
> thought.  Lois had asked him to stay the night a few of the times he'd
> woken her late.  He'd always refused, saying she needed her sleep and he
> would just keep her up talking.  What he didn't tell her is that he didn't
> completely trust himself to just hold her, to not pressure her to go
> further.  They had agreed to wait until their wedding night, although he
> sometimes wondered if they'd only agreed because they each thought it was
> what the other wanted.  'If she only knew,' he thought with a rueful
smile.
> 'If she only knew.'
>
> As his eyes failed to find her inside, however, Clark pulled up sharply in
> the air.  Quickly, he scanned the rest of her apartment, his heart
> beginning to pound as he realized she wasn't there.
>
> 'Where could she be at this hour?'  He had left her on his couch at 9:45.
> Lois had said she was going to watch the rest of the show, then go to bed.
> 'OK, Clark, get a grip.  You left her at your apartment.  She probably
just
> fell asleep on the couch.'  Relaxing slightly, but still on guard, he flew
> at top speed towards his neighborhood.
>
> As Clark entered his living room through the balcony door, he could hear
> Lois's heart beating, calm and steady.  He breathed a deep sigh of relief
> as he started towards the couch.  Surprised at not finding her there, he
> wandered into the bedroom.
>
> Sure enough, Lois was asleep in his bed.  She was still wearing the
> sweatpants she had come over in, but had changed into one of his t-shirts.
> She was laying on her side, under the covers, hugging his pillow close to
> her body.  Clark simply stood there watching her for several seconds,
waves
> of love and relief washing over him.
>
> He briefly considered spending the night on the couch, but hs realized
that
> Lois was sending him a message by falling asleep in his bed.  Lois was
> inviting him to hold her, to fall asleep in her arms the way he had
dreamed
> of doing so many times.  It was a wonderful gift, and one he had no
> intention of refusing.
>
> Clark grabbed a pair of shorts from the pile of clean laundry that he
> hadn't yet gotten around to folding, and headed into the bathroom to wash
> up.  As he splashed water on his face, he noticed Lois's travel toothbrush
> resting on the counter next to a rumpled hand towel.  As Clark dried his
> face with the towel, he could detect the faint smell of her perfume.  He
> inhaled deeply, amazed at how tranquil he felt.  It was so nice to see her
> things in his bathroom; it felt so *right*.
>
> As he replaced his wet toothbrush in the holder, Clark noticed Lois's
> sweatshirt folded neatly on the floor near his feet.  'Better move that
out
> of the way before I step on it,' he thought.  As one hand picked up the
> sweatshirt, the other hand reached over to catch whatever it was that
> threatened to fall out from between the folds.
>
> Clark paused as his hand touched satin and lace.  Gently fingered the
> garment, he couldn't help but smile, his mind wandering to the future.
> 'Is this what my life will be like next year?' he wondered.  'Washing up
in
> the bathroom, knowing my wife is waiting for me in the bedroom?'  Clark
> didn't even try to suppress the smile that was forming.  Finding lingerie
> in the bathroom, fighting for closet space, folding laundry, making the
> bed, grocery shopping.... it all sounded wonderful to him.
>
> Quickly changing into his shorts, Clark padded into the bedroom.
Quietly,
> so as not to wake his fiancee, he slipped between the covers.   He spooned
> her, her back to his front, and gently wrapped his right arm around her
> waist.   Smiling sleepily when Lois simply sighed and snuggled closer to
> him, Clark closed his eyes.
>
> A true partnership ... he finally had just what he'd always wanted.
>
> __________
>
> The End
>
> All feedback welcome and appreciated.
> Kathy Brown <kathyb@lcfanfic.com>
>
>
>
> ______________________
> Kathy Brown
> kathyb@springnet1.com
> kathyb@lcfanfic.com
> KathyB on IRC
> ______________________
>
>
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On Wed, 15 Sep 1999 19:57:29 -0400 Maggie <maggie13@BELLSOUTH.NET>
wrote:

> Except I do think Clark would call his trousers
> pants, but that's just me <g>

Sorry! You see, on this side of the Atlantic, 'pants' refers to an
item of underwear ;)  And I just can't bring myself to use it to mean
'trousers' - but that's just me <g>

Wendy
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Hi Ann, and thanks for the concern!
>
> Sorry to hear about your foot, but the enforced inactivity will give you
more
> time to write (hint, hint) :)  Torn ligaments are awful.

Ya think? <g>  I'm still going in to work - getting a lift with a
colleague - but remember it takes nearly ten times as long to *get*
anywhere! I'm giving a lecture halfway across campus tomorrow,
normally a three-minute walk, but I'll have to leave at least 20
minutes to get up there! I think *less* time for writing....

Wendy

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Subject:      Re: OT: Choosing a name/not as off topic as you think.

In my family, Father's side, it was traditional to name the first son after
both grandfathers, ergo I am James Arthur Tull after my paternal
Grandfather James Henry Tull III and my maternal Grandfather Arthur Wiley
Huffaker.  My sister was named Catherine after her maternal Grandmother and
I do not know where her middle name Michelle came from.

In my wife's family,(forgive me dear if I get this wrong) they more or less
picked a first name that had nothing to do with ancestors, exception being
my wife Elisabeth, but the middle names came from ancestors.

Interesting note. My wife's Father was named George Washington Smith III.
Apparently George Washington Smith I was named by the original when he
found out that triplets had been born on his birthday.  The man gave George
Washington the honor of naming one of the boys.

We decided to break totally with tradition in picking out the names for our
child to be.  But I am under strict orders NOT to reveal that information
under threat EVIL STARE and POUTY FACE.

ANYWAY...
The reason that this is not that much OT is that I have been working on a
multi-generational story.  The scope is so expansive that I had to use The
Family Tree Maker to keep track of everyone!  It's a real bugger to come up
with dozens upon dozens of names!! I am still trying to come up with
convinsing NK names as they are eventually involved too.

Time to go
James
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Thanks to everyone for their comments (and the good wishes) :D

> liked the song, too. guess
> i'll have to listen to some country music to see if i catch it.

I really can't imagine this as a country song at all! If you've seen
Notting Hill, it's played when Anna and Edward break into the private
garden. It's also on the soundtrack, if anyone's interested. (And
Ronan Keating is Irish, which may be another reason why I like it <g>)

Wendy
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Hi Jim!

You wrote:

> Hey CK. Need anything done? I'm trying to keep busy but no one needs
> anything! Where's Lois?

Thanks for offering - sure! We got a brief report from Inspector
Henderson about what was found at the scene, but can you get the full
forensics report from him? You know the routine, promise him we won't
pass it around, won't say where we got it, wild horses wouldn't blah
blah blah. And he said the trousers were size 32, khaki, but that's
not enough to go on. We need the inseam measurement and any other
information - a belt? Anything in the pockets? Marks, stains?

Then we need a list of everyone who was at the Planet that day,
including visitors - I think the sign-in sheet was saved more or less
intact. And I want a list of everyone those trousers would fit - and
that includes Lola in Travel!

Lois and I are going to talk to Bobby Bigmouth later. I talked to
Superman earlier, but he doesn't have anything new. Call over tonight
with the information, okay?

Talk to ya later,

C.K.

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Hey guys!

Well, with my gallant band of trusty proofers currently tearing Caped Fear
to shreds, I find myself with time on my hands and too restless to work on
anything else. What to do......? Catch up on my huge backlog of unread
fanfic, that's what!

Only I have a problem with the Unintentional Season by the RR Group. I am
*so* behind in these (I've still to read the one that introduced Morgan
Edge, that's how far behind I am) that I find it impossible to figure out
which order they should be read in.

Can anyone tell me if there's a site somewhere where they are listed in
order? Or can anyone post the correct reading order here? I'd be grateful!
Thanks!

Meanwhile......I'll occupy myself with the other 187 stories on disk. ;)

LabRat :)
Doc. Klein's LabRat
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In a message dated 09/16/1999 8:45:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
labrat@UKF.NET writes:

<< Well, with my gallant band of trusty proofers currently tearing Caped
Fear
 to shreds, >>

You mean you've finally finished it?

--Laurie
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Heyya Labrat,

If ya goto the nfic archive and visit Misha *regular* fic, you'll find them
there. Eileen help me recently get them caught up. Also I'm sure if you
visit
Pam's site you'll find them listed there as well.

http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam/rr_frame.html

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Darling,

Well, maybe not a doctor, since look at how being a doctor has made your
father screw up all our lives - ach, all those lonely nights, me with two
babies and him off with his latest bimbo. And I'm your mother - how can you
BLAME me for getting worried about you? You've gotten kidnapped countless
times, you've gotten ME kidnapped countless times... You frequent the WORST
parts of town, and interview the lowest of the riff-raff. And who knows
WHERE your husband is at any given time - he runs out on you, just like
your father ran out on me.

And why do I get the idea that you DON'T want to talk to me? Your phone has
been busy constantly since before I went to Greece. Thank goodness I
figured out how to use this laptop, or how else am I supposed to get
through to you? Maybe this Bobby Bigmouth character couldn't get through to
you, either, and that's why he flagged me down on the street the very DAY
that I got back... In short, my dear, I expect REGULAR reports from you.
Don't make me have to read your news in the Metropolis Star. It's a trashy
tabloid, but sometimes it is the only way I can get a scrap of news about
you.

Much love,

Your frustrated Mother
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Sorry to trouble everyone, but if people have any answers, I'd be
grateful!

1) Is there a US public holiday/festive season anywhere around early
to mid February? (If not, I'll just invent one - it is fiction after
all!)

2) Was Ralph's surname ever mentioned in the show? I've seen a couple
of different names used in fics.

3) Vocabulary:  anyone ever heard of PVC clothing? It's not leather
or even imitation; it's more like a squeaky malleable plastic. I've
been told the term PVC isn't used across the pond, so does anyone
know what I'm talking about?

4) Vocabulary again: if I refer to something as 'cheap tat' it means
it's a very poor quality item; the term is disparaging. Any
suggestions for a US equivalent?

Thanks,

Wendy
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Kathy,
thank you for that nice waffy story. I love your Clark! I did in all sour
stories and this one is no exception.
Oh and just for the record. The vignette is definitely worth posting in the
archive :-)

I have one complain though: I want to read another really long KathyB -
Story!
What about the sequel to winners? Or the prequel to winners? Or the story
you're writing with Demi? Can't wait to read them all!

take care
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Kathy, I agree with Nicole.  Great story.  I too would like to see another
long story from you.  I've been away for a while.  Is one in the works?
JOY:)

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Praise God :)

We're all fine here, and we even have power.  (My husband says that's
because we have a generator & 30 gallons of gas <g>)  The Mulders are
all okay, too, although their power is out for the time being.  Several
houses in their neighborhoods had trees come down, but nothing hit the
Mulder house.

There's still going to be flooding around the area, but I don't think
either of us lives in a high risk area for that, so as long as we don't
drive anywhere, we should come out of this just fine.

We appreciate all your prayers & good thoughts!
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Well, there's Washington's and Lincoln's Birthdays, now usually referred
to collectively as Presidents' Day, and Valentine's Day falls at about
the same time, on the 14th.  Nothing else very exciting, though.  They're
both very low key holidays.  The kids don't even get Valentine's Day off
>from school..

I don't think they ever mentioned Ralph's name on the show.  At least I
don't recall them doing so.

Sorry, I never heard of PVC clothing.

Cheap products are frequently referred to in a number of disparaging
ways.  Often, it's just called "junk", as in "This junk," in referring
some cheap item.

Sorry about your ankle.  I can sympathize, having had a similar problem a
couple of years ago.  Take it easy and let it get well.  I hear a good
Margarita helps the pain as well as brandy <g>.

Nan

Wendy Richards wrote:

> Sorry to trouble everyone, but if people have any answers, I'd be
> grateful!
>
> 1) Is there a US public holiday/festive season anywhere around early
> to mid February? (If not, I'll just invent one - it is fiction after
> all!)
>
> 2) Was Ralph's surname ever mentioned in the show? I've seen a couple
> of different names used in fics.
>
> 3) Vocabulary:  anyone ever heard of PVC clothing? It's not leather
> or even imitation; it's more like a squeaky malleable plastic. I've
> been told the term PVC isn't used across the pond, so does anyone
> know what I'm talking about?
>
> 4) Vocabulary again: if I refer to something as 'cheap tat' it means
> it's a very poor quality item; the term is disparaging. Any
> suggestions for a US equivalent?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Wendy
> ----------------------
> Wendy Richards
> w.m.richards@hrm.keele.ac.uk
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Isn't Presidents' Day around the 20th?

Isn't Lee, Jackson, King Day in February?   Kids get out of school for that,
and a lot of adults get the day off as well.

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In a message dated 9/16/1999 10:33:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ida18@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes:

<< 1) Is there a US public holiday/festive season anywhere around early
 to mid February? (If not, I'll just invent one - it is fiction after
 all!)

President's day is near the middle of February.  It's not a big holiday,
but,
hey, we get the day off school.

 2) Was Ralph's surname ever mentioned in the show? I've seen a couple
 of different names used in fics.

I don't think so

 3) Vocabulary:  anyone ever heard of PVC clothing? It's not leather
 or even imitation; it's more like a squeaky malleable plastic. I've
 been told the term PVC isn't used across the pond, so does anyone
 know what I'm talking about?

I know what you're talking about, but I have never heard the americanized
term.  I have seen people wearing that stuff, though.  I think people will
understand what you mean if you say PVC.

 4) Vocabulary again: if I refer to something as 'cheap tat' it means
 it's a very poor quality item; the term is disparaging. Any
 suggestions for a US equivalent? >>

I have never heard of cheap tat being used here, but for some reason the
american term is escaping me now.

Alicia
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The Long Road by KMcstr

Being *very* good about my feedback today. <g> This one doesn't come with an
eddress though, so I thought I'd mention it here.

S
P
O
I
L
E
R

S
P
A
C
E

I really enjoyed this one. It had me enthralled, even though I imagined
initially that it was deathfic and that Clark wouldn't be returning.
Something akin to Piper's 3 Grandmothers, with Lois finally beginning to put
her life back together after Clark is gone. The subject matter was so
skillfully and adroitly handled however, that I would have enjoyed this fic
even if Lois had gone ahead and made a new life with Eric. Despite the loss
of Clark, it would have been a satisfying story, rather than maudlin or
depressing. I particularly liked the plot device of having Lois see NK flare
in the sky as she watched it and then disappear, which is how she knew that
Nor had destroyed the planet. Very nice touch.

Of course, Clark did return, but there were some nicely developed
misunderstandings and angst before he and Lois were resolved.

Have to say though that I grew very fond of Eric - Lois' new fiance - and
hated to see him hurt almost as much as I would have hated to see Clark
lose. <g>

The theme of self-sacrifice and love being about ensuring your soul mate is
happy, even at the cost of your own happiness, was beautifully worked.

LabRat :)
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Pam wrote:
> We're all fine here, and we even have power.  (My husband says that's
> because we have a generator & 30 gallons of gas <g>)  The Mulders are
> all okay, too, although their power is out for the time being.  Several
> houses in their neighborhoods had trees come down, but nothing hit the
> Mulder house.
>
> There's still going to be flooding around the area, but I don't think
> either of us lives in a high risk area for that, so as long as we don't
> drive anywhere, we should come out of this just fine.

I'm so glad to hear that, Pam!  I was watching the news last night and
hoping things were okay for your family and Chris'.  I'll continue sending
good thoughts your way!  And for everyone else in the path, I hope you're
well, too!

Erin  :)
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To all our friends South of of the Border,
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James
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On Thu, 16 Sep 1999 14:02:06 +0100 LabRat <labrat@UKF.NET> wrote:

> The Long Road by KMcstr
>
> Being *very* good about my feedback today. <g> This one doesn't come with
an
> eddress though, so I thought I'd mention it here.

Yes, Rat, but where do we find it?  <g>

Wendy

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Anne wrote:

>If ya goto the nfic archive and visit Misha *regular* fic, you'll find them
>there. Eileen help me recently get them caught up. Also I'm sure if you
visit
>Pam's site you'll find them listed there as well.

Thanks, Anne! Will do. Have had a wonderful afternoon here reading some
waffy and exciting fanfic. It's been a dreich day here; I've been cosily
ensconced in the office, listening to the rain beat down on the roof and
transported to so many beautiful and wonderful worlds.

Been very good about sending private feedback to everyone who's given me so
much fun, but I just want to say thanks here too to all the writers out
there. Your imagination and skills are what make FoLCdom great. And I feel
fortunate and honoured to be able to share your visions of Lois and Clark.

Laurie wrote:

You mean you've finally finished it?

I finally have, Laurie. <g> LabRat watches several FoLCs fall over in sheer
astonishment. ;) Avia, you can stop holding your breath now! (You are still
out there, aren't you? A year of breath-holding can be injurious to the
health.)

LabRat :)
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In a message dated 9/16/99, 11:58:42 AM,
LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU writes:
<<> The Long Road by KMcstr
>
> Being *very* good about my feedback today. <g> This one doesn't come with
an
> eddress though, so I thought I'd mention it here.

Yes, Rat, but where do we find it?  <g>>>

Kelly can be reached at   KMcstr@aol.com

I am sure she will be happy to send the stories to you!   She has written 3
or 4 that are really great!    They used to be posted way back when on the
old ABC reading room boards - not sure where they are now.

She isn't on this list but I will also forward your email to her so that she
knows there is a demand for her stories =)

April
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Wendy wrote:

>> The Long Road by KMcstr
>>
>Yes, Rat, but where do we find it?  <g>
>
And the answer is....haven't the faintest smegging idea. <g> I assumed I'd
downloaded it from the archive, but having just checked apparently not.

Actually, I have a vague memory of list posts in the last few weeks and
someone mentioning KMcstr's stories and where could they be found. Might
have been on the other list. Anyone out there with KM's eddress? This one
definitely deserves to be read by as wide an audience as possible.

LabRat :)
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during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

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April wrote:
>
>Kelly can be reached at   KMcstr@aol.com
>
>I am sure she will be happy to send the stories to you!   She has written 3
>or 4 that are really great!    They used to be posted way back when on the
>old ABC reading room boards - not sure where they are now.
>
>She isn't on this list but I will also forward your email to her so that
she
>knows there is a demand for her stories =)
>

Thank you, April! FoLCs - don'cha just love 'em? <g>

LabRat :)
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during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

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Einstein, aged 10.
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I think that sometimes parents use their initials, but not their names.  If
I had been a boy, I'd be stuck being James N. Sowell IV.  Instead, it's Joy
Noel Sowell.  Of course, I have younger sisters named Faith and Hope, so
sometimes it's like parents feel that they have to have a theme.

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Hi FoLCs,

It's traditional in Jewish families to name a child after a *deceased*
relative (apparently the belief is that if a young child and elderly adult
shared the same name, the Angel of Death might get confused and take the
child when it was time for the adult to die) but most often the child gets a
name beginning with the same letter, especially if the relative's name is
old-fashioned or too foreign.  I was raised Jewish, and named Rhonda Michele
after my dad's maternal grandparents Rosa and Milton Marks.  I wouldn't have
minded being named Rose, but I wasn't consulted ;^).

Bye,
Rhonda
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>I think that sometimes parents use their initials, but not their names.  If
>I had been a boy, I'd be stuck being James N. Sowell IV.  Instead, it's Joy
>Noel Sowell.  Of course, I have younger sisters named Faith and Hope, so
>sometimes it's like parents feel that they have to have a theme.
>
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In a message dated 9/16/99, 12:09:34 PM,
LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU writes:
<<>> The Long Road by KMcstr
>>
>Yes, Rat, but where do we find it?  <g>
>
And the answer is....haven't the faintest smegging idea. <g> I assumed I'd
downloaded it from the archive, but having just checked apparently not.>>

Just a quick update <g>   I just got done talking to KMcstr and she is going
to post both of her stories to Demi's LCFLP at
http://www.destinyy.com/boards in the fanfic folder.

These have never been submitted to the archive although she did say that she
needed to do that <g>  just never got around to it. ;)

She is very flattered by the continued interest in her stories.

I will post again as soon as I hear from her that the stories are posted and
ready to go as she has a few other things to take care of today first but
will get to it as soon as she possibly can.

TTYS!

April
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In a message dated 9/16/1999 12:24:24 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jsowell@MAIL.COM writes:

<< sometimes it's like parents feel that they have to have a theme.
  >>

ugh, i know.  my sister and i both have the same middle name.  everyone
always makes fun of us when they find out that our parents werent origional
enough to give us origional names.  Actually, my parents named me for a
character in the book/movie Dr. Chevago (not spelled right)  that they
really
liked and they named my sister because they liked the name jennifer was
pretty popular in 1983.   (Alicia is not my first name, my first name sucks
so I go by my middle name) Our middle names are both a vairent of my mom;s
name, so that is where we are named after my mom.

Alicia
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I really can't imagine this as a country song at all! If you've seen
Notting Hill, it's played when Anna and Edward break into the private
garden. It's also on the soundtrack, if anyone's interested. (And
Ronan Keating is Irish, which may be another reason why I like it <g>)

Wendy

*************************
Wendy, I wish I knew where to find the version you've heard. I love
Irish music and I love the words to that song, but I just can't imagine
it WITHOUT that twangy country drawl. (Apologies to all you country
fans :) - I live in Nashville and get really tired of the music -go
figure)
  Hope you're foot gets better soon Wendy. I thought Europe was
supposed to be a lot better about time off work for illness and injury
than the US. Why aren't you at home on sick leave typing up new
vignettes - or this 'SVR' that you and Irene have been so mysterious
about. :)
TerriAnn

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In a message dated 09/16/1999 10:33:50 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ida18@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes:

<< 1) Is there a US public holiday/festive season anywhere around early
 to mid February? (If not, I'll just invent one - it is fiction after
 all!) >>

Well, there's George Washington's birthday which is Feb. 22 BUT it works
with
the Monday holiday bill and here in the northern part of the U.S., they
usually combine it with Abe Lincoln's birthday to have a President's Day on
a
Monday somewhere between the 12th adn 22nd. Yes, banks and schools, etc. are
closed. Metropolis seems to be more a northern type city in this regard, I'd
suspect.

<<3) Vocabulary:  anyone ever heard of PVC clothing? It's not leather
or even imitation; it's more like a squeaky malleable plastic. I've
been told the term PVC isn't used across the pond, so does anyone
know what I'm talking about?>>

PVC is polyvinyl chloride, one of the nastier of the plastics. Vinyl
chloride
is carcinogenic and and people living near factories have higher incidences
of certain illnesses. Also the stuff they use to make it malleable can leach
out and is also toxic. It can leach into your food (!!!) especially fatty
foods. Since clear plastic wrap (Saran Wrap is the most commonly known brand
in the U.S.) is PVC, you should NOT use it to cover your food in the
microwave. In the U.S. the plastics industry has adopted voluntary container
markings--primarily used on food containers. Look on the bottom of yogurt
containers and such and inside "recycling" arrows you'll see a number and a
letter or letters under it. PVC is number 3 and is usually marked "V" rather
than "PVC". And IKEA has agreed not to sell children's toys made of PVC (so
have one or two other retailers but I can't remember--you can find this info
on www.greenpeaceusa.org--hope that's right). That nasty softener can and
does get into children when they suck on things like pacifiers and Barbie
dolls. When these plastics are burned in trash, we are exposed to these
nasty
chemicals too. And I think some countries/areas have stopped using PVC pipe
for drinking water, too.

--Laurie (getting off her soapbox)
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In a message dated 09/16/1999 11:37:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
jsowell@MAIL.COM writes:

<< Isn't Lee, Jackson, King Day in February?   Kids get out of school for
that,
 and a lot of adults get the day off as well. >>

Hmm, Joy, are you in the south? Martin Luthor King Jr Day is in January and
here in NY we never heard of a Lee or Jackson day <g>.

--Laurie
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<<<Hmm, Joy, are you in the south? Martin Luthor King Jr. Day is in January
and here in NY we never heard of a Lee or Jackson day .>>>

Yes, Laurie.  I live in Virginia.  It's the same day.  To keep everyone
happy, the famous civil rights leader shares his day with two civil war
personalities.

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Date:         Thu, 16 Sep 1999 18:48:35 +0100
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Lois, I'm glad you always use a spell-checker at the Planet before you send
me your work.  This was pretty bad, honey!

'phorensics'?
'their' pretty much in the dark?

Just make sure you spell-check any copy you send, or at least get Clark to
look it over first.  I'm not going to have time to correct silly mistakes
like these all day.

Talking of that husband of yours, can you remind him that part two of his
series on hurricane survivors is due tomorrow.  We've got to stick rigidly
to deadlines, otherwise the boys in production are going to have a fit.
They're already stretched as thin as the pastry on an apple strudel down
there.

Lois, I want you to check out this insecticide spraying business - I hear
the mayor in Gotham City finally gave the go-ahead yesterday to spray the
whole city.  Is Metropolis going to be next?

Gotta go - there's some kind of mix up at the Star's printing plant.
Apparently our paper stocks haven't turned up yet.

Any news from forensics?

Perry
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Rhonda Robinson <rosrobin@AB.IMAG.NET> wrote:

>It's traditional in Jewish families to name a child after a *deceased*
>relative (apparently the belief is that if a young child and elderly adult
>shared the same name, the Angel of Death might get confused and take the
>child when it was time for the adult to die)

Well, being jewish myself I know that when you name a child after a dead
person you add to his name the word 'Chay' or 'Chaya', which means 'Alive'
(especially it that person had an unnatural death, such as accidents etc.).

Yael.

   Thanks, Jessi!
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In a message dated 9/16/99 11:57:50 AM Central Daylight Time,
Larus2407@AOL.COM writes:

<< PVC is polyvinyl chloride, one of the nastier of the plastics. Vinyl
chloride >>

Isn't that funny, when I saw PVC, I thought of premature ventricular
contractions of the heart <g> Your heart literally skips a beat or beats
irregularly. In that venue, then I would assume most men would agree that
Cat
Grant dressed in PVC clothing, or Lois in that white dress in Pheromone My
Lovely filmed in slow motion with an overhead camera shot would be PVC. For
women, Clark wearing only his shorts, or a towel etc.,  would be PVC
clothing
;) Though Clark in a tuxedo tended to be PVC for me <g>

Zoom (in the gutter)
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Date:         Thu, 16 Sep 1999 13:29:54 -0500
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Pam's obsession page has the unintentional 5th season on it
merry

LabRat wrote:

> Hey guys!
>
> Well, with my gallant band of trusty proofers currently tearing Caped Fear
> to shreds, I find myself with time on my hands and too restless to work on
> anything else. What to do......? Catch up on my huge backlog of unread
> fanfic, that's what!
>
> Only I have a problem with the Unintentional Season by the RR Group. I am
> *so* behind in these (I've still to read the one that introduced Morgan
> Edge, that's how far behind I am) that I find it impossible to figure out
> which order they should be read in.
>
> Can anyone tell me if there's a site somewhere where they are listed in
> order? Or can anyone post the correct reading order here? I'd be grateful!
> Thanks!
>
> Meanwhile......I'll occupy myself with the other 187 stories on disk. ;)
>
> LabRat :)
> Doc. Klein's LabRat
> labrat@ukf.net
>
> "They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
> General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy
lines
> during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.
>
> "You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
> Einstein, aged 10.
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In a message dated 09/16/1999 9:09:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
labrat@UKF.NET writes:

<<
 >> The Long Road by KMcstr >>

This is one of the first fics I ever read.....I thought I found it on the
archive....anyway, it is one that I will never forget and I cry every time I
read it.
Kate
Big, big sigh....
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~~wavin~~

In a message dated 9/16/99, 12:09:34 PM,
LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU Labrat writes:

<<This one definitely deserves to be read by as wide an audience as
possible.>>

I completely agree <g>  and now it is possible for anyone with internet
access to get these stories.

The Love That Risks Nothing and The Long Road   have been posted on Demi's
LCFLP  at:

http://www.destinyy.com/boards           in the fanfic folder.

Enjoy!    They are both incredible!

And a Message from Kelly to all of you =)

<<Well, I heard through a little birdie :::koffaprilkoff::: that some people
were hunting these stories. I have to tell you it just blows my mind that
people remember these stories and still enjoy them so much. It's very
gratifying for me as an author and I thank you all so much for your
interest.
 The Love That Risks Nothing was my first attempt at fanfic and the FoLC
were
so receptive that I was encouraged to write more.  The Long Road is a very
special piece to me and I can't tell you how pleased I am that people enjoy
it.   Unfortunately, my life the last few years has been soooooooo busy that
I rarely get time to write anymore and I truly thought my days as a fanfic
author were over.  I guess you guys cleared that up<G>.  Thanks again!
Kelly>>

April

P.S.   Kathy B.  - A True Partnership was wonderful!   Thanks for posting
it!

          Now about TOGOM with Demi  <vheg>
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Hi!  I'm also new to the  list, and yes, Allison Krausecord the song
beautifully.  I play it all the time.  Have a million questions about this
group.  I've been around for a while.  Used to send reviews to the old
Krypton Club newsletter.  Please excuse typos as I'm visually impaired.  To
whom should I address questions?   Jude
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> Hi! I'm new to this list, but I'd thought I'd introduce myself. I'm
Kristin
> and I just had a question about "Say Nothing At All". Didn't Allison Kraus
> record that song as well? If you haven't heard it, it's a very pretty
song.
> You did an excellent job fiiting that song in there! I can't wait fot
more!
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Hi

I'm working on my next piece of LnC fanfiction (aren't you all glad
to know that!) and I've run into a little problem.  I would like to
include an 'alien' joke, but can I find one???  No...  (At least, not
one I'm prepared to include in a PG / PG-13 story!)  So, does anyone
know one?  It doesn't have to be about Superman.

All suggestions gratefully received privately.  Thanks guys!

Chris
c.carr@virgin.net
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Maggie wrote:

> First of all the E-mail round robin is coming
> out great.  I like the fact you don't know what's
> going to happen next or which character you'll get
> info from next and how everyone relates to each other.
> I also must say that I loved Clark's e-mail to Lois
> with the "honey" and the "sweetheart" and
> Ellen-Your-Mother-Lane and Jimmy and Perry, and
> Cat, Oh! it's *all* good, okay!
> Except I do think Clark would call his trousers
> pants, but that's just me <g>
> Anyway, looking forward to the rest!
>

On behalf of everyone involved in the roleplay, thanks!  Also, thanks to
others who have been sending such encouraging feedback.

Yvonne
OUATIM Arbitrator
(yconnell@ukf.net)
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Hiya Wendy!

> 1) Is there a US public holiday/festive season anywhere around early
> to mid February? (If not, I'll just invent one - it is fiction after
> all!)
>

can't answer this one.

> 2) Was Ralph's surname ever mentioned in the show? I've seen a couple
> of different names used in fics.
>

I checked this one out before I started on the FoD sequel, and the consensus
was no.  I named him after our CEO ;)

> 3) Vocabulary:  anyone ever heard of PVC clothing? It's not leather
> or even imitation; it's more like a squeaky malleable plastic. I've
> been told the term PVC isn't used across the pond, so does anyone
> know what I'm talking about?
>
> 4) Vocabulary again: if I refer to something as 'cheap tat' it means
> it's a very poor quality item; the term is disparaging. Any
> suggestions for a US equivalent?
>

I'll duck out of the US vocab. for obvious reasons <g>.

Yvonne
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There is always the Babylon 5 Centauri Lightbulb joke.
Londo is talking to G'kar who is unconscious in med lab.

How many Centauri does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Just one.
(get very loud and filled with pride at this point.)
BUT IN THE GREAT OLD DAYS OF THE REPUBLIC
HUNDREDS SERVENTS WOULD CHANGE A THOUSAND
LIGHTBULBS AT OUR SLIGHTEST WHIM!

James
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At 12:05 PM -0400 9/16/99, April Story wrote:
>Kelly can be reached at   KMcstr@aol.com
>
>I am sure she will be happy to send the stories to you!   She has written 3
>or 4 that are really great!    They used to be posted way back when on the
>old ABC reading room boards - not sure where they are now.
>
>She isn't on this list but I will also forward your email to her so that
she
>knows there is a demand for her stories =)

April, please also tell Kelly that she should submit her stories to the
Archive. Considering she was even a GE for a short time, she should know
that. <g>  I'd love to put them up!  And I know the FoLCs would love to
read them. :)

Kathy

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In a message dated 9/16/99, 4:54:24 PM,
LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU writes:
<<April, please also tell Kelly that she should submit her stories to the
Archive. Considering she was even a GE for a short time, she should know
that. <g>  I'd love to put them up!  And I know the FoLCs would love to
read them. :)>>

Kathy, actually I gave her a hard time about that very thing today <vheg>
when I was talking with her about posting the stories =)

She even mentioned the fact that she was a GE and that she was *supposed* to
submit those stories but just didn't get to it. =(

But I will definately pass on your sentiments as well <g>

Until that time though - everyone can read them on Demi's LCFLP =)

April
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From:         Jenny Stosser <jenerator@OZEMAIL.COM.AU>
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At 10:19 PM 15/09/99 GMT, Yael Kfir wrote:
>Since lately this list has become a source for "the answers you can't find
>in any other place", I've decided to ask you guys:
>
>It seems to me that many authors (and parents in real life) choose to name
>LnC children after their parents and grand parents. (C.J., I think is the
>most popular one, but also Jon, Marty, etc.). On the other hand, in some
>traditions it is considered bad luck to name a child after a dead relative.
>
>I just wondered if anybody knows where these customs comes from. I mean -
>you don't name a child after his father just because you can't think of a
>name that goes with your family name.
>
>Thanks,
>Yael.

When I was pregnant with my son (didn't know he was a boy then, though) we
discussed names, (I forget the girl choices we had) and we agreed that the
middle name of any kids we had could come from my family and the first
names from Joe's family.  David Jacob is named after an uncle of Joe's who
died in the flu' epidemic in 1918 or thereabouts and after my father's
father.  Funnily enough, I learned later that my Grandfather's father's
name had also been David.  We intended to call him DJ, but it didn't suit
him as a baby.  He occasionally gets called Dave, but mostly just David.
(My brother's middle name is David, and I have a cousin whose name is David
also - that cousin named his son after our maternal grandfather).  In fact
in my son's first year in kindergarten, there were THREE Davids so he
learned his last name a lot faster than some other kids at the age of 3
(for a long time, he was "davidstosser" to his classmates).  Joe's family
doesn't have middle names, so he didn't care one way or the other for what
middle name I chose, if any!  Oh, and David's Hebrew name is David Yaakov,
which in my family is not common.  (My middle name is Abigail, and my
Hebrew name is Avigayil.)

We knew that our second child would be a daughter, and again, I wanted her
to be named after my grandmother.  There's a bit more family tradition
there though.  My mother's mother died when Mum was 13.  Her name had been
Phyllis Sarah, and her Hebrew name was Chaya Sara.  My mum's older sister
named her first daughter Phyllis (and I assume Sarah, and Chaya Sara), my
older sister's name is Carolyn Sarah and Chaya Sara, and my two oldest
female cousins have Sara and Sarita as their middle names.  So... my
daughter's middle name is Sarah and her Hebrew name is Chaya Sara.  For her
first name, though, Joe didn't want to name her after his late sister (he
felt it was too soon to have another Nancy in the family) so we trawled the
name books before we came up with Megan.  I seem to recall that it came
down to a short list of 4 names, and that Nicole and Rebecca got trashed,
but i can't recall the other one that we didn't use.

Oh, and one other anecdote.  Joe's name is NOT Joseph.  His parents didn't
speak English when he was born.  They wanted a name based on Yehuda (his
Hebrew name, usually translated as Judah), and almost called him Joy, until
the Drs said that's a girl's name.  Oh well, at least he didn't get Isidore
(apologies to any Issy's out there!).

Jen.
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At 4:32 PM +0200 9/16/99, Nicole Wolke wrote:

>I have one complain though: I want to read another really long KathyB -
Story!
>What about the sequel to winners? Or the prequel to winners? Or the story
>you're writing with Demi? Can't wait to read them all!

You and me, both, Nicole!  I'd love to have another story to release, and
to be honest, that fact played a big part in my decision not to coordinate
an S7.  In the last 2 years I've written four S5/6 stories, and had active
roles in at least 2-3 more.  I wrote the fic for the fanzine, but other
than that, I really haven't had time to make much progress on my several
unfinished stories.  But now that S6 is coming to a close, I hopefully will
have more time to write.

So the answer is yes, all three of those stories you mentioned are still in
the works, and Demi and I even started back to "the epic" ;) last week.
We've finally figured out where we want the story to go from where it
currently stands (about 3/4 done) so if we can just find the time, we
hopefully can start making progress again.

The two Winners stories are stalled at 40-something and 20 pages
respectively.  I've got some good stuff in there, though, if I do say so
myself <g>, and I would love to be able to start working on them again.

Bottom line, nothing new yet ... but I'm really hopeful I can start writing
again now that S6 is almost over. :)

Kathy

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> <<<Hmm, Joy, are you in the south? Martin Luthor King Jr. Day is in
January
> and here in NY we never heard of a Lee or Jackson day .>>>
>
> Yes, Laurie.  I live in Virginia.  It's the same day.  To keep everyone
> happy, the famous civil rights leader shares his day with two civil war
> personalities.
>

That's fascinating ... I've lived in North Carolina for 7 years now, and
I've never heard that ... amazing, the things you learn on this list!
<g>
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In a message dated 9/16/99 4:40:22 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
ida18@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes:

<< Hi Jim!

 You wrote:

 > Hey CK. Need anything done? I'm trying to keep busy but no one needs
 > anything! Where's Lois?

 Thanks for offering - sure! We got a brief report from Inspector
 Henderson about what was found at the scene, but can you get the full
 forensics report from him? You know the routine, promise him we won't
 pass it around, won't say where we got it, wild horses wouldn't blah
 blah blah. And he said the trousers were size 32, khaki, but that's
 not enough to go on. We need the inseam measurement and any other
 information - a belt? Anything in the pockets? Marks, stains?

 Then we need a list of everyone who was at the Planet that day,
 including visitors - I think the sign-in sheet was saved more or less
 intact. And I want a list of everyone those trousers would fit - and
 that includes Lola in Travel!

 Lois and I are going to talk to Bobby Bigmouth later. I talked to
 Superman earlier, but he doesn't have anything new. Call over tonight
 with the information, okay?

 Talk to ya later,

 C.K. >>

Sure thing CK! I'll get right on it!"

Jimmy
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> 3) Vocabulary:  anyone ever heard of PVC clothing? It's not leather
> or even imitation; it's more like a squeaky malleable plastic. I've
> been told the term PVC isn't used across the pond, so does anyone
> know what I'm talking about?
>
I think you may be talking about what people called "pleather" a couple of
years ago. The word is a combination of "plastic" and "leather." It was very
tight clothing that appeared to be leather, but was more shiny and actually
made of vinyl. I think they also made purses/shoes out of it.

Hope that helps,
Juli
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I've been writing back to people as they've responded to my plea for
feedback, but I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for sending such
encouraging feedback.  I appreciate it very much.

Sheila
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In a message dated 9/16/99 12:04:43 PM Eastern Daylight Time, labrat@UKF.NET
writes:

<<
 I finally have, Laurie. <g> LabRat watches several FoLCs fall over in sheer
 astonishment. ;) ... A year of breath-holding can be injurious to the
 health.) >>

Which is precisely why some of us didn't hold our breath.  We are, however,
now joining Wendy on crutches and in the whirlpool after having sustained
all
these injuries when we fell out of our computer chairs.  <bg>

Ann
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Chris Carr wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I'm working on my next piece of LnC fanfiction (aren't you all glad
> to know that!) and I've run into a little problem.  I would like to
> include an 'alien' joke, but can I find one???  No...  (At least, not
> one I'm prepared to include in a PG / PG-13 story!)  So, does anyone
> know one?  It doesn't have to be about Superman.
>
> All suggestions gratefully received privately.  Thanks guys!
>
> Chris
> c.carr@virgin.net

Chris,

Re:  Alien Joke

Funny you should ask about this.;)  The only thing I have is the
following material which I got off the web recently at the following
address:

http://tatooine.fortunecity.com/aldiss/171/alienhumor2.html

I've been thinking that it might be interesting to use this first piece
in a fanfic wherein Lois, during her "crazy for Superman" days, is
watching a late night talk show about aliens (think the old David
Susskind show or today's Charlie Rose) and an "expert on aliens" spouts
off the following list, ringing a few bells for her. She then begins an
investigation.  Who and what will she come up with?  (Penny could have
used this same thing to come up with Jimmy, I suppose.<g>)

Obviously, this isn't the type of joke you want -- I'm assuming you're
shooting for one-liners.  However, if you can use it, let me know and
I'll "x" it off of my list of things to work on myself.

****************************

(This article has been attributed to a number of different sources,
mostly tabloid magazines, but apparently the real author is concealing
his identity. Probably for fear of alien retaliation.)

How do you know if you work with a space alien?  HERE'S HOW YOU CAN
TELL!

Many Americans work side by side with space aliens who look human -- but
you can spot these visitors by looking for certain tip-offs, say
experts. They listed 10 signs to watch for:

1. Odd or mismatched clothes. "Often space aliens don't fully understand
the different styles, so they wear combinations that are in bad taste,
such as checked pants with a striped shirt or a tuxedo jacket with blue
jeans or sneakers," noted Brad Steiger, a renowned UFO investigator and
author.

[Odd ties (reinforced by alien uniform all in clashing primary colors)
-- check.]

2. Strange diet or unusual eating habits. Space aliens might eat French
fries with a spoon or gobble down large amounts of pills, the experts
say.

[Eats like a ten-year-old -- check.]

3. Bizarre sense of humor. Space aliens, who don't understand earthly
humor, may laugh during a serious company training film or tell jokes
that no one understands, said Steiger.

[Dated Pamela Anderson Lee -- Oops wrong incarnation.]

4. Takes frequent sick days. A space alien might need extra time off to
"rejuvenate its energy," said Dr. Thomas Easton, a theoretical biologist
and futurist.

[Keeps wanting to leave town; sometimes the planet -- check.]

5. Keeps a written or tape recorded diary. "Aliens are constantly
gathering information," said Steiger.

[Is a journalist and budding novelist; nuff said -- check.]

6. Misuses everyday items. "A space alien may use correction fluid to
paint its nails," said Steiger.

[Uses eyeballs to fry eggs! -- double check.]

7. Constant questioning about customs of co-workers. Space aliens who
are trying to learn about earth culture might ask questions that seem
stupid, Easton said. "For example, a co-worker may ask why so many
Americans picnic on the Fourth of July," noted Steiger.

["How far would you go to get a story?" he asked her -- obvious evidence
of an alien/male brain, check.]

8. Secretive about personal lifestyle and home. "An alien won't discuss
domestic details or talk about what it does at night or on weekends,"
said Steiger.

[Do I even *have* to give an example here?]

9. Frequently talks to himself. "An alien may not be used to speaking as
we do, so it may practice speaking," Steiger noted.

["Is it the blue wire?"  "Lois!"  "Is it the white wire?"  "Lane!"]

10. Displays a change of mood or physical reaction when near certain
high-tech hardware. "An alien may experience a mood change when a
microwave oven is turned on," said Steiger.

[High-tech hardware! Pooh!  This guy reacts to a bright, shiny rock, but
then again, so do I.;)]

The experts pointed out that a co-worker would have to display most if
not all of these traits before you can positively identify him as a
space alien.

****************

Here's another funny item from the same site.

"Scientists Decode First Message From Alien Civilization"

[Drum Roll]

To Whom or What It May Concern:

Simply send 6 x 10^50 atoms of hydrogen to the star system at the top of
the list, cross off that star system, then put your star system at the
bottom of the list and send it to 100 other star systems.  Within
one-tenth of a galactic rotation you will receive enough hydrogen to
power your civilization until entropy reaches its maximum!  IT REALLY
WORKS!"

Sandy  (I'll look around for something more suitable.)
smcdermin@erols.com
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--- TA Merrill <paounfiloun@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
<snip>

> Wendy, I wish I knew where to find the version
> you've heard. I love
> Irish music and I love the words to that song, but I
> just can't imagine
> it WITHOUT that twangy country drawl. (Apologies to
> all you country
> fans :) - I live in Nashville and get really tired
> of the music -go
> figure)
>   Hope you're foot gets better soon Wendy. I thought
> Europe was
> supposed to be a lot better about time off work for
> illness and injury
> than the US. Why aren't you at home on sick leave
> typing up new
> vignettes - or this 'SVR' that you and Irene have
> been so mysterious
> about. :)

Hey!  I had to jump in here and let you know not to nag (g) the poor
woman to work on SVR.  She's done her part, and is waiting for um, er,
me to get cracking on my section.  (Sorry, Wendy, I'll get to it soon,
I swear!)

Irene
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Yvonne Connell wrote:
>
> Lois, I'm glad you always use a spell-checker at the Planet before you
send
> me your work.  This was pretty bad, honey!
>
> 'phorensics'?
> 'their' pretty much in the dark?
>
> Just make sure you spell-check any copy you send, or at least get Clark to
> look it over first.  I'm not going to have time to correct silly mistakes
> like these all day.

Tsk! Tsk! Tsk!  *Someone* needs to read the fanfic faq and make it a
part of him, or else Lois' creative juices are going to dry up like a
Thanksgiving turkey.

Arianna Carlin
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Hi everyone,

Here's an up to date list of the stories in the Unintentional Season ;):

Shadow and Sun
Happy Anniversary?
Murder They Wrote
Plenty To Be Thankful For
Fully Functional
All I Want for Christmas
Auld Acquaintance
Myxed Signals
Edge of Darkness
Love Me Tender
Blast From the Past
Edge of Metropolis
Photgraphs and Memories
Blonde Ambition
Edge of Discovery
Touched By an Angle
Superman, the Motion ... Sickness

And in addition to Pam's and Anne's respective sites, they can be found in
the archives :)

Cheers,
Eileen
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Sandy wrote:

"I've been thinking that it might be interesting to use this first piece
in a fanfic....."

You have?

Ah, those magical words......most certainly a
Fanfic Groupie's Answered Prayer :o)

Maggie

maggie13@bellsouth.net  (aka supermags on IRC)
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choose. Someone to help us through the neverending attempt to understand
ourselves. And, in the end, someone to comfort us along the way. --Marlin
Finch Lupus, Lois & Clark, The New Adventures of Superman
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To anyone interested, I just posted it to the Message Boards..

Nan
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At 03:33 PM 9/16/99 +0100, you wrote:
>Sorry to trouble everyone, but if people have any answers, I'd be
>grateful!
>
>1) Is there a US public holiday/festive season anywhere around early
>to mid February? (If not, I'll just invent one - it is fiction after
>all!)

Valentine's Day is the 14th. And isn't President's Day in there someplace?

>2) Was Ralph's surname ever mentioned in the show? I've seen a couple
>of different names used in fics.

I can't think of it, but I've been known to miss a few easy trivia
questions, too :)

>3) Vocabulary:  anyone ever heard of PVC clothing? It's not leather
>or even imitation; it's more like a squeaky malleable plastic. I've
>been told the term PVC isn't used across the pond, so does anyone
>know what I'm talking about?

Sounds like the material they use in raingear - the kind you use in REALLY
wet weather. But again, I can't think of the term.

>4) Vocabulary again: if I refer to something as 'cheap tat' it means
>it's a very poor quality item; the term is disparaging. Any
>suggestions for a US equivalent?

In my family, we say that the item is mickey mouse. But I don't know how
widespread that is. Then too, I'm Canadian, with only a bit of American
influence, so take my advice on that with a grain of salt :D

Melisma
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Melisma wrote:

> >3) Vocabulary:  anyone ever heard of PVC clothing? It's not leather
> >or even imitation; it's more like a squeaky malleable plastic. I've
> >been told the term PVC isn't used across the pond, so does anyone
> >know what I'm talking about?
>
> Sounds like the material they use in raingear - the kind you use in REALLY
> wet weather. But again, I can't think of the term.

Am I the only one who had to wear rubbers to school.  BOOTS!  Yellow, fit
over
your regular shoes, big, clunky and very unattactive.  But the phrase "Don't
forget your rubbers dear" usually meant to put on the whole ensemble of
coat,
hat and boots.  The kids in my family suffered from a form of selective
deafness, and if my mother wasn't watching to make sure we heard her, we
caught a lot of colds.

Rubber clothing also comes in many other forms.  Just check out the
boutiques
along Venice Blvd. in California.

> >4) Vocabulary again: if I refer to something as 'cheap tat' it means
> >it's a very poor quality item; the term is disparaging. Any
> >suggestions for a US equivalent?

The only one I could come up with earlier was chintzy, but after a visit to
the local discount mall I remembered shoddy, and trashy.

I didn't buy anything.

Cindy

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In a message dated 9/17/99 12:38:50 AM Central Daylight Time,
chaste@CYBERHOTLINE.COM writes:

<< > >4) Vocabulary again: if I refer to something as 'cheap tat' it means
 > >it's a very poor quality item; the term is disparaging. Any
 > >suggestions for a US equivalent?

 The only one I could come up with earlier was chintzy, but after a visit to
 the local discount mall I remembered shoddy, and trashy. >>

Yes, I think "shoddy" (poorly made, and often using inferior materials)
would
be the best match.  There's also "slipshod" (slovenly or careless
workmanship) In slang, there's "cheesy", as in "did you see those cheesy
special effects?" It usually refers to something that comes across as
inferior or cheap looking/sounding.

Zoom (who has a cheesy pair of shoes ;)
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Hi Cat,

To tell the truth I never thought I'd agree with you but the service was
pretty tough.  I got this strange feeling like someone was watching us...=
..
weird!

About Jack; do you think that whatever was worrying him could be relevant=
? =

Clark and I have been checking up on things but so far we've drawn a blan=
k
so we're ready to consider any angle.

Maybe *forensics*  ( boy did I get it in the neck from Perry about that
one; it was only a small spelling error; can't a girl make a mistake?) wi=
ll
come up with something.

You lost a pair of pants, Cat?  Or maybe they belonged to a friend.  And
you have a pair of Clark's trousers?!  In your dreams, Cat.

Anyway got to fly!!  Stories to write!  Deadlines to meet!

Seriously though, Cat, we have to keep the Planet alive.  This has got to=

work!

Lois
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From:         Jenny Stosser <jenerator@OZEMAIL.COM.AU>
Subject:      Final Announcement: L& C Showbags (was:It's Royal Show Time
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For anyone who missed it last time I posted:

I've just had confirmation of the availability of L&C Showbags (there are
pics on Zoom's message boards under the Lois & Clark topic:
http://www.zoomway.com/boards).  Bags are black nylon satchel with the L&C
Logo on the front, containing a 2 ring binder with a nice sexy photo of
Dean on the cover and two spiral bound notepads (one about A5 size, one
about A6 size) inside. =20

I'm closing orders on Sunday afternoon, before Yom Kippur starts, which is
Saturday midnight East Coast US time I think.  I have orders so far for
over 30 bags, and would be happy to order more if anyone who hasn't emailed
me yet about the bags is interested.

Payment is by CASH or Amazon.com gift vouchers ONLY.

Prices start for one bag sent by airmail to the US at $18US.  (One bag by
airmail to the UK is =A312.) =20

If you want to know more, please email me privately with "Showbags" in the
subject ASAP!

Jen
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Hey Chief,

Sorry about the 'spell-check' or lack there off but I'm a pretty stressed=

out reporter right now but I'll try to do better!

I'll pass the message on to Clark but he's right on this hurricane surviv=
or
story, in fact he's dealing with that as I write this post and I can
promise it will be Kerth winning material.  But you know that you can ema=
il
him direct.  I might not always be around to pass on your messages.

About the insecticide spraying, I'll contact city hall tomorrow, find out=

what they have planned.  I guess as long as these pesky insects are
plaguing us that they'll spray Metropolis too.  Who knows maybe these
mosquitos will be blown away by the hurricane.  This is the second time
you've asked me to cover insecticide spraying.  I just hope that this tim=
e
we won't all be changed into love sick zombies or something just as crazy=
.

Gotta go, Perry, we have a meeting with Bobby Bigmouth.  Strange that he
contacted my mother.

Jimmy's following up on the forensics report.  Keep you posted.

Lois
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On Thu, 16 Sep 1999 15:14:27 EDT April Story <AStory2873@AOL.COM>
wrote:

>
> P.S.   Kathy B.  - A True Partnership was wonderful!   Thanks for posting
it!
>
>           Now about TOGOM with Demi  <vheg>

April... join the queue! I have been pestering Kathy about this story
ever since she told me about it when I submitted 'That Super Man of
Mine,' which was in about March or April *last year*, I think!

Wendy

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Thanks for all the suggestions. I've decided to go with Presidents'
Day - since this is a fanfic, and also set somewhere around 2030 <g>
I can be reasonably inventive when it comes to public holidays!

Laurie wrote:
>
> PVC is polyvinyl chloride, one of the nastier of the plastics.[snip]

Absolutely. And this is exactly why PVC clothing looks like cheap tat
<g>. It's the kind of thing Lois might have worn as Angel - I don't
actually know whether the clothes she wore for that disguise were
rubber or PVC. Anyway, the idea is that Clark is wearing PVC trousers
as part of a disguise, to make himself look like the kind of
sleazeball who would be interested in illegal hardcore porn
(undercover work, you know...).

As for 'cheap tat,' it's a shame there's no real equivalent. I'll
have to rethink the scene a little - I have Clark breaking a pair of
ankle restraints off Lois, excusing his ability to do so with the
throwaway remark 'Cheap tat.'

Oh, in case anyone's wondering, some of these questions were for
different fics.

Thanks again to all who responded - much appreciated!

Wendy
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I think cheezy would probably work.  I've used it, and heard it used, to
describe just about anything that's made shabbily or breaks easily :-)
-----------------------
"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

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> Thanks for all the suggestions. I've decided to go with Presidents'
> Day - since this is a fanfic, and also set somewhere around 2030 <g>
> I can be reasonably inventive when it comes to public holidays!
>
> Laurie wrote:
> >
> > PVC is polyvinyl chloride, one of the nastier of the plastics.[snip]
>
> Absolutely. And this is exactly why PVC clothing looks like cheap tat
> <g>. It's the kind of thing Lois might have worn as Angel - I don't
> actually know whether the clothes she wore for that disguise were
> rubber or PVC. Anyway, the idea is that Clark is wearing PVC trousers
> as part of a disguise, to make himself look like the kind of
> sleazeball who would be interested in illegal hardcore porn
> (undercover work, you know...).
>
> As for 'cheap tat,' it's a shame there's no real equivalent. I'll
> have to rethink the scene a little - I have Clark breaking a pair of
> ankle restraints off Lois, excusing his ability to do so with the
> throwaway remark 'Cheap tat.'
>
>
> Oh, in case anyone's wondering, some of these questions were for
> different fics.
>
> Thanks again to all who responded - much appreciated!
>
>
> Wendy
> ----------------------
> Wendy Richards
> w.m.richards@hrm.keele.ac.uk
>
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Ok, I admit, I'm not at my best at this time in the night?  morning?

something like 'cheezy cuffs' is what I meant :-)
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"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

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> Thanks for all the suggestions. I've decided to go with Presidents'
> Day - since this is a fanfic, and also set somewhere around 2030 <g>
> I can be reasonably inventive when it comes to public holidays!
>
> Laurie wrote:
> >
> > PVC is polyvinyl chloride, one of the nastier of the plastics.[snip]
>
> Absolutely. And this is exactly why PVC clothing looks like cheap tat
> <g>. It's the kind of thing Lois might have worn as Angel - I don't
> actually know whether the clothes she wore for that disguise were
> rubber or PVC. Anyway, the idea is that Clark is wearing PVC trousers
> as part of a disguise, to make himself look like the kind of
> sleazeball who would be interested in illegal hardcore porn
> (undercover work, you know...).
>
> As for 'cheap tat,' it's a shame there's no real equivalent. I'll
> have to rethink the scene a little - I have Clark breaking a pair of
> ankle restraints off Lois, excusing his ability to do so with the
> throwaway remark 'Cheap tat.'
>
>
> Oh, in case anyone's wondering, some of these questions were for
> different fics.
>
> Thanks again to all who responded - much appreciated!
>
>
> Wendy
> ----------------------
> Wendy Richards
> w.m.richards@hrm.keele.ac.uk
>
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At 06:39 PM 21/04/99 -0600, Debby wrote:
>In a message dated 99-04-20 15:50:37 EDT, zis-s@ACTCOM.CO.IL writes:
>>
>><< We could have a contest of ridiculous homonyms if we'd like (peak and
peek
>> snuck into that last RR when no one was looking...) >>
>
>their, they're, there, there're...
>
>Debby
>Debby@swcp.com
>somewhere

I wonder whether the wethers are enjoying the weather?

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Hi Terri-Ann!

> Wendy, I wish I knew where to find the version you've heard. I love
> Irish music and I love the words to that song, but I just can't imagine
> it WITHOUT that twangy country drawl.

Actually, while Ronan Keating is Irish, his music isn't trad-Irish by
any means. He's currently the lead singer in a boy band (Boyzone - I
know, >groan< ), and this is his first solo single. His style is
mostly ballad. And you'll find it on the Notting Hill soundtrack -
since that film was a big hit in the US as well, I'd be amazed if the
sountrack wasn't available over there! Try somewhere like cdnow.com...

>   Hope you're foot gets better soon Wendy. I thought Europe was
> supposed to be a lot better about time off work for illness and injury
> than the US. Why aren't you at home on sick leave...

Just to clarify... ;)   Yes, in theory I could get a sicknote from my
doctor and take a week off, with full pay. And if my job involved a
lot of standing or walking I would (I can actually lecture sitting
down if need be, although it inhibits my normal strolling-around
style <g.). Or I could simply work at home. But I have a lot to do in
the next week or so which requires me to be in the office - apart
>from teaching postgrads, I have a book chapter to complete and a new
intake of undergrads to prepare for. So I really need to be here.
It's known as 'professional workers' guilt-trip,' I think, and as a
trade unionist (and specialist in industrial <US: labor> relations) I
should be telling myself to leave the worry about work left undone to
my employer!

Wendy
(now getting very adept at handling the crutches, but wondering why
no-one warned her about the aches and pains in her underarms!!)
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On Fri, 17 Sep 1999 02:09:45 EDT The Zoomway <Zoomway@AOL.COM> wrote:

> In slang, there's "cheesy", as in "did you see those cheesy
> special effects?" It usually refers to something that comes across as
> inferior or cheap looking/sounding.

Weird... over here, 'cheesy' refers to something which is *designed*
to make you smile or feel good, but in a formulaic kind of way. So
you could have a cheesy Disney <sssss> comedy, or a cheesy love story.

A couple of others suggested 'chintzy,' but again over here that has
an entirely different meaning. It's a sort of maiden-aunt-y style of
decor - flowery prints, over-fussy layout etc.

Ah well... two countries divided by a common language as ever....

Wendy

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At 06:39 PM 21/04/99 -0600, Debby wrote:
>In a message dated 99-04-20 15:50:37 EDT, zis-s@ACTCOM.CO.IL writes:

<< >><< We could have a contest of ridiculous homonyms if we'd like (peak
and
 peek
 >> snuck into that last RR when no one was looking...) >> >>

I hope it was in my segment. I have a standing rule to always use "peak" for
"peek" ever since I used the wrong one years ago in an L&C fanfic. Lois
wanted to know if Clark ever used his x-ray vision to spy in the girls' gym
and he said the only time he was ever tempted to "peak" was when he met
Lois.
 Since "peak" can mean climax, I rather liked the typo ;)  Admittedly it's
not as good as the time Angela meant to type "super HUNK" while transcribing
an article about Dean and typed "super HUNG" instead, but we heard Dean read
that typo and not surprisingly got quite a kick out of it <g>

One of the more amusing type of errors, and like "peek" and "peak" a
spellchecker won't catch it, is when a double consonant is used when it
should be a single consonant, or vice versa. "Clark was always *mopping*
around" (clean guy), "she was disguised as a candy *stripper*" (hello,
nurse!), "Lois *hopped* everything would turn out all right" (leaping tall
orders in a single bound). Though I usually only point out such boo-boos in
private e-mail since posting them publicly is "chucking wobblies over dross"
(sorry, Dharsh, I couldn't resist! ;)

Zoom (certain that Superman is "moping" up crime in Metropolis ;)
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On Tue, 14 Sep 1999 21:19:10 EDT, Kath Roden <kmroden@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

>From: Sandy McDermin <smcdermin@EROLS.COM>
>
><<One interesting way to have eggs can be seen in the movie "Moonstruck,"
>and I think everyone who saw that film went home and
>tried it -- You take a piece of (lightly toasted?) bread, pull out some of
>the middle to create a hole, break the egg into the hole and fry it like
>that.  Yummy! >>
>
>My mon used to make these when I was a kid...  I'd forgotten all about
>them..
>
>We called them...  Pig in a polk  No idea why.. <g>
>
>KathR

My Dad used to make it that way, but there was nothing lightly toasted
about it.  Dad would fry the bread in about 2 tablespoons of butter(better
known as Texas Toast), then cut a hole out and crack the egg in.  I
modified the recipe to include a second piece of Texas Toast to be put on
the soft side to make it into a sandwich.  Now that Elisabeth is pregnant
she loves it that way.

James
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On Tue, 14 Sep 1999 20:27:44 -0600, Sheila Harper <sharper@CNCC.CC.CO.US>
wrote:

>> << I believe eggs are either over-easy or
>>  basted, not turned over at all. >>
>>
>> what's basted? I'd prefer scrambled, myself.
>
>You don't turn basted eggs over, but you splash them (baste them) with hot
>grease until the tops are cooked.  They're a lot like over-easy.
>
>Sheila

My Mom made them that way.  She liked to make sure that the yolk didn't get
broke.  My wife finds that disgusting.  She prefers over easy.  I try but I
often end up breaking the yolk which she says she doesn't mind.

James
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Wendy wrote:
>
>Weird... over here, 'cheesy' refers to something which is *designed*
>to make you smile or feel good, but in a formulaic kind of way. So
>you could have a cheesy Disney <sssss> comedy, or a cheesy love story.
>
>Ah well... two countries divided by a common language as ever....
>
And seemingly ours is too. I was fascinated here as I've always used cheesy
in the sense that Zoom does. <g> Actually, funnily enough, usually when
referring to cheesy special effects, even. Nothing good or smile making
about it, just bleah....cheap and dumb.

Thanks to everyone, who answered my query on the Unintentional Season btw.

LabRat :)
Doc. Klein's LabRat
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        Absolutely. And this is exactly why PVC clothing looks like
cheap tat
        <g>. It's the kind of thing Lois might have worn as Angel - I
don't
        actually know whether the clothes she wore for that disguise
were
        rubber or PVC. Anyway, the idea is that Clark is wearing PVC
trousers
        as part of a disguise, to make himself look like the kind of
        sleazeball who would be interested in illegal hardcore porn
        (undercover work, you know...).

        As for 'cheap tat,' it's a shame there's no real equivalent.
I'll
        have to rethink the scene a little - I have Clark breaking a
pair of
        ankle restraints off Lois, excusing his ability to do so with
the
        throwaway remark 'Cheap tat.'

        Wendy

        In the above context, "Mickey Mouse" would fit.  I'm pretty sure
everyone would get the idea with no problem.  It's a faily common
expression anywhere I've lived in the states (mostly Texas and Arizona).

        LaNita

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> One of the more amusing type of errors, and like "peek" and "peak" a
> spellchecker won't catch it, is when a double consonant is used when it
> should be a single consonant, or vice versa.

Yes, I'm told that my latest story on the message boards (which I will
post here when it's done, in a week or two) is "emotionally griping" --
apparently the characters complain too much <g>
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> Arianna Carlin

Am I missing something? I hadn't realised Ariana Carlin was in the
cast. Yvonne?

Wendy

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Wendy Richards
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Hi Lois,

Yeah, I felt like we were being watched, too.  Creepy.

Jack said he was investigating that takeover rumour of New Troy Media by
Multicorp International.  Not sure if that's what was worrying him, though.
We, uh, never got much further in our conversation about that last week.
btw,  Carlton is a major sharholder in NTM.   Could he be the target?

Wonder if Jack had any back-up files at home?

you wrote: <<Maybe *forensics*  ( boy did I get it in the neck from Perry
about that one; it was only a small spelling error; can't a girl make a
mistake?>>  At least it was only spelling. <g>  I've been expecting
Henderson
to knock on my door and nail me as a material witness.  LLSS .  Ah well, I
wouldn't mind having Henderson here in my apartment for a while.  I wonder
if
he knows more about investigation than I do?

Not *my* pants, Lois -- your size maybe -- all that chocolate.  <<And you
have a pair of Clark's trousers?!  In your dreams, Cat.>>
Memories, Lois, memories. <vbg>

Can't believe Hart's story proposal.  And is Arianna Carlin involved?

We'll keep the Planet alive.  I didn't come back to Metropolis to be
sidelined by a few explosives.

Cat
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Hi Mom, hi Dad!!

Thanks for sending those flowers to Perry and Alice yesterday - I
know Perry really appreciated it. He's far more cut up about all this
than he's letting on. He was real close to Jack, and Kirsty hadn't
been at the Planet all that long, so he felt kind of like a mentor to
her still, and he found the funeral really tough. And it just breaks
his heart every time he sees the building.

Anyway, what I really wanted to tell you is to pay no attention to
that stupid article in the Star. You should hear what Lois says about
Courtney Hart!! Not only are the trousers *not* mine - though I have
to tell you, for a while there I was worried <g> - but all that *(*%
about me being jealous of Lois is just... well, I don't know where
she gets her information from. Maybe she's dating Raplh? He's always
getting the wrong end of the stick!

We'll talk to you soon. Lois is fixing up a meeting with Bobby
Bigmouth, so we'll let you know after that if there's any news. And
don't forget, Superman says he'll come and get you if you'd like a
weekend in Metropolis.

Love you both,

Clark.

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In a message dated 9/17/99, 4:17:58 AM,
LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU writes:
<<April... join the queue! I have been pestering Kathy about this story
ever since she told me about it when I submitted 'That Super Man of
Mine,' which was in about March or April *last year*, I think!>>

ROTFL!  Wendy!   I hear ya!  I have been after Demi for about that long too
<vheg>

I know that they have both been extremely busy but I am *very* glad to hear
that they are working on it again =)

Also, just wanted to let everyone know that in addition to reading KMcstr's
stories over on Demi's LCFLP, that she also submitted them to the Fanfic
Archive this morning and so you will soon be able to get them there as well.

Until then though - check them both out at   http://www.destinyy.com/boards

TTFN!

April
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This story isn't finished yet although I've completed the outline for the
plot, written a couple of middle sections and the ending.  I gather I should
be posting it to the message boards but this list is electronically easier
for me.  Warning: it's another alternate universe story but it's the one
that's been in my head this summer.  I've borrowed the blurry picture idea
>from Kathy's alternate story; I hope she doesn't mind too much.  This is
just
the introduction -- it's about 10 pages, a little too much for one e-mail.

Feedback and constructive crticism appreciated.

Carol
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Connections: AN ALTERNATE STORY

It's tough finding a good place to hide -- especially one from where you can
watch, plan, wait for your opportunity to strike.  To make things right
...to
get even.  Justice and revenge.

It's even harder when you don't have any resources, no contacts, no money,
no
home.  When you're not sure if you're not being watched. She wasn't sure if
she could trust him not to betray her once again.  Wouldn't her
disappearance
be big news?  At least for a few days, until the next big scandal or crisis.
So she took advantage of a situation which implied her death and found that
it was so tempting to stay dead once she'd found her way out of the jungle,
seduced by the chance to avoid responsibility, to slip into wanderlust and
fly away.

And she'd flown so far away.  Fleeing from the pain of a lover who had
betrayed her, of a family who'd pushed her away, fleeing from the pressure
of
being the best -- the best at school, the best at her job, the best at
everything.  Fleeing from the anger that she should have to be the best.

As she had twisted out from the jagged wreckage of the van, using all her
reserve strength to pull herself through the sharp  metal and the broken
glass of one of the windows, she hadn't thought of any of that.  She'd just
wanted to survive.  A quick glance at the interior, at the blood and the
gaping flesh told her that her companions had not been as lucky.  Except the
boy.  Reaching in, she struggled to pull him to safety, smelling the leaking
gas as she did, aware of the danger of the gas tank blowing .  Instinctively
they'd both started to run, racing against the brilliant flash of fire that
engulfed the wreckage as the van exploded.  Gasping for air, they stood
silently watching the flame, horrified, hypnotized by its ferocity.

They waited there until nearly sunset, hoping that someone would have seen
the flame or that another vehicle might come.  Maybe a truck transporting
lumber or ore.  Maybe a U.N. vehicle on patrol as it tried, against
incredible odds to build a semblance of peace in a land torn apart by age
old
feuds no longer restrained by the rule of law.  This was dangerous
territory,
controlled by gangs of bandit-terrorists.  Capture by them would have meant
being held hostage, at best.  Rape and murder at worst.

Slowly, on the horizon, a jeep carrying one too many men lumbered and
wheezed
over the small rise in the rutted road. It stopped several yards from the
smoking wreck and one of the men swung his body out of the vehicle in a
lithe, graceful move.  Grabbing a rifle from the back seat, he jogged the
few
yards to the wreckage.

Both the woman and the boy recognized the symbolic scarf that marked him and
his companions as members of a renegade band of government militia.  The boy
was not of their tribe; he would be mutilated and killed.  She would be
raped.

Without speaking, they both sank low to the ground, trying not to move, not
to breath while the occupants of the jeep circled the skeletal remains of
the
burnt van. Realizing there was nothing there for them, the men walked back
to
their vehicle and took off down the dusty road, disappearing as the road
twisted into the lush green of the jungle and toward the village from which
the woman and the boy and their companions had just come.

The boy tugged on the woman's arm. "We must go. Through the jungle."

She knew he was right. It was their only chance.

********

Somehow they had survived.  She knew she wouldn't have made it without the
boy who had been raised in a small village on the edge of the jungle.  He
knew it well, at least well enough to keep them just this side of death as
they kept one step ahead of renegade troops spreading through the equatorial
forrest, burning and terrorizing villages as they established their control
over the counrtyside.  Sometimes, the two were lucky and found a brief
refuge
in a safe village for a few days.  More often they slept on the jungle
floor.

Two months later, they reached a market town at the elbow of a muddy river,
swollen by the spring floods.  The boy left her there, going to search for
his family whom he hoped had stayed safe through the nightmare of this last
year.  She never saw him again.

*********

That had been either the end or the beginning, depending on how you looked
at
it.  Exhausted and emaciated after her experience, Lois Lane, nevertheless
was exhilarated too.  She had survived.  She had been given a second chance.
And she knew that she was not going back. This was her chance to escape, to
be free, to find out everything she could about the world, to wander, to fly
away.

It had begun in the refugee camp, run by Catholic priests from Belgium, on
the outskirts of the town  where she and Nkwame had found their way after
emerging from the jungle.  Although Nkwame had left as soon as he felt
strong
enough to tackle the next part of his search, she had stayed longer, slowly
gaining strength, content to assist the priests and to regain her sense of
the beauty of the land.  For some reason, which she only dimly understood,
she had not told them her real name.  Part of her escape.

After that she had worked her way to the coast, finding temp jobs with
businesses, staying long enough to save enough money to move on to the next
place.  Sometimes even saving enough to finance a rough trip to some long
lost ruin or remote destination that she'd read about, seen documentaries
on,
dreamed of.  And lost herself in the wonder of what man had been able to
construct and awe at the way time and nature began the relentless process of
reclaiming those structures.  Or sadness at the way in which man had
destroyed them.

She had seen and done so much in those years as she had wandered across
three
continents.  Gone hungry in Delhi, trekked in Nepal and bathed naked under a
silver sliver of a waterfall, chauffeured a Bentley for a Hong Kong
millionaire.

It had been a rough time and she had thrived, except of course, for a couple
of wrenching bouts of food poiosning.  Those adolescent fantasies she'd had
of exploring her spiritual self and finding the true meaning of life in some
remote temple had turned out to be a joke.  Those isolated communities
clinging to the peaks of remote cliffs turned out to be just the spiritual
versions of old boy's club's: the support staff were women -- cooks,
cleaners, laundresses, mothers of children.  Ah well.  Enlightenment was
probably over rated.  She'd pulled on her hard earned back pack and headed
east again -- always east, away from Metropolis.

This time south, across the Pacific on a freighter carrying cheap
electronics
to Ecuador.  And this time, she let herself be seduced once again by a city.
Quito was much smaller than Metropolis but combined it's urban
sophistication
with a polyglot of peoples, music, buildings -- the grace of Spanish
colonial
townhouses and old administrative offices nestling in harmony with the
elegant simplicity of small scale modern architecture.  Yet Quito was still
something of a frontier town, where drug lords rubbed shoulders with men in
tuxedos roaring into town in their open jeeps from the oil fields or
wherever
to spend the evening at a casino or club.

She'd allowed herself to be seduced by one or two of them, enjoying the
game,
telling herself that intimacy was a fantasy.  After all, what intimacy had
there really been with Claude Kendal?  She had fallen hard for him.  He had
made her feel so special and she had been spellbound by his physical charm,
the smoothness of his slender, athletic body as he moved, and those blue
eyes
that sparkled whenever he looked at her.  Yeah.  If she'd been a little more
observant, she would have noticed that they sparkled for others, too, but
never so brightly as when he saw the chance of something that was good for
his career.  She'd felt dead inside when she'd learned the truth.  Never
again.

But the guys in Quito were different.  No promises, no lies. She wasn't
looking for anything long term and neither were they.  She never would
again.
 Fun.  She ventured to places she'd never been before and at night slid into
her one and only black dress to gamble with new friends at the casinos.
Slot
machines and the silliness of carrying a carton of coins around.  In Quito,
she was frivolous and for a brief moment she wondered if maybe Cat Grant
didn't have the right approach to life after all.

While she had been travelling, she'd avoided, as much as possible, "The
News".  Too much a reminder of her old life.  The real "News" was any
information that would get her the next job or a lift to her next
destination.  "The News" had been easy to avoid, too.  English language
media
was not readily available in the streets of most of the places she had been.
She would have had to actively seek it out.  But in Quito, it was harder to
avoid because of the simple fact that she spoke Spanish and the longer she
stayed in Ecuador, the more fluent she became.  It was harder to block out
the rest of the world.

She wasn't sure when she'd first started to think about home.  Probably it
was the sisters.  The longer she travelled, the more she started noticing
people, watching them as she pulled into a train station or sat in an
outdoor
cafe.  She especially noticed women together; sisters she began labelling
them in her mind.  The first time, she had been sitting in a tiny outdoor
cafe on a dusty street in Nairobi when a small girl had raced across the
road
in pursuit of a puppy on a leash which had just escaped her clutch.  An
older
girl followed her, giggling as the two tried to grab the leash which was
always just a little too short.  It didn't matter, the girls were having so
much fun pursuing it.  When the puppy gamboled her way, Lois had quickly
reached for it, rising to walk across to where the girls were standing,
watching her.  She handed the leash back to them, the older one thanked her
with a shy smile, and then off they raced again.

Sometimes it was older women, meeting at a bus station or a train station --
their family resemblance visible as they hugged and then shared the burden
of
luggage to be carried to some waiting vehicle.  Once it had been at the site
of a car crash and one young woman crying, "My sister, my sister".  Lois had
helped the woman rescue her sister and then watched as the two embraced,
tears streaming down the face of the one who had so nearly lost her sister.
And Lois had cried, too.

That had been a couple of days ago.  Lois had lost Lucy in an acrimonious
fight over Lucy's fiance.  This guy had made a pass at Lois which she'd
deflected and then told her sister to dump him.  Lucy didn't want to be told
that, especially by her older sister.  The worst fight they'd ever had in
their lives ended with Lucy screaming that Lois was jealous, had led Jason
on, and that she was going ahead with the wedding, and she never wanted to
see Lois again.  Never!  Fine.

But it wasn't fine.  Lois missed Lucy and, besides, she thought, the
marriage
had probably turned out to be a disaster and her sister would need her.  It
was time to go home.

The first thing she did the next morning was to check her resources.
Minimal.  How easy would it be to get her old job back?  Although  she knew
Perry White, the editor of the Daily Planet, had thought highly of her work,
she also knew she'd only had a few years experience when she and Claude had
flown to the Congo on that gunrunning story.  At that time, she'd definitely
been considered the junior partner and it was Claude who had delivered the
story in the end, using her research and even some of her prose, while she'd
slept in his bed in the Hotel de Sud.  Everyone at the Planet knew of her
relationship with Claude.  Now she looked like a gullible fool.  What little
reputation she'd managed to build had been shot down like a clay pigeon by
an
expert marksman.

Still, Perry had taken her under his wing when she started at the Planet.
Maybe he would give her a second chance, she thought as she prepared a light
breakfast in the tiny one room flat she rented in Quito.  She didn't yet
have
enough money for the flight back to Metropolis.  She had no credit cards,
never having stayed long enough in one place to establish a billing address.
Besides, she'd lived so close to the margin, that any cash she had went on
the basics.  No way she could pay off credit debt.  So she'd have to work
for
a few months to save enough to get home unless she could somehow get back by
different means.  After all, she'd got this far.

Once she got downtown, she stopped in the lobby of the Quito Continental and
did something she hadn't done since she left the Congo.  She bought an
English language newspaper, *the* newspaper, the Daily Planet, took it to a
large comfortable chair in the lobby, and looked at the front page.  The
paper had changed its format.  The headlines where in larger print and there
was a quarter page colour photograph of a WWF wrestler on the front page.
Oh, god, she thought, the paper's been bought by Rupert Murdoch.  Without
wasting any more time looking at the front page, she flipped to the
editorial
page, to the top left corner, looking  for the masthead.

Nowhere did she see Perry White's name. The publisher, and that meant owner,
was one James Olson.  She noticed that he was also the editor-in-chief of
the
paper.  What had happened?

She closed the newspaper, rolled it up and jammed it into her bag.  Later
to-day, after work, she would do a little research in the National Library
and find out what had happened.  And also figure out how to get back to the
States.

*******

When she finished her research she pushed back her chair and tried to work
out what was going on.  Her beloved Metropolis sounded like a different
city.
 When she had left, the city had been in the midst of a staggering crime
wave
-- more drugs especially.  More violence.  She'd never been able to get a
good feel for who was behind the increase in crime.  Each time she'd got
close, the story had dried up, or remained small time.  Or a distraction had
appeared like the gunrunning story.  Now the city seemed to be constantly
fighting crime or corruption of some sort.  Incredibly, Perry White had
become mayor of Metropolis but had so far been unable to stem the rising
crime and corruption plaguing the city.

She was also dismayed by what she'd found out about the new owner, James
Olsen.  About five years younger than she, he had made astronomical money
designing and marketing computer software and then had decided to "retire"
and play boy editor with *her* newspaper.  No wonder its format had changed.
Still, she had to admit, the music coverage had improved.

But the thing that clinched in her mind that The Planet had ceased to be a
serious newspaper was the front page wrestler.  What was he, some kind of
stunt that the Planet was using to sell newspapers?  She looked at the
picture more carefully, this time not distracted by the red cape.  Although
his posture was that of a wrestler entering the ring, arms crossed, legs
planted firmly apart, the too serious facial composure, his body was not.
It
was --- less.  Not as much bulk; he'd be tossed out of the ring pretty
quickly.  And she didn't like his hair, slicked back like he lived his life
with permanent hat hair.

She read the story that went with the picture.  Incredible.  She didn't
believe any of it.  Tabloid stuff.  Cape Guy could fly and he was apparently
so strong he could lift a sinking ship out of the water.  Uh huh.  James
Olsen must've read one too many comic books.  *Superman*, for heaven's sake.
Didn't anyone read Nietzsche anymore?  Well, she could only hope this red
caped mascot had boosted the Planet's circulation.

She read the rest of the paper now, pleased to find the other articles were
in fact still up to the standard of the Planet she remembered.  Okay, so
maybe James Olsen was nine parts serious about the newspaper.  She spotted
the familiar names and a couple of changes.  Cat Grant was no longer on
staff.  Rather than writing the social column, she was, that day, one of its
stories.  Beside the story there was a photograph of her, with a new last
name, and presenting a small trophy to Metropolis billionaire businessman,
Lex Luthor, elegantly attired for a polo game.  He had just played against
the Prince of Wales.  There was a new guy, Clark Kent, on staff.  She read
his article, a column on the heroism of paramedics.  Not bad, she thought.
Lacked  a little edge, but not bad.

Okay, now to see if anything else was out there about the Caped Wonder.
There was. Amazing information.  If these stories could be believed, he
really could fly.  Surely that wasn't possible. There had to be some kind of
small, hidden device behind the cape.  An anti-gravitational gizmo or maybe
something with miniature jets.  Most incredibly, this superman was Clark
Kent.  Maybe it was part of a hoax then.  To sell newspapers, or maybe to
distract the people in Metropolis from the real cause of crime in the city.
Lois wondered how this Clark Kent was able to pull it off.

She'd only managed to find a few pictures of Clark Kent as she'd surfed the
various American newspapers' websites and checked their back articles.
Kent's hair was longer, he wore glasses and somehow his facial features
seemed less chiseled, less angular than Superman's, his eyes less narrow.
The resemblance seemed slight but his pictures had been badly focused so it
was hard to see what Kent really looked like.  James Olsen needed to hire a
better photographer.

******

The next evening, as she was sipping coffee at a cafe with a group of
friends, acquaintances really, Lois had a bit of luck in her plans for
returning home.  One of the people to join their table during the ebb and
flow of the evening was a Brit flight attendant on layover.  He knew a guy
who piloted cargo planes out of Quito who might be able to do her a favour.

Three days later, Lois Lane was in Los Angeles, determined to return to her
home town, to rebuild her reputation, and  to expose the hoax that was
Superman.

********
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Connections: Part 2 of 2

******

Clark Kent slipped in at the latest possible moment, furtively entering
through the basement door which had been left unlocked for him. In a blur,
he
ran up the narrow stairway that emitted into a tiny office in the east
transept of the huge cathedral, Metropolis's oldest.  Fervently he prayed
that he had avoided the paparazzi who had dogged his moves for the last
year.
 Today, especially, he hoped for privacy. This day belonged to the bride.

One of the deacons met him and escorted him to the front of the church; he'd
made it with a minute to spare.  As he took up his position, he heard the
strains of Mendolsohn's Wedding March and smiled.  Lana had opted for the
whole traditional show.  Then he caught sight of her as she entered on her
father's arm, as beautiful as he'd ever seen her, her blonde hair bright in
the sunlight which streamed through the tall clerestory windows.  The
radiance of her smile lit her eyes as she looked up and caught her first
sight of her future husband.

Clark smiled, feeling his spirits lift out of the darkness of the last
month.
 Lana's happiness touched him and for a moment he forgot Lois Lane.  He
watched as she walked slowly up the aisle, turning at times to smile at a
friend or relative in the oak pews that lined the aisle.  He turned to look
at Pete X, waiting, looking awestruck at the front of the altar as he
watched
his bride's progression.  Then the two were standing beside each other, and
Clark knew, as Lana looked at Pete in a way that she had never looked at
him,
that this marriage was right.

Subconsciously, he had always known that he and Lana had not really belonged
together; but, somehow, they had drifted into an engagement which had never
seemed to bring either of them the happiness that he thought couples were
supposed to feel.  He couldn't even remember proposing; he wasn't sure he
had. They'd attended a couple of weddings in the year and a half that he had
met up with her again, after she had come to Metropolis, accepting a
promotion from her corporation that brought her to the city.  Her engagement
to Pete, her high school and college sweetheart, had just ended and she
wanted a change.

Clark had been the change; on standby, as he'd often been when they were in
high school.  He'd been glad to see her again, the one person who knew about
his unusual abilities and whom he knew he could trust to keep them a secret.
And he was grateful for the way she helped him keep the powers hidden,
discouraging their use, reminding him of the threat if he should be exposed,
holding him back from the edge of public exposure.  She protected him, but
at
some point, he wasn't sure when, she started to control him, too, trying to
make him something that he wasn't.  He wasn't normal.

Lois Lane, at least the other world's Lois Lane had made him, forced him,
freed him to be who he really was.  And he had felt exhilarated, free to
soar
without thought of being seen, and most of all, free to help when people
needed him, free to make a difference.  Furious, Lana had issued her
ultimatum -- her or Superman.  Superman.  He hadn't hesitated, not really
believing Lana meant it, half hoping she did.  She did.  Later that day,
Lois, too, had left him, alone, to try to figure out how to make it all
work.

He and Lana had avoided each other for the first few months after their
engagement ended.  Then he'd accidently run into her with Pete at a movie.
Clark had been alone and they'd asked him to come with them for dessert and
coffee.  He'd been just scruffy enough to not be recognized and he'd enjoyed
the evening with them.  It was clear they were crazy about each other and
they told him the whole story.  Their big fight, the broken engagement, the
false pride, the "thing" with Clark.  At this point they'd stopped their
story and glared at him, Pete especially, and Clark felt a little
uncomfortable -- after all he and Lana had been engaged, it was only natural
for engaged couples... Maybe he should mention that he'd never felt that the
earth moved for either of them.  Instead, he diplomatically changed the
topic, asking Pete about his business in Kansas.  Six months, later Pete and
Lana were engaged.

Later, at the wedding reception which was held at Metropolis' newest luxury
hotel, the Lexor, Lana managed to convince Clark that it was his duty to
dance with the bride.  After a few moments, he looked down into her laughing
eyes and said "What?"

"You. You haven't danced with any of the single women here.  Clark, there
are
a couple of girls here tonight who could be right for you.  I'll introduce
you."

"Don't try to organize me, Lana," Clark laughed.  "I'm doing just fine,
thank
you."

"So why are you only dancing with really safe, unavailable women?"

"Lana, look at the people here.  That guy back in the corner, the one who
took our picture a minute ago.  Is he one of your guests?"  He knew the
answer before he asked the question.

Lana looked over at the slight, well dressed man.  "No, I don't know him."

"I do.  He works for the National Whisper.  Wanna bet what the caption is
for
the picture he just took?"

"Clark, that's awful.  How'd he get past Gary and Ted?"  She broke away from
him, rushing over to one of her cousins, the big one who played tackle for
his college team.  Two minutes later, Clark watched contentedly as the
cousin
and a friend grabbed the guy's camera and hustled him outside.

Lana returned to his side, a triumphant look on her face.  "Okay, now will
you let me introduce you to Janine?  You haven't exactly been dating in this
past year, have you?"

Clark shrugged his shoulders.  "Not exactly."

Lana patted his arm. "Janine's the tall redhead dancing with Uncle Jim over
there.  She's a model, Clark."

"Ah."  Why not, he thought.  Maybe he should start dating. The love of his
life, or was she a substitute for the love of his life, was alive and well
and living in a different world.  The love of his life was dead, a ghost who
haunted his nights.

"Come on."  Lana pulled his hand as the music finished, leading him across
the floor to where Janine was now sitting, talking with an equally beautiful
friend.

"Lana, come say hello to Grandpa," Pete intercepted them and took Lana's
hand.  "He's getting tired and he's about to go home."

"Of course, darling."  Lana turned to Clark.  "Don't *you* go way."  Lana
still expected Clark to do as he was told.

Clark watched them go, bemused by Lana's docility, at least were Pete was
concerned.  Then he looked across at Janine and her friend.  Aware they
they'd glanced a couple of times in his direction, he wondered what they
were
saying.  So he listened, focusing his super hearing on the pitch of their
voices, briefly rationalizing that eavesdropping was okay if you were the
topic of conversation.

"But he's not bad looking."

"Imagine all the press coverage you'd get if you dated Superman.  Think of
what it'd do for your career."

"Hmm.  And imagine what he'd do for you if you were his girlfriend."

"Yeah.  You could have anything you wanted.  Think about the jewels he could
get for you."

"Diamonds." A pause and a sigh.  And he must have a hideaway somewhere.  A
tropical island with a great beach."

Clark stopped listening.  He gazed across the room at laughing couples
flirting and dancing, at older couples, their affection glowing after a
night
of celebration, at children playing among the tables with cousins and
family.
 He was an outsider here.  He would always be an outsider.  Turning, he
slipped quietly out of the room.

********

The toughest thing that Clark Kent did every day was to enter the newsroom
of
the Daily Planet.  Two years ago, it had been the thing that gave him the
most pleasure.  The job still did bring him great satisfaction -- in a way
more than what he did as Superman.  This job was what he was all about.  He
was determined not to lose it or to lose the comradeship that he'd found
here.  The first day after Superman appeared in Metropolis, Clark had shown
up for work as usual.  As he emerged out of the elevator, he heard the
silence: the newsroom was so quiet he suspected that no one was breathing.
He hadn't expected that.  He  tossed out his usual morning greeting, the one
that everyone started the day with, in  hopes of breaking the stillness.  It
didn't and he'd felt his gut lurch.  Then everyone started talking at once,
but not to him.

Since then, he tried one day at a time, to reclaim his life as Clark Kent,
reporter.  He hadn't succeeded.  The friends he thought he'd had dropped
away, either in awe of and uncomfortable with a superhero.  A couple had
tried to capitalize on the relationship.  He accidentally overhead two guys
in the washroom talking about the "alien threat" and the other one replying,
"At, least he's not green, " adding, "Do you think he morphs into other
creatures?" And the two had laughed.

That night he reread, "Dr. Jeykle and Mr. Hyde".  The following night he
rented, "The Wolfman."  Fortunately, the third night, he helped lessen the
impact of a hurricane off the east coast.  Easy.

Now, at least, the staff took his presence in the newsroom for granted,
slipping back into the old workplace relationship.  Never crossing it.
Except for James Olsen.  The two men had become closer in the last year.
Boy
genius whiz kid is not too far removed from superhero.  And since Clark
Kent's personal life was as exciting as reruns of an ABC sitcom, the
tabloids
had called off most of their goons.  Superman's feats were bigger news.

The morning after Lana's wedding, as Clark went about his routine at the
Daily Planet he was unaware that he was being watched by a woman about his
own age, whose prettiness was obscured by the sensible skirt and sweater
that
hung loosely enough to render a voluptuous body respectable.  Her green eyes
watched him speculatively as he reached across his desk for a sheaf of
pictures that a staff photographer had just brought.  Waiting for him to
finish his conversation with the photographer, she hung back.  When, Clark
was free, she approached him, carrying a legal size file folder in her hand.

"Here's that research you wanted, Clark."  She extended the folder, meeting
his eyes as she did so, wondering as she had for the last three months why
he
was content to be here.  It was so trivial, beneath his rank, beneath his
destiny.

Clark smiled at the Planet's newest research assistant as she handed him the
folder.  "That was quick."  She impressed him; she always delivered her
stuff
before anyone expected it and; although she was always deferential to him,
she never appeared to be in awe of him.  A couple of times he'd had the
strange thought she was waiting for him to do something.  "Thanks, Sara."

She smiled in return, turning as someone called her name.  They'd been here
long enough.  It was time to see if Kal El was suitable.  She would talk to
Ching tonight.

*******

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<<<That's fascinating ... I've lived in North Carolina for 7 years now, and
I've never heard that ... amazing, the things you learn on this list!>>>

Hi, Pam.  In Virginia, it's Lee, Jackson, King Day.  Years ago, it was just
Lee- Jackson Day.  I think we got out of school even then because Danvillle
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This is from the PBS (public TV in the U.S.) web site. Since there was
some=20
discussion earlier about Tempus and time travel and parallel universes, I=20
thought some of you might find it helpful as "research":

Time Travel
Satellite Air Dates: 10/12/1999, 10/14/1999, 10/16/1999, 10/18/1999
For exact scheduling information, Check Local Listings
Educational Taping Rights: 1 year
CC, Stereo
Is time travel anything more than sci-fi fantasy? Many leading physicists
no=
w=20
believe that time travel is possible and are discussing how to build a
time=20
machine. Physicist Kip Thorne tells NOVA how humankind=92s infinitely
advanc=
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descendants might go about achieving it with =93quantum wormholes=94 and
som=
e=20
=93exotic matter.=94 Demonstrating that faster-than-light travel may be
poss=
ible,=20
German physicist Guenter Nimtz claims to have transmitted Mozart=92s 40th=20
Symphony across his lab at 4.7 times the speed of light. The truth about
tim=
e=20
travel is wrapped up in the details of how the universe works and how it
all=20
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Ikathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM writes:

<< But as Sheila suggested, maybe even though Clark's waist is a 32, he buys
 34's for his muscular thighs and just cinches his belt up another notch?

 Maybe we have some body-builder or football types on the list who can lend
 some insight. :) >>

My 18-year-old son is very fit and muscular from Wrestling and he wears a
size 34 - 32's just won't go around his legs.  And the 34's have to be
relaxed fit.  Everyone's build is different though.

On the subject of breadboxes (we were speaking about breadboxes, weren't we?
:) we inherited a breadbox a few years ago and have found it really does
keep
the bread fresher.  But, like Kathy said, we probably never would have
thought to go out and buy one.

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taking a suggestion from you, wendy. (:

wow... this story was really good. please keep writing - i know i'll find
time someday to read everything. i didn't know you were a prof - what
subject do you teach?

oh, and about the crutches - it gets easier with time. don't try and support
your weight with your underarms - do it with your hands. they'll get sore
too, but they support weight better than underarms do. (:

-anige (:

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Jumping in on the grammatical error conversation, I have found that in
fanfic as well as in conversations, many confuse the verbs to lie and to lay
by saying something like "She was laying on the bed" or "He was laying
down."  Your spellchecker will not catch this error because it can't
interpret your  intention.  To lay meaning to place is a transitive verb and
takes an object.  Thus. "He is laying the book on the table."  To lie
meaning to recline is intransitive and takes no object:  "She is lying
down".  The conjugations cause some confusion:lie,lay,lying,lain;  lay,
laid, laying , laid.  Meaning is the key.  And don't be fooled by the old
nursery rhyme.  Now I lay me down to sleep.  In this case the use of the
present tense of the verb to lay is correct because it takes an object "me".
Therefore I am putting me down.  Sorry to go on.  Old English teachiners
never die, they  just look for someone to bore on the net. Jude
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> > One of the more amusing type of errors, and like "peek" and "peak" a
> > spellchecker won't catch it, is when a double consonant is used when it
> > should be a single consonant, or vice versa.
>
> Yes, I'm told that my latest story on the message boards (which I will
> post here when it's done, in a week or two) is "emotionally griping" --
> apparently the characters complain too much <g>
> --
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Pam Jernigan            |  jernigan@bellsouth.net
> ChiefPam on IRC         |
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
> "Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
> --crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"
> -------------------------------------------------------
> http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam
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Speaking of peak and peek, how about pique?  I've seen those others used in
its
place, and it sure makes the sentence read very oddly.

Nan

Judith Williams wrote:

> Jumping in on the grammatical error conversation, I have found that in
> fanfic as well as in conversations, many confuse the verbs to lie and to
lay
> by saying something like "She was laying on the bed" or "He was laying
> down."  Your spellchecker will not catch this error because it can't
> interpret your  intention.  To lay meaning to place is a transitive verb
and
> takes an object.  Thus. "He is laying the book on the table."  To lie
> meaning to recline is intransitive and takes no object:  "She is lying
> down".  The conjugations cause some confusion:lie,lay,lying,lain;  lay,
> laid, laying , laid.  Meaning is the key.  And don't be fooled by the old
> nursery rhyme.  Now I lay me down to sleep.  In this case the use of the
> present tense of the verb to lay is correct because it takes an object
"me".
> Therefore I am putting me down.  Sorry to go on.  Old English teachiners
> never die, they  just look for someone to bore on the net. Jude
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> To: <LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU>
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> Subject: Re: Poor Grammar in Fanfic
>
> > > One of the more amusing type of errors, and like "peek" and "peak" a
> > > spellchecker won't catch it, is when a double consonant is used when
it
> > > should be a single consonant, or vice versa.
> >
> > Yes, I'm told that my latest story on the message boards (which I will
> > post here when it's done, in a week or two) is "emotionally griping" --
> > apparently the characters complain too much <g>
> > --
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > Pam Jernigan            |  jernigan@bellsouth.net
> > ChiefPam on IRC         |
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > "Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
> > "Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
> > --crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam
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Well, Carol, I can see where you may need to flesh things out a bit, but
this
one promises to be quite interesting. Get going--we want to read the rest!
--Laurie
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You're not just going to leave us hanging here, are you?  Continue the
story??Please please please??

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"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

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> Connections: Part 2 of 2
>
> ******
>
> Clark Kent slipped in at the latest possible moment, furtively entering
> through the basement door which had been left unlocked for him. In a blur,
he
> ran up the narrow stairway that emitted into a tiny office in the east
> transept of the huge cathedral, Metropolis's oldest.  Fervently he prayed
> that he had avoided the paparazzi who had dogged his moves for the last
year.
>  Today, especially, he hoped for privacy. This day belonged to the bride.
>
> One of the deacons met him and escorted him to the front of the church;
he'd
> made it with a minute to spare.  As he took up his position, he heard the
> strains of Mendolsohn's Wedding March and smiled.  Lana had opted for the
> whole traditional show.  Then he caught sight of her as she entered on her
> father's arm, as beautiful as he'd ever seen her, her blonde hair bright
in
> the sunlight which streamed through the tall clerestory windows.  The
> radiance of her smile lit her eyes as she looked up and caught her first
> sight of her future husband.
>
> Clark smiled, feeling his spirits lift out of the darkness of the last
month.
>  Lana's happiness touched him and for a moment he forgot Lois Lane.  He
> watched as she walked slowly up the aisle, turning at times to smile at a
> friend or relative in the oak pews that lined the aisle.  He turned to
look
> at Pete X, waiting, looking awestruck at the front of the altar as he
watched
> his bride's progression.  Then the two were standing beside each other,
and
> Clark knew, as Lana looked at Pete in a way that she had never looked at
him,
> that this marriage was right.
>
> Subconsciously, he had always known that he and Lana had not really
belonged
> together; but, somehow, they had drifted into an engagement which had
never
> seemed to bring either of them the happiness that he thought couples were
> supposed to feel.  He couldn't even remember proposing; he wasn't sure he
> had. They'd attended a couple of weddings in the year and a half that he
had
> met up with her again, after she had come to Metropolis, accepting a
> promotion from her corporation that brought her to the city.  Her
engagement
> to Pete, her high school and college sweetheart, had just ended and she
> wanted a change.
>
> Clark had been the change; on standby, as he'd often been when they were
in
> high school.  He'd been glad to see her again, the one person who knew
about
> his unusual abilities and whom he knew he could trust to keep them a
secret.
> And he was grateful for the way she helped him keep the powers hidden,
> discouraging their use, reminding him of the threat if he should be
exposed,
> holding him back from the edge of public exposure.  She protected him, but
at
> some point, he wasn't sure when, she started to control him, too, trying
to
> make him something that he wasn't.  He wasn't normal.
>
> Lois Lane, at least the other world's Lois Lane had made him, forced him,
> freed him to be who he really was.  And he had felt exhilarated, free to
soar
> without thought of being seen, and most of all, free to help when people
> needed him, free to make a difference.  Furious, Lana had issued her
> ultimatum -- her or Superman.  Superman.  He hadn't hesitated, not really
> believing Lana meant it, half hoping she did.  She did.  Later that day,
> Lois, too, had left him, alone, to try to figure out how to make it all
work.
>
> He and Lana had avoided each other for the first few months after their
> engagement ended.  Then he'd accidently run into her with Pete at a movie.
> Clark had been alone and they'd asked him to come with them for dessert
and
> coffee.  He'd been just scruffy enough to not be recognized and he'd
enjoyed
> the evening with them.  It was clear they were crazy about each other and
> they told him the whole story.  Their big fight, the broken engagement,
the
> false pride, the "thing" with Clark.  At this point they'd stopped their
> story and glared at him, Pete especially, and Clark felt a little
> uncomfortable -- after all he and Lana had been engaged, it was only
natural
> for engaged couples... Maybe he should mention that he'd never felt that
the
> earth moved for either of them.  Instead, he diplomatically changed the
> topic, asking Pete about his business in Kansas.  Six months, later Pete
and
> Lana were engaged.
>
> Later, at the wedding reception which was held at Metropolis' newest
luxury
> hotel, the Lexor, Lana managed to convince Clark that it was his duty to
> dance with the bride.  After a few moments, he looked down into her
laughing
> eyes and said "What?"
>
> "You. You haven't danced with any of the single women here.  Clark, there
are
> a couple of girls here tonight who could be right for you.  I'll introduce
> you."
>
> "Don't try to organize me, Lana," Clark laughed.  "I'm doing just fine,
thank
> you."
>
> "So why are you only dancing with really safe, unavailable women?"
>
> "Lana, look at the people here.  That guy back in the corner, the one who
> took our picture a minute ago.  Is he one of your guests?"  He knew the
> answer before he asked the question.
>
> Lana looked over at the slight, well dressed man.  "No, I don't know him."
>
> "I do.  He works for the National Whisper.  Wanna bet what the caption is
for
> the picture he just took?"
>
> "Clark, that's awful.  How'd he get past Gary and Ted?"  She broke away
from
> him, rushing over to one of her cousins, the big one who played tackle for
> his college team.  Two minutes later, Clark watched contentedly as the
cousin
> and a friend grabbed the guy's camera and hustled him outside.
>
> Lana returned to his side, a triumphant look on her face.  "Okay, now will
> you let me introduce you to Janine?  You haven't exactly been dating in
this
> past year, have you?"
>
> Clark shrugged his shoulders.  "Not exactly."
>
> Lana patted his arm. "Janine's the tall redhead dancing with Uncle Jim
over
> there.  She's a model, Clark."
>
> "Ah."  Why not, he thought.  Maybe he should start dating. The love of his
> life, or was she a substitute for the love of his life, was alive and well
> and living in a different world.  The love of his life was dead, a ghost
who
> haunted his nights.
>
> "Come on."  Lana pulled his hand as the music finished, leading him across
> the floor to where Janine was now sitting, talking with an equally
beautiful
> friend.
>
> "Lana, come say hello to Grandpa," Pete intercepted them and took Lana's
> hand.  "He's getting tired and he's about to go home."
>
> "Of course, darling."  Lana turned to Clark.  "Don't *you* go way."  Lana
> still expected Clark to do as he was told.
>
> Clark watched them go, bemused by Lana's docility, at least were Pete was
> concerned.  Then he looked across at Janine and her friend.  Aware they
> they'd glanced a couple of times in his direction, he wondered what they
were
> saying.  So he listened, focusing his super hearing on the pitch of their
> voices, briefly rationalizing that eavesdropping was okay if you were the
> topic of conversation.
>
> "But he's not bad looking."
>
> "Imagine all the press coverage you'd get if you dated Superman.  Think of
> what it'd do for your career."
>
> "Hmm.  And imagine what he'd do for you if you were his girlfriend."
>
> "Yeah.  You could have anything you wanted.  Think about the jewels he
could
> get for you."
>
> "Diamonds." A pause and a sigh.  And he must have a hideaway somewhere.  A
> tropical island with a great beach."
>
> Clark stopped listening.  He gazed across the room at laughing couples
> flirting and dancing, at older couples, their affection glowing after a
night
> of celebration, at children playing among the tables with cousins and
family.
>  He was an outsider here.  He would always be an outsider.  Turning, he
> slipped quietly out of the room.
>
> ********
>
> The toughest thing that Clark Kent did every day was to enter the newsroom
of
> the Daily Planet.  Two years ago, it had been the thing that gave him the
> most pleasure.  The job still did bring him great satisfaction -- in a way
> more than what he did as Superman.  This job was what he was all about.
He
> was determined not to lose it or to lose the comradeship that he'd found
> here.  The first day after Superman appeared in Metropolis, Clark had
shown
> up for work as usual.  As he emerged out of the elevator, he heard the
> silence: the newsroom was so quiet he suspected that no one was breathing.
> He hadn't expected that.  He  tossed out his usual morning greeting, the
one
> that everyone started the day with, in  hopes of breaking the stillness.
It
> didn't and he'd felt his gut lurch.  Then everyone started talking at
once,
> but not to him.
>
> Since then, he tried one day at a time, to reclaim his life as Clark Kent,
> reporter.  He hadn't succeeded.  The friends he thought he'd had dropped
> away, either in awe of and uncomfortable with a superhero.  A couple had
> tried to capitalize on the relationship.  He accidentally overhead two
guys
> in the washroom talking about the "alien threat" and the other one
replying,
> "At, least he's not green, " adding, "Do you think he morphs into other
> creatures?" And the two had laughed.
>
> That night he reread, "Dr. Jeykle and Mr. Hyde".  The following night he
> rented, "The Wolfman."  Fortunately, the third night, he helped lessen the
> impact of a hurricane off the east coast.  Easy.
>
> Now, at least, the staff took his presence in the newsroom for granted,
> slipping back into the old workplace relationship.  Never crossing it.
> Except for James Olsen.  The two men had become closer in the last year.
Boy
> genius whiz kid is not too far removed from superhero.  And since Clark
> Kent's personal life was as exciting as reruns of an ABC sitcom, the
tabloids
> had called off most of their goons.  Superman's feats were bigger news.
>
> The morning after Lana's wedding, as Clark went about his routine at the
> Daily Planet he was unaware that he was being watched by a woman about his
> own age, whose prettiness was obscured by the sensible skirt and sweater
that
> hung loosely enough to render a voluptuous body respectable.  Her green
eyes
> watched him speculatively as he reached across his desk for a sheaf of
> pictures that a staff photographer had just brought.  Waiting for him to
> finish his conversation with the photographer, she hung back.  When, Clark
> was free, she approached him, carrying a legal size file folder in her
hand.
>
> "Here's that research you wanted, Clark."  She extended the folder,
meeting
> his eyes as she did so, wondering as she had for the last three months why
he
> was content to be here.  It was so trivial, beneath his rank, beneath his
> destiny.
>
> Clark smiled at the Planet's newest research assistant as she handed him
the
> folder.  "That was quick."  She impressed him; she always delivered her
stuff
> before anyone expected it and; although she was always deferential to him,
> she never appeared to be in awe of him.  A couple of times he'd had the
> strange thought she was waiting for him to do something.  "Thanks, Sara."
>
> She smiled in return, turning as someone called her name.  They'd been
here
> long enough.  It was time to see if Kal El was suitable.  She would talk
to
> Ching tonight.
>
> *******
>
> end part 2
>
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--- "C.C. Malo" <Ccmalo@AOL.COM> wrote:
> This story isn't finished yet although I've
> completed the outline for the
> plot, written a couple of middle sections and the
> ending.  I gather I should
> be posting it to the message boards but this list is
> electronically easier
> for me.  Warning: it's another alternate universe
> story but it's the one
> that's been in my head this summer.  I've borrowed
> the blurry picture idea
> from Kathy's alternate story; I hope she doesn't
> mind too much.  This is just
> the introduction -- it's about 10 pages, a little
> too much for one e-mail.
>
> Feedback and constructive crticism appreciated.
>
> Carol
> ----------------
>
> Connections: AN ALTERNATE STORY

Carol, I know that you are looking for constructive criticism, but I
don't have any to offer.  This is great, very suspenseful, and I'm
looking forward to finding out where you're going to end up with this
one.

More please!

Irene
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LOL Carol!  This is good!  I love the idea that Lois would attempt to
escape her life.  It really hadn't been good up to to that point anyway.
At least the way you describe it.  I almost feel sorry for Clark.  If he's
not careful she rip his cape off and floss with it.

James

Where's part 2?
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In a message dated 9/17/99 2:13:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Ccmalo@AOL.COM
writes:

<< And since Clark
 Kent's personal life was as exciting as reruns of an ABC sitcom,  >>

LOL!

I trust you are going to finish this ASAP.   This is wonderful so far.  I
love all the little twists -- like Clark going to Lana's wedding.
Can't wait to see the rest.

Ann
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Wow, Carol!  This looks as though it's going to turn into an absolute
classic!  As usual you've given us a brilliant opening, grabbing our
attention and setting us up with lots of questions to be answered.

It's a little unnerving, reading something this good set in the alternate
universe when you've been struggling for months like I have with my own alt
story.  I don't know whether I'm inspired or totally discouraged ;)

Glad to see you writing again,
Yvonne
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Clark,

Can you say thanks to your folks for the flowers - it was a real thoughtful
gesture.  Alice and I dropped them a line in the post, of course, but I know
you'll probably be in contact with them before it arrives.

I guess you know that this has hit kind of hard.  I thought this old
hounddog had seen just about everything there was to see in this business,
but I never expected to have to attend a memorial service for two of my own
staff murdered like this.  People have a right to feel safe in their place
of work, don't they?

Anyway, I think I took it out on Lois the other day, so I'm sorry if I was
rough on her.

More trouble at the printers - the paper stocks finally arrived, but now
there's a dispute about warehouse space.  Can you believe it?  These people
bent over backwards to help us transfer the paper over there, but now they
seem to be hell-bent on making things as difficult as possible for us.

Let me know what Lois' snitch comes up with.

Perry
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>Sorry about the 'spell-check' or lack there off but I'm a pretty stressed
>out reporter right now but I'll try to do better!

I guess we're all feeling like that right now.  Sorry I 'shouted'.

I hear what you're saying about the spraying and 'love-sick' zombies, but I
think that would be better than the disease these mosquitoes are supposed to
be carrying.  Actually, Alice and I could have a lot of fun with a love
potion...but I guess you don't want to know what 'turns on' two old
lovebirds like us!

Don't take any unnecessary risks when you meet Bobby - I can't afford for
you to disappear when we're already struggling with the staff scattered
about all over Metropolis.

Perry
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Wendy wrote:

> Am I missing something? I hadn't realised Ariana Carlin was in the
> cast. Yvonne?

Nope, you're not missing anything.  Arianna's not in the cast, but hey,
Sandy, if you want to join in, drop me a line and I'll send you all the
details on how to take part.

Yvonne
(yconnell@ukf.net)
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Or how about:

What do you get when you cross an elephant with a Vorlon?

It looks different to everyone, but if it sits on you your still dead!

Ok.  This one was kind of stupid.

Tara
-----------------------
"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

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> There is always the Babylon 5 Centauri Lightbulb joke.
> Londo is talking to G'kar who is unconscious in med lab.
>
> How many Centauri does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
> Just one.
> (get very loud and filled with pride at this point.)
> BUT IN THE GREAT OLD DAYS OF THE REPUBLIC
> HUNDREDS SERVENTS WOULD CHANGE A THOUSAND
> LIGHTBULBS AT OUR SLIGHTEST WHIM!
>
> James
>
>
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Hmm, everyone else is just giving "this is great" messages .. but I think
Carol knows me better than that.  It's against my nature. <eg>  So here we
go! :)

This intro was really interesting, Carol! I can't wait to see you finish
it.  If you're game, maybe you could post it in parts here like others have
been requesting.  It would be fun! (For us at least ... for the writer,
it's probably more work. <g>)  I would love to have parts posted here as
you write them. :)

I like the premise of Lois and Claude being partners; it's a nice twist on
our L&C, and gives motiviation for Lois wanting to drop out for a time. The
description of Lois's time traveling, hiding, is pretty dark, which sets up
her character very well.  She obviously will be very cynical and suspicious
when she returns, no doubt very different from the Lois who left or from
the Lois that visited from our universe.  I wonder how Perry and her family
will react.

<< When you're not sure if you're not being watched. She wasn't sure if
she could trust him not to betray her once again.>>

On an editing note, the double negative in the first line gave me pause ...
"you're not sure if you're being watched"?  Or maybe "you're not sure
*that* you're not being watched."

Who exactly does she think is watching her?  Claude?  The second sentence
seems to imply this, yet you never mention Lois thinking the car accident
was any more than that, an accident.  Why would Claude or anyone else be
watching her?  If I read you correctly, Claude went to the Congo with her
and that was where he stole the story.  Did Claude leave her in the Congo
while he went back to report the story, thus putting her at risk?  Or was
he in the van with her when it exploded?  You mention revenge in the first
paragraph, so I assume that Claude is alive and well and thriving (in
Metropolis?)  Yet I didn't notice Lois mentioning what happened to Claude
in regards to the DP.  She notices Cat and Perry's names, but doesn't
mention not seeing Claude's name.  If she's out for revenge, would she not
keep track of him?

LOL, you know I'm into the story ... my mind is going a million miles an
hour (or as Clark would say, "her pulse is 180" <bg>).  Can you tell I'm
dying for the next part? :)

The last line of part one left with a smile -- "exposing the hoax that was
Superman."  Great set up for the story, and definitely got me looking
forward to the time these two 'soul mates' meet.

Section two ... the wedding was cute, implying that he was marrying Lana
instead of being a guest.  I had a feeling you were doing just that, but it
was still a nice touch. :)

Pete's name ... I am blanking on his last name, or I'd give it to you!
Zoom would know ... Pete Ross?  He's Lana's husband in the comics, and one
of Clark's best friends ... and I'm annoyed I can't think of his name right
now! LOL!  I'm thinking it's Pete Ross.

Interesting twist making Pete Lana's long term boyfriend, and Clark just
the short-term.  Is your theory contradicted by "Tempus Anyone?".  It's
been so long since I've watched it, I can't remember what's fanfic canon
and what's show canon.   Your way certainly explains why Clark was as
emotionally unaffected by losing Lana as he was.

<<Their big fight, the broken engagement, the
false pride, the "thing" with Clark.  At this point they'd stopped their
story and glared at him, Pete especially, and Clark felt a little
uncomfortable >>

I can see Pete glaring at Clark, but why Lana?  Still mad about the broken
engagement?  If I were Clark, I'd be pretty put off at this behavior. "Hey,
you asked me to join you .. don't go blaming me because you two broke up."
(I also wonder what Clark thought about his engagement being relegated to a
"thing".<bg>)  As for the sleeping together thing, hey, it takes two to
tango, Pete! ;)

<<Clark watched them go, bemused by Lana's docility, at least were Pete
was>>

where Pete was

<<<Clark watched them go, bemused by Lana's docility, at least were Pete was
concerned.  Then he looked across at Janine and her friend.  Aware they
they'd glanced a couple of times in his direction, he wondered what they
were
saying.  So he listened, focusing his super hearing on the pitch of their
voices, briefly rationalizing that eavesdropping was okay if you were the
topic of conversation. >>>>

Is there a line missing in here? Or some words, in the third sentence?

<<"Imagine all the press coverage you'd get if you dated Superman.  Think of
what it'd do for your career." >>

/me thinks about Mindy McCredy ... OK, smack me. <g>

<<< "Diamonds." A pause and a sigh.  And he must have a hideaway somewhere.
A
tropical island with a great beach."  >>

Missing quote mark before second part of dialogue.

<<< She smiled in return, turning as someone called her name.  They'd been
here
long enough.  It was time to see if Kal El was suitable.  She would talk to
Ching tonight. >>>

Oh! Oh! Oh!  Never saw this coming!!  Wow, this is going to be great!  Lois
*and* Zara ... whoa, baby.  <g>

The first and second parts of the story as so far removed from each other,
I almost forgot they were two sides to the same story.  It looks like you
have a very full plate and are setting up a lot of plots to ultimately join
together. Lois and Claude ... Clark and Zara ... Lois and Clark ... Lois
and the DP ... Lois and Superman ... I can't wait to see how all these
threads get woven together.

Yippee!!  This definitely seems like a story that will make the reader
think.  I am *really* looking forward to seeing the rest of it.  Keep them
coming, Carol!

Kathy :)

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Are you planning on starting a series on the list? If you are, the rules
say you have to post at least two parts as good as these were each day.

Cindy (Don't bother looking for the rules, I just made that up.  But
please do it anyway.)
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Chris Carr wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I'm working on my next piece of LnC fanfiction (aren't you all glad
> to know that!) and I've run into a little problem.  I would like to
> include an 'alien' joke, but can I find one???  No...  (At least, not
> one I'm prepared to include in a PG / PG-13 story!)  So, does anyone
> know one?  It doesn't have to be about Superman.
>
> All suggestions gratefully received privately.  Thanks guys!
>
> Chris
> c.carr@virgin.net

Okay, Chris, here are two more.  Boy is this difficult, but on the
bright side I must have learned at least twenty new dirty jokes
today.<g>

During their first visit to earth, two green glowing Martians stood on a
street corner staring at a traffic light. Suddenly it went from green to
red. Turning to his companion, one Martian said disgustedly, "Let's get
out of here. If there's one thing I hate it's a woman who's a tease."

Q: What's the difference between a man and ET?
A: ET phoned home.

Sandy
smcdermin@erols.com
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Yvonne Connell wrote:
>
> Wendy wrote:
>
> > Am I missing something? I hadn't realised Ariana Carlin was in the
> > cast. Yvonne?
>
> Nope, you're not missing anything.  Arianna's not in the cast, but hey,
> Sandy, if you want to join in, drop me a line and I'll send you all the
> details on how to take part.
>
> Yvonne
> (yconnell@ukf.net)

You mean I can't sit on the sidelines and throw footballs through the
window?  Okay. I'll shut up.

Sandy

P.S. I found the most uncanny website relating to one of your story's
subplots.  Here's the URL and some of the text:

http://www.sock-monkey.com/pants.html

ALIENS ARE ABDUCTING OUR PANTS

This is an incendiary statement, a statement that will change the way
humans perceive themselves in their relationship to the universe. I know
that it is time for the people of the world to be shown the truth, no
matter how disturbing. It is also imperative that people understand that
things are accelerating, not only the pants situation, but the entire
universe is accelerating. Racing towards absolute zero, racing towards
the big empty. The aliens know this and have began abducting pants out
of anxiety, out of panic. All humans are aware of this acceleration
sub-consciously, but their logical minds block the realization from
materializing. It is my purpose to educate the masses, for a "society
gone psychotic" is unavoidable, but perhaps I can save our pants.

I first became aware of this in the spring of 1995 while having a
blueberry stack at Denny's. I had dropped my napkin and was reaching to
the floor to pick it up when I noticed they were missing, and thus the
three words first escaped from my syrup coated throat. "Where's my
pants!!!!!" A phrase that would be repeated by my tortured soul a
thousand times over. At first I had no idea where my pants had gone and
after this phenomenon had occurred repeatedly for nearly a year I
finally sought help from psychologists. Intrigued by my problem, the
scientists put me under a strict regiment of treatments that included:
hypnosis, shock therapy, enemas, LSD, and Vulcan-mind-melding.  After
several months of this, memories began to surface. Memories of pants
thieving aliens!!! I will not bother you with the details of these
memories. What is important is that you know that this is occurring, and
it will happen to you, that is, if it hasn't already.

****************

And here are a few of the testimonials. (Others are on the site.)
Amazing!

"It's only recently that these aliens have operated with such reckless
abandon. They've been doing this to me for years but with cunning and
subtlety. Each time I try on a pair of old pants I've noticed that
they've stolen a few more inches since the last time I wore them. Thank
you for helping me understand what's going on."

-Glenn Jacobs

"I think the aliens took Elvis because they couldn't get that big-a**
belt buckle undone to steal his pants."

-Scott Strickland

"I have always wanted to prevent the abduction of pants, and now I think
I finally have a several step solution.

1. Never remove your pants for any reason. This includes going to the
bathroom.
2. Never, under any circumstances, wash or attempt to clean your pants.
3. Repeat steps 1 through 2 as needed.

I have found that these three simple steps will keep anyone from coming
near you (or your pants)."

-David
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Kathy Brown wrote:

> <<Clark watched them go, bemused by Lana's docility, at least were Pete
was>>
>
> where Pete was

> <<<Clark watched them go, bemused by Lana's docility, at least were Pete
was
> concerned.  Then he looked across at Janine and her friend.  Aware they
> they'd glanced a couple of times in his direction, he wondered what they
were
> saying.  So he listened, focusing his super hearing on the pitch of their
> voices, briefly rationalizing that eavesdropping was okay if you were the
> topic of conversation. >>>>
>
> Is there a line missing in here? Or some words, in the third sentence?

> <<< "Diamonds." A pause and a sigh.  And he must have a hideaway
somewhere.  A
> tropical island with a great beach."  >>
>
> Missing quote mark before second part of dialogue.

Wow!  Kathy is editing and nobody's having a cow.  You go, girl!

Sandy
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From:         "Eileen F. Ray" <Eraygun@AOL.COM>
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Hi everyone,

Skip week is over and we hope you can join us Saturday, September 18,1999,
for our fanfic writing session. Our premise this week:

Ellen decides to temporarily move in when a bad case of the sniffles forces
a
very pregnant Lois to stay in bed. Will Clark be able to preserve his secret
identity not to mention Lois' (and his) sanity <g>?

In addition we would still like to hear from you if you have any story
premises of your own that you would like us to explore together.  You can
either email them to me at:

         eraygun@aol.com

Or better still, just bring your ideas with you when you join us this
Saturday or for our weekly "story bouncing" sessions on Wednesdays on
#L&CFicOrg, starting around 9:00 PM EDT.

We generally meet Saturdays starting at 3:30 PM EDT and try to start writing
fairly soon thereafter.  You can come and join the fun at any time, however.
We are usually there for several hours since writing a story takes time.

Since #L&CFanfic is on occasion "invite only" please message if you want to
join us.  If an official "inviter" is designated, we will let you know.
Some
of us should be hanging out on #Loiscla.

A note on procedure here ;) : When people need to be caught up on the story
in progress after being bounced off IRC or just joining the session late,
please try and avoid pasting the story directly into the channel window.
Please do that in a private message or dcc-chat window instead.

Hope to see you all there!

Cheers,
Eileen
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At 9:01 PM -0400 9/17/99, Sandy McDermin wrote:

>Wow!  Kathy is editing and nobody's having a cow.  You go, girl!

Well, since this wasn't a "finished" work, like most of the stories posted
here, I figured it was OK.  She did say this was unfinished and she was
looking for feedback ...

A few typos doesn't "rewriting" make ... ;)

Kathy

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Kathy Brown wrote:
>
> At 9:01 PM -0400 9/17/99, Sandy McDermin wrote:
>
> >Wow!  Kathy is editing and nobody's having a cow.  You go, girl!
>
> Well, since this wasn't a "finished" work, like most of the stories posted
> here, I figured it was OK.  She did say this was unfinished and she was
> looking for feedback ...
>
> A few typos doesn't "rewriting" make ... ;)
>
> Kathy

Well, I didn't rewrite anybody's story either.

Sandy
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From:         dockingbay <dockingbay@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
Subject:      Re: Hi

Hi,
None of you know me because I'm probably the quintessential lurker, but I
wanted to take a moment and leave my kingdom of lurkdom to say hi.  Hi.
Actually, I have a two fold purpose to this post.  The first is to relay my
heartfelt thanks to all the writers who have shared their enormous talents
and very fertile imaginations.  You have all given me countless hours of
enjoyment from the boards, lists,  and the archives.  Your very real gifts
have kept L&C alive for me when I thought it was long gone.
Being relatively new to the net, but not L&C, I was thrilled to find such a
wealth of material available amongst the boards and in the archives. (Really
enjoy the NFIC) My gratitude could never sufficiently cover how much you
have freely given.
Secondly, I want to express my awe.  Not only at your collective talents,
but also to maybe let you see something that you are all a little to close
to see.  As a group, I have come to realize that you are all very special
indeed.  Unique in a way I have never before had the pleasure to witness.
You see, I may be new to the net, but I have been involved in "fandom" for
over twenty years.  I have seen, first hand, many groups, Star Trek, Star
Wars, Highlander, etc., all professing to be this tight knit group of people
that really care about each other.  This facade carries on for a time, but
never lasts without some where along the line, an argument, many egos,
differing view points, or character preferences drives a huge splinter
through the heart.  As a group I have watched from the sidelines seeing all
of you having differences of opinion, arguments and all the rest, but, what
makes you unique seems to be your ability to stay above that splintering
rift.  I personally think this is because you (FOLC) really do care about
each other.
Well, all I really wanted to say is, all of you, authors, board
contributors, and  list contributors alike - take a bow, pat yourselves on
the back, do what ever you do to take kudos, because you really are
deserving.
Thanks again for all the pleasurable hours.  I'll now return to lurkdom.
Oh, one more comment; I'm sure they have already received contributions, but
believe me, as one who has spent...never mind how much I've spent...lots of
money over the years on numerous print zines, the archive is deserving of
what ever anyone can afford.
Thank you for allowing me to spurt!
Catherine
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You didn't bore me Jude.  Thanks for the insight.  The lnc fanfic that i am
working on right now uses a lot of lay, laying, lie, lying phrases and I am
always getting confused. ;p

Alexis ;-.)
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WOW!  You throw every element of Lois and Clark into the alt world.  I had
no
clue the Kryptonian arc was going to enter too!   You have to keep this
story
going. ;)  I love your descriptions.  They creat vivid pictures in my head.
Great Job! =)

Alexis ;-.)
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Hi everyone.

I just a had a quick question dealing with dreams in fanfics.  I wrote a
dream sequence that Lois was thinking about as she was looking out a window.
Basically she was trying to block these annoying people out, when her mind
started to wander.  It goes something like this:

>>Lois turned away from the unnecessary display of affection and watched the
water running down the window pane.  Her mind wandered....

The melodic sound of rain drops fell upon the roof.  Lois let out a sigh as
Clark ran his fingers....<< {I am going to stop my example right here! This
is an actual quote from my work-in-progress Lnc Fanfic, BUT I don't want to
give too much away! Hee hee}

Basically i want to know how you seasoned writers represent a dream sequence
in your writing.  I use * to represent thoughts inside one's head, but i am
not quite sure how to represent a dream.  Do I just type it normally? Or do
I
italicize it or bold it, or something else?

Thanks.
Alexis ;-.)
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At 9:57 PM -0400 9/17/99, No Name Available wrote:

>Basically i want to know how you seasoned writers represent a dream
sequence
>in your writing.  I use * to represent thoughts inside one's head, but i am
>not quite sure how to represent a dream.  Do I just type it normally? Or do
I
>italicize it or bold it, or something else?

If the dream is the main part of the story, you can just separate it out by
giving a short intro before and a wrap up after.  If it's short, you can
just reference the fact that it's a dream in the narrative.  This can be as
simple as saying "in her dream, this happened and that happened."

As for italics or bold, you can do whatever you want for a story that's
going up on your own website, but for stories that will be posted to this
fanfic list, or to the main Archive, all stories must be in Text Only. That
means no fancy fonts or formatting. Sorry!

If you want to set something off, though, one way to do that is to use a
larger margin/indent, both left and right, on each line.  This centers the
text a bit so it's set apart from the rest of the story, but doesn't
require fancy formatting. The downside is having to put in hard returns
manually, which is a pain if you have to edit later.

Kathy

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Date:         Fri, 17 Sep 1999 22:42:28 EDT
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ROTFLOL!!!

Kate
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Anybody know some good ones?  I have a very rude charachter that is
running out of things to call people.  I thought I was rude enough
myself to come up with a dozen stories worth, but I need some help.

I think private e-mail is better than public for this one.  In fact, if
anyone knows any good websites for insults, that would be even better.

Thanks

Cindy

--
Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is
fine. - Honore de Balzac

The Rules of Chocolate: If you've got melted chocolate all over your
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I know this question was asked weeks ago, and nobody probably cares
anymore, but I was browsing DC Comics tonight and they say her middle
name in Joanne.  Of course they also claim her eyes are blue, so what do
they know.

Cindy

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At 9:57 PM -0400 9/17/99, No Name Available wrote:
>
>Basically i want to know how you seasoned writers represent a dream
sequence
>in your writing.  I use * to represent thoughts inside one's head, but i am
>not quite sure how to represent a dream.  Do I just type it normally? Or do
I
>italicize it or bold it, or something else?

How would I represent a dream sequence? As self-explanitorily as possible,
if
that's even a word <g> I don't know about anyone else, but it's hard for me
to
keep track of all the little symbols that authors use to stand for different
things. (Especially since there's no uniformity of symbols between authors.)
When I start a story and see a key relating symbols to meanings, I already
feel frustrated, before even starting to read, because it means I may have
to
scroll back up to the top to understand what's going on. Sometimes it's
self-explanatory (ie super-hearing) but other times it isn't. I'd say you
should make it as easy as possible for your readers and use symbols as
sparingly as possible.

-Christy
 kubitc@kenyon.edu

* * * * * * * * * *

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious.  It is the
source of all true art and all science.  He to whom this emotion is a
stranger, who can no longer pause to wonder and stand rapt in awe, is as
good as dead; his eyes are closed." -Albert Einstein
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Ok, here we go.  I just posted this to the message board, as well.  All =
comments (especially
the gushing "we love your story" types:-) are welcome.  And don't worry, =
Cindy, I'm not posting
this anywhere else.

Maggie Part 4

Maggie ran.

The commotion behind her told her that she had been spotted and was =
being pursued. She poured=20

on the speed.=20

When the noises became lost in the sounds of the city around her, she =
slowed and came to a halt=20

against a wall, gasping for breath. She turned, putting her back against =
the wall, and slid to the ground, still=20

panting.=20

Oh, Gods! she thought. I deserted them! They needed me and I deserted =
them! Like a coward I=20

turned and ran at the first sign of danger! Superman would never . . . =
She jumped to her feet, sudden=20

inspiration making her grin. Maybe she could still help.=20

"Superman! Superman help!" she yelled, putting as much of her fear for =
Lois and Jimmy into her=20

voice as she could.

There was a whoosh and a thud and she turned to see Superman, himself, =
standing just a few feet=20

>from her. He looked around, obviously expecting an emergency of some =
kind and seeing none. "Is there a=20

problem, Miss?"

"Superman, thank the gods! Lois Lane and Jimmy Oleson have been grabbed =
by . . ."

"Where are they?"

"In the Reliable Ambulance Co. building two blocks that way," she =
pointed in the direction she=20

had come from.

"Thanks." He took off with a crack of displaced air.

"But they have . . . blast!" She sighed heavily, and said to herself, =
"They have Kryptonite!" She=20

shook her head and ran after him.

She came to a stop just out of sight of the door Lois and Jimmy had gone =
in, and listened hard.=20

They hadn't posted a guard! That was strange, she would have thought =
they would have. She poked her=20

head around the corner, then went around it, still listening hard for =
the sounds of someone coming near.

It would probably be useless to try to 'look' through the walls for =
Jimmy and Lois. Intergang=20

would undoubtedly have lined the room they put the two in with lead, to =
block Superman from looking in,=20

which meant that she definitely wouldn't be able to.=20

She should have done this before, she realised suddenly. If she had, her =
new friends wouldn't=20

have been captured. Well, she was doing it now, and maybe if she helped =
rescue them it would make up=20

for her cowardice before.

She went quickly to the door and listened carefully. Nothing. She =
grabbed the door handle and=20

twisted it. It had been re-locked, but that wasn't a problem. Standard =
door locks weren't made to stand up=20

to even a weakened Kryptonian's strength. The knob broke off in her hand =
and she pushed the door open a

crack, listening again. Again, nothing.

"Ok, Mags, where would you hide prisoners if you were the bad guy?" she =
whispered to herself as=20

she crept soundlessly down the corridor. The door the man with the gun =
had come through was the most=20

obvious way to go, so she stopped at it, again listening carefully. Once =
again, she heard nothing, so she=20

opened the door and stepped into the room beyond.=20

It was small and unfurnished, and appeared unused. In fact, except for =
the man who had captured=20

the two reporters, nothing she had seen so far indicated that the =
building was used by anyone. Could this=20

company be a fake of some kind? What was it called, a front? Lois had =
mentioned that it was owned by a=20

company that was run by Intergang.=20

She paused, uncertain. Was she really sure they were still there? Maybe =
they had been taken=20

elsewhere. No, they couldn't have. There hadn't been enough time. =
Shaking off her indecision, she=20

walked up to the door in the opposite wall and listened once more.

Voices! She concentrated hard, straining to understand.

"I wouldn't come any closer Superman!"

She recognized that voice! That was one of the voices from the office! =
The one who was giving=20

the orders to the other guy!

"It's over, Anders. Give me the gun and release the hostages and come =
with me quietly and your=20

sentence will be lighter."

That voice anyone would recognize! The man of steel sounded like he was =
trying to live up to his=20

nickname today!

"I don't think that will be necessary!" Faintly, she heard the sound of =
a container being opened.=20

Then someone staggered back to thud against a wall. Then the sound of a =
gun being loaded and cocked.=20

"No witnesses, no sentencing."

She couldn't stand by and watch! Not like she had when the New =
Kryptonians came to Earth!=20

She wasn't going to be a coward this time!

She knocked the door down and ran forward, taking in the scene in one =
look. Lois and Jimmy=20

were tied back to back to one side, Superman was against one wall, just =
pushing himself back to his feet.=20

The man with the gun-and undoubtedly the kryptonite as well-was across =
the room. Fortunately, he was=20

far enough away from her that the deadly substance didn't affect her. =
Standing beside him with a gun=20

trained on their two captives was the man she'd seen push Lois in front =
of the van. She threw herself in=20

front of Superman just as Anders fired.

Pain seared along her ribcage and she fell across Superman. The world =
went dark.

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"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek =
IV: The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Maggie Part 4</FONT></DIV>
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<P>Maggie ran.</P>
<P>The commotion behind her told her that she had been spotted and was =
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<P>When the noises became lost in the sounds of the city around her, she =
slowed=20
and came to a halt </P>
<P>against a wall, gasping for breath. She turned, putting her back =
against the=20
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<P>panting. </P>
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them!=20
Like a coward I </P>
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. She=20
jumped to her feet, sudden </P>
<P>inspiration making her grin. Maybe she could still help. </P>
<P>"Superman! Superman help!" she yelled, putting as much of her fear =
for Lois=20
and Jimmy into her </P>
<P>voice as she could.</P>
<P>There was a whoosh and a thud and she turned to see Superman, =
himself,=20
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kind and=20
seeing none. "Is there a </P>
<P>problem, Miss?"</P>
<P>"Superman, thank the gods! Lois Lane and Jimmy Oleson have been =
grabbed by .=20
. ."</P>
<P>"Where are they?"</P>
<P>"In the Reliable Ambulance Co. building two blocks that way," she =
pointed in=20
the direction she </P>
<P>had come from.</P>
<P>"Thanks." He took off with a crack of displaced air.</P>
<P>"But they have . . . blast!" She sighed heavily, and said to herself, =
"They=20
have Kryptonite!" She </P>
<P>shook her head and ran after him.</P>
<P>She came to a stop just out of sight of the door Lois and Jimmy had =
gone in,=20
and listened hard. </P>
<P>They hadn&#8217;t posted a guard! That was strange, she would have =
thought they=20
would have. She poked her </P>
<P>head around the corner, then went around it, still listening hard for =
the=20
sounds of someone coming near.</P>
<P>It would probably be useless to try to &#8216;look&#8217; through the =
walls for Jimmy and=20
Lois. Intergang </P>
<P>would undoubtedly have lined the room they put the two in with lead, =
to block=20
Superman from looking in, </P>
<P>which meant that <B>she</B> definitely wouldn&#8217;t be able to. =
</P>
<P>She should have done this before, she realised suddenly. If she had, =
her new=20
friends wouldn&#8217;t </P>
<P>have been captured. Well, she was doing it now, and maybe if she =
helped=20
rescue them it would make up </P>
<P>for her cowardice before.</P>
<P>She went quickly to the door and listened carefully. Nothing. She =
grabbed the=20
door handle and </P>
<P>twisted it. It had been re-locked, but that wasn&#8217;t a problem. =
Standard door=20
locks weren&#8217;t made to stand up </P>
<P>to even a weakened Kryptonian&#8217;s strength. The knob broke off in =
her hand and=20
she pushed the door open a</P>
<P>crack, listening again. Again, nothing.</P>
<P>"Ok, Mags, where would you hide prisoners if you were the bad guy?" =
she=20
whispered to herself as </P>
<P>she crept soundlessly down the corridor. The door the man with the =
gun had=20
come through was the most </P>
<P>obvious way to go, so she stopped at it, again listening carefully. =
Once=20
again, she heard nothing, so she </P>
<P>opened the door and stepped into the room beyond. </P>
<P>It was small and unfurnished, and appeared unused. In fact, except =
for the=20
man who had captured </P>
<P>the two reporters, nothing she had seen so far indicated that the =
building=20
was used by anyone. Could this </P>
<P>company be a fake of some kind? What was it called, a front? Lois had =

mentioned that it was owned by a </P>
<P>company that was run by Intergang. </P>
<P>She paused, uncertain. Was she really sure they were still there? =
Maybe they=20
had been taken </P>
<P>elsewhere. No, they couldn&#8217;t have. There hadn&#8217;t been =
enough time. Shaking off=20
her indecision, she </P>
<P>walked up to the door in the opposite wall and listened once =
more.</P>
<P>Voices! She concentrated hard, straining to understand.</P>
<P>"I wouldn&#8217;t come any closer Superman!"</P>
<P>She recognized <B>that</B> voice! That was one of the voices from the =
office!=20
The one who was giving </P>
<P>the orders to the other guy!</P>
<P>"It&#8217;s over, Anders. Give me the gun and release the hostages =
and come with me=20
quietly and your </P>
<P>sentence will be lighter."</P>
<P><B>That</B> voice anyone would recognize! The man of steel sounded =
like he=20
was trying to live up to his </P>
<P>nickname today!</P>
<P>"I don&#8217;t think that will be necessary!" Faintly, she heard the =
sound of a=20
container being opened. </P>
<P>Then someone staggered back to thud against a wall. Then the sound of =
a gun=20
being loaded and cocked. </P>
<P>"No witnesses, no sentencing."</P>
<P>She couldn&#8217;t stand by and watch! Not like she had when the New =
Kryptonians=20
came to Earth! </P>
<P>She wasn&#8217;t going to be a coward this time!</P>
<P>She knocked the door down and ran forward, taking in the scene in one =
look.=20
Lois and Jimmy </P>
<P>were tied back to back to one side, Superman was against one wall, =
just=20
pushing himself back to his feet. </P>
<P>The man with the gun&#8212;and undoubtedly the kryptonite as =
well&#8212;was across the=20
room. Fortunately, he was </P>
<P>far enough away from her that the deadly substance didn&#8217;t =
affect her.=20
Standing beside him with a gun </P>
<P>trained on their two captives was the man she&#8217;d seen push Lois =
in front of=20
the van. She threw herself in </P>
<P>front of Superman just as Anders fired.</P>
<P>Pain seared along her ribcage and she fell across Superman. The world =
went=20
dark.</P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-----------------------<BR>"Whoever =
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Martha and Jonathan,

I know that Clark has emailed you and suggested that you might like to
visit Metropolis.  To tell the truth things are pretty crazy here and Per=
ry
is under a lot of stress trying to keep the paper going and working from
home.  He sure could do with a little R&R and you guys might be able to
slow him down for a bit.  Maybe Jonathan could take him fishing and,
Martha, Alice would love a shopping trip.

Of course we know that things around the farm are pretty hectic at this
time of year so we'll understand if a visit is out of the question.

The 'Hart Trash' was just that, complete nonsense and no-one took her
seriously.  At least no-one with a brain.  I don't understand why the Sta=
r
employs her.  Her material is more suited to the 'Whisper'; bird cage
liner.  But then you knew that anyway.

Love you both,
Lois =
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No problem!  Stop by and post anytime :-)
-----------------------
"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

----- Original Message -----
From: dockingbay <dockingbay@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
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Sent: Friday, September 17, 1999 6:27 PM
Subject: Re: Hi

> Hi,
> None of you know me because I'm probably the quintessential lurker, but I
> wanted to take a moment and leave my kingdom of lurkdom to say hi.  Hi.
> Actually, I have a two fold purpose to this post.  The first is to relay
my
> heartfelt thanks to all the writers who have shared their enormous talents
> and very fertile imaginations.  You have all given me countless hours of
> enjoyment from the boards, lists,  and the archives.  Your very real gifts
> have kept L&C alive for me when I thought it was long gone.
> Being relatively new to the net, but not L&C, I was thrilled to find such
a
> wealth of material available amongst the boards and in the archives.
(Really
> enjoy the NFIC) My gratitude could never sufficiently cover how much you
> have freely given.
> Secondly, I want to express my awe.  Not only at your collective talents,
> but also to maybe let you see something that you are all a little to close
> to see.  As a group, I have come to realize that you are all very special
> indeed.  Unique in a way I have never before had the pleasure to witness.
> You see, I may be new to the net, but I have been involved in "fandom" for
> over twenty years.  I have seen, first hand, many groups, Star Trek, Star
> Wars, Highlander, etc., all professing to be this tight knit group of
people
> that really care about each other.  This facade carries on for a time, but
> never lasts without some where along the line, an argument, many egos,
> differing view points, or character preferences drives a huge splinter
> through the heart.  As a group I have watched from the sidelines seeing
all
> of you having differences of opinion, arguments and all the rest, but,
what
> makes you unique seems to be your ability to stay above that splintering
> rift.  I personally think this is because you (FOLC) really do care about
> each other.
> Well, all I really wanted to say is, all of you, authors, board
> contributors, and  list contributors alike - take a bow, pat yourselves on
> the back, do what ever you do to take kudos, because you really are
> deserving.
> Thanks again for all the pleasurable hours.  I'll now return to lurkdom.
> Oh, one more comment; I'm sure they have already received contributions,
but
> believe me, as one who has spent...never mind how much I've spent...lots
of
> money over the years on numerous print zines, the archive is deserving of
> what ever anyone can afford.
> Thank you for allowing me to spurt!
> Catherine
>
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StarKitty wrote:

 She threw herself in front of Superman just as Anders fired.

Pain seared along her ribcage and she fell across Superman. The world
went dark.

Great.  Four days ago (it felt longer) you had Lois and Jimmy kidnapped
at gunpoint, and now you shot Maggie.  Very good cliffhanger.  Very good
stopping point.  Especially if you don't plan on waiting another four
days to post the next part.

This is very good Tara.  Too short.  But very good.

I still want to know if Sara is related to Lara.

Cindy

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is
fine. - Honore de Balzac

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<p>StarKitty wrote:
<blockquote TYPE=CITE><font size=-1>&nbsp;She threw herself in front of
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<p><font size=-1>Pain seared along her ribcage and she fell across Superman.
The world went dark.</font></blockquote>

<p><br>Great.&nbsp; Four days ago (it felt longer) you had Lois and Jimmy
kidnapped at gunpoint, and now you shot Maggie.&nbsp; Very good
cliffhanger.&nbsp;
Very good stopping point.&nbsp; Especially if you don't plan on waiting
another four days to post the next part.
<p>This is very good Tara.&nbsp; Too short.&nbsp; But very good.
<p>I still want to know if Sara is related to Lara.
<p>Cindy
<br>&nbsp;
<p>Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is
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Kathy wrote:
>
>If you want to set something off, though, one way to do that is to use a
>larger margin/indent, both left and right, on each line.  This centers the
>text a bit so it's set apart from the rest of the story, but doesn't
>require fancy formatting. The downside is having to put in hard returns
>manually, which is a pain if you have to edit later.
>
This is a timely thread. Prompts me to ask something else. Anyone out there
with any ideas on how to tag lines of poetry in a story to separate them
>from the narrative? If it was lines of a song I'd use:

#And now the end is near
# And so I face the final curtain

(Don't know why that example pops into mind, but it'll do. <G>)

But for poetry....? I've used:

***The curse has come upon me
***Cried the Lady of Shalott.

But it looks clumsy to me. Any better ideas, gladly welcomed!

LabRat :)
Doc. Klein's LabRat
labrat@ukf.net

"They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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Mr Underhill...

It's OK, I perfectly understand your reluctance not to run the last article
I proposed. You were actually right! My source has since told me that he has
contradicting evidence about the pants - but he's unconscious at the moment
(*very* long story involving peanut butter jars) so I can't run the story
yet. Never fear - I'll be on it again as soon as he wakes up.

Anyway, I've been searching around Metropolis over the last couple of
days... and I've found *nothing*! Absolutely nothing! I'm so worried now!
The Kerth's *are* coming up you know... and you've told me so many times how
you know I'm going to win a Kerth! I'm happy with the work I've done this
year, but I want to write some really *good* stories.. to go out with a
bang! (so to speak anyway!) I have *got* to beat Lois Lane this year! Do you
know what she SAID to me last year.. no, I won't tell you - it's too
terrible to repeat.

Actually, that gives me an idea!
Don't worry! I'll have a story on your desk by 3!

Thanks!

-- Courtney

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(Note from real author <g> Would anybody like to accept the role of  the
editor of the Metropolis Star?) E-mail me and/or Yvonne privately if you
like)

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I'd like to thank everyone who has posted comments about the intro to my
story.  You've been very encouraging!

Sorry about the bungled subject identifier for part 2 of the story.

Kathy, thanks for your post.  I appreciate your comments, and I don't mind
their being posted to the list in the least.   I wasn't sure about this
story
and so it's very helpful to have your input.  I like to know, as everyone
does, what works and what doesn't.  I hope, too, that, the discussion is
useful to other writers as they look at someone else's comments.

All the questions that you raised about Claude are there in my mind -- that
thread gets picked up later.  I'll keep your questions as a check list.  I
gave Claude the last name of Kendal because I wanted his initials to be CK,
to stress that he was a significant part of Lois' life.

<,The last line of part one left me with a smile -- "exposing the hoax that
was Superman."  Great set up for the story, and definitely got me looking
forward to the time these two 'soul mates' meet.>>  This is one scene I've
actually got written.  :)

The Lana/Pete/Clark having coffee scene -- you've got a good point here: a
bit of reworking is in order, I think :)

Yvonne wrote <<It's a little unnerving, reading something this good set in
the alternate universe when you've been struggling for months like I have
with my own alt story.  I don't know whether I'm inspired or totally
discouraged ;)>>   You raise an interesting point.  I've just checked the
message boards this morning, something I don't do that often.  I was unaware
that Wendy had posted part of an epic alternate story which is about to be
released on the archive.  It's always wonderful news when Wendy produces a
new story, and, Yvonne, I'm thinking here you and I should both forget our
alt stories and read Wendy's instead.   And reread all those excellent alt
stories that are already out there. :)

Carol
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A TRue Partnership

One word to describe your story. Sweet.  Okay, two words. Dreamy.  Maybe
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<div>One word to describe your story. Sweet.&nbsp; Okay, two words.
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In a message dated 9/18/99 6:04:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time, labrat@UKF.NET
writes:

<<
 This is a timely thread. Prompts me to ask something else. Anyone out there
 with any ideas on how to tag lines of poetry in a story to separate them
 from the narrative? If it was lines of a song I'd use: >>

I would just follow standard MLA style and indent it on both sides.

        The curse has come upon me
        Cried the Lady of Shalott.

The above was two tabs.  I would think that ordinarily, the right hand
margin
would be indented anyway, since poetry seems to do that.

Ann
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In a message dated 9/18/99 7:56:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time, Ccmalo@AOL.COM
writes:

<< art of an epic alternate story which is about to be
 released on the archive.  It's always wonderful news when Wendy produces a
 new story, and, Yvonne, I'm thinking here you and I should both forget our
 alt stories and read Wendy's instead.    >>

Carol, you are right on one point.  It IS always wonderful news when Wendy
produces a new story.  But is also always wonderful news when you and Yvonne
produce a new story.  So quit thinking that the two of you should quit
writing yours, and get cracking.  Those of us who only read like to read the
works of all of you.

Ann
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Ann wrote:

>I would just follow standard MLA style and indent it on both sides.
>
>        The curse has come upon me
>        Cried the Lady of Shalott.
>
>The above was two tabs.  I would think that ordinarily, the right hand
margin
>would be indented anyway, since poetry seems to do that.
>

Wish but I could, Ann. But, as I learned with Burnout - this doesn't work
for me. When Burnout turned up on Debby's mailing list, a newspaper headline
I'd indented in this fashion appeared uncentred and all three lines had run
together. Very messy. Although, maybe it was just a glitch and I should give
it another try.

Thanks for the suggestion!

LabRat :)
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Einstein, aged 10.
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>>I would just follow standard MLA style and indent it on both sides.
>>
>>The above was two tabs.  I would think that ordinarily, the right hand
>>margin
>>would be indented anyway, since poetry seems to do that.
>

>Wish but I could, Ann. But, as I learned with Burnout - this doesn't work
>for me. When Burnout turned up on Debby's mailing list, a newspaper
headline
>I'd indented in this fashion appeared uncentred and all three lines had run
>together. Very messy. Although, maybe it was just a glitch and I should
give
>it another try.

It probably wasn't a glitch, LabRat.  The problem with using tabs is that a
tab is a formatting mark which 1) either doesn't appear in a text file or 2)
gets transformed into something else when read by a different work
processing program.

Until the day comes that all formatting in all word processing and email
programs everywhere are compatible, you have to stick with text file
formatting (i.e. nothing but hard returns, spaces, and symbols that are on
your keyboard).  For poetry, you could use the tilde before each line:

~Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
~Thou art more temperate and more sweet.

Sheila
(what can I say?  I just watched Shakespeare in Love last night :)
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"C.C. Malo" wrote:
>
> I'd like to thank everyone who has posted comments about the intro to my
> story.  You've been very encouraging!

Carol:

Sorry I wasn't able to contribute any comments about your story.  By the
time I got home from work you already had so many I decided I really
didn't have anything of substance to add.

I would watch some of the sentences which appear to be incomplete or
half thoughts, i.e., places where one might put dashes instead of commas
and/or periods.

With all the plotlines you introduced, I will be interested to see how
you're going to manage them all.  Good to know you have an outline.<g>
As you no doubt know, complex stories need them.

I must admit, part of me wanted to have that marriage be between Clark
and Lana, because that would be one interesting obstacle to overcome.
*And,* Clark is such a goody two shoes, it's delicious to think how he
would handle it. (Who knows, a journey to New Krypton to fight a war
against a ruthless enemy might have been a welcome relief.)

Hmm, grist for the mill.

Sandy
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In a message dated 09/18/1999 4:56:59 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
Ccmalo@AOL.COM writes:

<<  I'm thinking here you and I should both forget our
 alt stories and read Wendy's instead.   And reread all those excellent alt
 stories that are already out there. :)
  >>
ACK!  Noooooooooo!
There's always room for more!!
Please, Carol, don't leave us hanging....and I absolutely love your writing
even if the premise is along the same lines as another author.
Kate....
ok, breathe....
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Cynthia Haste wrote:
>
> Anybody know some good ones?  I have a very rude charachter that is
> running out of things to call people.  I thought I was rude enough
> myself to come up with a dozen stories worth, but I need some help.
>
> I think private e-mail is better than public for this one.  In fact, if
> anyone knows any good websites for insults, that would be even better.
>
> Thanks
>
> Cindy

You're probably going to be very surprised to know this,<g> but I have a
book entitled, "2,000 Insults for All Occasions," by Louis Safian.  It's
conveniently broken down into forty-nine categories of types of people
you're trying to insult. (Lovely, I know.)  So, if you give me an idea
of who this rude character has targeted, e.g., it's someone he believes
to be ... a tightwad, a boor, a gold digger, a snob, a gossip, a
hen-pecked husband, the henpecker, a hypochondriac, etc., I'll shoot you
the insults privately.

Now I know why I never realized my dream of being in the diplomatic
corps.<g>

Sandy
smcdermin@erols.com
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At 3:20 AM -0700 9/18/99, Tanya Walsh wrote:
>Mr Underhill...
> but he's unconscious at the moment
>(*very* long story involving peanut butter jars)

*peanut butter jars*??? ROTFL!!!  You guys crack me up!

Keep this fun stuff coming,

Kathy

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At 7:56 AM -0400 9/18/99, C.C. Malo wrote:

>>All the questions that you raised about Claude are there in my mind --
that
>thread gets picked up later.  I'll keep your questions as a check list.  I
>gave Claude the last name of Kendal because I wanted his initials to be CK,
>to stress that he was a significant part of Lois' life.

Yes, yes, yes!! I meant to put this in my post and forgot.  I did notice
the initials and it made perfect sense.  If I ever use Claude in a story
(not that I have plans to, but if I ever do <g>) he will have the CK
initials just as Lana Lang has LL ... Good call, Carol.  I would love to
know if the Pilot script-writers had a last name in mind for Claude.

> Yvonne, I'm thinking here you and I should both forget our
>alt stories and read Wendy's instead.   And reread all those excellent alt
>stories that are already out there. :)

DON'T YOU DARE!!!!! <g>

No, you are not allowed ... there is no way possible.  You BOTH have to
finish your stories.  The EIC has spoken. <bg>

Kathy

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Hi Everyone,

I was just wondering how you unsub from here. I have two email addresses
subbed to this list so I am getting double of everything.

Thanks

Muzza
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Carol wrote:

> Yvonne wrote <<It's a little unnerving, reading something this good set in
> the alternate universe when you've been struggling for months like I have
> with my own alt story.  I don't know whether I'm inspired or totally
> discouraged ;)>>   You raise an interesting point.  I've just checked the
> message boards this morning, something I don't do that often.  I was
unaware
> that Wendy had posted part of an epic alternate story which is about to be
> released on the archive.  It's always wonderful news when Wendy produces a
> new story, and, Yvonne, I'm thinking here you and I should both forget our
> alt stories and read Wendy's instead.   And reread all those excellent alt
> stories that are already out there. :)
>

LOL!  You're right, I'm sure we'd learn a lot.  I haven't seen Wendy's
taster on the message boards, but if it's what I think it is, then you're
all in for a wonderful treat.  I'm lucky enough to have seen this one when
Wendy was still writing it, and as I think I may have said at the time, it's
got to be her best so far.

But don't you dare forget your alt story!  You keep on writing, girl!

Yvonne
(yconnell@ukf.net)
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Sheila wrote:
>
>It probably wasn't a glitch, LabRat.  The problem with using tabs is that a
>tab is a formatting mark which 1) either doesn't appear in a text file or
2)
>gets transformed into something else when read by a different work
>processing program.
>
>Until the day comes that all formatting in all word processing and email
>programs everywhere are compatible, you have to stick with text file
>formatting (i.e. nothing but hard returns, spaces, and symbols that are on
>your keyboard).  For poetry, you could use the tilde before each line:
>
>~Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?
>~Thou art more temperate and more sweet.
>
>Sheila
>(what can I say?  I just watched Shakespeare in Love last night :)
>
Hey, why didn't I think of that? <g> Especially when I use it in my email
all the time. Excellent idea! Thanks, Sheila!

LabRat :)
Doc. Klein's LabRat
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"They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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Sandy wrote:
>
>With all the plotlines you introduced, I will be interested to see how
>you're going to manage them all.  Good to know you have an outline.<g>
>As you no doubt know, complex stories need them.
>
Ooooh, sorry, Sandy, but there's a statement that just sits up and begs me
to differ. <G> I never outline my stories. Never have, never will. Not even
in the most complicated of plots. I enjoy being surprised as the story
unfolds and working it out as I go along far too much to pin it down before
I start. Outlines work for some writers - absolutely they do - but they're
not, strictly speaking, *needed*, imo.

Caped Fear is a prime example. What began as a simple little tale of
graveyard vampirism ;) became the most convoluted, interwined plot I've ever
written. And I loved every twisting, turning, rollercosting step of the way.
In fact, part of the reason that it took me so long to complete it was
because I had no real incentive to. Part three was mostly written when I
posted parts one and two. There were no surprises left for me, I knew
everything that was coming next. It was the first time that had ever
happened to me as a writer and it left me utterly bored.

Horses for courses. ;)

LabRat :)
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"They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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Hi Hon! Hows the art convention going? I know your coming home tomorrow, but
I want to return Lois and Clarks e-mails. How about spending some time in
Metropolis? I know, I know things in fact are hectic right now on the farm,
but it sounds like Lois and Clark really need some help with Perry and
Alice.
For the time being I think its more important to stay with Lois and Clark
for
a while than to watch the crops ourselves. Oh! Besides, Wayne Irigs son said
he would watch things for us while we were gone. I trust that boy. So what
do
you say? Should I start to pack?
                                                                Love,
Jonothon

P.S. I miss you and your cooking. :-)
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Kathy wrote:  <<You BOTH have to finish your stories.  The EIC has spoken.>>
I'm enjoying writing this story which is great.  I'm sure Yvonne's having
fun
with hers, too, and that's all that matters.  Besides the EIC Evil Eye is
not
to be taken lightly. <g>  Or Kate and Ann. :)

And, Sandy,  I knew you'd catch me on my sentence structure.  I assure you
when the wind is north by northwest I know a sentence from a fragment.   I
will clean them up.  You keep me honest. :)  However, Clark will not marry
Lana -- that violates one of the laws of the universe, I think.

Carol
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Hey Labrat,

Thanks for mentioning the song thing.  I have a song in my story too.  Are
you the only one who uses the # for each line of a song or is that a
unversial thing that all fanfic writer's do?

Alexis ;-.)
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I regret to say that after a year of funfilled fanfics and funfilled
mailboxes I have decided to signoff from this mailing list.  I have enjoyed
every moment of every message posted, but the number of postings has become
overwhelming and time consuming now that I have started back to school.

I still look forward to reading new fanfics from you guys!  Keep up the
great work!!

I luv u guys!

Josh
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Alexis wrote:

>Thanks for mentioning the song thing.  I have a song in my story too.  Are
>you the only one who uses the # for each line of a song or is that a
>unversial thing that all fanfic writer's do?
>
Using # to denote lines of a song in narrative has been something I've seen
used in fanfic for years. I can't remember when I first saw it used. Here in
FoLCdom, off the top of my head, I can only recall seeing Demi use it in
Heaven's Prisoners. Although, I'm sure there must be many others.

LabRat :)
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General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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Thanks for a well crafted piece of writing.  It has excellent "visuals" =
especially in the first 5 pages.  Good use of tautology (is that an =
oxymoron?) rhythmical phrasing and an adult slant on LL and CK =
contribute to a compelling read.  Can't wait for the rest.
    Kudos to Kathy, too, for editing help.  If I may, I would suggest =
one small correction.  On page 2 in the sentence containing "...search =
for his family whom he hoped had stayed safe...", "whom" should  be =
"who".  It is the subject of the verb "had stayed"in its clause  and is =
therefore in the nominative case.  "He hoped" is parenthetical and the =
entire clause beginning with "who" is adjectival, modifying "family".  =
This is intended as a help not a denigration.  Hope it doesn't offend or =
seem too pedantic.   Again , your story is a good read with many =
fascinating elements waiting for you to develop and for the rest of us =
to enjoy reading.   Pardon any typos.  My spellchecker is balking.  =
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Lois,

Isn't life funny? I was just thinking about you the other day and two days
later I read in the paper that the Planet was bombed. (Well, maybe it's not
that funny...) I hope you're okay. Poor luck for the building, though. I
heard it might be impossible to rebuild it.

Anyhow, the FDA is sending me to Metropolis sometime in the near future, and
I wondered whether you mind meeting for coffee or something. You sure think:
"Didn't he get it the first time I blew him up?". Don't worry - no hard
feelings. In fact, I think you might even be interested in meeting me. As
you already know, my job is more than just sniffing drugs all day, and that
is really all I can write in this unsecured email.

What do you say, Lois? I promise to behave myself. Bring Mr. GQ with you; I
think I like him despite everything...

Dan.

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I need a good name for a Kryptonian space station.  Anyone have any good =
ideas?

Tara
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"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek =
IV: The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
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At 9:25 PM +0000 9/18/99, Yael Kfir wrote:

>Anyhow, the FDA is sending me to Metropolis sometime in the near future

Woo hoo, and we get Dan in the mix. LOL!  The cast keeps growing!

Is Dan being tongue-in-cheek when he says he's with the FDA?  *DEA* ... FDA
was his cover. <g>

This whole thing is fun ... the email format lets us read in very short
segments and they come regularly enough that we can keep up on the story
easily.  It's also interesting having a story come all in "dialogue" with
no narrative to give us feelings, thoughts, etc.  So far the cast has been
up to the challenge, though.

Good job, everyone,

Kathy

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In a message dated 09/18/1999 7:56:57 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Ccmalo@AOL.COM writes:

<< Yvonne, I'm thinking here you and I should both forget our
 alt stories and read Wendy's instead.   And reread all those excellent alt
 stories that are already out there. :)
  >>

No, you are not getting away with that, Carol!! Look, I love Margaret's
"Only
You" but there's room for more here (alternate views of an alternate
universe) and I'm now waiting for you to finish yours. I'll be happy to read
Wendy's as well, when it hits the archive. The more the merrier. :)

--Laurie
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Kathy Brown wrote:

<<This whole thing is fun ... the email format lets us read in very short
segments and they come regularly enough that we can keep up on the story
easily.  It's also interesting having a story come all in "dialogue" with no
narrative to give us feelings, thoughts, etc.  So far the cast has been up
to the challenge, though.

Good job, everyone,>>

I agree!  This is sooo much fun!  You never know who's going to show up!

KathR

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In a message dated 09/18/1999 12:11:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
labrat@UKF.NET writes about "Caped Fear":

<<  Part three was mostly written when I
 posted parts one and two.  >>

what!!! Now you tell us after you left us hanging so long!!! :P

--Laurie
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Susan,

Just got a chance to read this.  Usually I just wait for longer stories to
come to the Archive to read, but this one hooked me with the intro ... a
second season L&C, in love but not admiting it?  Sharing a room?  I'm
*there*! <bg>

BTW, have you written a story about Kara coming to Earth that I've missed?
You seem to pick up in the middle of a universe with this one, and while I
didn't need the back story to understand this fanfic (a compliment to the
writer), I'm curious.

SPOILER SPACE

for those who haven't read it ...

Lois being jealous of Supergirl ... I like it!  I can see how she would
misinterpret Clark's smiles to his cousin (when she has no idea they are
related) and her teasing and interest in him.  Nice set up in part one ...
clear without being cloying.

<<< Lois left her house a few minutes early so that she would have time to
brush
off the snow and scrape off the ice that had accumulated on her car.  She
started the car first, hoping to warm it slightly before she got in, then
did the dirty task of snow removal before driving to work through the
slushy roads. >>>

You know, there are very few stories that treat Metropolis like the
northeast city that it is, so good for you!  That may have something to do
with the fact that on the show, it only snowed on Christmas Eve <g>, but I
still like these touches. :)

<<< Friends did not kiss each other goodbye.  Salt was added to the wound
when Supergirl said to him, "Love you!"  He replied with the same, and she
flew off. >>

Heh heh, the knife turns ... you did a nice job with Lois's reaction once
home, too.

<<<  His heart said there was only one answer
that was worth anything.  His head said the same.  Unfortunately, they
didn't
agree which answer it was.  It made him think of a line from a song in
"Grease," "My head is saying, 'Fool!  Forget him!' My heart is saying,
'Don't
let go!'"  Great, now not only did he have a problem to solve, he also had
Olivia Newton-John's voice in his head. >>>

LOL! Great last line.

<<<< There's one female that you could room with-- Diana Prince."   "You
mean..."   "Wonder Woman."  >>>>

Does no one beside Superman have a secret identity in this universe?  This
is one thing that makes me think I've missed an earlier story ...

The Rome stuff was interesting ... brought back some nice memories.  The
description of the bathroom was interesting too ... the most interesting
one I was ever in was in Florence, where the bathroom *was* the shower.
There was a shower head on the wall, with no separate stall, and when you
showered, everything else in the room (the toilet, sink) got wet too. LOL!
Keeping the towel dry was the trick. <g>

<<< "It's nice," Clark replied.  "I haven't seen enough yet... of Rome...
to, uh, tell."  He glanced at Lois.  She didn't seem to notice. >>>

Cute double entendre, but I thought Clark had been to Rome before?  Isn't
that what Kara said in her invitation?

<< "Yeah, well, I took Spanish in high school.  I did pretty well, if I do
say
so myself.  And there was a guy I knew in college who spoke Klingon..." >>>

ROTFL!  There's (at least) one in every school, isn't there? <g>

<<<  "Wow," said Clark quietly, putting down his camera after capturing the
beautiful shot.  He put one arm around Lois' shoulders.  "Now this is
something to tell our kids about."
Lois looked up at him quickly.  "What?"  The word came in a gasp.
Clark suddenly realized what he'd said.  "I mean..."
 >>>

Whoops!! Talk about letting your fantasies get the better of you, Clark.
LOL!

<<< A queasy feeling settled into her stomach, and didn't start to fade
until
they were nearly out of the forum, heading for the Piazza Navone. >>

I would have expected her to be excited here more than scared.  I remember
my dating years (hey no olden days jokes ;)) and a slip like this from a
guy I liked ... holy cow, I would have been in orbit. <g>

<<<<  He sighed, realizing the Lois of his fantasies was undoubtedly
going to go through a severe wardrobe upgrade.  More dream fodder.  Not that
he didn't have enough already.  And this was stuff she actually *wore*! >>>

Clark having to go through Lois's underwear ... LOL.  And this last part
was too funny.  The Lois of his fantasies was getting even better stuff now
that he knew reality ... LOL!

<<< "No, I'm not fussy.  You just sleep on whatever side you normally sleep
on." >>

Might have been cute here to have them each choose a side, and realize that
neither of them had to make a change; they naturally slept "next" to each
other. :)

<<< It all seemed so suddenly hilarious, so amazingly wonderful, so
beautifully
sexy, that Lois flopped onto her back and started laughing softly.  >>>

Her next thought probably would have been "omg, and I probably just scared
him so much that he'll never try it again!!!" ;)  Incidentally, you never
give us Clark's reaction later that morning ... he embarrassed to look her
in the eye?  Apologizing all over the place?  Just trying to forget?

<<< After looking around the dark tomb, Lois and Clark turned to leave.  As
Clark's foot touched the first step, however, he realized that something was
wrong.  Something was extremely wrong.  And in a flash, he realized what it
was.  The entranceway, made entirely of dirt, was collapsing onto the
stairs.>>>

Wouldn't this make any noise?

Nice story, Susan .. just the thing to read on a lazy Saturday afternoon. :)

Kathy

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ok I have a question for the people involved in OUATIM. I am Jonathon Kent
in
this, and I was wondering two things. Where is the person playing Martha? I
can't seem to get their attention! #2, can any of us throw curve blls into
the story or is there a set plan or what? I have an idea and I was wondering
what I should do, thanks.
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Here's part 5.  I've given up trying to label them by total number of =
posts, so I didn't.  I think there'll only be two more at most, though =
:-)

Maggie part 5

"Maggie! Maggie, wake up!" a familiar voice called her.=20

"Mmph." She was very comfortable and didn't want to wake. She snuggled =
closer to the man holding her. Somehow it just felt right.

"C'mon, Maggie. You've got to wake up, now." Now she placed the voice. =
It was Jimmy Olson, and he sounded worried.

Suddenly, her memory returned. She opened her eyes to find herself =
gazing into the very worried face of Jimmy Olson. She felt very weak and =
sluggish.

Jimmy looked up for a minute. "CK! Lois! She's awake!"

Rather abruptly, Maggie realized she was lying partly in Jimmy's lap. He =
had his jacket wrapped around her and she pulled it closer, suddenly =
feeling cold.

They were still in the room where she had found the little group, she =
saw. Superman was gone, but the two men were tied up against one wall =
with Lois standing over them. A strange man turned at Jimmy's call and =
came over to them. He was dressed in a neat business suit and was =
wearing a tie with a multicolored geometric design on it. Something =
about him seemed awfully familiar.

He knelt beside her. "How are you feeling, Miss Carmichael?"

"Like I've been run over by a train! Where'd Superman go? And who're =
you?" He seemed vaguely familiar, but she couldn't quite place him.

"I'm Clark Kent." He grinned magnetically. "Lois' husband."

She moved a little in Jimmy's hold and he released her and helped her to =
her feet. She staggered slightly and Jimmy put an arm around her, =
steadying her. She leaned on him, suddenly feeling a lot better.

She listened for a minute, straining to hear the sirens that should be =
coming. Nothing. "Hasn't anyone called the cops?"

"I did!" Lois said, coming up beside her husband. Clark put an arm =
around her shoulders. "They should be here any minute."

Maggie bit her lip. Lois, correctly interpreting her expression, told =
her, "Don't worry. Your powers should come back soon. I took the bullet =
out and put it back in its lead case now."

At that moment, the sirens she had been expecting started wailing. A few =
minutes later, they stopped abruptly just outside the building.

The cops that came in evidently were used to cleaning up after a Lois =
Lane adventure, for they took the criminals out and read them their =
rights with a minimum of fuss. The statements took only a little longer. =
The paramedics who had come with the police bandaged Maggie's gunshot =
wound. When she refused to go with them back to the hospital, they =
suggested that she have it checked by a doctor and left.=20

Lois and Clark had then ushered Jimmy and Maggie out to Lois' Jeep and =
driven back to the Planet. Apparently, they had to hurry to get the =
story in for the evening edition.

Lois' husband, Clark, was an extremely fast typist - another thing which =
made her thing that, just maybe . oh, well, it wasn't any of *her* =
business.

"So, Maggie," Clark began. "Lois tells me you're Kryptonian?"

They were standing next to the coffee station in the newsroom. Maggie, =
for one, was starving, and was loading her coffee mug with as much sugar =
and creamer that she could. Clark Kent, she noticed, was doing the same. =
Well, *she* had an excuse -- she'd just been shot earlier that evening =
and had some healing to do.

"Yep." She took a long drink of her liquid candy, draining the cup, and =
reached for the coffeepot again. "And before you ask, no, I don't really =
know why I got here ten years after Superman did. My parents didn't tell =
me much before they put me in my spaceship."

"You remember that?" he sounded startled. Well, maybe he didn't.

"Mmm hmm. I was about two, so I don't remember much more."

"Superman's spaceship had a globe with it - the navigational system, I =
think - there was a message from his parents on it. Do you . . ."

Maggie looked up from her newly loaded coffee mug, surprised. "I don't =
know. If there was it's probably with my parents things in storage where =
I put it after they died last year." She reached for a jelly donut and =
bit into it. "Yumm!" She had no idea where Clark had gotten these =
donuts, since she was sure the donut shops in Metropolis were closed by =
now. It didn't really matter, though.

Jimmy came up beside her. "Wow! That's what? Your fourth donut?"

"Fifth, actually." She grinned at Jimmy.

"Jimmy! Get in here!" *That* was Perry White, the managing editor and =
obvious authority in the newsroom.

Jimmy grimaced and hurried off. Maggie cast a sympathetic smile at him, =
then turned back to Clark. "Do you think you could get Superman to give =
me a lift to California to check it out? I mean, I could run, but it =
would probably take a little longer."

"Sure. I'll be right back." He turned and went down a corridor.=20

A few minutes later, Superman drifted in an open window and over to =
them. Lois looked up from her computer and grinned at him, then went =
back to her work.

"Clark said you needed a lift?"

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I finally got around to reading this story (after, of course, saving it to a
zip disk:-)  And I love it!  This is great!
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"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

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"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
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Actually, he is too, but he's not on this list <g>

Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all their kind messages
-- I'll try to get personal thank you notes out as soon as possible.

I'm so glad the online wedding went off so well and that so many
people were able to attend.  Huge thanks go to KathyB, Pam,
and Zoom for moderating the channel, and to Anne for the
wonderful pictures and for posting the logs at her site.

To answer at least one of the questions I saw being asked in the
log:  Jo is a professional transcriptionist who works for a
company here in Syracuse called ATServices (which I think
stands for Accurate Transcription Services).  She told us when
we were getting things set up that she holds the title of "fastest
fingers in Syracuse" which made her perfect for the job!  And
she did a terrific job, didn't she?

Peace
that's *Mrs. Kingston* to you!
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Welcome back!   Congratulations!
-----------------------
"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

----- Original Message -----
From: Peace <peace9@SERVTECH.COM>
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Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 10:44 PM
Subject: She's ba-a-a-ck!!

> Actually, he is too, but he's not on this list <g>
>
> Just wanted to say thanks to everyone for all their kind messages
> -- I'll try to get personal thank you notes out as soon as possible.
>
> I'm so glad the online wedding went off so well and that so many
> people were able to attend.  Huge thanks go to KathyB, Pam,
> and Zoom for moderating the channel, and to Anne for the
> wonderful pictures and for posting the logs at her site.
>
> To answer at least one of the questions I saw being asked in the
> log:  Jo is a professional transcriptionist who works for a
> company here in Syracuse called ATServices (which I think
> stands for Accurate Transcription Services).  She told us when
> we were getting things set up that she holds the title of "fastest
> fingers in Syracuse" which made her perfect for the job!  And
> she did a terrific job, didn't she?
>
> Peace
> that's *Mrs. Kingston* to you!
>
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StarKitty wrote:

"Clark said you needed a lift?"

Giggle... Superman taxi service.  Thanks for not making me wait another
four days to find out if Maggie was okay.  I'm not the most paitent
person in the world, and I might have had to pester your poor mom to get
you going again.

I can't wait to see what they come up with in California.  Just try not
to keep Superman out of town too long, since someone's already tried to
kill Lois twice in the last twenty-four hours.

Told ya you'd need more than five parts.

Cindy

Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is
fine. - Honore de Balzac

The Rules of Chocolate: If you've got melted chocolate all over your
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lift?"</font></blockquote>

<p><br>Giggle... Superman taxi service.&nbsp; Thanks for not making me
wait another four days to find out if Maggie was okay.&nbsp; I'm not the
most paitent person in the world, and I might have had to pester your poor
mom to get you going again.
<p>I can't wait to see what they come up with in California.&nbsp; Just
try not to keep Superman out of town too long, since someone's already
tried to kill Lois twice in the last twenty-four hours.
<p>Told ya you'd need more than five parts.
<p>Cindy
<br>&nbsp;
<p>Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is
fine. - Honore de Balzac
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Yep.  You were right:-)  Don't worry, Superman won't be out of town too =
long.  I should have the next part up in a couple of days.  Its mostly =
written up already, I just need to add a little more.
-----------------------
"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek =
IV: The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Cynthia Haste=20
  To: LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU=20
  Sent: Saturday, September 18, 1999 11:29 PM
  Subject: Re: Maggie part 5

  StarKitty wrote:=20
    "Clark said you needed a lift?"

  Giggle... Superman taxi service.  Thanks for not making me wait =
another four days to find out if Maggie was okay.  I'm not the most =
paitent person in the world, and I might have had to pester your poor =
mom to get you going again.=20

  I can't wait to see what they come up with in California.  Just try =
not to keep Superman out of town too long, since someone's already tried =
to kill Lois twice in the last twenty-four hours.=20

  Told ya you'd need more than five parts.=20

  Cindy=20
   =20

  Solitude is fine, but you need someone to tell you that solitude is =
fine. - Honore de Balzac=20

  The Rules of Chocolate: If you've got melted chocolate all over your =
hands, you're eating it too slowly.=20
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most=20
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I'm trying to name a Kryptonian Space Station, and I'm having a hard =
time with it (I always have a hard time naming things!)  Any =
suggestions?  FYI:  This is the Space Station that Sara/Maggie =
Carmichael is from.
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"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek =
IV: The Voyage Home

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Sara/Maggie=20
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Kathy wrote:

> The Rome stuff was interesting ... brought back some nice memories.  The
> description of the bathroom was interesting too ... the most interesting
> one I was ever in was in Florence, where the bathroom *was* the shower.
> There was a shower head on the wall, with no separate stall, and when you
> showered, everything else in the room (the toilet, sink) got wet too. LOL!
> Keeping the towel dry was the trick. <g>

Hey, Kathy, I remember this one too!  On my first holiday in Rome, the
bathroom was exactly the same...although funnily enough, I don't remember
the problem with everything getting wet.  Maybe I was just grateful we had a
roof over our heads at all, it being the type of holiday where you travelled
>from A to B, arrived at 10pm at night and then got out the Let's Go guide
to
hunt down a hotel :)  Ah, such fond memories.

Yvonne
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Kristin,

Martha:
I don't know their name, but their email address is:

Ellimrac00@aol.com

Maybe you could email her (I think it's a her) privately and try to get her
attention that way?  Let me know if you're still having problems and I'll
see what I can do about it.

Curve balls:
Throw as many as you like :)  We do actually have a line-up of baddies, one
of whom was responsible for the bomb, but there's not much detail as to
motivation etc.  If you throw something into the plot that goes against this
plan, it doesn't really matter - I'm sure everyone can adapt.

Yvonne
Arbitrator, OUATIM
(yconnell@ukf.net)
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Laurie wrote:

>what!!! Now you tell us after you left us hanging so long!!! :P
>
Sorry! But I cannot lie. <g> 95% of it was already there and all I had to do
was tie up the remaining five and fill in the blanks. Well....so I thought.
Actually, when I finally went back to it just four weeks ago, I discovered
there was more story to tell than I'd supposed, so I was surprised after
all. ;)

Didn't keep you waiting deliberately though. Honest. <G> Prior to that I
just couldn't get it together. Can't say it was a writer's block because I
knew what I had to do and what to write - just couldn't write it any better
than a two year old really. :D Then I gave up on it completely for 2
months - didn't visit the file at all - and when I went back in and read the
first scene which had given me so much trouble for almost a year, I
thought - "Hey...you know, actually, that's not so bad." <G>

And that, as they say....is history. If the Aplot holds together with my
proofers, you should be able to judge for yourself soon. ;)

LabRat :)
Doc. Klein's LabRat
labrat@ukf.net

"They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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Thanks, Jude, for your comments.  You wrote: <<Good use of tautology (is
that
an oxymoron?) >>  I think so; to delete or not to delete? :)

<< Kudos to Kathy, too, for editing help.>> Yes, it was much appreciated.
As
is your explanation of my use of incorrect use of "whom".  Time to put my
old
grade 11 grammar text beside my computer again.

<<Hope it doesn't offend>>  Not at all!

<<Again , your story is a good read with many fascinating elements waiting
for you to develop and for the rest of us to enjoy reading. >>  Thank you.
So, now it's time to start developing them. :)

Carol
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> I'm trying to name a Kryptonian Space Station, and I'm having a hard time
with it

Well, the Kryptonians never struck me as the overly imaginative type, so
why not something boring like "Orbital Station #6"?  Or whatever number
strikes your fancy...
--
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Welcome back, Mrs. Kingston <g>

We were a little concerned about you on your honeymoon, since Floyd
tried to crash your party, and the theme parks in Orlando shut down...
good to know you came through it just fine.  And what the heck, I'm sure
it was memorable <g>
--
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ChiefPam on IRC         |
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"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
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--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"
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Date:         Sun, 19 Sep 1999 08:04:55 EDT
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Laurie wrote   <<Look, I love Margaret's "Only
You" but there's room for more here (alternate views of an alternate
universe) and I'm now waiting for you to finish yours. I'll be happy to read
Wendy's as well, when it hits the archive. The more the merrier. >>

Me too! <g> A glass of white wine, a rainy autumn Saturday, and alt fic
fanfics -- not too bad.  I will finish mine, but I won't post it in
installments.  I don't tend to read stories that are posted in parts until I
see the magic words, "part x, conclusion".  I need to know there's an
ending!!  I only posted mine to make sure I was off to an okay start.

So, for example, I haven't read any parts of Caped Fear at all although I
did
once send Labrat a pushy e-mail about finishing it.

Carol
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Peace, welcome back, and CONGRATULATIONS!

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> Welcome back, and congratulations to both of you.

Nan Smith
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Carol wrote:

>So, for example, I haven't read any parts of Caped Fear at all although I
did
>once send Labrat a pushy e-mail about finishing it.
>

<G> Well, you weren't the only one - on both counts. ;)

LabRat (off to check if any more proofing segments have come in. It's been
an hour since the last ones, after all. ;)

Doc. Klein's LabRat
labrat@ukf.net

"They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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In a message dated 09/19/1999 8:05:18 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
Ccmalo@AOL.COM writes:

<< but I won't post it in
 installments >>

Good, I like finished stories too. There are so many posted in installments
that I don't think I can hold onto all of them separately. they sort of
merge
in my mind--and this would be worse if several were alt ones!

Hey, I'd be glad to edit for you again, too. (Then I get to read it early
<g>)

--Laurie
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In a message dated 9/19/99 7:01:28 AM Central Daylight Time,
jernigan@BELLSOUTH.NET writes:

<<
 Welcome back, Mrs. Kingston <g>

 We were a little concerned about you on your honeymoon, since Floyd
 tried to crash your party, and the theme parks in Orlando shut down...
 good to know you came through it just fine.  And what the heck, I'm sure
 it was memorable <g>
 -- >>

You..uh...you did *notice* there was a hurricane going on around you, didn't
you, Mrs. K? <EG>

Piper
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Without using spoilers, let me just say Mobile Richard's newest fanfic
"To Wake from a Dream" is absolutely wonderful and well worth the read.
 Mobile has a wonderful grasp on the characters, and writes with a
great deal of sensitivity.

Irene
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Date:         Sat, 18 Sep 1999 12:00:54 -0400
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Subject:      Congratulations!! (Was: Re: She's ba-a-a-ck!!)
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And a great big public welcome back to both of you!!  And congratulations!
I'm so thrilled for your happiness.  I can't think of two people more
deserving and wonderful. :)  I wish I could have been there to see what
appears to have been a truly beautiful wedding (even on IRC!), but I did
read the transcript from that evening online and, knowing both of you as
long as I have, it really solidified a 'coming full circle' :)   Yet
another two FoLCs who've found eachother's soulmates online.. :)

(Kaly-- I knew you would ;)

:::::::still more confetti -- for an extra hundred happy years::::::

Demi ;)
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Character introduction: With Yvonne's blessing I have decided to add a new
character.  <G>  I am going to be  Alt-Lois but it is Alt-Lois in disguise
but she doesn't know it! <G>   H.G. Wells went back the Congo to find Lois
ur.. Alt Lois still alive.  He wanted to bring her back to the Daily Planet
but the only problem is that he is afraid she doesn't remember how to be a
reporter.  Well he knows she remembers how but he wants to her observe the
"famous Lane and Kent," of the real world in action.  He gives her a potion
She forgets who she is Wells leads her to believe that he is a professor who
was on a trip to the Congo and he is there to save her.  He tells her that
her name is Lara and she TOTALLY believes.  She winds up with a smal
reporting job in the Daily Planet.  Everyone in the Daily Planet does
double-takes because they swear this "new girl" looks a lot like Lois!  The
only difference is that she has longer hair.  {ie: the end of season 2, long
hair.. LOL!}  Even Lois and Clark notice the difference but they are quick
to
figure it out. <G>

This would be the perfect opportunity for anyone else who wants to join the
role-playing game to be an HG. Wells or Alt-Clark.  I think it would be kewl
to add these characters to the mix too! <G>  If you want to take on one of
these characters, i figure you need to talk to Yvonne about it. =)

Thanks for taking the time to read my really long character intro.  I just
felt it was neccessary to figure out where i was coming from! <G>

Alexis ;-.)
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Hello, Perry, Mr.White, uh I mean sir...  or can I call you Mr White? (I am
very nervous here so I just want to apologize.  I also need to get used to
this email stuff.  I have been gone for a looong time..}

I just wanted to thank you for giving me an opportunity to work at the Daily
Planet.  Professor Wells was kind enough to recommend me to this wonder
newspaper.  Being lost in the jungle as long as I have, has made things
harder for me.  I hope to get to know Lois and Clark better so I can
re-learn
how to be a great reporter again.

Thanks again,
Lara
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Subject:      NEW-FD: 7 Days of Superman-Teaser

Before I lose my nerve...here it is.

FIRST DRAFT! All comments and suggestions are welcome.  Please let me know
publicly of any blatant plot holes.  Please let me know privately of any
grammatical/spelling blunders.

Title :7 Days of Superman - Teaser
Author: Mr. D8a
Rating: PG-13
Genre: Crossover
Summary: I don't know what to say that won't give it all away.  Superman
fails to stop the nuking of Washington DC and gets some help from Frank B.
Parker from Operation Backstep.

PERSONAL NOTE:  This story, in no way, links in with Mr. D8a's and
Elisabeth's Lois and Clark universe.  This is purely the creation of Mr.
D8a's mind...so beware! (okay there is some dialog help from Elisabeth)

Copyright Stuff:  Lois and Clark and the rest of the show's entourage is
the property of DC, Warner, ABC, and Joanne Siegel and Laura Siegel
Larson.  Seven Days is the property of UPN.

Background information.
Lois and Clark: The New adventures of Superman: (Details know to most
people in Western Culture and even third world countries.)
CLARK KENT A.K.A. SUPERMAN: Reporter for the Daily Planet.  Born Kal El of
the planet Krypton.  Raised by Martha and Jonathan Kent in Smallville KS.
Moved to Metropolis in 1993.  Married Lois Lane in 1996

LOIS LANE-KENT: Reporter for the Daily Planet.  Born and raised in
Metropolis, by Sam and Ellen Lane.  Parents divorced when she was twelve,
they remarried in 1997.  Has one sister Lucy.

JAMES "JIMMY" B. OLSEN: Raised on the move by his Mom.  She was married to
Jack Olsen who was first in the Army then went into the NIA.  Jimmy is a
crack photographer, computer whiz and has no hope of ever finding a steady
girlfriend.

PERRY WHITE:  Editor of the Daily Planet.  Was divorced by his wife in
1995, remarried in 1997.  Treats Lois, Clark and Jimmy like his own
children.

VILLAIN: Well recognized by most FoLC.  Let's just say that he has been a
thorn in their side for a long time.

Seven Days (Details supplied by
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/9329/SevenDays/)
FRANK B. PARKER: Frank is a former military operative who is chosen by the
CIA as a strong candidate for a clandestine assignment -- time travel.
Among his qualifications are a nearly perfect photographic memory, and a
high tolerance for pain. His other pursuits include Olga, the only female
scientist on the Backstep Project.

Dr. OLGA VUKAVITCH: Olga defected to the USA to work on the time travel
project. She was a member of a similar team in Russia which experienced a
tragedy and caused it to be almost completely shut down. Married to a
fellow scientist named Joseph, Olga was completely devoted to him. Upon his
disappearance during a time travel jump, she waited patiently (but never
wore her ring or mentioned him) for his return. Since the arrival of Frank
Parker, she has allowed herself to feel love again. Just whether or not she
will ever allow Frank completely into her life is uncertain.

CAPTAIN CRAIG DONOVAN: Chief military advisor and close friend to Frank
Parker, he eagerly awaits for a chance to Backstep. His life was saved by
Frank, although the detail is not known, and is fiercely loyal to him.
Often he will support Frank's actions against the protests of Nate Ramsey.

NATHAN (NATE) RAMSEY: Here is a person you really love to hate. He will fly
off the handle at any little thing that does not agree with his beliefs.
Sometimes this can end in tragedy, other times it can actually put him and
Parker on the same side. No word on whether he has ever been married, but
it's doubtful

Dr. ISAAC MENTOR: Chief scientist on the Backstep Project. He is 84 years
old and is on his second marriage (to Claire) that has lasted 54 years. He
was married once for only three years before he met Claire. Isaac often
plays father to Parker, giving him advice and trying to give Parker the
reassurance he needs. Isaac also does not live on the base where the
Backstep Project is housed. He drives into work and leaves to go back home
to his wife Claire.

BRADLEY TALMADGE: He is the Special Project Liaison to the Pentagon for the
Backstep Project. He is in charge of the Project and has the ultimate
control on what happens. He was married and has children he does not get to
see. Although when the divorce occurred is not clear.

Dr. JOHN BALLARD: Resident genius, he is responsible for some of the fine
tuning that goes on in the sphere. Of course sometimes the adjustments he
makes can have negative consequences. Like the time he split Frank into two
mirror images, but with greatly different personalities. He is confined to
a wheelchair, but can dance circles around anyone on the Backstep Project
if needed. Ballard has an assistant named Sheila whom he got special
permission to bring to the Backstep Project facility. As Nate Ramsey
pointed out, "She's not from the secretarial pool." What her job is no one
knows, but she is responsible for keeping Ballard's lollypops close at
hand.

========

Seven Days of Superman - Teaser

+++++++++++++++++++++++

Wednesday, October 6, 1999
12:40pm EST
Metropolis
Daily Planet

+++++++++++++++++++++++

"Are you sure you want to do this?  It's not to late to back out."

"Are you kidding!  Little Alex loves his Uncle Jimmee and Aunt Lucee."
Jimmy Olsen exaggerated the 'EE' sounds just like the toddler in question.

"Ha ha.  Okay.  Our reservations are for 6:30, so be there by 5:30 so that
Lois will have enough time to give you the litany of things to do, phone
numbers to call..."

"Wife at 6:00."

"... and don't bother eating beforehand.  We'll have something for you when
you get there."

"Who's doing the cooking?" This was said with a mock look of horror on
Jimmy's face.

"I heard that Olsen!  Just for that *I'll* do the cooking!  What do think
Clark, Spam souffle with spinach leaves stuffed with pureed black olives,
smothered in a Alfredo cream sauce or just plain SOS."

The look on both their faces was reward enough.  Lois turned on her heel
laughing all the way back to her desk.

"I throw in a pizza about ten minutes before you get there."

 +++++++++++++++++++++++

Wednesday, October 6, 1999
8:01pm EST
Metropolis
Dining Room at the Lexor Hotel

+++++++++++++++++++++++

Even though it was overcast the cityscape looked beautiful.  As it passed
slowly by their window, Clark couldn't help but notice the pensive look in
Lois' face.  He raised a questioning eyebrow.

"Should I feel bad, Clark?"

"Why should you feel bad, Lois?  We finally have a night alone.  No evil
plots unfolding.  No hot story to investigate.  No two year old wanting yet
another drink of water and yet another story to be read to him.  Just a
quite evening dinner for two, atop the city's most expensive hotel."

"That's it exactly.  It's great that Lucy and Jimmy agreed to watch little
Alex tonight, but..."

"But your wondering if it is alright to *enjoy* being away Alexander
considering that you feel like your barely there for him during the week.
This from the woman that spends every coffee break and half her lunches in
the Daily Planet's Day Care Facility."

"I know it's been months since we've had any time alone... but I still feel
like we don't spend enough time with him.   The hours we keep are
atrocious...hectic...completely unacceptable if we hadn't been doing this
for so long.  Don't look at me that way.  I know we spend nearly every
waking hour together but mostly it's Daily Planet time or  commuting time
or  stake out time or chasing bad guy time.  Combine that with the world's
hold on your time and there is no time for *family* time or us time."  By
the time Lois finished she was almost in tears.

Clark reached his hand across the table and took Lois' hand in his.  The
look in his eyes spoke volumes of the sorrow her words had brought to his
heart.

"I know you have cut back as much as you can.  And I know that your heart
breaks when you have to ignore a cry for help.  I'm not begrudging you
that.  The world needs you.  I've never asked you to stop helping people,
and I won't start now.  But I've been looking at the last two years of our
lives and something has *got* to change."

And, as if on queue, Clark got that look in his eye.  The world was calling
her love away.  The shocked look on his face told her this was no ordinary
emergency.  The investigative juices started to flow.

"What?"

"There is a old SS-5 nuclear missile heading for Washington D.C..  It
seemingly came from Cuba but at speeds not possible.  There is no time to
evacuate the city.  It will hit in 7 minutes.  Those things carried enough
fissionable material to level the entire city and spread nuclear waste for
miles around.   I gotta go."

"GO.  GO.  Congress is having a late session to overturn President
Clinton's veto of  the new tax relief bill.  If that bomb goes off we will
lose every politician in the country.  Maybe you should let it go off."

"Cute.  I love you.  Kiss Alexander good night for me.  I will tuck him in
later."  And with that he was gone.

Within seconds a familiar sonic boom rattled the windows of the restaurant
as once again the man that she loved and adored went off to save the
world.  Lois got up to pay for the bill.

~*~

+++++++++++++++++++++++

Wednesday, October 6, 1999
8:27pm EST
The sky over Washington D.C.

+++++++++++++++++++++++
The missile was heading straight for the heart of Washington D.C..  It was
chewing up the air miles faster than most radar systems could keep up
with.  Five miles above the city Superman intercepted the missile.  Or at
least tried to.  At the last moment it moved aside and veered away from
him, almost like it was guided.  A little over a mile and a half above the
capital he made contact with it.  It exploded.  It lit up the sky for
miles.  Distant viewers remarked on how it cast a slight lime colored glow.

End Teaser.
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From:         Melisma <melisma@INTERGATE.BC.CA>
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Kathy wrote:
> The Rome stuff was interesting ... brought back some nice memories.  The
> description of the bathroom was interesting too ... the most interesting
> one I was ever in was in Florence, where the bathroom *was* the shower.
> There was a shower head on the wall, with no separate stall, and when you
> showered, everything else in the room (the toilet, sink) got wet too. LOL!
> Keeping the towel dry was the trick. <g>

Oh Kathy, this is so very typical of African facilities, even in modern
cities :) When I went to visit my parents, who are in West Africa, we had
to squeegie the floor after every shower. If the bathroom was big enough,
you put the towel and your clothes as far away from the showerhead as
possible. Otherwise you put them right outside the door. In my parents'
home, they decided they needed a proper North American style shower, so
they had a mason come in and put a low brick wall (perhaps one brick high)
around the shower drain. Then they rigged up some poles above that, and
hung a shower curtain from them. Voila - no squeegie needed! :) Considering
that during certain parts of the year, my parents found themselves wanting
a shower several times per day, this made sense. I mean, a bathroom gets
VERY wet without a shower curtain, and it takes FOREVER to dry, even with a
squeegie. So if they hadn't done that, their bathroom would be wet all day!

Ok, shutting up now. Crawling back under my rock to do some more work on
Truth or Consequences (I hope)...

Melisma
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> This shows a lot of promise.  I can't wait for the story.  I like Seven
Days,
> and combining it with Lois and Clark can't hurt either show.  Now that
you've
> got us interested, let's see the whole thing!  Hurry up and write!

Nan Smith
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In response to feedback from Wendy, Irene and others, I added the
epilogue, and it is now posted to the Message boards.  Give me an
opinion, someone!  I have trouble with this kind of scene, though I love
them from other writers.  I want to wrap this up and send it on to the
Archive, so I need feedback!

Nan
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Can Anyone tell me who wrote the Fanfic Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, and where
I
can find it?

Thanks a Bunch,
Lori
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Well, the group who built it were supposed to be kind of renegades--they
listened to Jor-El enough to leave the planet even if they didn't go far
when everybody else was laughing at him.  So they might *try* to be
imaginative.

> > I'm trying to name a Kryptonian Space Station, and I'm having a hard
time with it
>
> Well, the Kryptonians never struck me as the overly imaginative type, so
> why not something boring like "Orbital Station #6"?  Or whatever number
> strikes your fancy...
> --
> -------------------------------------------------------
> Pam Jernigan            |  jernigan@bellsouth.net
> ChiefPam on IRC         |
> -------------------------------------------------------
> "Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
> "Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
> --crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"
> -------------------------------------------------------
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In that case, Tara, how about something like Freedom or Liberation.  Or
make up a Kryptonian deity's name.  The old Superman comics always
referred to Ra.

Irene

--- StarKitty <jilectan@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> Well, the group who built it were supposed to be
> kind of renegades--they
> listened to Jor-El enough to leave the planet even
> if they didn't go far
> when everybody else was laughing at him.  So they
> might *try* to be
> imaginative.
>
> > > I'm trying to name a Kryptonian Space Station,
> and I'm having a hard
> time with it
> >
> > Well, the Kryptonians never struck me as the
> overly imaginative type, so
> > why not something boring like "Orbital Station
> #6"?  Or whatever number
> > strikes your fancy...
> > --
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > Pam Jernigan            |  jernigan@bellsouth.net
> > ChiefPam on IRC         |
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > "Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a
> plane?"
> > "Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a
> cape"
> > --crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"
> >
> -------------------------------------------------------
> > http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam
> >
>

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This is cruel!  Evil, even!  You can't leave us hanging like this!  More
more more!
-----------------------
"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

----- Original Message -----
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> Before I lose my nerve...here it is.
>
> FIRST DRAFT! All comments and suggestions are welcome.  Please let me know
> publicly of any blatant plot holes.  Please let me know privately of any
> grammatical/spelling blunders.
>
> Title :7 Days of Superman - Teaser
> Author: Mr. D8a
> Rating: PG-13
> Genre: Crossover
> Summary: I don't know what to say that won't give it all away.  Superman
> fails to stop the nuking of Washington DC and gets some help from Frank B.
> Parker from Operation Backstep.
>
> PERSONAL NOTE:  This story, in no way, links in with Mr. D8a's and
> Elisabeth's Lois and Clark universe.  This is purely the creation of Mr.
> D8a's mind...so beware! (okay there is some dialog help from Elisabeth)
>
> Copyright Stuff:  Lois and Clark and the rest of the show's entourage is
> the property of DC, Warner, ABC, and Joanne Siegel and Laura Siegel
> Larson.  Seven Days is the property of UPN.
>
> Background information.
> Lois and Clark: The New adventures of Superman: (Details know to most
> people in Western Culture and even third world countries.)
> CLARK KENT A.K.A. SUPERMAN: Reporter for the Daily Planet.  Born Kal El of
> the planet Krypton.  Raised by Martha and Jonathan Kent in Smallville KS.
> Moved to Metropolis in 1993.  Married Lois Lane in 1996
>
> LOIS LANE-KENT: Reporter for the Daily Planet.  Born and raised in
> Metropolis, by Sam and Ellen Lane.  Parents divorced when she was twelve,

> they remarried in 1997.  Has one sister Lucy.
>
> JAMES "JIMMY" B. OLSEN: Raised on the move by his Mom.  She was married to
> Jack Olsen who was first in the Army then went into the NIA.  Jimmy is a
> crack photographer, computer whiz and has no hope of ever finding a steady
> girlfriend.
>
> PERRY WHITE:  Editor of the Daily Planet.  Was divorced by his wife in
> 1995, remarried in 1997.  Treats Lois, Clark and Jimmy like his own
> children.
>
> VILLAIN: Well recognized by most FoLC.  Let's just say that he has been a
> thorn in their side for a long time.
>
> Seven Days (Details supplied by
> http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Launchpad/9329/SevenDays/)
> FRANK B. PARKER: Frank is a former military operative who is chosen by the
> CIA as a strong candidate for a clandestine assignment -- time travel.
> Among his qualifications are a nearly perfect photographic memory, and a
> high tolerance for pain. His other pursuits include Olga, the only female
> scientist on the Backstep Project.
>
> Dr. OLGA VUKAVITCH: Olga defected to the USA to work on the time travel
> project. She was a member of a similar team in Russia which experienced a
> tragedy and caused it to be almost completely shut down. Married to a
> fellow scientist named Joseph, Olga was completely devoted to him. Upon
his
> disappearance during a time travel jump, she waited patiently (but never
> wore her ring or mentioned him) for his return. Since the arrival of Frank
> Parker, she has allowed herself to feel love again. Just whether or not
she
> will ever allow Frank completely into her life is uncertain.
>
> CAPTAIN CRAIG DONOVAN: Chief military advisor and close friend to Frank
> Parker, he eagerly awaits for a chance to Backstep. His life was saved by
> Frank, although the detail is not known, and is fiercely loyal to him.
> Often he will support Frank's actions against the protests of Nate Ramsey.
>
> NATHAN (NATE) RAMSEY: Here is a person you really love to hate. He will
fly
> off the handle at any little thing that does not agree with his beliefs.
> Sometimes this can end in tragedy, other times it can actually put him and
> Parker on the same side. No word on whether he has ever been married, but
> it's doubtful
>
> Dr. ISAAC MENTOR: Chief scientist on the Backstep Project. He is 84 years
> old and is on his second marriage (to Claire) that has lasted 54 years. He
> was married once for only three years before he met Claire. Isaac often
> plays father to Parker, giving him advice and trying to give Parker the
> reassurance he needs. Isaac also does not live on the base where the
> Backstep Project is housed. He drives into work and leaves to go back home
> to his wife Claire.
>
> BRADLEY TALMADGE: He is the Special Project Liaison to the Pentagon for
the
> Backstep Project. He is in charge of the Project and has the ultimate
> control on what happens. He was married and has children he does not get
to
> see. Although when the divorce occurred is not clear.
>
> Dr. JOHN BALLARD: Resident genius, he is responsible for some of the fine
> tuning that goes on in the sphere. Of course sometimes the adjustments he
> makes can have negative consequences. Like the time he split Frank into
two
> mirror images, but with greatly different personalities. He is confined to
> a wheelchair, but can dance circles around anyone on the Backstep Project
> if needed. Ballard has an assistant named Sheila whom he got special
> permission to bring to the Backstep Project facility. As Nate Ramsey
> pointed out, "She's not from the secretarial pool." What her job is no one
> knows, but she is responsible for keeping Ballard's lollypops close at
> hand.
>
> ========
>
> Seven Days of Superman - Teaser
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Wednesday, October 6, 1999
> 12:40pm EST
> Metropolis
> Daily Planet
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> "Are you sure you want to do this?  It's not to late to back out."
>
> "Are you kidding!  Little Alex loves his Uncle Jimmee and Aunt Lucee."
> Jimmy Olsen exaggerated the 'EE' sounds just like the toddler in question.
>
> "Ha ha.  Okay.  Our reservations are for 6:30, so be there by 5:30 so that
> Lois will have enough time to give you the litany of things to do, phone
> numbers to call..."
>
> "Wife at 6:00."
>
> "... and don't bother eating beforehand.  We'll have something for you
when
> you get there."
>
> "Who's doing the cooking?" This was said with a mock look of horror on
> Jimmy's face.
>
> "I heard that Olsen!  Just for that *I'll* do the cooking!  What do think
> Clark, Spam souffle with spinach leaves stuffed with pureed black olives,
> smothered in a Alfredo cream sauce or just plain SOS."
>
> The look on both their faces was reward enough.  Lois turned on her heel
> laughing all the way back to her desk.
>
> "I throw in a pizza about ten minutes before you get there."
>
>  +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Wednesday, October 6, 1999
> 8:01pm EST
> Metropolis
> Dining Room at the Lexor Hotel
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Even though it was overcast the cityscape looked beautiful.  As it passed
> slowly by their window, Clark couldn't help but notice the pensive look in
> Lois' face.  He raised a questioning eyebrow.
>
> "Should I feel bad, Clark?"
>
> "Why should you feel bad, Lois?  We finally have a night alone.  No evil
> plots unfolding.  No hot story to investigate.  No two year old wanting
yet
> another drink of water and yet another story to be read to him.  Just a
> quite evening dinner for two, atop the city's most expensive hotel."
>
> "That's it exactly.  It's great that Lucy and Jimmy agreed to watch little
> Alex tonight, but..."
>
> "But your wondering if it is alright to *enjoy* being away Alexander
> considering that you feel like your barely there for him during the week.
> This from the woman that spends every coffee break and half her lunches in
> the Daily Planet's Day Care Facility."
>
> "I know it's been months since we've had any time alone... but I still
feel
> like we don't spend enough time with him.   The hours we keep are
> atrocious...hectic...completely unacceptable if we hadn't been doing this
> for so long.  Don't look at me that way.  I know we spend nearly every
> waking hour together but mostly it's Daily Planet time or  commuting time
> or  stake out time or chasing bad guy time.  Combine that with the world's
> hold on your time and there is no time for *family* time or us time."  By
> the time Lois finished she was almost in tears.
>
> Clark reached his hand across the table and took Lois' hand in his.  The
> look in his eyes spoke volumes of the sorrow her words had brought to his
> heart.
>
> "I know you have cut back as much as you can.  And I know that your heart
> breaks when you have to ignore a cry for help.  I'm not begrudging you
> that.  The world needs you.  I've never asked you to stop helping people,
> and I won't start now.  But I've been looking at the last two years of our
> lives and something has *got* to change."
>
> And, as if on queue, Clark got that look in his eye.  The world was
calling
> her love away.  The shocked look on his face told her this was no ordinary
> emergency.  The investigative juices started to flow.
>
> "What?"
>
> "There is a old SS-5 nuclear missile heading for Washington D.C..  It
> seemingly came from Cuba but at speeds not possible.  There is no time to
> evacuate the city.  It will hit in 7 minutes.  Those things carried enough
> fissionable material to level the entire city and spread nuclear waste for
> miles around.   I gotta go."
>
> "GO.  GO.  Congress is having a late session to overturn President
> Clinton's veto of  the new tax relief bill.  If that bomb goes off we will
> lose every politician in the country.  Maybe you should let it go off."
>
> "Cute.  I love you.  Kiss Alexander good night for me.  I will tuck him in
> later."  And with that he was gone.
>
> Within seconds a familiar sonic boom rattled the windows of the restaurant
> as once again the man that she loved and adored went off to save the
> world.  Lois got up to pay for the bill.
>
> ~*~
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Wednesday, October 6, 1999
> 8:27pm EST
> The sky over Washington D.C.
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
> The missile was heading straight for the heart of Washington D.C..  It was
> chewing up the air miles faster than most radar systems could keep up
> with.  Five miles above the city Superman intercepted the missile.  Or at
> least tried to.  At the last moment it moved aside and veered away from
> him, almost like it was guided.  A little over a mile and a half above the
> capital he made contact with it.  It exploded.  It lit up the sky for
> miles.  Distant viewers remarked on how it cast a slight lime colored
glow.
>
> End Teaser.
>
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You know, I never thought of that!  Thanks :-)
-----------------------
"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

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> In that case, Tara, how about something like Freedom or Liberation.  Or
> make up a Kryptonian deity's name.  The old Superman comics always
> referred to Ra.
>
> Irene
>
> --- StarKitty <jilectan@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:
> > Well, the group who built it were supposed to be
> > kind of renegades--they
> > listened to Jor-El enough to leave the planet even
> > if they didn't go far
> > when everybody else was laughing at him.  So they
> > might *try* to be
> > imaginative.
> >
> > > > I'm trying to name a Kryptonian Space Station,
> > and I'm having a hard
> > time with it
> > >
> > > Well, the Kryptonians never struck me as the
> > overly imaginative type, so
> > > why not something boring like "Orbital Station
> > #6"?  Or whatever number
> > > strikes your fancy...
> > > --
> > >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > > Pam Jernigan            |  jernigan@bellsouth.net
> > > ChiefPam on IRC         |
> > >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > > "Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a
> > plane?"
> > > "Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a
> > cape"
> > > --crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"
> > >
> > -------------------------------------------------------
> > > http://www.geocities.com/~chiefpam
> > >
> >
>
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Hi Cat!

I just wanted to thank you for introducing yourself. I feel so lost in
Metropolis and I feel like I have no friend in the world.  I hope you and i
can become really good friends. =)

I just have one question for you.  People stared at me today like I had a
second head or something.  What is going on here?  Is there a strick dress
code or something here?  Does my hair look wrong?  Am I not Daily Planet
material?

On the good news front, I have finally found a place to stay.  And you won't
believe this but it is Lois Lane's old apartment! For the life of me I can't
remember what the name of the apartment complex is, but I think I live in
apartment #501. Just in case if you want to visit me sometime. <EG>
Professor Wells is helping me pay it off until I get settled in.  (He is
such
a darn nice guy.)  I think I am going snoop around here some more.  I found
some old letters that Lois kept.  I will probably go to her house or
something and return them to her.  I mean they are probaly REALLY private.
I
think they might even be love letters.  But one little look at them won't
hurt right? <VBEG>

I will keep you posted if I read something interesting, maybe worthy of the
gossip mill. <wink,wink>

Your friend, (I hope),
Lara
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Finally got round to reading your story!  It was wonderful.  Imagine
Supergirl having a go as "matchmaker."  What fun.  Loved how you  had Lois
planning how she's going to get her man... wonderful stuff.

And your visuals of Rome, made me feel like I was there.

Just loved it!

KathR

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I agree with Irene - just finished the story and loved it.
merry

Irene D. wrote:

> Without using spoilers, let me just say Mobile Richard's newest fanfic
> "To Wake from a Dream" is absolutely wonderful and well worth the read.
>  Mobile has a wonderful grasp on the characters, and writes with a
> great deal of sensitivity.
>
> Irene
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Kathy Brown Wrote:

>Is Dan being tongue-in-cheek when he says he's with the FDA?  *DEA* ... FDA
> >was his cover. <g>

Oh dear, oh dearie dearie dear.... Ok, my video is out of order, so I
couldn't check this out, but for some reason I remembered that he was really
an FDA agent. I'll take your word for it, Kathy.

Now for my really big question: What does DEA stands for?... And what kind
of things do they do there? (I am not a USA resident, therefore I have no
idea)

Thanks,
Yael.

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It's right here on the email list, from a few days ago.

Nan

Lori Llorence wrote:

> Can Anyone tell me who wrote the Fanfic Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, and
where I
> can find it?
>
> Thanks a Bunch,
> Lori
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Carol, thanks for the reply.  Tautology reference was meant to be a plus so
don't delete.  Specifically, your repetitive us of  "seduce" was excellent.
maybe "tautology" was not the right word.  Jude
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> Thanks, Jude, for your comments.  You wrote: <<Good use of tautology (is
that
> an oxymoron?) >>  I think so; to delete or not to delete? :)
>
> << Kudos to Kathy, too, for editing help.>> Yes, it was much appreciated.
As
> is your explanation of my use of incorrect use of "whom".  Time to put my
old
> grade 11 grammar text beside my computer again.
>
> <<Hope it doesn't offend>>  Not at all!
>
> <<Again , your story is a good read with many fascinating elements waiting
> for you to develop and for the rest of us to enjoy reading. >>  Thank you.
> So, now it's time to start developing them. :)
>
> Carol
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<<Can Anyone tell me who wrote the Fanfic Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, and
where I can find it?>>

Lori, I think Susan VanCott wrote it.  Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm
wrong.  It is in the archives of this list under September 1999, week 2.
Happy reading.  JOY:)

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Happy Sunday afternoon Debra!

We were all discussing this before my Syracuse trip, and I don't know where
we left off.  Are you collecting the Canadian funds?  Is Irene?  Am I going
to end up converting it?  Am I getting it in Oct. when I come up?  Is the
first weekend in Oct. good for you & Audrey?

And if you think I'm dizzy and confused, consider the new Mrs. Kingston -
her car keys are in her old apartment, which she can't get into because I
had to have her keys to lock up her apt. on Sun. morning as she was flying
out of Syracuse and into a hurricane, so I mailed her keys back to her by
registered mail (she has to sign for them in person, the only safe way to
handle keys in my book) which means she has to go to the post office but
she can't because her car keys are in her apartment!  I feel her pain.

>Strikes me that Nancy and I are near each other, me in Vancouver and her in
>Seattle. If the Canadians on the list were to send me their checks or
>whatever, I could forward them all to her in one envelope and she could
>take care of it then. Just a thought, and I will abide by whatever you all
>decide, of course.
>
>Melisma
>
>------------------------------------
>At 05:13 PM 9/5/99 -0700, you wrote:
>>>I would be pleased to be the (temporary) repository of Cdn dollars, and
>>>to convert and send them off in one lump sum.  But before people start
>>>emailing me, and asking for my address, is there someone on the U.S.
>>>end of things who can find out if their bank can handle Cdn currency.
>>>If so, it would be just as easy to mail the money in directly.
>>>
>>>Irene
>>
>>Hello All,
>>
>>Seafirst Bank here in Seattle gives the going rate on Canadian paper money
>>but won't accept any coins, even the Loonies or Twoonies.  If you can get
>>it to me in bills, I'll take care of it.
>>
>>Cheers,
>>Nancy Nissen, Seattle
>>mrspeel@blarg.net
>>
>>
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In a message dated 09/19/1999 2:34:40 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jsowell@MAIL.COM writes:

<< <<Can Anyone tell me who wrote the Fanfic Fumbling Towards Ecstasy, and
 where I can find it?>>

 Lori, I think Susan VanCott wrote it.  Someone PLEASE correct me if I'm
 wrong.  It is in the archives of this list under September 1999, week 2.
 Happy reading.  JOY:) >>
Thanks for the help everyone-it was right under my nose all along!!! :-)
I'm
going to get to my reading now!!
Lori
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Yael Kfir wrote:
>
> Kathy Brown Wrote:
>
> >Is Dan being tongue-in-cheek when he says he's with the FDA?  *DEA* ...
FDA
> > >was his cover. <g>
>
> Oh dear, oh dearie dearie dear.... Ok, my video is out of order, so I
> couldn't check this out, but for some reason I remembered that he was
really
> an FDA agent. I'll take your word for it, Kathy.
>
> Now for my really big question: What does DEA stands for?... And what kind
> of things do they do there? (I am not a USA resident, therefore I have no
> idea)
>
> Thanks,
> Yael.

Well, Bobby Bigmouth told Lois that "word on the street" was that
Scardino was with the FDA which is a part of the Dept. of Health and
Human Services and is in the business of approving food and drugs for
our use.  I don't know if they have a "enforcing/policing"
responsibility or whether they take in any part in DEA stings. I assume
they could if need be. The DEA (Drug Enforcement Agency) is a part of
the Dept. of Justice.  They investigate, collect intelligence on, and
try to interdict the trafficking of drugs both interationally and
domestically.  Did it ever become clear, i.e., did Scardino ever clarify
which of these two organizations he actually was with because I can't
remember him making it clear?

Sandy
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In a message dated 9/19/99 12:53:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
melisma@INTERGATE.BC.CA writes:

<< Kathy wrote:
 > The Rome stuff was interesting ... brought back some nice memories.  The
 > description of the bathroom was interesting too ... the most interesting
 > one I was ever in was in Florence, where the bathroom *was* the shower.
 > There was a shower head on the wall, with no separate stall, and when you
 > showered, everything else in the room (the toilet, sink) got wet too.
LOL!
 > Keeping the towel dry was the trick. <g>
  >>

LOL!  You all must have stayed in the same hotel my parents stayed in a few
years ago in Florence.

Ann
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>You..uh...you did *notice* there was a hurricane going on around you,
didn't
>you, Mrs. K? <EG>
>Piper

Hurricane?  oh was that what that noise was?  <eg>

Peace
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In a message dated 9/19/99 3:54:09 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
zaglembia@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<< Now for my really big question: What does DEA stands for?... And what
kind
 of things do they do there? (I am not a USA resident, therefore I have no
 idea) >>

DEA stands for Drug Enforcement Agency.   Their job is to stop drug dealers
and the like.  FDA is the Food and Drug Administration and they decide which
drugs and food additives can be sold.

Ann
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Nope, Ann. My parents live in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), West
Africa. But they also had the same situation when they were living in
Cotonou, Benin, also in West Africa. Hey, who knows? It's a small world...

Melisma

At 06:29 PM 9/19/99 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 9/19/99 12:53:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>melisma@INTERGATE.BC.CA writes:
>
><< Kathy wrote:
> > The Rome stuff was interesting ... brought back some nice memories.  The
> > description of the bathroom was interesting too ... the most interesting
> > one I was ever in was in Florence, where the bathroom *was* the shower.
> > There was a shower head on the wall, with no separate stall, and when
you
> > showered, everything else in the room (the toilet, sink) got wet too.
LOL!
> > Keeping the towel dry was the trick. <g>
>  >>
>
>
>LOL!  You all must have stayed in the same hotel my parents stayed in a few
>years ago in Florence.
>
>Ann
>
>
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In a message dated 9/19/99 5:27:40 PM Central Daylight Time,
smcdermin@EROLS.COM writes:

<< Did it ever become clear, i.e., did Scardino ever clarify
 which of these two organizations he actually was with because I can't
 remember him making it clear? >>

Yes, it was made clear in that very episode (Whine Whine Whine). Scardino is
a DEA agent posing as a corrupt FDA researcher willing to take a bribe from
Charles Knox of Omni Corp to speed the approval of a pain killer called
"Nirvana". The drug takes care of pain, but makes the user susceptible to
suggestion, or as Bill Church, Jr. put it, "Right, they take it for
headaches
then buy our crap because they believe what they're told" <g>

Zoom
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I third or fourth the message to go and read,  To Wake from a Dream.  As I
read I could feel the smile on my face.  What a great way to spend the time
while hubby was getting subs for dinner.  A nice Sunday read.
Thanks
Mary C.

At 02:19 PM 09/19/1999 -0500, timothy truitt wrote:
>I agree with Irene - just finished the story and loved it.
>merry
>
>Irene D. wrote:
>
> > Without using spoilers, let me just say Mobile Richard's newest fanfic
> > "To Wake from a Dream" is absolutely wonderful and well worth the read.
> >  Mobile has a wonderful grasp on the characters, and writes with a
> > great deal of sensitivity.
> >
> > Irene
> > __________________________________________________
> > Do You Yahoo!?
> > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
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I couldn't agree more.  I'd like to add my recommendation to yours, if I
may.

Nan Smith

marycudmore wrote:

> I third or fourth the message to go and read,  To Wake from a Dream.  As I
> read I could feel the smile on my face.  What a great way to spend the
time
> while hubby was getting subs for dinner.  A nice Sunday read.
> Thanks
> Mary C.
>
> At 02:19 PM 09/19/1999 -0500, timothy truitt wrote:
> >I agree with Irene - just finished the story and loved it.
> >merry
> >
> >Irene D. wrote:
> >
> > > Without using spoilers, let me just say Mobile Richard's newest fanfic
> > > "To Wake from a Dream" is absolutely wonderful and well worth the
read.
> > >  Mobile has a wonderful grasp on the characters, and writes with a
> > > great deal of sensitivity.
> > >
> > > Irene
> > > __________________________________________________
> > > Do You Yahoo!?
> > > Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com
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The Zoomway wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/19/99 5:27:40 PM Central Daylight Time,
> smcdermin@EROLS.COM writes:
>
> << Did it ever become clear, i.e., did Scardino ever clarify
>  which of these two organizations he actually was with because I can't
>  remember him making it clear? >>
>
> Yes, it was made clear in that very episode (Whine Whine Whine). Scardino
is
> a DEA agent posing as a corrupt FDA researcher willing to take a bribe
from
> Charles Knox of Omni Corp to speed the approval of a pain killer called
> "Nirvana". The drug takes care of pain, but makes the user susceptible to
> suggestion, or as Bill Church, Jr. put it, "Right, they take it for
headaches
> then buy our crap because they believe what they're told" <g>
>
> Zoom

Thanks.  It always sounded squirrely.  After all, FDA does seem less
"sexy" than DEA, and I admit I snickered when I originally heard it.
Just couldn't see those FDA types going undercover, but ya never know.

Sandy -- whose waiting for somebody to tell her about their secret agent
uncle, Lance Asparagus of the FDA.
smcdermin@erols.com
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At 02:46 PM 09/18/1999 -0700, you wrote:
>
> I need a good name for a Kryptonian space station.  Anyone have any good
> ideas?
>
> Tara

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Dear Lara,

I'm sorry, I don't know your last name - otherwise I would have addressed
you more formally. My name is Courtney Hart, and I am a reporter from the
Metropolis Star. On behalf of the team at the Star, I'd like to extend to
you a warm welcome to Metropolis.

We have heard that you've been through a great deal of trauma over the last
few years, and were wondering if you'd like us to run an article about your
ordeal in our paper? If you would be so kind as to attend an interview with
me we can guarantee you Page 1 Exposure!  A perfect way to jumpstart your
career, don't you agree?

Please tell me what you think, and get back to me as soon as possible.

Yours Sincerely
Courtney

NB - If you find yourself unhappy at the Planet feel free to forward a
resume to the Star.

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In a message dated 9/19/99 5:07:49 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
tanya_walsh@HOTMAIL.COM writes:

<<
 >>

Ms Hart,

Thank you for the kind invitation.  I never thought that, well a paper could
be so nice to me. <G>  Especially when you are a rival of the Daily Planet,
are you not?

Actually I don't think I will be too busy tomorrow, so maybe I will stop by
the building and have a look.  I am not too sure where you guys are located
so if you would like to meet me at my apartment, {Lois Lane's old apartment}
just let me know.

I look forward to meeting you and the rest of the staff at the Metropolis
Star.  Maybe you just might get that exclusive! =)

Sincerely,
Lara Wells
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Mr Underhill -

I'm not really in a position to disclose where, but I heard that the Planet
has been having a lot of trouble with getting their paper printed. I know
for a fact that we've never had any problems with the company when they
print our paper and I think it's a little unusual that they should have so
many problems.

I heard about the rat incident... and the ink fight... and I was wondering
if... perhaps... you were... unintentionally of course.... saying anything
to the foreman at the printing company to give them the wrong idea about the
Planet? Of course, I know you would *never* intentionally say anything bad
about any body... but I have been told that you were saying some things (of
course you were only joking!) that could have been easily misinterpreted.

I know and you know that you meant no harm, but the Planet *does* have
enough problems as it is, I don't think it's fair that they should have such
a hard time printing their paper on top of them.

I'm sorry, you must think me awfully rude... I wouldn't blame you if you
were upset or angry with me. I'm just doing what I think's right...

-- Courtney

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Date:         Sun, 19 Sep 1999 22:14:44 EDT
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Hi Cat!

I have been curled up on Lois' bed, um I mean my bed, reading those letters.
There is some pretty steamy stuff in here.  A lot of them are letters
addressed to Superman and she talks about her feelings towards him.   I
guess
they are letters that she never got around to sending?  My question is, who
is Superman and why do I feel such a close connection to him?  Maybe it is
because I am curled up on this bed, that used to be Lois'!  It sounds like
she had some pretty interesting dreams under these sheets! ;)

I came across one letter that might interest you...

                                                    10/95
Dear Lois,
     I am so glad that you know my secret.  It is such a relief to me.
Maybe
now we can FINALLY bring our relationship to the next level!
             Love,
             Clark

Can you believe it?  Clark Kent has a secret!!!!  I think it would be kinda
exciting if we tried to figure it out.  But it would be best if we keep it
to
ourselves for now.  Lois and Clark, both know something that the rest of us
don't know and I for one would LOVE to get to the bottom of it!

Speaking of Clark, I feel oddly drawn to him too.  He flashed me that sexy
grin of his (I think he smiles like that to all of the ladies.  At least
that
is what I have noticed.) and I almost fell flat on my face!  Thank goodness
for all of those dance lessons I took.  LOL!

But it is so weird.  I mean I feel this connection to him.  I feel like I
should be near him.  I sometimes have to turn off my brain off and tell
myself to STOP!  Clark is a married man and I don't want to get involved
like
that.  All i can say is that Lois is a VERY lucky woman. =)  But Superman,
well he is someone I would definitely like to get to know better...

Well *yawn*, I am going to finish reading this letter and then go to bed.  I
have a busy day ahead of me and I want to get an early start.  So far this
first night in Lois', whoops, I gotta remember that this is my place, has
been quite eerie and exciting too!

Goodnight Cat.
    And
Goodnight Metropolis.

Lara
{who doesn't want to be single for the rest of her life.. ::sigh:::}
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Darn nice guy?!?! You guys crack me up!!!!!! I love the way this is going! I
can't wait to see what happens next so keep those creative juices flowing.
And remember "there's nothing like bouncing up and down on horseback to get
your juices flowing!"

Kristin
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From:         Kathy Brown <kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM>
Subject:      OT: Italian vacations (was Re: NEW: Fumbling Towards Ecstasy)
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At 11:15 AM +0100 9/19/99, Yvonne Connell wrote:
>it being the type of holiday where you travelled
>>from A to B, arrived at 10pm at night and then got out the Let's Go guide
to
>hunt down a hotel :)  Ah, such fond memories.

Yeah, ours was like that too ... and none of us spoke any Italian. <g>  But
we managed beautifully. We found that speaking French helped a lot ... if
you just kind of glazed your eyes and listened, you could get the jist of
directions, etc.  The funniest time, though, was our first night in Rome
... I had made reservations for our first night, courtesy of an
Italian-American co-worker of mine, and I had practiced saying "Hello, we
have a reservation under the name of Brown" in Italian.  But neither my
husband or the other couple we were traveling with knew this, so when I
opened my mouth and out popped (what they considered to be) perfect
Italian, they all about fell over onto the street.  LOL!!

Kathy

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Yvonne, can you clarify some things for us in regards to this project?  I
take it this is a round robin, where you each drop bombs on each other and
see how you all recover, while keeping the plot moving?  Do you have a main
plot outline, or is this truly a RR where no one knows what will happen
next?

Also, is the title for the series "QUATIM" or "OUATIM"?  I've seen
different writers on your project label the emails different ways, and I
have no idea which is right.  What does it stand for?

Is this story going to be combined into one when you are finished and
submitted to the Archive?

And finally, have you considered getting a bulletin board to organize the
posts, so people who haven't read from the beginning can keep things
straight?  Some FoLCs on IRC tonight were mentioning that they weren't
reading due to the difficulty in keeping the order straight (due to reading
Digest or the archive website) but that a MB or website would help.

Thanks,

Kathy

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ha ha.  cute.
-----------------------
"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV:
The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

----- Original Message -----
From: Debby <Debby@SWCP.COM>
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Sent: Sunday, September 19, 1999 4:36 PM
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> At 02:46 PM 09/18/1999 -0700, you wrote:
> >
> > I need a good name for a Kryptonian space station.  Anyone have any good
> > ideas?
> >
> > Tara
>
>
> The Money Pit
>
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Susan,

This one I loved.  The use of comic characters was interesting, but I
especially liked the main theme of Lois and Clark gradually lerning they are
in love and what better place than romantic Italy.  The hotel room scenes
were touching, especially the last one.  And the revelation was handled
well.
 Only thing it ended abruptly.  Any chance you'll write about further
excursions in Italy?

Charlotte
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Hi Dan,

Good to hear from you again, I think.  And thank you for your concern,
Clark and I are quite safe but I can't say that for a lot of my colleague=
s.
 This thing has really upset me and I am mad; I am really, really mad.  =

I believe that you have something important to tell me, so yes I will mee=
t
you for coffee and yes I will bring my husband along, if he has the time.=
 =

You can understand how busy we are trying to chase down leads on this
bombing and trying to keep the paper going working from home.

And I knew you would finally come to like Clark.  You have excellent tast=
e,
after all you did fall in love with me. <g>

Let me know when you get to town.

Your friend,
Lois
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Cat!

So you do think that Jack was onto something.  I'll get Jimmy to have a
look at Jack's files, if anyone can break into a system  Jimmy can and he=

was a friend of Jack.  You might be right about the NTM connection.  It's=

certainly worth following up.

Clark and I are checking out  a few leads of our own but on this story I'=
m
prepared to call a truce with you Cat.  At least until we find out who wa=
s
responsible for planting that bomb.  Can you research Carlton?

And leave Inspector Henderson alone.  He's a happily married man.  Beside=
s
not being a bad guy..... for a cop.  You have to learn to control these
hormones, Cat.

As to the 'trousers' being my size..... I don't eat *that much*
chocolate..... but I can think of another reason why they might fit me
someday and it does involve Clark.......

See ya,
Lois
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Hey Jimmy,

How are you holding up?  I know things are way more than busy but maybe y=
ou
could drop by for supper some night soon.  In the meantime Cat has
suggested that Jack was worried about something last week.  You were a
friend of his, do you know what that could be?

Also you could check into what stories Jack was working on, see if there
was anything that could have led to this bombing.  You may have to do thi=
s
>from Jack's home.  I don't know where that is but I'm assuming that you d=
o.

Come round with the information or email us if you're too busy.  I'm sure=

the Chief has you running around in circles.

I know things are bad but hang on in there Jimmy and if you need to talk
you know where to find Clark and me.

See ya,
Lois
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Carol wrote:

> << Yvonne, I'm thinking here you and I should both forget our
>  alt stories and read Wendy's instead.   And reread all those excellent
alt
>  stories that are already out there. :)
>   >>

Carol, DON'T YOU DARE!!! Yvonne is under strict instructions from me
to hurry up and finish her Alt-story - I've read an early segment and
am itching to read more. (And in any case Yvonne was my beta-reader
on the Congo story so she's already read it... therefore she has NO
excuse not to be writing!) And any Alt-story written by you is sure
to be great - so get a move on!! <g>

And Laurie wrote:
> No, you are not getting away with that, Carol!! Look, I love Margaret's
"Only
> You" but there's room for more here (alternate views of an alternate
> universe) and I'm now waiting for you to finish yours. I'll be happy to
read
> Wendy's as well, when it hits the archive. The more the merrier. :)

Thank you, Laurie :)  It's up... it's there... it's LONG....  <G>

Wendy

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Hi Perry, Jimmy, Cat -

Please excuse the group email; I'm in kind of a hurry and I didn't
have time to write to each of you separately. Lois has had to rush
out to finish up interviews for her insecticide story and she asked
me to bring you guys up to date.

So,we saw Bobby - not much to report on the bomb, I guess, but he did
throw a sort of curve ball at us. He swears one of his contacts told
him that Councillor Jeffers was at the Planet that afternoon - you
know, Ron Jeffers, the chair of the arts and entertainments
committee. The guy Lois always calls 'Sleazy' Jeffers. We have
absolutely no idea what he was doing there - do you? He wasn't on the
security sign-in sheet from what we can tell. But Boddy's contact is
sure it was him. Got the right height, build, general description -
oh, and he was dressed kind of casually. Eddie Bauer shirt, designer
trousers - could've been khaki....

Oh, and Jimmy, thanks for that update from Henderson. Perry, Cat -
the trousers which were found here had a brown leather belt, with a
very unusual design on the buckle. Like a saiboat.

That's all for now - more later,

Clark

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Hi Lara,

Of course you're Daily Planet material.   You have the look of a Planet
reporter.   But that can be fixed.  There may be a dress code but nothing we
need to care about. ;)  Don't worry about people staring; it just means
you've got their attention.  That's step 1.

Lois Lane's old apartment?  Would you like any help making it more
interesting?  I'd be pleased to offer.  Are the walls still beige?  Is the
fish tank still there?  Just be careful you don't start chanelling Lois
while
you're there.  It sounds like you're picking up on her old feelings for
Superman and Clark.

Lois' old love letters?  Are you sure those letters you found are legit? --
you know the rule:  "Have two verifiable sources for everything."   Lois was
writing a romance novel before she got involved with Clark.  The letters are
probably part of that and Clark's note got mixed into that.

Don't think Clark's secret was front page news.  He was crazy about her from
day one.  Couldn't distract him.  That smile of his comes from Kansas --
always startles people in the city.  Kinda cute, isn't it?

<< But Superman, well he is someone I would definitely like to get to know
better...>>  Maybe, but he's pretty sexless.  You know, Far Above Us and all
that.  Now, Jeremy in Sports.......

Welcome to the underground Daily Planet, Lara Wells.  With you on our team,
we have even more chnace of finding out who bombed the Planet.

Your colleague and friend,
Cat

PS   You might find the Star interesting.  Of course, I mean the building.
:)
 Courtney Hart's an inventive reporter.   Could be instructive to see how
she
does it.
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Chief -

Hope you received my article on that Superman save earlier. Lucky I
happened to be passing, huh?

Lois and I are getting kinda worried about all these problems the
Planet's experiencing over at the Star's printing facility. It's
beginning to look like more than a coincidence, huh? Anyway, after I
wrote up the Superman story I did some digging. Seems that two days
before the bomb at the Planet the Star bought up a *lot* of extra
advertising space - billboards, TV, cinema, you name it. But it
didn't seem to be tied to any particular exclusive.

Oh - and Lois just called me on my cellphone. The Star also
didn't just happen to have spare print capacity. Underhill *bought*
the extra capacity the day before all that advertising space. Seems
almost as if he knew we'd need it...?

Chief, you should keep an eye on the Star's sales, and also check
whether they've been trying to poach any of our advertisers. You
know, that Courtney Hart even stopped me outside Kirsty and Jack's
funeral and told me there'd be a job at the Star any time I wanted.
Wonder if they're trying to poach any other Planet staff?

I'll find Superman and get him to take a look at the print facility -
that X-ray vision of his comes in handy sometimes.

Gotta fly.

Clark.

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Hi Mom, Hi Dad,

Sorry for having to encrypt this - hope Mom managed the unencryption
software okay.

Lois and I sure hope you guys do manage to get to Metropolis. We have
another problem... well, I'm not sure what it is. There's a new staff
member at the Planet - she started just before the explosion and we
were out on assignment most of the time around then so we didn't meet
her until yesterday. Her name's Lara, but she's the image of Lois!
Everything about her, her hair, eyes, figure.... She doesn't really
seem to know much about herself. But I feel kinda drawn to her - not
the same way I feel about Lois, but - as I told Lois - if I hadn't met
Lois first I'd have been interested in Lara.

This probably sounds really far-fetched, but the only explanation
Lois and I can come up with involves alternate universes. You
remember the other Clark? The Lois of his world was missing - she'd
gone to the Congo to investigate a gun-running story and had never
been seen again. This Lara has just come back from a few years in the
Congo. And what's even more suspicious is that she mentioned a
Professor Wells who helped her.

We want to talk to her, but we're not altogether sure we can trust
her....

Looking forward to seeing you both,

Love,

Clark.
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In a message dated 09/20/1999 4:44:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ida18@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes:

<< Thank you, Laurie :)  It's up... it's there... it's LONG....  <G> >>

I love long stories <g>.

I have gotten it from the archive but not read it yet. It's so distracting
knowing these stories are waiting and wanting to be read yet having work to
do. I play hooky way too often to read instead. <g>

--Laurie (fanfic fan)
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Yeah, I got the feeling he thought there was something off about Carlton and
NTM but he was pretty close about it.  You know Jack; cautious until he had
every detail in place. ... I miss him.

I'll see what more I can find out about Carlton.  Get back to you ASAP.

<<but on this story I'm prepared to call a truce with you Cat. >>   Lois,
that takes the fun out of it <g>

Henderson's married???  Since when?

I met Lara Wells the other day.   She could be helpful in solving this
although I don't think she's figured out yet if she wants to stay at the
Planet.  The Star seems interested in her.  To someone new to the job, a
paper that actually has a building has a certain appeal.

Lois, why does she look so much like you?  Separated at birth?  You look
like
your mom -- is there something she hasn't told you?

You've heard about the letters Lara found at your old place?   Could they be
fake?  Planted there to build evidence for that "Clark is Jealous of
Superman" story?

re the trousers:  Lois, are you ....?

TTYS,
Cat

PS hope you've got the bugs out of the insecticide story.
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It was Jeffers.  I talked to him briefly as he came down the back stairwell.
He was fastening his belt buckle which kind of got my attention. :)  He was
wearing khaki and the sailboat belt -- it's the logo of the Metropolis
Sailing Club.  Wouldn't be surprised if he didn't sign in.  He's a married
man but he's been seeing someone on staff at the Planet for the last month
or
so.  It's not my business, and Jeffers has been a good source for me in the
past.

He was in a hurry.  Made a joke about how I didn't see him there.

Jimmy, any news about Jack's files?

I wonder who else belongs to the Metro Sailing Club?  I know Carlton is.
Jack was, too.

Cat
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From: Kathy Brown <kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM>

<<Also, is the title for the series "QUATIM" or "OUATIM"?  I've seen
different writers on your project label the emails different ways, and I
have no idea which is right.  What does it stand for?>>

I can't answer the other questions, but the title OUATIM is "Once Upon a
Time in Metropolis"

KathR

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Hey all,

I'm surfacing just to tell you all how much I'm enjoying the QUATIM stuff.
Its so much fun to follow. I wish I could write like that.

I also wanted to send out a message to Wendy.  I was glued to your story
"Strange Visitor From the Congo" I really liked all the ways you subtley
changed Lois and Clark.  And the story itself was really engrossing.

Anyway this list is so great. Thanks a lot guys.

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Hi 'lurker'!

> I also wanted to send out a message to Wendy.  I was glued to your
story "Strange Visitor From the Congo" I really liked all the ways
you subtley changed Lois and Clark.  And the story itself was really
engrossing. >

Thank you! I'm amazed anyone's read it this quickly given that it has
to be the longest single story on the Archive so far (though just
wait until LabRat edits down Caped Fear. At the moment, the nfic
version is more than twice the length of 'Congo'!)

Wendy

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<<<Wendy wrote:
Thank you! I'm amazed anyone's read it this quickly given that it has to be
the longest single story on the Archive so far (though just wait until
LabRat edits down Caped Fear. At the moment, the nfic version is more than
twice the length of 'Congo'!)>>>

I'm downloading it now.  If it's anything like your other stories, Wendy, it
will make for an enjoyable morning.
LabRat:  What's the status on Caped Fear?  I'm not  "very patient."  <g>

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At 2:52 PM +0100 9/20/99, Wendy Richards wrote:

>Thank you! I'm amazed anyone's read it this quickly given that it has
>to be the longest single story on the Archive so far

I just checked ... you beat Chris Mulder's "Meet Me In Kansas City" by
exactly 4K. <g>  586K to 582K.  I thought Becky Bain's "Timeless" was up
around 500, also, but my computer has it at 466K.

When Demi and I started "the epic", we thought it would be the longest, but
I don't think we'll even be close to you guys.  We might rival Timeless in
the 400's, but I don't think we'll hit 500K.  You never know, I guess, but
I won't bet on it.

>(though just
>wait until LabRat edits down Caped Fear. At the moment, the nfic
>version is more than twice the length of 'Congo'!)

Ho- ho- holy cow!!!  I'm stunned ... shocked .. in need of oxygen!!!!

Geez, Lab, consider making a series out of that.  I'm not sure anyone is
ready to download one fanfic that is a Mg in size!!! LOL!

Kathy

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Superman back on TV? Yes, according to the Insider's TV, Superman may be
returning to TV as a two hour TNT telemovie, to serve as an ending to the
popular LOIS & CLARK TV series from a few years back.  Reportedly, Teri
Hatcher won't be back as Lois and Dean Cain likely won't return either,
though he apparently will be approached to reprise his role as the Man of
Steel. As well as serving as a proper finale to the series, Warner Bros. is
apparently eying this as a gauge to see how popular Superman still is on the
screen. True or not, this is definitely interesting, and I'll try and find
out more.

Source: http://homepages.go.com/~fabio2_superman/

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I fanally sat down to watch Chald's Play 3 the other day, and to my suprise,
the main character was played by Justin Whalin.  Of course, that's not all
that happened to make it a coincidence, but I pressed the info button on my
remote and the actor's name after Justin's was Perry Reeves.

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Lois and Clark,

I know you've been waiting to hear from me, you and everybody else.  My
forensics team is overloaded.  The bomb did so well at what it was intended
to do ... with the paper stock inventory and printing solvents in the
building, it left little for us to find.  We continue to sift through the
rubble.

About the pant...er...trousers.  The inseam is about 33", so he's a tall guy
built somewhat like myself.  Brown leather belt, with sailboats on the
buckle.  Unfortunately, no wallet.  How many guys carry no wallet?  There is
(are? glad I'm not a writer) the charred remains of a business card from the
pocket.  All we can make out is Harry P....

The chemical bomb appears to have been brought into the building in a van.
Then, it appears that it was spilled before it was triggered.  No ID on the
van at this time.

Glad to see that the Star is helping you in getting your paper out.  I've
been hounded for facts on this case by one of their reporters, Courtney
Hart.
 Funny, they've never worried about facts before.  She's a looker isn't she,
Clark?

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ok I have e-mailed the person playing Martha twice, and she is not
responding
to that or to the posts! I don't know what to do!
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Wendy,

I printed out Strange Visitor this morning. Reading 20/30 pages on
screen is one thing.  184 is just too long for anything but paper. Now
if I can just get time to read it.

Also, how do I get the nfic version of  Caped Fear?  Has anyone ever
thought of putting together an Nfic archive?  Password protected of
course :-) .  I'm having trouble finding/getting most of it.  Although,
I have picked up a bunch of stuff from Zoom's site.

And to everyone role playing:  Great Job.  Can't wait to read more.

ljc
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L&C without Teri?  I don't think so. It's not for me. anyway.  I wouldnt go
see a movie with Nic Cage and Sandra Bullock as L&C either.  By th way,  if
TNT likes LOIS AND CLARK so much, why don't they show it at a better time
than 9:00 a.m. on Sunday.  Since I reveive by satellite, that means getting
up before 6:00.      ON SUNDAY MORNING!    Jude
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> Superman back on TV? Yes, according to the Insider's TV, Superman may be
> returning to TV as a two hour TNT telemovie, to serve as an ending to the
> popular LOIS & CLARK TV series from a few years back.  Reportedly, Teri
> Hatcher won't be back as Lois and Dean Cain likely won't return either,
> though he apparently will be approached to reprise his role as the Man of
> Steel. As well as serving as a proper finale to the series, Warner Bros.
is
> apparently eying this as a gauge to see how popular Superman still is on
the
> screen. True or not, this is definitely interesting, and I'll try and find
> out more.
>
> Source: http://homepages.go.com/~fabio2_superman/
>
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Hey, FOLCs... I have a small question for a fic in progress ... what's
the name of the big newspaper in Philadelphia?  I *think* it's the
Inquirer, but I'm not sure.  But I thought some of you incredibly
knowledgeable people might know :)

Thanks!
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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:11:31 +0100
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Lara,

Welcome to the Daily Planet.  You're going to find things a little strange
while we sort out this bombing mess, but I guess your department head has
brought you up to speed on how our temporary arrangements work.

I hear you've been through a pretty traumatic time of it yourself, but I
hope you manage to settle down in Metropolis and start to put your life back
together.  Just remember what the Colonel said to Elvis: Graceland wasn't
built in a day.

My advice to you is to look, listen and learn.  You've picked a couple of
first class role models in Lois Lane and Clark Kent, so watch how they work
and you'll start to understand what it takes to be a great journalist.

Perry White
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Kathy,

> Yvonne, can you clarify some things for us in regards to this project?  I
> take it this is a round robin, where you each drop bombs on each other and
> see how you all recover, while keeping the plot moving?  Do you have a
main
> plot outline, or is this truly a RR where no one knows what will happen
> next?
>

There is no plot, but it's more 'pass the parcel' than bomb dropping.  As
in, here's my hint of a clue, what do you want to make of it?  A couple of
us know who's behind the dastardly deed, but not really why or how it was
done.

> Also, is the title for the series "QUATIM" or "OUATIM"?  I've seen
> different writers on your project label the emails different ways, and I
> have no idea which is right.  What does it stand for?
>

Once Upon A Time In Metropolis.

> Is this story going to be combined into one when you are finished and
> submitted to the Archive?
>

As I said to Irene the other day, yes, if it turns out to be any good <g>.
So far, I think it pretty much qualifies, thanks to the great contributions
by everyone.  It's going to be a big job glueing it all together into a
readable format, but I'll do my best.

> And finally, have you considered getting a bulletin board to organize the
> posts, so people who haven't read from the beginning can keep things
> straight?  Some FoLCs on IRC tonight were mentioning that they weren't
> reading due to the difficulty in keeping the order straight (due to
reading
> Digest or the archive website) but that a MB or website would help.
>

Fair point.  I'm open to suggestions, but I don't have the skills or time
personally to take this on (hint, hint).  Would people prefer us to take the
story off this list altogether, or have it duplicated somehow elsewhere in
chronological order?

Yvonne
(yconnell@ukf.net)
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Wendy wrote:

> Carol, DON'T YOU DARE!!! Yvonne is under strict instructions from me
> to hurry up and finish her Alt-story - I've read an early segment and
> am itching to read more. (And in any case Yvonne was my beta-reader
> on the Congo story so she's already read it... therefore she has NO
> excuse not to be writing!) And any Alt-story written by you is sure
> to be great - so get a move on!! <g>
>
>

Ok, Ok!  If people would just stop being so darn enthusiastic about OUATIM
and asking me questions about it all the time, then I might just find time
to do some writing!

Only kidding...mostly <g>.

And Wendy, just for that, you're gonna get the next bit.  Bet you wish you'd
never said anything, huh?

Yvonne
(And if I haven't said it before <g>, Congo is brilliant!)
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Cat,

I'm getting kinda suspicious about the Star/Underhill's motivation in
helping us out with the printing facilities.  Can you, ah, tag him, in your
usual inimitable style?  Like you did with that shady Congressman a while
back.

Perry
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Clark,
>
> Hope you received my article on that Superman save earlier. Lucky I
> happened to be passing, huh?
>

Son, sometimes I think you're the luckiest journalist in the world,
especially when it comes to Superman encounters.

That sailboat buckle on the trousers sounds like Ron Jeffers to me.  He
never let you forget that he was once president of the Metropolis Sailing
Club, until the incident with the peanut butter jars.  Now he chairs the
arts and entertainment committee, but I've heard that his taste in art is
more, shall we say, exotic, than Monet and Picasso.

> Lois and I are getting kinda worried about all these problems the
> Planet's experiencing over at the Star's printing facility. It's
> beginning to look like more than a coincidence, huh? Anyway, after I
> wrote up the Superman story I did some digging. Seems that two days
> before the bomb at the Planet the Star bought up a *lot* of extra
> advertising space - billboards, TV, cinema, you name it. But it
> didn't seem to be tied to any particular exclusive.
>

Hell's teeth, I've just about had it with the printers.  Did you hear about
the ink fight?  If things don't improve soon, I'm gonna bring back "Linotype
Lenny" and we'll print the damn newspaper from Alice's and my house!

See what more you can find out about the ad space - who signed off the
order, for instance?

> Oh - and Lois just called me on my cellphone. The Star also
> didn't just happen to have spare print capacity. Underhill *bought*
> the extra capacity the day before all that advertising space. Seems
> almost as if he knew we'd need it...?
>

I *knew* there was something fishy about this set-up!

Clark, I'm way ahead of you with our advertisers.  I've got the sales teams
working flat out to bring in new clients, and there's a bonus for the first
person to pull over one of the Star's advertisers.  It's a dog-eat-dog world
out there, son.

Part of me thinks that if any of our staff get wooed by the Star's fat pay
offers and air-headed journalistic values, then maybe they didn't belong on
the Planet staff in the first place.  I guess people will be feeling kinda
uneasy about their futures, though, so I'll try to keep an open mind.

Great story on the hurricane survivors, BTW.  That honeymoon couple (Mr and
Mrs Kay, was it?) in Florida sure had a narrow escape didn't they?

Back to the battle at the printers,
Perry

PS - have you got a good dentist you can rely on?  My teeth are killing me
and my usual guy has disappeared off to England.  He says he wants to get in
touch with his ancestors so he's teamed up with someone called Phil to build
a time machine.  What is the world coming to?
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From: Lanita Cornwall <cornwall@WC.EDU>

<<Also, how do I get the nfic version of  Caped Fear?  Has anyone ever
thought of putting together an Nfic archive?  Password protected of course
:-) .  I'm having trouble finding/getting most of it.  Although, I have
picked up a bunch of stuff from Zoom's site.>>

Caped Fear is currently being "proofed", so it's not available yet, but
soon...  Hold on, it'll be worth the wait!

KathR

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In a message dated 09/20/1999 11:17:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
cornwall@WC.EDU writes:

<< I printed out Strange Visitor this morning. Reading 20/30 pages on
 screen is one thing.  184 is just too long for anything but paper. Now
 if I can just get time to read it.
  >>

Just a hint for those of you who didn't get Pam's tip the first time
around.....I am printing out Strange Visitor now.....102 pages, actually
using only 51 pieces of paper.
Use ariel font, 7pt, landscape page view, double columns, double sided
printing (book layout).
This still doesn't solve the problem of time for reading it tho.....;).
Kate
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At 1:07 PM -0400 9/20/99, Christina B. wrote:
>Superman back on TV? Yes, according to the Insider's TV, Superman may be
>returning to TV as a two hour TNT telemovie, to serve as an ending to the
>popular LOIS & CLARK TV series from a few years back.

I don't believe a word of it, sorry!  If TNT didn't make a movie after the
show was cancelled and L&C was their hot new syndicated show, then they
certainly aren't going to make one now.  TNT only shows L&C on Sunday
mornings ... they aren't trying to build an audience anymore.

And with different actors?  What would be the draw?  No ... not going to
happen.  Sorry to be so cynical ... I wish it were true (with Dean and
Teri), but don't go betting your lunch money ....

Lots of websites like this pop up. I don't know if it's wishful thinking or
just anti-fans trying to instigate, but the rumors never pan out.  Have fun
with hoping, but wait until you see it in a real news source before you
start counting on it.

Kathy

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In a message dated 09/20/1999 3:47:13 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
yconnell@UKF.NET writes:

<< so he's teamed up with someone called Phil to build
 a time machine.  >>

LOL!!! And Phil makes it into another story...

--Laurie
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Kathy wrote:

>>(though just
>>wait until LabRat edits down Caped Fear. At the moment, the nfic
>>version is more than twice the length of 'Congo'!)
>
>Ho- ho- holy cow!!!  I'm stunned ... shocked .. in need of oxygen!!!!

~~~LOL! Well, I sincerely hope that it's 1.29Mb (according to Word) of
enjoyable story, Kathy. ;) And don't ask me how I got there. It was a nice,
simple little story when I started it, back in May of '97. Like Topsy....it
growed. ~~~
>
>Geez, Lab, consider making a series out of that.  I'm not sure anyone is
>ready to download one fanfic that is a Mg in size!!! LOL!
>
Don't worry, it's sorted. <g> I had to split it into six segments to send to
my proofers and I suspect that when I post it to the usual sites that host
my stories, I'll have to do the same there. Off the top of my  head, there's
not *that* many pages of nfic to excise, so I suspect six parts is going to
have to do for the pg13 Archive version also. Don't worry....you're safe. I
won't pounce on you with the whole kit and caboodle. ;)

LabRat :)
Doc. Klein's LabRat
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"They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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Wendy wrote:

(though just wait until >LabRat edits down Caped Fear. At the moment, the
nfic version is more than >twice the length of 'Congo'!)>>>
>
And see what you started? <G> Wanna quit the job at the uni and be my PR
agent? I can pay you 10 sheckles a week. Or all the gold you can eat.

Joy asked:

>LabRat:  What's the status on Caped Fear?  I'm not  "very patient."  <g>

And Lanita asked:

Also, how do I get the nfic version of  Caped Fear?  Has anyone ever
thought of putting together an Nfic archive?

Caped Fear is currently with my proofers, Joy and Lanita. Soon as they're
through giving it their usual thorough mauling <g> I'll be posting the nfic
version. But, like Wendy says, this is my magnificent octopus - 357 pages
(or 460 depending on what font you use, right, Wendy? <g>), so they need a
*teensy* bit of leeway to fit in proofing it among their busy lives. They're
doing their usual
magnficent job though and as quickly as they can.

We just got through part 2 of 6 this morning, so I reckon that, even if I
get the remaining segments at the rate of one a day, which isn't by any
means guaranteed, it's going to be another week at least before we're
through.  Barring doom, gloom and disaster though, I would estimate you
should expect it by middle of next week. Roughly. ;) Glad to know you're
still interested. <g>

And not very patient, Joy? After waiting a whole year for the concluding
part? I
would tend to disagree with that assessment!  :~D

Lanita - an actual storage site for all of the nfic out there proved just
too costly and complex to maintain. But the very next best thing is the
marvellous Nfic Directory, which lists all the stories currently out there
(or as many as the gallant band who run the site could track down) and links
to the sites where they can be found. I won't post the URL here, but if you
email me with an age statement, I'll pass it along. Also, you might want to
subscribe to Demi's nfic mailing list - which will keep you up to date with
what's happening in the nfic community.

LabRat :)
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"They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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Kath wrote:
>
>Caped Fear is currently being "proofed", so it's not available yet, but
>soon...  Hold on, it'll be worth the wait!

LabRat folds paws, glares in stern manner and taps one claw impatiently on
the floor of her cage. "Aren't you supposed to be *proofing*?" she asks.

Kath looks thoroughly ashamed of herself for wasting time on *enjoying*
herself and scuttles back, chastened, to her desk.

:~D

Thanks for the vote of confidence. <bg>

LabRat :) (wondering if this is the same Kath who gave me all those red
marked paragraphs this morning. ;)

Doc. Klein's LabRat
labrat@ukf.net

"They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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At 4:20 PM -0400 9/20/99, Kate Crane wrote:

>Just a hint for those of you who didn't get Pam's tip the first time
>around.....I am printing out Strange Visitor now.....102 pages, actually
>using only 51 pieces of paper.
>Use ariel font, 7pt, landscape page view, double columns, double sided
>printing (book layout).

Does printing in portrait somehow save pages over landscape?  I printed it
out in 8 pt Ariel, two columns, portrait orientation ... with .2 margins on
all 4 sides ... and got it down to 69 pages -- 69 *single sided* pages
(I'll print another story on the blank side when I'm done reading).  But
even with a smaller font, your 51 pages are double sided (102 single sides)
... how can that be?  Bigger margins?

Also, when you say "book layout", what do you mean by that? I have MS Word
... but I haven't adventured into searching for that option yet.  Is there
a special setting that does this automatically, or do you have to print the
odd numbered pages, then flip the paper over to do the evens?  I'd be
afraid I'd get the paper in wrong and get it all messed up! <g>

As for 7 pt, you must have good eyes. :) I prefer 10 pt if the story isn't
too long or if I'm editing ... 8 pt is my minimum for pleasure reading. :)

Kathy (who really wishes she had thought to print Becky Bain's "Timeless"
in columns .. I killed a printer ink catridge and a ream of paper on that
story. <g>  But WELL worth it.  If you haven't read this one yet, FoLCs, do
it ... "Timeless" is definitely Kerth material!)

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At 1:20 PM -0500 9/20/99, Lanita Cornwall wrote:
>Has anyone ever
>thought of putting together an Nfic archive?  Password protected of
>course :-) .  I'm having trouble finding/getting most of it.  Although,
>I have picked up a bunch of stuff from Zoom's site.

Have you visited the nfic directory site?

http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Meteor/7378/nfic.html

>From there you can get a list of nfics by title or author, and learn where
to get the stories.  The FoLCs responsible for that site (who hold fast to
their lurker status and won't be named here <vbg>) have done a bang-up job!

There isn't a central archive like there is for regular fanfic (or "gfic"
as we've taken to calling it on IRC).  Various people have tried to get one
started over the years, but many authors weren't comfortable with the idea
at the time.  Once the MBs caught on, more authors seemed agreeable and
posted there.  Besides the MBs, Anne (AMC) runs a mini-archive that houses
about 10 authors (including mine, Sheila Harper's, Menolly's, Wendy's,
more).  That's one of the sources listed in the directory and it's a great
resource -- especially for the Round Robins.

At this point, I think the only nfics that are hard to find are the older
stories whose authors have dropped out of FoLCdom.  Joyce has a lot of
them, but I have no idea if she has a list made up listing everything she
distributes.  The nfic directory site, listed above, seems like it will be
very useful in that regard!

If there are any specific stories you are having trouble tracking down, let
me know and I might be able to help put you in touch with the author.

Kathy

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LabRat wrote:  And not very patient, Joy? After waiting a whole year for the
concluding part? I
would tend to disagree with that assessment! :~D

Speaking of conclusions, when can we expect Second Degree Burns??

Speaking of patience, I just got back from Parris Island a month ago.  As
far as the males went it was look but don't touch.  (Actually it was don't
look, but you know me. <g>)  I just finnished my nfic voting, and rereading
all of the wonderful stories.  I need another fix.

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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 17:47:59 EDT
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In a message dated 9/20/99 5:04:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM writes:

<< Besides the MBs, Anne (AMC) runs a mini-archive that houses
 about 10 authors (including mine, Sheila Harper's, Menolly's, Wendy's,
 more).   >>

I will add that this is growing!! I have offerend to take on doing a full
fledge archive for the nfic, but it's up to the individual authors on if
they
feel comfortable with having their fic post to such a site. But I'm willing
all the same to add new authors <g>
Space and password protection is definately not a problem.

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At 5:47 PM -0400 9/20/99, Annette Ciotola wrote:

>I will add that this is growing!! I have offerend to take on doing a full
>fledge archive for the nfic, but it's up to the individual authors on if
they
>feel comfortable with having their fic post to such a site.

How many stories are you up to now, Anne?  The nfic directory lists 343
stories.  How many are on your site?  It's got to be over 100 ... are all
your archived stories listed on the directory?  Have you ever cross-checked?

Kathy

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In a message dated 9/20/99 5:57:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM writes:

<< How many stories are you up to now, Anne?  The nfic directory lists 343
 stories.  How many are on your site?  It's got to be over 100 ... are all
 your archived stories listed on the directory?  Have you ever
cross-checked?
>>

Well, with a total of roughly 180 nfics (around 210 but taking off for some
RRs that are cross linked with some authors) I do think of it as an archive,
the final step (after the lists and MBs) in posting for some authors
(including yourself - hinthint<g>), if you will.

I usually do a sweep every other week to catch stuff that has been written
and not sent on to me to put it in it's final resting place. <g> I currently
have two authors in waiting (and will take on any other who would like to be
added <g>), but I am trying to reconfigure the site before adding them.
While
I have a ton of server space, I need to redo the page layout to fit author
names and what not. <g>

Anne ;)
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Joy wrote:

>Speaking of conclusions, when can we expect Second Degree Burns??

Sheesh! And here I was enjoying my spell of R&R, resting on my laurels (and
hardys) and catching up with some other people's fic.

And the answer is...not for a time yet. First I have to (in quick
succession) convert Caped Fear to pg13 for submission to the
Archive...finish off a short story called Are You Lonesome Tonight? (a
request fic that someone asked for...um, six months back <g>)...convert my
70 pages of 'notes' into a story called Masques...and *then* providing
nothing else rudely shoves it to the back of the queue again....*then* I get
started on Second Degree Burns.

Reckon that will keep me busy at least until Christmas. ;)

LabRat :)
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>Does printing in portrait somehow save pages over landscape?  I printed it
>out in 8 pt Ariel, two columns, portrait orientation ... with .2 margins on
>all 4 sides ... and got it down to 69 pages -- 69 *single sided* pages
>(I'll print another story on the blank side when I'm done reading).  But
>even with a smaller font, your 51 pages are double sided (102 single sides)
>... how can that be?  Bigger margins?

I have found that printing out in Portrait you get more on each page.  I
think it has to do with the fact that printing that way leaves less
whitespace.  I actually use three columns in mine and I can squeeze just a
little more than two columns.

James
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I'm a little late in getting here! Who's Phil?

Kristin

PS Sorry if this has been covered a million times already!!!
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> Also, when you say "book layout", what do you mean by that? I have MS
Word
> ... but I haven't adventured into searching for that option yet.  Is
there
> a special setting that does this automatically, or do you have to print
the
> odd numbered pages, then flip the paper over to do the evens?  I'd be
> afraid I'd get the paper in wrong and get it all messed up! <g>

I don't know about "book layout" either <g> but I use MSWord
and to the odd/even flip thang ;o) and having had much experience
in the "messing it up completely department", I suggest you always
insert page numbers first and then do a print preview to make sure
they are part of your printable page.  The way my printer works,
once the odd pages are printed, I flip the paper over (printed portion
facing *away* from me) and then I turn the paper upside down, and
this makes the final printed version be one page right after the other
all right side up and proper like <g>
(also, sometimes my woman-on-a-budget-printer decides to
skip a page and I have a blank side in the middle of the story somewhere,
which is where page numbers come in handy because I can just skip
to that page number and continue reading)

Maggie
who can't believe, Kathy Editor in Chief of Heaven
would share the same paper fears I suffer from LOL
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<<Kath wrote:
Caped Fear is currently being "proofed", so it's not available yet, but
soon...  Hold on, it'll be worth the wait!>>

~~LabRat folds paws, glares in stern manner and taps one claw impatiently on
the floor of her cage. "Aren't you supposed to be *proofing*?" she asks.

Kath looks thoroughly ashamed of herself for wasting time on *enjoying*
herself and scuttles back, chastened, to her desk.~~

Yikes! caught me again...  Yes, I just popped in to see, ah.. no, I just
thought, no that won't work either.  Ah, rats!  Okay, Okay! :D

~~LabRat :) (wondering if this is the same Kath who gave me all those red
marked paragraphs this morning. ;)~~

Guilty as charged!  Ok, I'll get back to work! sheesh... some people,
grumble, grumble.. <G>

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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:28:35 EDT
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Hey Lois.

    I'm doin' ok...it's kinda hard though ya know? He was my friend...I'll
do
anything to find out who did this...I'm going over to his place right
now...I
know how to get in...
Don't worry about me...I'll be fine...and I'll let you know as soon as I
find
anything...

Jimmy
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Hey guys! Sorry for a group mailing but I thought you'd all want to hear
this!

I was looking around Jack's apartment and had about given up on finding
anything when I saw a file folder peaking out from under a chair. The file
had all sorts of research on Jeffers! It looks like Jack was working on a
story about him. I was reading over the papers and found out that Jeffers is
the head of some sort of comittee at Lex Corps...the comittees symbol is a
sail boat...

I hope that helps some! I'll let you know if I find anything else!

Jimmy
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<<I'm a little late in getting here! Who's Phil?>>

Who's Phil!! LOL!
Sorry, didn't mean to be snippish, it just struck me funny <g>

Phil Atcliffe, Dr. Sir, Phil Atcliffe.  Fanfic writer, mad scientist, friend
of Lois and Clark, and now, it seems, co-creator of a time machine!

This is great stuff, kudos to all!

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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:43:20 EDT
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 Hey guys! Sorry for a group mailing but I thought you'd all want to hear
 this!

 I was looking around Jack's apartment and had about given up on finding
 anything when I saw a file folder peaking out from under a chair. The file
 had all sorts of research on Jeffers! It looks like Jack was working on a
 story about him. I was reading over the papers and found out that Jeffers
is
 the head of some sort of comittee at the Metropolis Sailing Club. Members
of
the club have been disappearing without any trace of where they could be!

 I hope that helps some! I'll let you know if I find anything else!

 Jimmy
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In a message dated 09/20/1999 1:53:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM writes:

<< Does printing in portrait somehow save pages over landscape?  I printed
it
 out in 8 pt Ariel, two columns, portrait orientation ... with .2 margins on
 all 4 sides ... and got it down to 69 pages -- 69 *single sided* pages
 (I'll print another story on the blank side when I'm done reading).  But
 even with a smaller font, your 51 pages are double sided (102 single sides)
 ... how can that be?  Bigger margins?

 Also, when you say "book layout", what do you mean by that? I have MS Word
 ... but I haven't adventured into searching for that option yet.  Is there
 a special setting that does this automatically, or do you have to print the
 odd numbered pages, then flip the paper over to do the evens?  I'd be
 afraid I'd get the paper in wrong and get it all messed up! <g>
  >>
Weellll, I never did master the making the margins smaller thing...so any
advice on that score would be welcome!!  I print on the landscape option
because Pam suggested it when she started the whole thing....I will try one
on portrait with columns and see how it compares.  The landscape size
reminds
me of the page size for a regular paperback, and seems to be easy to read.
As for the book option, it does indeed print all the odd-numbered pages
first, you stick the whole thing back in and it then prints the even
numbered
pages, no muss, no fuss.  It comes out with the first page on top, etc,
unlike the old days when I had to manually sort through 150 pages of Meet me
in St Louis <g>  I've only had a problem once, when I was teaching myself
how
to do it (start with a small fic) and since then it has been wonderful!
As far as 7pt, I do have great eyesight, Superman should have such good
vision ;).
Kate
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I forgot to mention how to print in the book layout....I go into the printer
setup, click on paper, and then on two-sided, book.  My lack of computer
skills will be obvious if I say anymore.....
Kate
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Pam Jernigan wrote:
>
> Hey, FOLCs... I have a small question for a fic in progress ... what's
> the name of the big newspaper in Philadelphia?  I *think* it's the
> Inquirer, but I'm not sure.  But I thought some of you incredibly
> knowledgeable people might know :)
>
> Thanks!

Even though you may have gotten your answer privately from someone, far
be it for me to leave a Philly question sitting out there, unanswered.
Even though I was born and raised primarily in South Jersey, my family
has deep roots in Philly and I lived there for many years and attended
both Temple Univ. and the Univ. of Pennsylvania.... Uh, what was your
question?

Yes, the primary newspaper in Philly is the Philadelphia Inquirer.
There is also a "competing" paper which is owned by the same syndicate
but is run by a different staff -- The Daily News.  The Daily News is
sort of like the New York Post to the Inquirer's New York Times only --
thank God -- without the unfortunate influence of Murdoch.  It's an
in-your-face paper which focuses primarily on the city while the
Inquirer focuses on "the world" and chases Pulitzers.  There was another
paper -- rather famous -- which served the city for *many* years but
folded in the early 80's as many afternoon newspapers did.  It was the
Philadelphia Bulletin. In the Bulletin's heyday, it was the largest
selling afternoon paper in all of North America.  I miss it.

Sandy (who is fortunate to have a Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper box
right outside her apt. building, so she can keep in touch with hometown
news and get ink on her fingers all at the same time.)
smcdermin@erols.com
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I just finished reading Wendy Richards' "Strange Visitor From The
Congo".  This is an incredible story, the plot is intricate and well
written, the characters are wonderfully drawn--in short, anyone who
hasn't, get on over to the Archive and READ IT.

Nan Smith
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That was great, but I definately want more!!!

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Hi guys! Sorry it took me so  long to reply! Your mother is at an art
convention and its taken me a while to figure this computer completely out!
I
have wayne Irigs son coming to take the farm over for a while so you can
come
and get me anytime. Your  mother, however, is still at the convention so
will
be unable to join us for now. But hopefully I'll be able to help all I can.
                                                                    Jonathon
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> Weellll, I never did master the making the margins smaller thing...so any
> advice on that score would be welcome!!

Supermags to the rescue! hehe

Okay in MSWord, you click on File, then Page Setup,
Page Setup should have a tab for Margins, I make them
all zero and then the puter tells me they are out of printing
range and asks if I want them fixed, click fix.

When you go to print it will also say you are out of print
range, say okay, and print anyway, and that *should*
work.

Maggie
who loves questions she actually knows the answer to
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On it, Chief.  He'll be at the  Metro United Charities lunch tomorrow and so
will I.   I knew him pretty well years ago.  It should be interesting to
reminisce and catch up on what he's been doing in the last few years.

Cat
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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:53:04 EDT
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I agree with Kathy. Besides, what would be the point if it wasn't Teri and
Dean?! I don't know about the rest of you, but as far as I'm concerned Teri
and Dean are the ONLY Lois and Clark forever! And I will remain faithful to
that.
                                                        Kristin(Teri44isme)
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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:59:39 EDT
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In a message dated 09/20/1999 6:15:14 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
maggie13@BELLSOUTH.NET writes:

<< Supermags to the rescue! hehe

 Okay in MSWord, you click on File, then Page Setup,
 Page Setup should have a tab for Margins, I make them
 all zero and then the puter tells me they are out of printing
 range and asks if I want them fixed, click fix.

 When you go to print it will also say you are out of print
 range, say okay, and print anyway, and that *should*
 work.
  >>
Thanks Supermags, I will try....
Don't ya just love these helpful folc's??
Kate
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At 9:24 PM -0400 9/20/99, Maggie wrote:
>Okay in MSWord, you click on File, then Page Setup,
>Page Setup should have a tab for Margins, I make them
>all zero and then the puter tells me they are out of printing
>range and asks if I want them fixed, click fix.

Some of this will depend on your printer, though.  Our old printer had .5
minimum margins, but the new one has .2 minimums.  Check your owners'
manual for the info.  I honestly don't know what zero margins would look
like, LOL!

But as Maggie said, in Word, go into File/PageSetup/Margins, and you should
be able to set them there.

Kathy

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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:41:24 -0700
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I haven't seen this posted to the list(s) yet, but thought some might
be interested in this blurb from E! Online's newsletter.   E! Online
is going to have live audio *and*  video interviews with some of the
celebrity participants at the Rack-n-Roll pool tournament.  They don't
specifically mention Dean in this press release (maybe he's included
as part of "and more" ;) but he is scheduled to attend the event.  The
link in the article should take you directly to the website.

Apologies in advance if you get this twice, I'm cross-posting to both
lists.

Pat

peabody@mcs.com
pattijean@aol.com

1. Rack-n-Roll

Chalk it up with some real Hollywood types September 22 as E! hosts
its second annual celeb-fan charity pool tournament. E! Online will be
there chatting live--with streaming audio and video--with starry pool
sharks Vincent Young, Simon Rex, Ingo Rademacher, Alexandra Paul,
Molly Shannon and more. So, get your cues--and questions--ready.
Sponsored by Mitsubishi and ABC TV.

http://www.eonline.com/Hot/Realtime/Rack99/index.html?NL.4.37
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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:28:50 EDT
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In a message dated 9/20/99 3:00:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
jernigan@BELLSOUTH.NET writes:

<< .. what's
 the name of the big newspaper in Philadelphia?  I *think* it's the
 Inquirer, but I'm not sure.  But I thought some of you incredibly
 knowledgeable people might know :)
  >>

It's definitely the Inquirer, but it might be spelled Enquirer.  Whatever it
is, I'm pretty sure it's the opposite of the National.....

Ann
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No fair!  You guys got to read this before I did!  I
didn't catch wind of this until I overheard hubby
telling a friend about this before Sunday school class
started yesterday.

Well, I better start downloading if I want to be
reading any of this.

(See what happens when you tell someone you're just
not into 4-color fic?  You're left out of the loop.)
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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:32:40 EDT
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 What??? First Teri and now Dean!!! I am sorry but if Dean doesn't want to
film a movie like this, then it is good as gone.  If they seriously wanted
to
see how popular Lois and Clark is.. well how it would of been received, they
should of produced this LnC movie right after ABC axed the show.  This way
Lois could of gotten pregnant since Teri was preggers and it would of made
things really interesting.  Two years later is kinda late to be thinking
about that because Superman is probably the last thing on Teri and Dean's
minds.  I for one WILL NOT watch that movie, without the original cast!  As
much as I will be curious, i will try to force myself to stay away.

Alexis ;-.)
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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 22:32:36 EDT
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In a message dated 9/20/99 4:20:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
KCrane1865@AOL.COM writes:

<< Just a hint for those of you who didn't get Pam's tip the first time
 around.....I am printing out Strange Visitor now.....102 pages, actually
 using only 51 pieces of paper.
 Use ariel font, 7pt, landscape page view, double columns, double sided
 printing (book layout).
 This still doesn't solve the problem of time for reading it tho.....;).
  >>

Does anyone know, do you have to use Word to print on the back of the paper?
I only have Works, and haven't found any way to print odd pages only except
one by one.  So I would really appreciate it if anyone knows how to do this
in Works.

Thanks,

Ann
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In a message dated 9/20/99 6:07:37 AM EST, Ccmalo@AOL.COM writes:

Hi Cat!

I am sending this from the Metropolis Star computers.  Some of the reporters
there were kind enough to let me use it.  I am waiting to meet Courtney
Hart.
 Well actually she met me at my place and we went together.  Her editor
called her off so i was told to wait here.

<< Lois Lane's old apartment?  Would you like any help making it more
 interesting?  I'd be pleased to offer.  Are the walls still beige?  Is the
 fish tank still there?  Just be careful you don't start chanelling Lois
while
 you're there.  It sounds like you're picking up on her old feelings for
 Superman and Clark.
  >>
Actually yes I would love for you to stop by.  The apartment is pretty much
the same.. well I think it is?  Lois had a fish tank?  WOW!  I didn't see a
fish tank here.  So she must of taken it with her.  And the walls are still
beige.  But i would really like to get to know more about Lois.  She seems
like a very interesting woman.  But she seems very reserved too.  I almost
feel like she has something against me or something like that.  Maybe I am
just paranoid.

>>Lois' old love letters?  Are you sure those letters you found are legit?
--
you know the rule:  "Have two verifiable sources for everything."   Lois was
writing a romance novel before she got involved with Clark.  The letters are
probably part of that and Clark's note got mixed into that.<<

Ah so that's what it was!  I didn't think that Lois was the love letter
type.
 She must of left an old draft of her romance novel.  Have you read this
novel yourself?  I have to admit it's pretty good and i would like to read a
finished copy, if there is one around.  You are probably right about Clark.
The letter was probably mixed up in all of her paperwork.  I mean you know
Lois and Clark better then anyone. <G>  But I have one question, do you
still
think I should return the letter and the novel draft to Lois? Or should i
just leave well enough alone?

>>Don't think Clark's secret was front page news.  He was crazy about her
from
day one.  Couldn't distract him.  That smile of his comes from Kansas --
always startles people in the city.  Kinda cute, isn't it?<<

His smile is more then cute, ::sigh::  Professor Wells {my uncle} told me
all
about how you guys met, you, Jimmy, Lois and Clark.  I don't blame you for
remarking to Lois about Clark's *nice tight-end.* ;)

<< But Superman, well he is someone I would definitely like to get to know
better...>>  Maybe, but he's pretty sexless.  You know, Far Above Us and all
that.  Now, Jeremy in Sports.......<<

Oh. Well that's too bad. :(  Maybe Superman acts like that because he is
lonely or something. I mean his closet friend Clark has Lois to love and
where does that leave Superman?

Oops i've just been told it is time for me to meet the editor of the
Metropolis Star.  But before i go, I just have to ask something.  It is a
question about a guy.  I know that you have a lot of um.. well how should i
say it.. experience in the *shopping for  a male department,* so i can't
think of a better person to ask! =)  When i stepped outside to get the
morning paper, someone yelled, "Hi Lois!  I didn't think i would see you
here!"  I didn't say anything because it freaked me out.  But i did take a
glance at the name on his bag.  His name was Dan Scardino, FDA.  I don't
know
much about Dan but it sounds like Lois and him are good friends.  Do you
know
if he is single?  Because I am new in town and i would love to have some
companionship.    I also noticed he had the most *smoldering brown eyes...*
If he is available I think i will look up his email on the Daily Planet
directory and send him a note.

Thank you again for welcoming me to the Planet.  I will stop by your desk
and
tell you all about the Metropolis Star.  Maybe i need some kind of makeover
or something.  Maybe i should start dressing more like you!  Do you think?
LOL!

Ciao,
Lara
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Hi Clark!

This is Lara Wells. =)  I just had a thought.  A few of my fellow colleagues
have been filling me in on this bombing story.  I am really sorry about your
friends who were killed. :(  Anyway, Courtney Hart, from the Metropolis
Star,
offered me a position here at the paper.  I don't know why i thought of this
and i know it is dangerous, but maybe I should work there undercover?  It
would be a good way for me to learn more.  I mean i would love to help, I
really would.  I also think it would take a lot of the stress off of Lois.
I
don't think your wife likes me.  If you agree to this, i promise I will be
careful.  Maybe you can ask Superman to keep an eye on me or something.  You
and I should get together for lunch and come up with a game plan.  That is
if
 you want my help.  I mean i will totally understand if you don't.  I mean
who wants to work with a *nobody* when you have a totally wonderful woman,
like Lois Lane near your side.

Lara

P.S.  I think you have a really sexy smile! <G>
Oops.. OMG did i just say that!!
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Is there anyone on the list who is Roman Catholic who
could get me the modern wording for the prayer that is
said during the anointing of the sick (formerly known
as last rites).  I am not looking for the entire
service, but I know that there is a formal prayer
offered when the oil is placed on the body.

This is for a fanfic that I am writing. (No, neither
Lois nor Clark end up dead!)

Thanks,
Irene

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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:59:31 -0500
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Labrat - i noticed you said something about converting 'caped fear' to
pg13 -
have you finished caped fear nfic?  if so is it on your boards yet?
merry
truitt22@flash.net

LabRat wrote:

> Joy wrote:
>
> >Speaking of conclusions, when can we expect Second Degree Burns??
>
> Sheesh! And here I was enjoying my spell of R&R, resting on my laurels
(and
> hardys) and catching up with some other people's fic.
>
> And the answer is...not for a time yet. First I have to (in quick
> succession) convert Caped Fear to pg13 for submission to the
> Archive...finish off a short story called Are You Lonesome Tonight? (a
> request fic that someone asked for...um, six months back <g>)...convert my
> 70 pages of 'notes' into a story called Masques...and *then* providing
> nothing else rudely shoves it to the back of the queue again....*then* I
get
> started on Second Degree Burns.
>
> Reckon that will keep me busy at least until Christmas. ;)
>
> LabRat :)
> Doc. Klein's LabRat
> labrat@ukf.net
>
> "They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
> General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy
lines
> during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.
>
> "You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
> Einstein, aged 10.
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Date:         Mon, 20 Sep 1999 23:30:57 EDT
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From:         April Story <AStory2873@AOL.COM>
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In a message dated 99-09-20 22:20:20 EDT, you write:

<< I haven't seen this posted to the list(s) yet, but thought some might
 be interested in this blurb from E! Online's newsletter.  >>

Thanks Pat =)

Also in addition to the E! Online Newsletter....if you are interested in
more
information about this event as well as seeing all the press releases in
their entirety - please check out:

The Cain Connection at:   http://www.cainconnection.com

Demi's LCFLP at:   http://www.destinyy.com/boards   (in Dean's folder)

And on AOL - Keyword:   EXTRA   in the Stars' section - Dean's folder

When I checked yesterday - E! Online is gearing up for alot of coverage of
this event.  They have already begun running commercials and while, at this
time, Dean isn't listed for the live Q&A session as Pat mentioned - you
never
know if things will change.    Also, this will be a one hour special in
October (as mentioned in the original press release) and I would bet that on
the Thursday (6/23/99) edition of E! News Daily which airs at 6:30 pm EST -
they will have plenty of coverage =)

Hope this information helps =)

April
*AOL Users*
Check Out Keyword:   EXTRA

I shall pass through this world but once.
Any good therefore that I can do or any
kindness I can show to any human being,
let me do it now...for I shall not pass
this way again.

 - Etienne de Grellet
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> I print on the landscape option
> because Pam suggested it when she started the whole thing....

Kate, I'm glad you've found a method that works for you, but I doubt I
suggested it (I read everything on screen) and I hate to take credit for
someone else's good idea :)

Unless you're referring to another Pam, but I don't think I know any
other FOLCs with my name.
--
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ChiefPam on IRC         |
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Lucy: "You could get any guy you wanted, but ... do you
have to be so smart all the time? So ... intense?"
Lois: "Look, I'm just being myself.  If they're not man
enough to handle me, then ... I'll wait for someone who is,"
--Lucy & Lois Lane discuss men, "Lois & Clark" pilot
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Ok, here's the last part.  I posted it on the message boards last night, =
but didn't have time to send it out on this.  Let me know what you =
think, 'kay?

Maggie=20

"Maggie! Maggie, wake up!" a familiar voice called her.=20

"Mmph." She was very comfortable and didn't want to wake. She snuggled =
closer to the man holding her. Somehow it just felt right.

"C'mon, Maggie. You've got to wake up, now." Now she placed the voice. =
It was Jimmy Olson, and he sounded worried.

Suddenly, her memory returned. She opened her eyes to find herself =
gazing into the very worried face of Jimmy Olson. She felt very weak and =
sluggish.

Jimmy looked up for a minute. "CK! Lois! She's awake!"

Rather abruptly, Maggie realized she was lying partly in Jimmy's lap. He =
had his jacket wrapped around her and she pulled it closer, suddenly =
feeling cold.

They were still in the room where she had found the little group, she =
saw. Superman was gone, but the two men were tied up against one wall =
with Lois standing over them. A strange man turned at Jimmy's call and =
came over to them. He was dressed in a neat business suit and was =
wearing a tie with a multicolored geometric design on it. Something =
about him seemed awfully familiar.

He knelt beside her. "How are you feeling, Miss Carmichael?"

"Like I've been run over by a train! Where'd Superman go? And who're =
you?" He seemed vaguely familiar, but she couldn't quite place him.

"I'm Clark Kent." He grinned magnetically. "Lois' husband."

She moved a little in Jimmy's hold and he released her and helped her to =
her feet. She staggered slightly and Jimmy put an arm around her, =
steadying her. She leaned on him, suddenly feeling a lot better.

She listened for a minute, straining to hear the sirens that should be =
coming. Nothing. "Hasn't anyone called the cops?"

"I did!" Lois said, coming up beside her husband. Clark put an arm =
around her shoulders. "They should be here any minute."

Maggie bit her lip. Lois, correctly interpreting her expression, told =
her, "Don't worry. Superman took care of the kryptonite."

At that moment, the sirens she had been expecting started wailing. A few =
minutes later, they stopped abruptly just outside the building.

The cops that came in evidently were used to cleaning up after a Lois =
Lane adventure, for they took the criminals out and read them their =
rights with a minimum of fuss. The statements took only a little longer. =
The paramedics who had come with the police bandaged Maggie's gunshot =
wound. When she refused to go with them back to the hospital, they =
suggested that she have it checked by a doctor and left.=20

The police did a quick search of the building, and discovered a get-away =
car parked in the alley behind the building. Maggie positively I.D.'d =
the driver as the man who'd pushed Lois in front of the van that =
morning. He, too, had been cuffed and taken away in a squad car.

Lois and Clark had then ushered Jimmy and Maggie out to Lois' Jeep and =
driven back to the Planet. Apparently, they had to hurry to get the =
story in for the evening edition.

Lois' husband, Clark, was an extremely fast typist - another thing which =
made her thing that, just maybe . oh, well, it wasn't any of *her* =
business.

"So, Maggie," Clark began. "Lois tells me you're Kryptonian?"

They were standing next to the coffee station in the newsroom. Maggie, =
for one, was starving, and was loading her coffee mug with as much sugar =
and creamer that she could. Clark Kent, she noticed, was doing the same. =
She glanced at him quickly. Could he be . . . ah, never mind. It wasn't =
any of her business, anyways. If he was and wanted her to know, he'd =
tell her eventually.

"Yep." She took a long drink of her liquid candy, draining the cup, and =
reached for the coffeepot again. "And before you ask, no, I don't really =
know why I got here ten years after Superman did. My parents didn't tell =
me much before they put me in my spaceship."

"You remember that?" he sounded startled. Well, maybe he didn't...or =
maybe he wasn't...

"Mmm hmm. I was about two, so I don't remember much more than that."

"Superman's spaceship had a globe with it - the navigational system, I =
think - there was a message from his parents on it. Do you . . ."

Maggie looked up from her newly loaded coffee mug, surprised. "I don't =
know. If there was it's probably with my parents things in storage where =
I put it after they died last year." She reached for a jelly donut and =
bit into it. "Yumm!" She had no idea where Clark had gotten these =
donuts, since she was sure the donut shops in Metropolis were closed by =
now. It didn't really matter, though.

Jimmy came up beside her. "Wow! That's what? Your fourth donut?"

"Fifth, actually." She grinned at Jimmys expression.

"Jimmy! Get in here!" *That* was Perry White, the managing editor and =
obvious authority in the newsroom.

Jimmy grimaced and hurried off. Maggie cast a sympathetic smile at him, =
then turned back to Clark. "Do you think you could get Superman to give =
me a lift to California to check it out? I mean, I could run, but it =
would probably take a little longer."

"Sure. I'll be right back." He turned and went down a corridor.=20

A few minutes later, Superman drifted in an open window and over to =
them. Lois looked up from her computer and grinned at him, then went =
back to her work.

"Clark said you needed a lift?"

<Superman Airways,> Maggie thought, smothering a giggle, then nodded.

Maggie stared at the globe warily.

She and Superman had flown to California in a very short time - shorter =
than usual when he was carrying a passenger, apparently. That was =
undoubtedly because of who she was.

They had searched through her parents things - her by hand, Superman by =
x-ray vision - and had discovered the globe in a small box in a suitcase =
belonging to her mother. Also with it was a drawing of a spaceship. =
Superman claimed it looked a lot like his own-a little less polished, =
maybe, and a little bigger, to judge by the surrounding objects in the =
drawing, but then *she* had been a little older than Superman when she =
was placed inside, and it had been in space longer.

They had taken the suitcase and all of its contents and flown back to =
Metropolis. She was now sitting on Lois and Clarks couch in their home.

"So you say it should activate and give me a message when I pick it up?" =
The globe still lay in the suitcase on top of a manila envelope that =
contained the drawing.

"That's what Superman said happened." Lois agreed.

"Well, I guess it can't hurt, can it?" She reached down and picked it =
up.

Instantly, the globe started to glow, and the surface changed to show =
the landmasses of Krypton instead of Earth. Maggie jerked her gaze up =
>from the globe as the image of a regal looking woman formed and began to =
speak.

"My darling daughter, Sara! I am your mother, Dena. If you are hearing =
this, then you have survived the terrible journey I sent you on. If I =
had kept you here, you would have died with the rest of us, and I =
couldn't bear that thought.

This is the first of several messages for you. There is much to tell =
you, and I do not have much time to record them in. Listen closely, my =
daughter, and learn."

The woman vanished and was replaced by a busy room where four people, =
including Dena, were working frantically around what appeared to be the =
frame of a space ship like the one in the drawing. All appeared weak =
and, as they watched, one staggered and nearly fell. One of the others =
caught him.

"Lord Jor El has already sent his son, Kal El, to a planet he has deemed =
suitable. We are programming your ship to follow his, in the hopes that =
he is correct and Earth is a suitable home for you.

My only wish is that your father, Tal Ra, could be here to see you off. =
My hopes, all of our hopes, are with you."

The image vanished and Maggie placed the globe back in the suitcase. She =
brushed a tear off her cheek and sighed.=20

"DA Arrested . . ." Maggie read the headline proudly. "District Attorney =
Clyde Anders was arrested last night. . . this is so cool!"

They were back in the Daily Planet's newsroom. She was sitting on Clark =
Kents desk, looking over the headlines for which she was partly =
responsible. After the revelation last night from her mother, the Kents =
had invited her to spend the night at their house. She had accepted, =
mainly because she didn't have any other place to stay.

"So, uh, CK - you don't mind if I call you that, do you?" He shook his =
head, and she went on. "So, you say that you and Lois were *already* =
investigating the DA for supressing evidence? How do you . never mind. I =
don't really want to know." Maggie re-folded the newspaper. "So, what =
was the deal with that informant? Do *all* of your sniches try to kill =
Lois?"

"Not usually," Lois said from behind Maggie. Maggie just grinned. She =
had heard Lois coming up from behind her - her powers had only taken =
about a day to return to normal, surprising everyone.=20

"I got a phone call from him this morning, actually. He apologised for =
nearly running me over. He was trying to bring me some information when =
he was caught and drugged by one of Anders' goons." Lois walked over to =
her husband and put her hands on his shoulders. "Hi."

He grinned up at her. "Hi."

Maggie rolled her eyes. "Ok, people, focus here! I still have one.no =
make that two more questions. First off, what's with this interview here =
with me? It's on the third page and it makes me sound like I'm here to =
hold back the forces of darkness one handed!"

Clark laughed. "Well, you did say you wanted to help Superman, right?"

"Yeah." She gave him a guarded look, uncertain of where he was taking =
this.

"And you did say you were going to stick around in Metropolis for a =
while, right?"

"Uh huh."

"That's all it really says." Clark patted her hand reassuringly.=20

"So what's your other question?" Lois asked.

Maggie grinned. "Where's Jimmy? He's taking me to see this new Casper =
Van Dien movie - you know, "Methuselah's Children"? It's supposed to be =
really good!"

"Ah, I think that would be him just coming out of the elevator."

Maggie half turned and spotted Jimmy, then flashed Clark a grin. =
"Thanks, pal."

She slid off the desk and ran to meet Jimmy at the ramp. "Hi, Jimmy!"

"Hi, Mags. You ready to go?"

"Sure!"

They stepped into the elevator, and she paused, hand over the buttons. =
"So tell me, Jimmy, is it always this . . . um, eventful around those =
two?"

Jimmy laughed and shook his head. "You have *no* idea!"

The End J=20

(or is it???)

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"Whoever said the human race was logical?"  Gillian Taylor, Star Trek =
IV: The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
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Let me know what you think, 'kay?</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Maggie </FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
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<P>"Maggie! Maggie, wake up!" a familiar voice called her. </P>
<P>"Mmph." She was very comfortable and didn&#8217;t want to wake. She =
snuggled closer=20
to the man holding her. Somehow it just <B>felt</B> right.</P>
<P>"C&#8217;mon, Maggie. You&#8217;ve got to wake up, now." Now she =
placed the voice. It was=20
Jimmy Olson, and he sounded worried.</P>
<P>Suddenly, her memory returned. She opened her eyes to find herself =
gazing=20
into the very worried face of Jimmy Olson. She felt very weak and =
sluggish.</P>
<P>Jimmy looked up for a minute. "CK! Lois! She&#8217;s awake!"</P>
<P>Rather abruptly, Maggie realized she was lying partly in =
Jimmy&#8217;s lap. He had=20
his jacket wrapped around her and she pulled it closer, suddenly feeling =

cold.</P>
<P>They were still in the room where she had found the little group, she =
saw.=20
Superman was gone, but the two men were tied up against one wall with =
Lois=20
standing over them. A strange man turned at Jimmy&#8217;s call and came =
over to them.=20
He was dressed in a neat business suit and was wearing a tie with a =
multicolored=20
geometric design on it. Something about him seemed awfully familiar.</P>
<P>He knelt beside her. "How are you feeling, Miss Carmichael?"</P>
<P>"Like I&#8217;ve been run over by a train! Where&#8217;d Superman go? =
And who&#8217;re you?" He=20
seemed vaguely familiar, but she couldn&#8217;t quite place him.</P>
<P>"I&#8217;m Clark Kent." He grinned magnetically. "Lois&#8217; =
husband."</P>
<P>She moved a little in Jimmy&#8217;s hold and he released her and =
helped her to her=20
feet. She staggered slightly and Jimmy put an arm around her, steadying =
her. She=20
leaned on him, suddenly feeling a lot better.</P>
<P>She listened for a minute, straining to hear the sirens that should =
be=20
coming. Nothing. "Hasn&#8217;t anyone called the cops?"</P>
<P>"I did!" Lois said, coming up beside her husband. Clark put an arm =
around her=20
shoulders. "They should be here any minute."</P>
<P>Maggie bit her lip. Lois, correctly interpreting her expression, told =
her,=20
"Don&#8217;t worry. Superman took care of the kryptonite."</P>
<P>At that moment, the sirens she had been expecting started wailing. A =
few=20
minutes later, they stopped abruptly just outside the building.</P>
<P>The cops that came in evidently were used to cleaning up after a Lois =
Lane=20
adventure, for they took the criminals out and read them their rights =
with a=20
minimum of fuss. The statements took only a little longer. The =
paramedics who=20
had come with the police bandaged Maggie&#8217;s gunshot wound. When she =
refused to go=20
with them back to the hospital, they suggested that she have it checked =
by a=20
doctor and left. </P>
<P>The police did a quick search of the building, and discovered a =
get-away car=20
parked in the alley behind the building. Maggie positively I.D.&#8217;d =
the driver as=20
the man who&#8217;d pushed Lois in front of the van that morning. He, =
too, had been=20
cuffed and taken away in a squad car.</P>
<P>Lois and Clark had then ushered Jimmy and Maggie out to Lois&#8217; =
Jeep and driven=20
back to the Planet. Apparently, they had to hurry to get the story in =
for the=20
evening edition.</P>
<P>Lois&#8217; husband, Clark, was an extremely fast typist &#8211; =
another thing which made=20
her thing that, just maybe &#8230; oh, well, it wasn&#8217;t any of =
*her* business.</P>
<P>"So, Maggie," Clark began. "Lois tells me you&#8217;re =
Kryptonian?"</P>
<P>They were standing next to the coffee station in the newsroom. =
Maggie, for=20
one, was starving, and was loading her coffee mug with as much sugar and =
creamer=20
that she could. Clark Kent, she noticed, was doing the same. She glanced =
at him=20
quickly. Could he be . . . ah, never mind. It wasn&#8217;t any of =
<B>her</B> business,=20
anyways. If he was and wanted her to know, he&#8217;d tell her =
eventually.</P>
<P>"Yep." She took a long drink of her liquid candy, draining the cup, =
and=20
reached for the coffeepot again. "And before you ask, no, I don&#8217;t =
really know=20
why I got here ten years after Superman did. My parents didn&#8217;t =
tell me much=20
before they put me in my spaceship."</P>
<P>"You remember that?" he sounded startled. Well, maybe he =
didn&#8217;t...or maybe he=20
wasn't...</P>
<P>"Mmm hmm. I was about two, so I don&#8217;t remember much more than =
that."</P>
<P>"Superman&#8217;s spaceship had a globe with it &#8211; the =
navigational system, I think=20
&#8211; there was a message from his parents on it. Do you . . ."</P>
<P>Maggie looked up from her newly loaded coffee mug, surprised. "I =
don&#8217;t know.=20
If there was it&#8217;s probably with my parents things in storage where =
I put it=20
after they died last year." She reached for a jelly donut and bit into =
it.=20
"Yumm!" She had no idea where Clark had gotten these donuts, since she =
was sure=20
the donut shops in Metropolis were closed by now. It didn&#8217;t really =
matter,=20
though.</P>
<P>Jimmy came up beside her. "Wow! That&#8217;s what? Your fourth =
donut?"</P>
<P>"Fifth, actually." She grinned at Jimmys expression.</P>
<P>"Jimmy! Get in here!" *That* was Perry White, the managing editor and =
obvious=20
authority in the newsroom.</P>
<P>Jimmy grimaced and hurried off. Maggie cast a sympathetic smile at =
him, then=20
turned back to Clark. "Do you think you could get Superman to give me a =
lift to=20
California to check it out? I mean, I could run, but it would probably =
take a=20
little longer."</P>
<P>"Sure. I&#8217;ll be right back." He turned and went down a corridor. =
</P>
<P>A few minutes later, Superman drifted in an open window and over to =
them.=20
Lois looked up from her computer and grinned at him, then went back to =
her=20
work.</P>
<P>"Clark said you needed a lift?"</P>
<P>&lt;Superman Airways,&gt; Maggie thought, smothering a giggle, then=20
nodded.</P>
<P>&nbsp;</P>
<P>Maggie stared at the globe warily.</P>
<P>She and Superman had flown to California in a very short time &#8211; =
shorter than=20
usual when he was carrying a passenger, apparently. That was undoubtedly =
because=20
of who she was.</P>
<P>They had searched through her parents things &#8211; her by hand, =
Superman by x-ray=20
vision &#8211; and had discovered the globe in a small box in a suitcase =
belonging to=20
her mother. Also with it was a drawing of a spaceship. Superman claimed =
it=20
looked a lot like his own&#8212;a little less polished, maybe, and a =
little bigger, to=20
judge by the surrounding objects in the drawing, but then *she* had been =
a=20
little older than Superman when she was placed inside, and it had been =
in space=20
longer.</P>
<P>They had taken the suitcase and all of its contents and flown back to =

Metropolis. She was now sitting on Lois and Clarks couch in their =
home.</P>
<P>"So you say it should activate and give me a message when I pick it =
up?" The=20
globe still lay in the suitcase on top of a manila envelope that =
contained the=20
drawing.</P>
<P>"That&#8217;s what Superman said happened." Lois agreed.</P>
<P>"Well, I guess it can&#8217;t hurt, can it?" She reached down and =
picked it up.</P>
<P>Instantly, the globe started to glow, and the surface changed to show =
the=20
landmasses of Krypton instead of Earth. Maggie jerked her gaze up from =
the globe=20
as the image of a regal looking woman formed and began to speak.</P>
<P>"My darling daughter, Sara! I am your mother, Dena. If you are =
hearing this,=20
then you have survived the terrible journey I sent you on. If I had kept =
you=20
here, you would have died with the rest of us, and I couldn&#8217;t bear =
that=20
thought.</P>
<P>This is the first of several messages for you. There is much to tell =
you, and=20
I do not have much time to record them in. Listen closely, my daughter, =
and=20
learn."</P>
<P>The woman vanished and was replaced by a busy room where four people, =

including Dena, were working frantically around what appeared to be the =
frame of=20
a space ship like the one in the drawing. All appeared weak and, as they =

watched, one staggered and nearly fell. One of the others caught =
him.</P>
<P>"Lord Jor El has already sent his son, Kal El, to a planet he has =
deemed=20
suitable. We are programming your ship to follow his, in the hopes that =
he is=20
correct and Earth is a suitable home for you.</P>
<P>My only wish is that your father, Tal Ra, could be here to see you =
off. My=20
hopes, all of our hopes, are with you."</P>
<P>The image vanished and Maggie placed the globe back in the suitcase. =
She=20
brushed a tear off her cheek and sighed. </P>
<P>"DA Arrested . . ." Maggie read the headline proudly. "District =
Attorney=20
Clyde Anders was arrested last night. . . this is so cool!"</P>
<P>They were back in the Daily Planet&#8217;s newsroom. She was sitting =
on Clark Kents=20
desk, looking over the headlines for which she was partly responsible. =
After the=20
revelation last night from her mother, the Kents had invited her to =
spend the=20
night at their house. She had accepted, mainly because she didn&#8217;t =
have any other=20
place to stay.</P>
<P>"So, uh, CK &#8211; you don&#8217;t mind if I call you that, do you?" =
He shook his head,=20
and she went on. "So, you say that you and Lois were *already* =
investigating the=20
DA for supressing evidence? How do you &#8230; never mind. I don&#8217;t =
really want to=20
know." Maggie re-folded the newspaper. "So, what was the deal with that=20
informant? Do *all* of your sniches try to kill Lois?"</P>
<P>"Not usually," Lois said from behind Maggie. Maggie just grinned. She =
had=20
heard Lois coming up from behind her &#8211; her powers had only taken =
about a day to=20
return to normal, surprising everyone. </P>
<P>"I got a phone call from him this morning, actually. He apologised =
for nearly=20
running me over. He was trying to bring me some information when he was =
caught=20
and drugged by one of Anders&#8217; goons." Lois walked over to her =
husband and put=20
her hands on his shoulders. "Hi."</P>
<P>He grinned up at her. "Hi."</P>
<P>Maggie rolled her eyes. "Ok, people, focus here! I still have =
one&#8230;no make=20
that two more questions. First off, what&#8217;s with this interview =
here with me?=20
It&#8217;s on the third page and it makes me sound like I&#8217;m here =
to hold back the=20
forces of darkness one handed!"</P>
<P>Clark laughed. "Well, you did say you wanted to help Superman, =
right?"</P>
<P>"Yeah." She gave him a guarded look, uncertain of where he was taking =

this.</P>
<P>"And you did say you were going to stick around in Metropolis for a =
while,=20
right?"</P>
<P>"Uh huh."</P>
<P>"That&#8217;s all it really says." Clark patted her hand =
reassuringly. </P>
<P>"So what&#8217;s your other question?" Lois asked.</P>
<P>Maggie grinned. "Where&#8217;s Jimmy? He&#8217;s taking me to see =
this new Casper Van=20
Dien movie &#8211; you know, "Methuselah&#8217;s Children"? It&#8217;s =
supposed to be really=20
good!"</P>
<P>"Ah, I think that would be him just coming out of the elevator."</P>
<P>Maggie half turned and spotted Jimmy, then flashed Clark a grin. =
"Thanks,=20
pal."</P>
<P>She slid off the desk and ran to meet Jimmy at the ramp. "Hi, =
Jimmy!"</P>
<P>"Hi, Mags. You ready to go?"</P>
<P>"Sure!"</P>
<P>They stepped into the elevator, and she paused, hand over the =
buttons. "So=20
tell me, Jimmy, is it always this . . . um, eventful around those =
two?"</P>
<P>Jimmy laughed and shook his head. "You have *no* idea!"</P>
<P>The End <FONT face=3DWingdings>J</FONT> </P>
<P>(or is it???)</P></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>-----------------------<BR>"Whoever =
said the human=20
race was logical?"&nbsp; Gillian Taylor, Star Trek IV: The Voyage=20
Home</FONT></DIV>
<DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" =
"Is it a=20
plane?"<BR>"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a =
cape"<BR>--crowd=20
scene from the pilot of "Lois &amp; Clark"</FONT></DIV>
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In a message dated 9/20/1999 10:40:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
sirenegold@YAHOO.COM writes:

<< s there anyone on the list who is Roman Catholic who
 could get me the modern wording for the prayer that is
 said during the anointing of the sick (formerly known
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My cousin is a priest and I went to catholic school for 2 years, and all I
have ever heard it called is last rites.  I don't really remember if there
is
a specific name for the prayer they say.  It is possibly the final
benidiction, but I am not sure.  I would call it last rites.

Alicia (the good little catholic girl
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Thanks, Sandy!  I did get a response off list, but you covered exactly
the sort of thing I needed to know.  (Thanks to Ann, too, for chipping
in :)

I knew I'd get my answers here; that's one of the reasons I love this
list :)
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have to be so smart all the time? So ... intense?"
Lois: "Look, I'm just being myself.  If they're not man
enough to handle me, then ... I'll wait for someone who is,"
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>Kathy (who really wishes she had thought to print Becky Bain's "Timeless"
>in columns .. I killed a printer ink catridge and a ream of paper on that
>story. <g>  But WELL worth it.  If you haven't read this one yet, FoLCs, do
>it ... "Timeless" is definitely Kerth material!)

Thanks, Kathy.  Sorry about the ink cartridge, though!  <g>

Becky <going back to lurk mode before LabRat comes after her...>

rbain@uswest.net

"The difference between the right word and the nearly right word is the
same as that between lightning and the lightning bug."  - Mark Twain
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Hey! What have I told you from the very first day that Wendy posted those
teasers to Zoom's boards? Did I not tell you it is a wonderful story? Did I
not tell you to read it as soon as it was released? And did I not tell you
that I was looking forward to discussing it and embarrassing the Great and
Talented Author about it, the sooner the better? :o)

Melisma

At 05:49 PM 9/20/99 -0700, you wrote:
>I just finished reading Wendy Richards' "Strange Visitor From The
>Congo".  This is an incredible story, the plot is intricate and well
>written, the characters are wonderfully drawn--in short, anyone who
>hasn't, get on over to the Archive and READ IT.
>
>Nan Smith
>
>
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At 10:32 PM 9/20/99 EDT, you wrote:
>In a message dated 9/20/99 4:20:59 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>KCrane1865@AOL.COM writes:
>
><< Just a hint for those of you who didn't get Pam's tip the first time
> around.....I am printing out Strange Visitor now.....102 pages, actually
> using only 51 pieces of paper.
> Use ariel font, 7pt, landscape page view, double columns, double sided
> printing (book layout).
> This still doesn't solve the problem of time for reading it tho.....;).
>  >>
>
>
>Does anyone know, do you have to use Word to print on the back of the
paper?
>I only have Works, and haven't found any way to print odd pages only except
>one by one.  So I would really appreciate it if anyone knows how to do this
>in Works.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Ann
>
And what about in WordPerfect? I use WordPerfect 8 now that I can't get my
fists on Word, like I had on my old puter... /sticks her lower lip out in a
MAJOR pout...

Melisma
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Mr. White-

I just wanted to apologize for my absence at the Planet today.  I did
something i am not sure if you would approve of, but before you give me a
story about how Elvis was always truthful with the Colonel <g>, just hear me
out.  I did something kinda risky, but I have told Mr. Kent about it in an
email.  I will only talk to you about it, once Mr. Kent has read the email
and sent me a response.  All I can say i,s if I can pull this off, it may
bring us some more information on what happened the day the Planet was
bombed.

I guess i didn't realize how tired i was from my journey to Metropolis.
Tonight, I have experienced a sudden wave of weakness, so i am going to take
the day off and rest a bit.  Please tell anyone who wants to reach me that
they can call my apartment or email me.  Remembering my phone number should
be easy for you sir, since you used to have it on speed dial. <EG>  I will
be
checking my email periodically during the day and i will try to get back to
people as soon as i can.  Also if you could please tell Mr. Kent that if he
wishes to talk to me about the contents of my email, that he should do so at
my place.  Just please have him call me before doing so.  If you see
Superman, the same goes for him too.

Thanks.
Lara Wells
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On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:39:30 EDT James Bartholomew Olsen wrote:

> [...] I was reading over the papers and found out that Jeffers is the
head of some sort of comittee at Lex Corps...the committee's symbol is a
sail boat... <

Lex _Corps_? Well, he always did have an army of goons around.... <g>

Of course, after what's been happening in S6, maybe it should be Lex
_Corpse_! <eg>

Phil
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> I just finished reading Wendy Richards' "Strange Visitor From The
> Congo".  This is an incredible story, the plot is intricate and well
> written, the characters are wonderfully drawn--in short, anyone who
> hasn't, get on over to the Archive and READ IT.
>

Nan - thank you for that! Only problem is, you forgot to warn
potential vict- um, *readers* that they need at least a free day to
get through it....

Wendy

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On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 19:40:51 EDT Kath Roden <kmroden@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

Kristin asked:
<<I'm a little late in getting here! Who's Phil?>>

> Who's Phil!! LOL!
> Sorry, didn't mean to be snippish, it just struck me funny <g> <

Me, too. Such are the vagaries of "fame"... <g>

> Phil Atcliffe, Dr. Sir, Phil Atcliffe.  Fanfic writer, mad scientist,
friend of Lois and Clark, and now, it seems, co-creator of a time
machine! <

Wot, I've been knighted now? Or ennobled? Hmmm, now where should I have
my "seat"? D'you reckon I could get away with Metropolis? I kinda like
the way "Phillip, Baronet of Metropolis" rolls off the tongue (now why
do I suddenly remember the "Wile E. Coyote, Super-Genius" bit? <looks
around worriedly for rabbits driving tractors>).

Hey, Kath, can I use that paragraph as a .sig? Something like
what's below? Please?

Phil, remembering the bloke who was made "Baron of Tucson (sp?)" by
Prince Leonard of Hutt River Province.
--
"Phil Atcliffe, Dr. Sir, Phil Atcliffe. Fanfic writer, mad scientist,
friend of Lois and Clark, and now, it seems, co-creator of a time
machine!" -- Kath Roden
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On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 15:54:25 -0500 Kathy Brown
<kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM> wrote:

> I printed it [Strange Visitor from the Congo]
> out in 8 pt Ariel, two columns, portrait orientation ... with .2 margins
on
> all 4 sides ... and got it down to 69 pages -- 69 *single sided* pages

Good grief!! That's some reduction - you sure you got it all? <g>
It's 213 pages in my Word software!  (12-point Times New Roman, blank
lines between paras).

Wendy
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On Mon, 20 Sep 1999 21:29:19 +0100 LabRat <labrat@UKF.NET> wrote:

> And see what you started? <G> Wanna quit the job at the uni and be my PR
> agent? I can pay you 10 sheckles a week. Or all the gold you can eat.

Only if you promote me to Professor <g>

> Caped Fear is currently with my proofers,[snip] They're
> doing their usual
> magnficent job though and as quickly as they can.

*I've* returned all *my* proofing comments already   :P

Wendy

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On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 09:14:58 -0400 Phillip Atcliffe
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> "Phil Atcliffe, Dr. Sir, Phil Atcliffe. Fanfic writer, mad scientist,
> friend of Lois and Clark, and now, it seems, co-creator of a time
> machine!" -- Kath Roden

Hey, you forgot 'Phil the Mad Professor' <g>  (c)Wendy Richards.

Wendy

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This is a me too post . 'Strange Visitor From The Congo' is a fabulous
piece of writing I just couldn't put it down until I was finished. This is
a MUST for all FOLCS. Congratulations Wendy Well done

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Merry wrote:

>Labrat - i noticed you said something about converting 'caped fear' to
pg13 - >have you finished caped fear nfic?  if so is it on your boards yet?

With my proofers, Merry. Give it another week, week and a half. Do you mean
the message boards or my website? The boards aren't mine of course, they
belong to Zoom. (LabRat tries to avoid being sued for ownership there <G>)

I'll post to the message boards to say when it's available, but I won't post
it to the boards itself. I can't bear the thought of working my way through
37 posts.  CF *will* be posted to my website, very kindly set up for me and
hosted by Menolly.

Pam wrote:

I haven't seen this posted to the list(s) yet, but thought some might
be interested in this blurb from E! Online's newsletter.   E! Online
is going to have live audio *and*  video interviews with some of the
celebrity participants at the Rack-n-Roll pool tournament.  They don't
specifically mention Dean in this press release (maybe he's included
as part of "and more" ;) but he is scheduled to attend the event.  The
link in the article should take you directly to the website.

~~~Someone posted what must have been an updated press release to the other
list last night. Don't know who as I've deleted it already, but Dean was
definitely mentioned in the cast list on that one, so he is penciled in for
an appearance. ~~~

Becky wrote:

Becky <going back to lurk mode before LabRat comes after her...>

~~LabRat folds paws, glares in a stern manner and - oh, she's gone.~~~

~~~I second that recommendation on Timeless btw!. Waffy, sweet, action
packed - what more could you want from a fic?~~~

LabRat :)
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Hi honey,

Couldn't get you on your cellphone and I remembered you said you'd
pick up your mail on the laptop while you were over at the Hall of
Records.

Lara Wells has just sent me an email asking if we can meet - she has
some crazy idea that she should go undercover at the Star. Sounds
like the kind of thing another reporter-woman I know would do! I'm
not sure. I *think* we can trust her to be loyal to the Planet, but
who knows how she's been brainwashed?! I mean, we know she has to be
an alternate version of you, but why is she here? Why choose *Wells*
as her surname? I'm positive that if HG had anything to do with it,
he'd have told us about her and let us know what help she needs.
Since he hasn't... well, I'm afraid she might have become a tool of
Tempus. I'm almost afraid to wonder what she might do if I did meet
her!

She's really trying hard to gain my confidence - she even said
something about my smile being sexy...! Okay, I know you would say
that too, but as far as Lara's concerned I'm a married man. Why is
she trying to flirt with me? Has Tempus told her to try that?

What do you think, sweetheart? Should we get to know her and
try to undo whatever harm has been done to her? Or steer well clear?
I wish we could get in touch with Wells or the other Clark. Whatever
we do, though, I don't think I should go alone to see her.

Going undercover at the Star might be worth considering, though -
perhaps I could try it? I've done it before <g>. Maybe I could try to
get to know Courtney Hart better. What do you think?

Love you, honey,

Clark.

PS - your spelling's sure improved since working with me! You must
have given the subs a lot of work before you knew me... /ducking!

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At 08:08 PM 09/20/1999 +0100, Yvonne Connell wrote:
 > And finally, have you considered getting a bulletin board to organize

Is it possible to number these postings?  Might help folks who are not
treating themselves to this adventure.

I just love this current adventure.  The format is fresh and frequently
during the day I check my box to see if another installment has been
added.  I miss On the Run.  Thank you for giving me another place to go to
daily and obsess.  I hope that you are all having fun writing this
adventure.  You are all talented and thanks for sharing that talent.

Mary C.
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Mary asked:

> Is it possible to number these postings?  Might help folks who are not
> treating themselves to this adventure.

I'm not sure how it could be done. All of us who are taking part post
independently of each other, and we have no idea who's going to post
next, and to whom (that chaos is part of the fun of it!). I'm sure
that once it's all over and the trousers are reunited with their
proper owner <g> we'll get the whole thing organised and posted in
order. Though who's going to do that, and just *how* they'll manage
it, is beyond me! (hi, Yvonne!!)

Wendy

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"Ann E. McBride" wrote:
>
> In a message dated 9/20/99 3:00:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
> jernigan@BELLSOUTH.NET writes:
>
> << .. what's
>  the name of the big newspaper in Philadelphia?  I *think* it's the
>  Inquirer, but I'm not sure.  But I thought some of you incredibly
>  knowledgeable people might know :)
>   >>
>
> It's definitely the Inquirer, but it might be spelled Enquirer.  Whatever
it
> is, I'm pretty sure it's the opposite of the National.....
>
> Ann

No, it's definitely the Inquirer.  As a matter of fact that's something
else I should have mentioned, if you're going for "local color,"
Philadelphia metropolitan residents never call it the Philadelphia
Inquirer, although that's the paper's official title. They always call
it the Inquirer, and *sometimes* the Inky (or maybe that was just me
since I always used to complain about the ink that ended up all over my
fingers and clothes).<g>  Anyway, drop the Philadelphia part if you are
having a local refer to it since they know where they live.<g>

Sandy -- who has the same problem with the Post. (If they can send a man
to the moon ... why can't they send them all there.)
smcdermin@erols.com
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I wrote:

> > Phil Atcliffe, Dr. Sir, Phil Atcliffe.  Fanfic writer, mad scientist,
>friend of Lois and Clark, and now, it seems, co-creator of a time machine!
>< <

Phillip wrote:

<<Wot, I've been knighted now? Or ennobled? Hmmm, now where should I have my
"seat"? D'you reckon I could get away with Metropolis? I kinda like the way
"Phillip, Baronet of Metropolis" rolls off the tongue (now why do I suddenly
remember the "Wile E. Coyote, Super-Genius" bit? <looks around worriedly for
rabbits driving tractors>).>>

Shouldn't that be Lord Phillip..? <g>

<<Hey, Kath, can I use that paragraph as a .sig? Something like
what's below? Please?>>

LOL!  Abso-blumin-lutely!  And I thought the 'Sir' was the honorary degree
the FOLC's gave you. ;^)

Kath

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Hey guys!

No, not - aarrgghh I've lost the only copy somewhere in the online ether,
ooops - but I figured that header would get your attention. <G>

To reassure those who mailed me after my previous posts on the subject:

No, the nfic version of CF won't just be posted to my website. It will find
its way to annesplace and to Joyce for submission to the nfic mailing list,
just as my stories always do. I'm a firm believer in never having too many
sites on which to host your fic. ;) Usually, it would also be posted to the
mbs, but as I've said, it's just too long to handle that way on this
occasion. My new website is just a handy addition I now have, thanks to
Menolly's generosity in volunteering to set it up for me. But it *is* in
addition to the others, not a replacement.

The pg13 version will be submitted to the Archive and posted to annesplace
also.

Sorry for the confusion. I did actually have this info in one of my earlier
posts, but unfortunately I sent it to someone personally instead of the
list. Just to be different. I like to be original in my gaffs. ;)

Oh, and, regretfully, I won't be able to send out any copies of CF to anyone
personally. It's just too long. Sorry!

LabRat :)
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during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.

LabRat :)
Doc. Klein's LabRat
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"They couldn't hit an elephant from this dist...." The final words of
General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:55:53 EDT Kath Roden <kmroden@HOTMAIL.COM>
wrote:

> <<Wot, I've been knighted now? Or ennobled? Hmmm, now where should I have
my
> "seat"? D'you reckon I could get away with Metropolis? I kinda like the
way
> "Phillip, Baronet of Metropolis" rolls off the tongue (now why do I
suddenly
> remember the "Wile E. Coyote, Super-Genius" bit? <looks around worriedly
for
> rabbits driving tractors>).>>
>
> Shouldn't that be Lord Phillip..? <g>
>

Nope, a baronet's a Sir. A baron is a Lord. Thought personally, I
have no time for inherited titles...

> LOL!  Abso-blumin-lutely!  And I thought the 'Sir' was the honorary degree
> the FOLC's gave you. ;^)

We did? Oh well, I'd have to approve of it then! But if it's
honorary, wouldn't it be a knighthood instead of a baronetcy, Phil?
(Just being a stickler for accuracy here...)

Wendy
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Kath wrote:

>~~LabRat :) (wondering if this is the same Kath who gave me all those red
>marked paragraphs this morning. ;)~~
>
>Guilty as charged!  Ok, I'll get back to work! sheesh... some people,
>grumble, grumble.. <G>

I would. Otherwise, I'll take a plane over there and chain you to your desk
for the duration. I've already taken mealbreaks off Becky. Thanks for part 3
btw. ;) And at least you mark the compliments in red marker as well as the
nitpicks. <g>

LabRat :)
Doc. Klein's LabRat
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General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

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On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 08:55:53 EDT Kath Roden <kmroden@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote:

> I wrote:
(what started it all <g>)

>>> Phil Atcliffe, Dr. Sir, Phil Atcliffe.  Fanfic writer, mad
scientist, friend of Lois and Clark, and now, it seems, co-creator of a
time machine!

I'm not sure whether to quote the Beach Boys ("Round, round, get
around, I get around") or Ric Melbourne ("Busy, busy, busy, fat
exectutives"). Either way, it beats working.... <g>

> Phillip wrote:

Hey, call me Phil -- everyone else does (at my request).

> <<Wot, I've been knighted now? Or ennobled? Hmmm, now where should I have
my
> "seat"? D'you reckon I could get away with Metropolis? I kinda like the
way
> "Phillip, Baronet of Metropolis" rolls off the tongue (now why do I
suddenly
> remember the "Wile E. Coyote, Super-Genius" bit? <looks around worriedly
for
> rabbits driving tractors>).>>

> Shouldn't that be Lord Phillip..? <g>

Not if I want to use the "Sir P." title which you so graciously
bestowed on me. Only knights and Baronets use the Sir title (given to
knights, hereditary in the case of Bts).

Actually, I'm not sure that seats apply to Baronets, but they might.
Certainly, Barons and above (who use the Lord title or higher ranks)
are always the Lord/Earl/Marquess/Duke/whatever _of_ somewhere;
Baronets, I'd have to look up. Wonder if the UWE library has a copy of
Burke's or Debrett's?

Anyway, methinks I'd better shut up on this lest the gods strike me
down for hubris. I'm no noble of any degree, although there is an
Atcliffe coat-of-arms (which I doubt that I'm entitled to use).

> [...] I thought the 'Sir' was the honorary degree the FOLC's gave
you. ;^)

Nah... it's what the more polite of my students call me, at least until
they get to know me better. <g>

Phil, "common as muck", as I believe our Yorkshire brethren are wont to
say <g>
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   (Or, So Long and Thanks for All the Fish!)
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At 09:13 AM 9/21/99 +0100, Nan wrote:
>> I just finished reading Wendy Richards' "Strange Visitor From The
>> Congo".  This is an incredible story, the plot is intricate and well
>> written, the characters are wonderfully drawn--in short, anyone who
>> hasn't, get on over to the Archive and READ IT.
>>
>
>
>Nan - thank you for that! Only problem is, you forgot to warn
>potential vict- um, *readers* that they need at least a free day to
>get through it....
>
>
>Wendy

So? Wendy darling, it was the BEST whole day of my entire life...

Melisma
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In a message dated 09/20/1999 9:00:37 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
jernigan@BELLSOUTH.NET writes:

<< Unless you're referring to another Pam, but I don't think I know any
 other FOLCs with my name.
  >>
Yup, there is another Pam, but I don't remember her last name.  She did
suggest this awhile back, and it has worked well for me, but I hate to take
the credit when I suggest it <g>.  So, other Pam, if you're still there, let
us know....or if my swiss cheese memory has got your name wrong, please
advise!
Kate
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Chief -

Thanks for getting back to me.

> Son, sometimes I think you're the luckiest journalist in the world,
> especially when it comes to Superman encounters.
>
Uh... well, you know how it is.

> That sailboat buckle on the trousers sounds like Ron Jeffers to me.  He
> never let you forget that he was once president of the Metropolis Sailing
> Club, until the incident with the peanut butter jars.  Now he chairs the
> arts and entertainment committee, but I've heard that his taste in art is
> more, shall we say, exotic, than Monet and Picasso.

Lois wants to know, *what* incident with the peanut butter jars?! But
you know, Jeffers is getting more and more interesting. Lois and I
thought he couldn't be involved, but Jimmy's now told us Jack was
investigating him for something. Maybe we need to look a little more
closely at him?

> See what more you can find out about the ad space - who signed off the
> order, for instance?
>
Okay, I guess Jimmy could do that.

By the way, Superman flew over the print facility last night as
promised. He said the presses printing the Planet seemed to be
running a *lot* slower than those printing the Star. And the guys
monitoring the presses seemed to be ignoring ours. Maybe you should
try to get someone in there? Undercover?

Which reminds me, Chief, Lara Wells mailed me to suggest going
undercover at the Star. I'm not really sure why she suggested it to
me rather than you, though Lois and I don't mind acting as her
supervisors if it takes some heat off you and the departmental
editors. I just feel that maybe she's too inexperienced to handle it,
though if you think otherwise...? Lois and I will talk to her.

>
> Great story on the hurricane survivors, BTW.  That honeymoon couple (Mr
and
> Mrs Kay, was it?) in Florida sure had a narrow escape didn't they?
>
Thank you. Yeah, they did - good job Superman was in the area. Mind
you, they didn't really seem to realise there was a hurricane going
on! Umm... sorry, Lois has just - uh, never mind!

>
> PS - have you got a good dentist you can rely on?  My teeth are killing me
> and my usual guy has disappeared off to England.  He says he wants to get
in
> touch with his ancestors so he's teamed up with someone called Phil to
build
> a time machine.  What is the world coming to?

Dentist... um, I haven't needed a dentist for a while, Chief. Lois
says not to use hers, he's a butcher. A time machine? Is he serious?
Sounds like a crackpot to me!

More later,

Clark.

----------------------
Wendy Richards
w.m.richards@hrm.keele.ac.uk
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> Some of this will depend on your printer, though.  Our old printer had .5
> minimum margins, but the new one has .2 minimums.  Check your owners'
> manual for the info.  I honestly don't know what zero margins would look
> like, LOL!

But where do you guys put your printed pages?  With such tiny margins,
there's no room to punch holes in them and store them in a loose-leaf
binder.

Sheila
(who already has a shelf full of fic-filled binders and shudders at the
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My deepest apologies go to Phil for not recognizing an incredible icon for
our generation (I think that's what I'm gathering from all the glowing
reviews of him!!!).

Kristin
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In a message dated 09/21/1999 8:06:28 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
sharper@CNCC.CC.CO.US writes:

<< But where do you guys put your printed pages?  With such tiny margins,
 there's no room to punch holes in them and store them in a loose-leaf
 binder.
  >>
I keep mine in the box that the paper comes in.....yup, I buy in bulk <g>.
I
have made alphabetical dividers and file by author.  I am now in the process
of reprinting fics in the condensed printing version....I know, I know,
waste
of paper....but it takes up a lot less space.

>from Ann:
<<Does anyone know, do you have to use Word to print on the back of the
paper?
I only have Works, and haven't found any way to print odd pages only except
one by one.  So I would really appreciate it if anyone knows how to do this
in Works.>>

I actually have Works, so the process I sent out earlier is what works for
Works.
(Printer setup, click on Paper, click on two-sided, Book format, and voila,
it does it for you, just follow the instructions.  But definitely try it on
a
small fic first until you get the hang of it....)

Kate
Who is absolutely enthralled with Wendy's masterpiece....yes, must go
shower,
get some work done, pick up kids, run errands.....later.
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Kristin-

Just go over to the Archive and read *any* of the following:
Couch Potatoes
Montrose's Toast
Much Ado About...
and many more

Or even go to the Season 6 site and read any of his four episodes (so
far) and you'll see why we're all Phil's fans over here!

Wendy

On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:15:12 EDT Singin Drew <SinginDrew@AOL.COM>
wrote:

> My deepest apologies go to Phil for not recognizing an incredible icon for
our generation (I think that's what I'm gathering from all the glowing
reviews of him!!!).
>
>
> Kristin

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Irene,

you asked:

<<  Is there anyone on the list who is Roman Catholic who could get me the
modern wording for the prayer that is
said during the anointing of the sick (formerly known as last rites).  I am
not looking for the entire service, but I know that there is a formal
prayer offered when the oil is placed on the body. >>

Being the semi-good Catholic that I am (at least one who routinely
challenges the Church's stance on a number of issues upon which I will not
pontificate (pun intended) ) this is what I found.  It is from  the
"APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION " as issued by His Holiness Pope Paul VI on
November 30, 1972 .  I don't know if there is anything later than this.

"As regards the number of anointings and the parts of the body to be
anointed, it has seemed to us opportune to proceed to a
simplification of the rite.

"Therefore, since this revision in certain points touches upon the
sacramental rite itself, by our Apostolic authority we lay down
that the following is to be observed for the future in the Latin Rite:

"THE SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK IS ADMINISTERED TO THOSE WHO
ARE
DANGEROUSLY ILL, BY ANOINTING THEM ON THE FOREHEAD AND HANDS WITH OLIVE
OIL, OR, IF
OPPORTUNE, WITH ANOTHER VEGETABLE OIL PROPERLY BLESSED, AND SAYING ONCE
ONLY THE
FOLLOWING WORDS: "PER ISTAM SANCTAM UNCTIONEM ET SUAM PIISSIMAM
MISERICORDIAM
ADIUVET TE DOMINUS GRATIA SPIRITUS SANCTI, UT A PECCATIS LIBERATUM TE
SALVET ATQUE
PROPITIUS ALLEVIET."

[There are few other paragraphs after this, but nothing petaining to the
actual words - just statements explaining
that the older form can still be performed until such and such a date.]

Given at St. Peter's in Rome, on the thirtieth day of November, in the year
 1972, the tenth of our Pontificate.

Hope this helps you out.

Lisa M. Ramirez
Lramirez@odu.edu

Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a middle
name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
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In a message dated 09/21/1999 11:33:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
ida18@HRM.KEELE.AC.UK writes:

<< Or even go to the Season 6 site and read any of his four episodes (so
 far) and you'll see why we're all Phil's fans over here! >>

And just wait for his season finale -- coming this Sunday to a list or
website near you!!!

--Laurie :)
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Singin Drew <SinginDrew@AOL.COM>

>>My deepest apologies go to Phil for not recognizing an incredible icon for
>>our generation (I think that's what I'm gathering from all the glowing
>>reviews of him!!!).<<

Kristin,

I should apologize, I laughed so hard, when I read your original note, that
I didn't realize that you may not have been on the list way back when part
of this started.

Phil is a wonderful writer, as Wendy said, check out S6 or the archives for
his work.

What Wendy *didn't* say, however, is the mad scientist crack was from one of
*her* fanfics, where she surreptitiously delegated our dear Phil to that
roll.  Check out her "At Wits End" stories.

Snicker, thought you'd get out of that one, didn't you Wendy?

KathR

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On Tue, 21 Sep 1999 11:15:12 EDT Singin Drew <SinginDrew@AOL.COM> wrote:

> My deepest apologies go to Phil for not recognizing an incredible icon
for our generation (I think that's what I'm gathering from all the
glowing reviews of him!!!). <

Oh, I get it. What is it you want? Research? Your VCR fixed? A ride to
the airport? A blind date to work off your artificially enhanced
hormones on? (You _know_ my wife is going to kill you if it's the
latter <g>)

<grin> Geez, you lot are good for a man's ego....

Later, Kath R (she of the knighthood) wrote:

>> What Wendy *didn't* say, however, is the mad scientist crack was
>from one of *her* fanfics, where she surreptitiously delegated our dear
Phil to that role. Check out her "At Wit's End" stories. <<

This must be some new definition of the word "surreptitious" that I'm
not aware of. <g> Besides, Wendy has claimed copyright on the phrase
"Phil, the Mad Professor" (even though I _am_ PtMP), but it was _my_
idea to nuke EastEnders in the first place! <hg>

Phil
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Is this from the archive page or did you copy it into a word processor?

Sounds like a good idea and I want to try it.

ljc

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        In a message dated 09/20/1999 11:17:49 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
        cornwall@WC.EDU writes:

        << I printed out Strange Visitor this morning. Reading 20/30
pages on
         screen is one thing.  184 is just too long for anything but
paper. Now
         if I can just get time to read it.
          >>

        Just a hint for those of you who didn't get Pam's tip the first
time
        around.....I am printing out Strange Visitor now.....102 pages,
actually
        using only 51 pieces of paper.
        Use ariel font, 7pt, landscape page view, double columns, double
sided
        printing (book layout).
        This still doesn't solve the problem of time for reading it
tho.....;).
        Kate
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Conversations with my Conscience -
Or  How to Deal with the Conflicts of Fanfic, Real
Life and Time

Cast of Characters:
C - Conscience
A - Me

                     ***
We begin on a lovely, mid-September Saturday evening
...

C : So, what a beautiful day! And what did we
accomplish today?

A : Um, well, I read Wendy's new fanfic, Strange
Visitor from the Congo.

C : Oh. Did you do the dishes piling up in the sink?

A : Um, no. I read Wendy's new fic ...

C : Oh. Did you finish the laundry?

A : Um, no. I did read Wendy's new fic, though...

C : Oh. Did you do that work you needed to do, you
know, for your brother, who's paying for this
computer, by the way??

A : Um, no. Well, you know, I *was* reading Wendy's
new fic ...

C : Oh. Well, it was a beautiful sunny day. Did you go
for a walk in the sunshine?

A : Um, no. You see, I was reading Wendy's new fic ...

C : So let me get this straight. It was a beautiful
day, probably one of the last one's we'll have before
the fall rain hits, and you *didn't* go outside.

A : Right.

C : And you had work to do, work that your brother
pays you for, work that is paying for the computer,
work that is paying for your cable modem, and you put
that off all day.

A : Right.

C : And your apartment is in dangerous need of
cleaning, the cat is shedding everywhere (again ...
still), the dishes aren't done and the laundry needs
folding ... and you didn't do any of it.

A : Right.

C : And your excuse is??

A : Well ... I was reading Wendy's new fic!! With Lois
coming back from the Congo! And not liking Superman At
All! And, and ... Clark wasn't a rookie ... and ...
and ... well ... you see???

C : OH! You were reading Wendy's new fic! Well, that's
alright then. Congrats all around! Excellent,
excellent use of time! Kudos! I can rest easy, my work
is done, your priorities are in the right place!

This conversation was brought to you by Audrey's
conscience, who wants to remind you that reading
Wendy's new fic, Strange Visitor from the Congo
(posted at an archive near you!) is a completely
legitimate excuse for telling Real Life to go hang,
get out of your way, take a hike, already!  So,
remember, read Wendy's new fic, ... its The Right
Thing to Do!

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Thanks for the help, Lisa.

Um, by any chance is there anyone on the list who
could translate this from the Latin?

Irene

--- Lisa Ramirez <lramirez@ODU.EDU> wrote:
> Irene,
>
> you asked:
>
> <<  Is there anyone on the list who is Roman
> Catholic who could get me the
> modern wording for the prayer that is
> said during the anointing of the sick (formerly
> known as last rites).  I am
> not looking for the entire service, but I know that
> there is a formal
> prayer offered when the oil is placed on the body.
> >>
>
> Being the semi-good Catholic that I am (at least one
> who routinely
> challenges the Church's stance on a number of issues
> upon which I will not
> pontificate (pun intended) ) this is what I found.
> It is from  the
> "APOSTOLIC CONSTITUTION " as issued by His Holiness
> Pope Paul VI on
> November 30, 1972 .  I don't know if there is
> anything later than this.
>
> "As regards the number of anointings and the parts
> of the body to be
> anointed, it has seemed to us opportune to proceed
> to a
> simplification of the rite.
>
> "Therefore, since this revision in certain points
> touches upon the
> sacramental rite itself, by our Apostolic authority
> we lay down
> that the following is to be observed for the future
> in the Latin Rite:
>
> "THE SACRAMENT OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK IS
> ADMINISTERED TO THOSE WHO
> ARE
> DANGEROUSLY ILL, BY ANOINTING THEM ON THE FOREHEAD
> AND HANDS WITH OLIVE
> OIL, OR, IF
> OPPORTUNE, WITH ANOTHER VEGETABLE OIL PROPERLY
> BLESSED, AND SAYING ONCE
> ONLY THE
> FOLLOWING WORDS: "PER ISTAM SANCTAM UNCTIONEM ET
> SUAM PIISSIMAM
> MISERICORDIAM
> ADIUVET TE DOMINUS GRATIA SPIRITUS SANCTI, UT A
> PECCATIS LIBERATUM TE
> SALVET ATQUE
> PROPITIUS ALLEVIET."
>
> [There are few other paragraphs after this, but
> nothing petaining to the
> actual words - just statements explaining
> that the older form can still be performed until
> such and such a date.]
>
> Given at St. Peter's in Rome, on the thirtieth day
> of November, in the year
>  1972, the tenth of our Pontificate.
>
> Hope this helps you out.
>
> Lisa M. Ramirez
> Lramirez@odu.edu
>
> Any child can tell you that the sole purpose of a
> middle
> name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.
>   -- Dennis Fakes
>

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Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 14:43:12 EDT
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In a message dated 09/21/1999 9:59:40 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
cornwall@WC.EDU writes:

<< Is this from the archive page or did you copy it into a word processor?
  >>
For a fic this large, I downloaded to disk first, usually I just copy and
paste to my word processor.
Kate
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Audrey said:
>This conversation was brought to you by Audrey's
>conscience, who wants to remind you that reading
>Wendy's new fic, Strange Visitor from the Congo
>(posted at an archive near you!) is a completely
>legitimate excuse for telling Real Life to go hang,
>get out of your way, take a hike, already!  So,
>remember, read Wendy's new fic, ... its The Right
>Thing to Do!
>

Your conscience is obviously not as stern a taskmaster as LabRat is.  Sigh.
 I haven't gotten to read Wendy's story yet, and it's killing me, it really
is.

I'm =going=, Rat, I'm =going!

Becky

rbain@uswest.net

"The difference between the right word and the nearly right word is the
same as that between lightning and the lightning bug."  - Mark Twain
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LabRat said:
>I've already taken mealbreaks off Becky.

Yes, and I'm =huuuunnngggrrryyyyy!=.  But Rat says I can't eat until I
finish with Part 4.

Becky (scurrying back to the word processor...)

rbain@uswest.net

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There is a "trojan horse" virus that the Microsoft page has a warning about
at:

http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/hoax/hoax2.htm

on the from line it reads:

From: support@microsoft.com
Subject: Microsoft Announcement

In the e-mail it claims that the attached file will upgrade your computer to
be Y2K compliant, which is hooey ;)

You should be suspicious anyway if it's an alleged "freebie" from Bill
Gates.
In other words, beware of geeks bearing gifts (smack me! ;)  However, this
is
a serious virus since any trojan horse type virus can get a lot of
information from you and about you including passwords to your accounts. So,
drop by the site and learn more about it, but never download a file you
didn't send for, or is from someone you don't know. Even if you do know the
person, make sure they mention the attachment in their e-mail to you.

Zoom
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From:         Kathy Brown <kathyb@SPRINGNET1.COM>
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At 9:00 AM -0600 9/21/99, Sheila Harper wrote:

>But where do you guys put your printed pages?  With such tiny margins,
>there's no room to punch holes in them and store them in a loose-leaf
>binder.

Oooo, binders ... never thought of that. <g>  Actually, I don't save all
stories I print. Some I just print to read, then I use the back for scrap
paper or to print other stories on.  The ones that I do save though are
binder-clipped and placed in accordian folders. :)

Kathy

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Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:51:22 +0100
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We seem to have lost our 'Martha', so I was wondering if anyone out there
would like to take this role on?  Poor old Jonathan is beginning to feel
mighty lonely over there in Smallville :)

Martha is one of those roles that you can make as big or as small as you
like, depending on how much time you've got to devote to it.

Please email me privately (yconnell@ukf.net) if you're interested.

Yvonne
(yconnell@ukf.net)
Arbitrator, Once Upon A Time In Metropolis
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Ms Wells,

Please remember you are a junior member of the Planet staff, and whilst I
always encourage initiative in my staff members, I cannot have you taking
undue risks with your own safety.  You either consult your department head
or Mr Kent first, or you do nothing.  I hope that is clear.

Furthermore, I am not your personal secretary.  I will not tell anyone who
wants to reach you how to contact you; that is your responsibility as a
member of this organisation.  If you are unable, for reasons of ill-health,
to keep in contact, then you should discuss this with your head of
department.

Honey, I appreciate your enthusiasm, but you must follow protocol, and most
importantly, the staff guidelines issued to you when you joined.  I have
asked Mr Kent to help you out with your work, but make sure you keep your
manager informed of any additional assignments Mr Kent might give you.

Perry White
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Clark,

> Lois wants to know, *what* incident with the peanut butter jars?!

My lips are sealed (with peanut butter).

Sorry, only funnin' with you, son.

>But
> you know, Jeffers is getting more and more interesting. Lois and I
> thought he couldn't be involved, but Jimmy's now told us Jack was
> investigating him for something. Maybe we need to look a little more
> closely at him?
>

I'm going to be awful surprised if Jeffers is anything to do with the
bombing, but you go ahead and check it out.

> By the way, Superman flew over the print facility last night as
> promised. He said the presses printing the Planet seemed to be
> running a *lot* slower than those printing the Star. And the guys
> monitoring the presses seemed to be ignoring ours. Maybe you should
> try to get someone in there? Undercover?
>

Good idea.

>
> Which reminds me, Chief, Lara Wells mailed me to suggest going
> undercover at the Star. I'm not really sure why she suggested it to
> me rather than you, though Lois and I don't mind acting as her
> supervisors if it takes some heat off you and the departmental
> editors. I just feel that maybe she's too inexperienced to handle it,
> though if you think otherwise...? Lois and I will talk to her.
>

Clark, I'd appreciate it if you would take Lara off my hands.  The girl
seems to think she has a personal hotline direct to me, instead of reporting
to her head of department.  As for going undercover, well, frankly, I'd
prefer it to be you or Lois.  Lara just doesn't have the experience, and I
can't afford to damage our relationship with the Star right now, even if we
suspect they're up to something.  Make sure you liaise with Lara's
department head if you give her anything to do - the last thing I want right
now is a dispute over protocol and reporting lines.

Do you think that you've got enough material for a story on this yet?  It's
about time we showed people that the Planet is always first with the big
news, even when it's our own story.  Of course, I don't have to tell you
that you'll have to be careful how you write it - we can't have the Star
knowing we suspect them.

> Thank you. Yeah, they did - good job Superman was in the area. Mind
> you, they didn't really seem to realise there was a hurricane going
> on! Umm... sorry, Lois has just - uh, never mind!
>

Sounds like you're still enjoying wedded bliss over there!

> Dentist... um, I haven't needed a dentist for a while, Chief. Lois
> says not to use hers, he's a butcher. A time machine? Is he serious?
> Sounds like a crackpot to me!
>

I guess I'll have to try someone else.  In the meantime, can you drop round
some of those herbal leaves of yours?  I'm getting desperate here.

Perry
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Cat,

Who's your dentist?

Perry
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Jimmy,

Find me a dentist!

Perry
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Sheila wrote:

> But where do you guys put your printed pages?  With such tiny margins,
> there's no room to punch holes in them and store them in a loose-leaf
> binder.
>

I use plastic wallets designed to hold single sheets.  They have
ready-punched holes up one side so you can store them in your loose-leaf
binder.  A little expensive, maybe, but it gives you very long-lasting
printouts - ideal for those stories you want to read again and again.

Yvonne
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> Thanks for the help, Lisa.
>
> Um, by any chance is there anyone on the list who
> could translate this from the Latin?
>
> Irene

Ok Irene, I'll try, but you have to consider that I translated it first in
Italian and then in *my* English, so you'll have to transalte it from my
English to proper English! :)

"By this holy (sacred) anointing and His beneficent mercy, may God with the
grace of the Holy Ghost relieve (assist) you, so that, once you're redeemed
(delivered from evil/sin), He may save (deliver) you and, benign
(benevolent), He may raise you".

(if "alleviet" is a misspelling of "adlevet/allevet", 3rd person of the
present conditional of the verb "adlevare"); (if "alleviet" is a misspelling
of a perfect form of the verb "adlinere", [ but then I don't know why you
should use the perfect tense in a phrase where the "ut" particle has just
been followed by the present conditional, i.e. "salvet" (you know,
"consecutio temporis" ;)) ], then you'll have to translate "He may spread
benevolent over you" ; (if "alleviet" is not a misspelling then I don't know
how to translate it, sorry).

I hope all this mess can help you somehow... ;)
CIAO, Elena
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LOL!!  Audrey, it sounds like you've been talking to MY conscience!  We
(my conscience and me) just had the same conversation when I got home
>from work today. I compromised though. Since it is a beautiful
afternoon, I'm currently printing out 20 pages of Strange Visitor to
take outside to the swing with me.  :)
TerriAnn

Conversations with my Conscience -
Or  How to Deal with the Conflicts of Fanfic, Real
Life and Time

Cast of Characters:
C - Conscience
A - Me

                     ***
We begin on a lovely, mid-September Saturday evening
...

C : So, what a beautiful day! And what did we
accomplish today?

A : Um, well, I read Wendy's new fanfic, Strange
Visitor from the Congo.

C : Oh. Did you do the dishes piling up in the sink?

A : Um, no. I read Wendy's new fic ...

C : Oh. Did you finish the laundry?

A : Um, no. I did read Wendy's new fic, though...

C : Oh. Did you do that work you needed to do, you
know, for your brother, who's paying for this
computer, by the way??

A : Um, no. Well, you know, I *was* reading Wendy's
new fic ...

C : Oh. Well, it was a beautiful sunny day. Did you go
for a walk in the sunshine?

A : Um, no. You see, I was reading Wendy's new fic ...

C : So let me get this straight. It was a beautiful
day, probably one of the last one's we'll have before
the fall rain hits, and you *didn't* go outside.

A : Right.

C : And you had work to do, work that your brother
pays you for, work that is paying for the computer,
work that is paying for your cable modem, and you put
that off all day.

A : Right.

C : And your apartment is in dangerous need of
cleaning, the cat is shedding everywhere (again ...
still), the dishes aren't done and the laundry needs
folding ... and you didn't do any of it.

A : Right.

C : And your excuse is??

A : Well ... I was reading Wendy's new fic!! With Lois
coming back from the Congo! And not liking Superman At
All! And, and ... Clark wasn't a rookie ... and ...
and ... well ... you see???

C : OH! You were reading Wendy's new fic! Well, that's
alright then. Congrats all around! Excellent,
excellent use of time! Kudos! I can rest easy, my work
is done, your priorities are in the right place!

This conversation was brought to you by Audrey's
conscience, who wants to remind you that reading
Wendy's new fic, Strange Visitor from the Congo
(posted at an archive near you!) is a completely
legitimate excuse for telling Real Life to go hang,
get out of your way, take a hike, already!  So,
remember, read Wendy's new fic, ... its The Right
Thing to Do!

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Becky wrote:

>Yes, and I'm =huuuunnngggrrryyyyy!=.  But Rat says I can't eat until I
>finish with Part 4.
>
>Becky (scurrying back to the word processor...)

Yes, and you're late. I expected you at 9.30 this morning. You've been
letting things like kids and dogs and hubby and work and that kind of
incidental thing get in the way again, haven't you? I can tell.

Still, you're forgiven, <g> since you seem to have filled up my mailbox not
only with part 3 and several incidental messages, but part 4 too!   !!!!
even. So, okay, you can have ten minutes. <g> Then the whip is coming back
out.

Audrey said:

>This conversation was brought to you by Audrey's
>conscience, who wants to remind you that reading
>Wendy's new fic, Strange Visitor from the Congo
>(posted at an archive near you!) is a completely
>legitimate excuse for telling Real Life to go hang,
>get out of your way, take a hike, already!  So,
>remember, read Wendy's new fic, ... its The Right
>Thing to Do!
>
>And Becky wrote:

>Your conscience is obviously not as stern a taskmaster as LabRat is.  Sigh.
>I haven't gotten to read Wendy's story yet, and it's killing me, it really
>is.

Hey, let it *never* be said that I stand in the way of reading great fanfic.
If you can read it in ten minutes....go ahead. (Sorry, Wendy.)

Loved the conscience btw, Audrey! I'm sure some have enjoyed just such
conversations reading your fanfic too! <G>

LabRat :)
Doc. Klein's LabRat
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General John Sedgwick, spoken while looking over the parapet at enemy lines
during the Battle of Spotsylvania in 1864.

"You will never amount to very much." - Munich Schoolmaster to Albert
Einstein, aged 10.
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Elena,

This is *exactly* what I need - perfect!!

Thanks so much.  You don't know how pleased I am.

Irene

--- Nene <lanene@TIN.IT> wrote:
> > Thanks for the help, Lisa.
> >
> > Um, by any chance is there anyone on the list who
> > could translate this from the Latin?
> >
> > Irene
>
> Ok Irene, I'll try, but you have to consider that I
> translated it first in
> Italian and then in *my* English, so you'll have to
> transalte it from my
> English to proper English! :)
>
> "By this holy (sacred) anointing and His beneficent
> mercy, may God with the
> grace of the Holy Ghost relieve (assist) you, so
> that, once you're redeemed
> (delivered from evil/sin), He may save (deliver) you
> and, benign
> (benevolent), He may raise you".
>
> (if "alleviet" is a misspelling of
> "adlevet/allevet", 3rd person of the
> present conditional of the verb "adlevare"); (if
> "alleviet" is a misspelling
> of a perfect form of the verb "adlinere", [ but then
> I don't know why you
> should use the perfect tense in a phrase where the
> "ut" particle has just
> been followed by the present conditional, i.e.
> "salvet" (you know,
> "consecutio temporis" ;)) ], then you'll have to
> translate "He may spread
> benevolent over you" ; (if "alleviet" is not a
> misspelling then I don't know
> how to translate it, sorry).
>
> I hope all this mess can help you somehow... ;)
> CIAO, Elena
>

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That's very good advice, Zoomway!  Most people (ok, I plead guilty to this!)
don't even have a virus checker on their computer.  I would personally
suggest Norton Antivirus, but that's just because that's what my parents are
using.  :-)

Tara
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The Voyage Home

"Look, up in the sky!" "Is it a bird?" "Is it a plane?"
"Nah, it's just some guy in a pair of tights and a cape"
--crowd scene from the pilot of "Lois & Clark"

----- Original Message -----
From: The Zoomway <Zoomway@AOL.COM>
To: <LOISCLA-GENERAL-L@LISTSERV.INDIANA.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 1999 1:12 PM
Subject: a genuine virus alert this time

> There is a "trojan horse" virus that the Microsoft page has a warning
about
> at:
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/y2k/hoax/hoax2.htm
>
> on the from line it reads:
>
> From: support@microsoft.com
> Subject: Microsoft Announcement
>
> In the e-mail it claims that the attached file will upgrade your computer
to
> be Y2K compliant, which is hooey ;)
>
> You should be suspicious anyway if it's an alleged "freebie" from Bill
Gates.
> In other words, beware of geeks bearing gifts (smack me! ;)  However, this
is
> a serious virus since any trojan horse type virus can get a lot of
> information from you and about you including passwords to your accounts.
So,
> drop by the site and learn more about it, but never download a file you
> didn't send for, or is from someone you don't know. Even if you do know
the
> person, make sure they mention the attachment in their e-mail to you.
>
> Zoom
>
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Enlightening info on printing.  Because of my vision, I can't read very =
well online  so must print in fairly large type and read with magnifier. =
 Have been grappling with paper problem and thought of this solution =
before receiving all those exotic printing instructions.  My idea was to =
print an entirely different story on the opposite side of stories with =
many pages.  I keep the ones I really like in binders and remove them =
for reading.  I requires a bit of paper shuffling, but I think it will =
be o.k.  Any one else with this problem?  I have inherent mistrust of =
expecting printeres to print 2 sided  pages.  How DUMMMB am I?  Thanks =
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Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:22:18 EDT
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In a message dated 9/21/99 11:06:25 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
sharper@CNCC.CC.CO.US writes:

<< But where do you guys put your printed pages?  With such tiny margins,
 there's no room to punch holes in them and store them in a loose-leaf
 binder. >>

Well, being a cheapskate, I just use manila folders and stick them on a
shelf
in my room.

Ann
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Hi Jimmy

Glad to hear your doing OK.  If you could get Jack's files over to Clark
and me we'd really like to take a look at them but whether they've got
anything to do with the bombing I have no idea but it sounds like there
might be a story there.  There also seems to be a connection to Carlton a=
nd
according to Cat his name seems to keep cropping up.

Looks like the pants were Sleazy Jeffers which doesn't surprise me but wh=
o
is this Harry P whose business card was in the pocket.  Run a check on
Jeffers business colleagues and contacts.  See if anything pans out.

See you soon,
Lois
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Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 19:24:37 -0400
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Hiya Cat,

I agree that you should check out Carlton and the Metropolis Sailing Club=
. =

When it comes to these 'rich guys' nobody does it better.  Let me know ho=
w
it goes.

Have you heard that Clark and I discovered that the Star's offer of
assistance might not have been all that it appeared.  Seems they bought o=
ut
extra printing space before the bombing and now they're trying to poach o=
ur
advertisers and our staff.  Mind you I'm with Perry on this; anyone who
considers joining the Star should never have been at the Planet.  I don't=

trust Underhill.

Which brings me to another matter,  Lara Wells.  What do you know about
her?  Believe me Cat I have no idea why she looks like me.  Maybe she's h=
ad
plastic surgery like that other lookalike that Arianna Carlin used.

Everyone seems to like her.  Even Clark said he felt drawn to her.  It
feels really creepy having someone around who could be your twin.  I don'=
t
know what's wrong with me these days.  I feel tired and out of things.  I=

think I miss the energy of the news room.  All the hustle and bustle; it
energized me.  But don't you tell anyone all that, Cat, or I swear I'll
track you down and personally make sure that you never write another
'gossip column'.

So Jeffers wasn't visiting you?  That's a surprise, you must be slipping.=
 =

Any ideas what he was doing at  the Planet?

And love letters!  I never wrote any love letters.  And if I did I would
never have left them behind for anyone to read.  So yes they must be a
plant.  And why is that woman staying at my old apartment?  I swear she's=

haunting me.

I also heard that she's interested in the Star and Courtney Hart which ju=
st
goes to show that she can't be trusted.  =

About your last question....... that's for me to know and you to find out=
.

Lois
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Clark honey,

You know how I feel about Lara Wells but I don't want you going to meet h=
er
alone, just like you don't want me to meet Dan on my own.  I definitely
don't like the fact that she's flirting with you. So I guess you should
contact her and arrange a meeting for both of us but we have to be carefu=
l.
 As HG hasn't contacted us she could easily be a tool of Tempus.  As if w=
e
didn't have enough problems with the Planet now it looks like Tempus migh=
t
be getting in on the act.  =

As for her going undercover at the Star it does seem like something I mig=
ht
do except I wouldn't go anywhere near a paper that employed Courtney Hart=

or Underhill, he's much too smooth for my liking.  Hey, Kent, are you
suggesting that you take the offer of a job at the Star and team up with
Lara Wells?  She might be an alternate Lois Lane but remember you're
married to 'this' Lois Lane.   Or maybe you're planning to partner Ms Har=
t.
 Oh, I'm sorry Clark, that sounds as if I don't trust you and you know th=
at
I do.  My nerves are pretty frazzled these days and I'm exhausted.

See you at home and you can give me one of you 'magic' back rubs.  I thin=
k
I'm in need of a little TLC.

Love you,
Lois   =
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Hey C.K., Hey Lois.

    I'm running a check on Jeffers collegues and contacts right now. I've
already seen a few possible conections between Jeffers and Carlton. They're
not definate but they seem like they might be...Wait a minute! I think I
just
found a conact between Jeffers, Harry P and Carlton! I'll bring what I found
plus Jack's file right way!

See You in A few!
Jimmy
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Perry, I gave you my dentist's card last month!   It's in the left hand
pocket of that suit jacket you always wear.  Crisis management of your teeth
is not the way to go here, Chief.  I gave Lisa a call; she'll see you
tomorrow at 7:OO am before her appointments.

Cat
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Hey Honey,

    I'm glad Perry got our the flowers we sent. I'm just sorry we had to
send
the flowers at all. I hope Perry will be alright since I know for a fact
that
underneath his gruff exterior is a heart of as soft as a marshmallow. He
tends to take any injury or illness that befells a member of his staff while
at the 'Planet' or on a job for the 'Planet' personally.  Please be there
for
him and Alice during these times of trial.
    And about that article in the Daily Star your father and I both know
that
it is just a bunch of hoowey without a grain of truth. That Hart woman needs
to either to go back to her sources or get new sources because she is
printing stories with nothing to back it up. At least nothing that is true.
    Please tell Superman that as much as we would love to come at this time
we can't. We are in the middle of the Harvest season but as soon as the
harvesting is done we will be sure to send for him.
    Take care of yourself and Lois and be sure to write back and to write
back often. I hope your meeting with Bobby Bigmouth will turn up some things
that will help you catch whoever is behind the explosion of the 'Planet' and
for the deaths of Jack and Kirsty.

Love you too,
Martha
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At 9:47 PM +0100 9/21/99, Yvonne Connell wrote:
>Cat,
>
>Who's your dentist?
>
>Perry

>Jimmy,
>
>Find me a dentist!
>
>Perry

ROTFLMAO!!! OMG, I have tears in my eyes.  Yvonne, except for the "whilst"
thing <eg>, you have Perry down PERFECTLY!!!!

Keep it up,

Kathy

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KathyB on IRC
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Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 20:48:36 EDT
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Hi Lara,

Be careful.  If you decide to work for the Star, be sure it turns out to be
a
useful experience.  You could learn  a lot, especially from Courtney.  She
has some interesting contacts.

You wrote Lois << seems very reserved too.  I almost
feel like she has something against me or something like that.  Maybe I am
just paranoid.>>  Umm no.  Lois is just a little intense.  Likes to work
alone, at least B.C (aka the new tight end <g>).   Yeah, I think it would be
a good idea to return the letter and the draft of her novel.  Who knows,
Lois
may take a close look at you and decide you have a lot in common.

& also <<Maybe Superman acts like that because he is lonely or something. I
mean his closet friend Clark has Lois to love and where does that leave
Superman?>>   Voyeur?  Maybe there's some hope for him after all. :)

Dan Scardino?  A decent guy, but married to the DEA.  Wonder if he still has
a thing for Lois?

<<Maybe i need some kind of makeover or something.  Maybe i should start
dressing more like you!  Do you think?  LOL!>>   Wait until after three of
months at a fitness club before you try that.  Seriously, though, Lara,
don't
change how you look.  You're fine.

Say hi to Pete Underhill for me when you're at the Star again.  And keep
your
eyes open.  How about I drop by your place tomorrow evening?

Cat
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Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 21:46:56 EDT
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Please Cat, drop by my house tommorow!  I am going completely insane!!!
Perry just chewed me out for using him as his personal secretary, Lois keeps
giving me the evil eye, and Clark just keeps staring at me like I am some
zoo
exhibit!  I am beginning to wonder why the heck Professor Wells even brought
me here.  With the short time we had together, he told me a bit about the
Planet's history.  I just want to make it pefectly clear that I AM NOT that
psycho clone that Adrianna Carlin created.   I don't think you were at the
Planet when this happens, but maybe you read about it in the Planet.  I am
not evil.  Well at least I don't think I am.  I was found by Professor Wells
in the Congo.  The man saved me life!!!  I just wish I could contact him
because I really need a shoulder to cry on....  Actually what i really need
is a man... a man like Clark.  Clark has not answered any of my emails so i
figure since i look a lot like Lois, which I don't understand why?  i am
going to stay clear of these two... :(

Lara,
{who is so depressed that tonight she was even thinking about joining the
Star because at least they didn't treat her like an exhibit. ;(}
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Awww... This is just so sad! I feel so bad for Lara!!!!!!! You guys are
doing
an excellent job!
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In a message dated 9/21/99 8:51:02 PM EST, SinginDrew@AOL.COM writes:

<< Awww... This is just so sad! I feel so bad for Lara!!!!!!! You guys are
doing
 an excellent job! >>

Yeah I am getting so emotionally involved in this that i even feel her pain
as i type out her words! <G>  Ahh the power of fanfic...

MsLoisette
{aka:Lara}
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Hi Dan!

I looked up your email on the Daily Planet directory.  I hope that was okay?
I can't even believe I am doing this, but what the heck.  Take risks, am i
right?  I don't know if you remember me, but I was the woman coming out of
Lois' old apartment.  I am not Lois but my name is Lara Wells.  People
always
call me Lois when i am on the streets of Metropolis.  They always ask me
about my husband Clark!  This really bugs because it only reminds me of the
times i have been stuck at home, all alone, eating Rocky Road ice cream
while
watching GODZILLA.  If i had a man to spend time with, do you think i would
be walking around with a frown on my face!  I THINK NOT! (Sorry about my
babbling.. i tend to do it sometimes.. ;))

Basically what I am trying to ask you is if you would like to go out with me
sometime?  I will totally understand it if you have a girlfriend or wife of
your own.  If you do i won't bother you again.  All i really want to do is
watch my GODZILLA, eat my Rocky Road, but eat it with 2 spoons! ;)

Sincerely,
Lara Wells =)
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Hey Cousin,

Great going on the files!  What can you find out about Chemco Fireworks?  I
know it doesn't seem likely, but is Carlton involved in it in any way?  or
Jeffers or Underhill?  I'm wondering if Jack overheard something at the
Sailing Club.  Could that be in his files?

Oh, and, Jimmy, one more question.  Was that a new flannel shirt you had on
yesterday?

Cat
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Chief,

The gossip at the Metro United Charities lunch is that Mr. Carlton has been
resisting takeover offers from NTM for the last six months.   He's also
broke.  As you know NTM already owns the Star.  How long does it take to run
a paper into the ground?  LNN's running a piece on Friday's evening news --
the citizen of the week spot:  Peter Underhill for helping a rival in its
time of need.

Also met a new freind of Mr. Carlton's -- Harriet Penelope Dow.  Guess what
-- she runs a small outfit called Chemco Fireworks.   He called her Harry --
he thought it was cute.  She's too tall to be cute -- wonder what her inseam
is?

The Lunch was terriffic.  Sat next to Ron Jeffers who sends his regards.
Chatted with Pete Underhill later.   He can't understand the slowdown in the
printing of the Planet.  "He'll look into it."
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Hi Lois,

I don't trust Underhill either -- the man never had any style.  Where's the
Star getting the extra funds to expand its print capacity and buy all that
advertising space?

I can't figure Lara out either.  I don't trust coincidences -- her
appearance
and your old apartment have to be part of what's going on.  But what's she
after?  She has energy and enthusiasm but ......  The thing is, I'm not sure
*she* knows.  I think she'll be oaky at the Star, though.

<<Even Clark said he felt drawn to her.>>  Because he senses she's in
trouble
of some sort?  I don't think you have to worry about Clark.

<<About your last question....... that's for me to know and you to find
out.>>  Is *that* really why you feel tired and out of things???  Don't
worry, I won't tell anyone.

And no, Jeffers was not visiting me.  I do have standards, Lois!  Ideas
about
what he was doing at the Planet?  Only that I'm less sure that he was
visiting a girlfriend.   I think he wanted me to think that.  This is where
you take over -- I'm good at the gossip. <g> You might ask Kirsty if she saw
him that day.  If she didn't, then we've got something.

Take care of yourself, Lois.

Cat
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Subject:      OUATIM: Ellen Lane to Lois
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Lois, darling,

You were EXTREMELY rude today... Why did you pretend not to know me when I
saw you outside your old apartment? I may have done some things you don't
approve of, in my past, but that is NO way to treat your own mother. Even
if you ARE under stress.

You know I love you, and so I will forgive you. This time. But you had
better have a good explaination for your actions, young lady!

Your mother
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Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 23:01:54 EDT
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Subject:      OUATIM: Lara to Mr.White
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Mr White-

I talked to my advisor {the man who hired me) and he said I should email you
about an assignment.  He already told me that he made an appoinment to talk
with you. He said once he talks with you he will get back to me.  I guess
there were a few things he forgot to run by me and he just wants to talk
them
over with you before he talks with me.

So basically he told me I should start on a story.  Probably something
little.  Maybe an entertainment piece about Metropolis.  Do you have any
ideas?  He also said I should team up with someone.  He says I need to make
more friends. I guess he thinks Cat isn't actually the best role model for
me.  I don't know who to team up with since everyone seems to either be
staring at me or ignoring me.  Would Jimmy be interested?

You can rest assure that I won't be bothering Mr Kent anymore with emails.
My emails seem to make Lois angry and in return Mr. Kent doesn't answer
them.
 I guess they don't need my help.  Heck once those two get started they
really don't need anyone's help!

I can't believe I am saying this, but I am so dissapointed in myself that I
actually considered joining the Star.  Not because it is a good paper. I
went
for a visit today and they are sooo sleazy.  I was just considering it
because at least they seem to appreciate me more.  I an not saying that you
don't.. but the whispers behind my back are really starting to irk me.  It's
not that I am not a great reporter.  Because I am. Well I used to be
according to Professor Wells.  I just don't remember how to be one.  The
professor says it might have to do with temporary amnesia or something like
that.  He hopes that working at the Planet will help me remember.  So far
all
i can say is that I am more confused then ever!

See you tommorow,
Lara
{who promises this is the last long email.  I just wanted to state my case.}
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Date:         Tue, 21 Sep 1999 23:42:43 EDT
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Subject:      OUATIM: Jimmy to Cat
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Cat,

Jack did have a side note on one of his papers about Chemco...I don't
remember exactly what it said. I gave the papers to Lois and C.K. so tell
them to look on the page with the heading "Metropolis Sailing Club: Bulk
Sales"...I'm pretty sure that's where it was written..

And the shirt was Jack's...I took it from his apartment...

Jimmy