Bonfire?

[gothwalk]

OK... just heard the doorbell. Trotted down, expecting brucius. Not him. An old man, very upright and British-colonel-ish, moustache, suit and tie, walking stick. "I say," he said, "Terribly sorry to bother you, but you wouldn't have any religious pamphlets about? We're going to have a bonfire." Blinking somewhat, I investigated the pile of stuff that's come through the letterbox, and told him that no, we had none. "Quite all right," he said, "Approve of it, really, even if it's less to burn. Many thanks." And he went on to the next house.

Comments

[microgirl.livejournal.com]

You do have a gift for attracting them, don't you?

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

I haven't run into any for months*. But someone evidently flipped the Weird Magnet back on.

[*] olethros lives here, so he doesn't count. Or maybe he does count, and since he's not here, someone else has to make up for it?

[microgirl.livejournal.com]

Hmm, olethros as Freak Deflector. Kind of like the theory that having your own cat is the best way to keep other ones out of your garden. Though frankly, that one is a load of rubbish, as our garden is testament to. :)

[mytholder.livejournal.com]

That's awesome. He just became a recurring NPC in some game.

[natural20.livejournal.com]

How wonderful, collecting for a bonfire for the 'glorious' twelfth and he wants to burn religious pamphlets.. that is *so* Unknown Armies. Hmm, I wonder if he would have sorted them afterwards or just thrown the whole pile on... questions, questions...

[juuro.livejournal.com]

One must sort the carefully. Different brands give different flavour to whatever you are roasting. And some varieties must definitely not be put onto the fire until it is absolutely certain that nobody is going to roast another kebab, marshmallow, or what have you.

[kehoea.livejournal.com]

You're taking the piss. He didn't actually say "I say," did he? Wow. I thought that generation was dead.

[gothwalk.livejournal.com]

That is as close to verbatim as I could get, and I was writing it down about 30 seconds after the event. "I say", and "Terribly sorry" definitely included.

[wintersweet.livejournal.com]

I love it!

I need to get you the t-shirt that my brother-in-law has that reads "What am I, flypaper for freaks?"

[maida-mac.livejournal.com]

I need that shirt. :)

You certainly do attract them, Drew. At least they're of the amusing variety. :)

[malinaldarose.livejournal.com]

I say, that's simply marvelous!

Nothing interesting like that ever happens around here. He sounds like he really ought to have a story written around him. Something probably Twilight Zone-ish.

[luis-mw.livejournal.com]

How utterly splendid! Did you check for stray Python's filming for a new series?