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Thread: Scene 14: Flight to Egypt and Grand Finale
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Wise Guy
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Wait, the sheep is getting drunk? I want on that plane!
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Wise Guy
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EIGHT PAGES! EIGHT PAGES! EIGHT PAGES!
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Sheep 3
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[Sheep 3 seems to hear a voice from somewhere...it makes her nervous.]
*sheep plop*
Baaaa
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Angel 6
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Angel 6 summons the flight attendant to clean up the sheep byproducts.
EIGHT PAGES! TWICE IN A ROW!
Oh, your Brits start out strong enough, but it takes the North American contingent to bring matters to an intelligent close!
Heavenly Host sings patriotic medley, concluding with a rousing rendition of "God Bless America," with fireworks -- outside the plane, needless to say.
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Angel 6
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Okay, perhaps I spoke rashly in using the modifier "intelligent." One gets carried away in the heat of the moment, don't you know.
Besides, I just passed the magical 100 post mark for the Play!
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Wise Guy
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(pulls up to window of concorde and winks at sheep 3)
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Wise Guy
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(glancing dwon in surprise) how'd i get to 178?
Anyway, let's concoct a little sign-off scenario to take us to page 9
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by Wise Guy: (pulls up to window of concorde and winks at sheep 3)
Sternly Leave that sheep alone!
But I think Donkey would like to see you.
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Sheep 3
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[Sheep 3 winks back, because she has over 200 posts]
Baaa
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Wise Guy
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(sigh) any port in a storm...
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Wise Guy
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quote: Originally posted by Sheep 3: [Sheep 3 winks back, because she has over 200 posts]
Baaa
(shakes head in surprise)
wubbawubba HUH?
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Sheep 3
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[Sheep 3 obliges -- let us get to page 9]
*sheep plop*
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Sheep 3
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[Sheep 3 gazes at Joseph Sweetly Sleeping and thinks there might be a hymn about that....]
Baaah BAAAAH ba ba Bah.....
[On second thought, perhaps there isn't...] [ 23. December 2002, 11:02: Message edited by: Musical Director ]
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Angel 6
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Saith the Wise Guy: quote: Anyway, let's concoct a little sign-off scenario to take us to page 9
We seem to have lost the rest of the cast, so I suppose it's up to us, innit?
Summons Heavenly Host, at full strength. Flight touches ground in Egypt, where Mary and JC are already through Customs. The Holy Family is reunited, except for Lavinia, and that's all right. As Holy Family checks in at lovely four-star hotel, Heavenly Host sings -- and audience joins in. Yes, we know it's the Nativity Play, but everyone seems to think that nice Mr. Handel wrote the "Hallelujah Chorus" as part of the Christmas section. So, wotthehell:
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth! Hallelujah! vamp as needed
(Miraculously, everyone sings in tune!)
And so, as the golden evening brightens in the west (soon, soon to faithful warriors cometh rest), we see the Holy Family settled for the nonce, Herod perishing painfully, the Evil Henchperson bonding with Lavinia, the Jedi Knight ripping off her fake beard in relief, the Equity Deputy collecting dues, the shepherds going back to sleep (except for the one claimed by the Fairy Godmother, who gets to live with her Happily Ever After, Or Else), the wise persons returning to their astrolabes, and the sheep free at last. The Heavenly Host sings one last astonishing Christmas medley. And the Orchestra is out of the theater before the bows are finished.
FINIS
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Wise Guy
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Ok, cast, crew, and most gracious audience, this ones for you...
Wise Guy fires up jets and with several deftly executed dips, climbs, and barrel roles, skywrites "HAPPY CHRISTMAS, EVERYONE!!!"in glow-in-the-dark script against the night sky
By the way, how about that great reveiw last night?
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chief stage manager
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(Decides that getting to page nine would be a worthy goal to work toward. Besides there's still a lot of work ahead after the Grand Finale and bessie seems to be the only stage hand around....
Everyone's asleep, I suppose and I can't find any eggnog.)
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Sheep 3
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ba ba BA ba ba ba BA ba!
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Wise Guy
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HI PHIL!!
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by chief stage manager: Everyone's asleep, I suppose and I can't find any eggnog.)
Here you go! Do you want the regular double-strength or the special end-of-run quadruple same?
[ 23. December 2002, 11:04: Message edited by: Musical Director ]
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chief stage manager
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Oh, wait - there are still some cast members awake!
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Wise Guy
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Y'know? that was a pretty damn good ending...
curtain calls?
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Sheep 3
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[Sheep 3 stares at Stage Manager]
Baaa
*sheep plop*
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chief stage manager
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quote: Originally posted by Wise Guy:
By the way, how about that great reveiw last night?
Congrats on the great review. It's about time!
I'll have a quadruple, thanks! Halleluia!
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by Sheep 3: ba ba BA ba ba ba BA ba!
Decides getting to nine pages is a worthy goal. Gives Sheep 3 some more eggnog -- she's a terrific colleague! Decides that what these boards REALLY need is a sheep smiley.
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chief stage manager
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quote: Originally posted by Sheep 3: [Sheep 3 stares at Stage Manager]
Baaa
*sheep plop*
Oh, how sweet....you really care.
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by chief stage manager: I'll have a quadruple, thanks! Halleluia!
Here you go, in your own personal SuperGiantSlurp-a-Gallon souvenir cup!
Decides that what these board really need is an inebriate smiley.
[ 23. December 2002, 11:05: Message edited by: Musical Director ]
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Wise Guy
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(a thrilled audience claps, cheers, jumps to their feet...)
Bravo! BRAVO! Author, author!
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by Wise Guy: Y'know? that was a pretty damn good ending...
Smiles modestly.
Oh, it was nothing really!
The curtain calls would have gone on longer, but aside from the orchestra stampeding, the audience did too. And of course the entrance of the fire trucks sort of brought down the house.
But we were terrific!
Gives Flaming Sword one last wave, for dramatic effect.
[ 23. December 2002, 11:05: Message edited by: Musical Director ]
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chief stage manager
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quote: Originally posted by Angel 6: Here you go, in your own personal SuperGiantSlurp-a-Gallon souvenir cup!
Decides that what these board really need is an inebriate smiley.
Yes, we do....
[Drinks eggnog and begins to cheerfully shovel up sheep plop]....I'll miss this when the play is over....
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Wise Guy
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quote: Originally posted by Angel 6: Decides that what these board really need is an inebriate smiley.
You might have something there... [ 23. December 2002, 11:06: Message edited by: Musical Director ]
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chief stage manager
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quote: Originally posted by Wise Guy: (a thrilled audience claps, cheers, jumps to their feet...)
Bravo! BRAVO! Author, author!
I thought there wasn't one.....
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Wise Guy
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Boy, we're all just bolloxing up the code tonight aren't we?
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by Wise Guy: You might have something there...
Of course I do.
(Aside: HOW many more posts do we have to go to push this thing to nine pages?)
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by chief stage manager: quote: Originally posted by Wise Guy: (a thrilled audience claps, cheers, jumps to their feet...)
Bravo! BRAVO! Author, author!
I thought there wasn't one.....
Well, I'll take credit for the Boffo Finale, 'cos no one else was around to write one.
We'll have to see what Sir Stephen says upon the morrow, will we not?
(Passes the eggnog.)
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chief stage manager
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quote: Originally posted by Angel 6: quote: Originally posted by Wise Guy: You might have something there...
Of course I do.
(Aside: HOW many more posts do we have to go to push this thing to nine pages?)
about 16.....
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Wise Guy
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I'd like to know. And to futrther this end, I am adding a really long post...
This has been a lovely experience, shipmates. I have been in a glorious funk lately, andd these nighly escapades have done a wonder to cheer me up. I would like to thank My various Wise companions, the sheep for being such darn good sports about, well, you know, and Rossweite for rousting me out of the cafe last night to join Phil's Nekkid Dance. Ah, such memories willl never die...
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Sheep 3
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[Sheep 3 wonders why all this is happening on the Concorde and when the plane is going to land]
Baaaaa
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Wardrobe
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quote: Originally posted by Angel 6: (Aside: HOW many more posts do we have to go to push this thing to nine pages?)
17 more, I think.
I'm so ashamed to be participating in this padding. Feels like stuffing the ballot box.
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Wise Guy
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ROSSWEISSE!!!
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by chief stage manager: about 16.....
Right-ho.
More eggnog?
vamping as needed [ 23. December 2002, 11:07: Message edited by: Musical Director ]
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Wardrobe
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Oops, too slow. Now even more embarassed.
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by Wise Guy: ...Ah, such memories willl never die...
More eggnog might help.
But glad to have been a part of it!
curtsies
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Wardrobe
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With everyone gone, I'm going to have a heck of a time retrieving all the costumes. Well, the missing items aren't coming out of MY paycheck, I'll tell you that.
(I think about 8 more now.)
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Sheep 3
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[Sheep 3 thinks longingly of being reunited with Jesus, Mary, and Joseph in Egypt sometime late tomorrow morning(GMT).]
Baaaa
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by Sheep 3: [Sheep 3 wonders why all this is happening on the Concorde and when the plane is going to land]
Baaaaa
We've landed; you just slept through it -- that and the grand sing-along finale. You're living on a lovely golf course now, and the idiot shepherds are far behind you.
More eggnog?
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chief stage manager
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It's been a nice experience for me as well. I usually dislike Christmas and take the holiday season very downcast. My coworkers are wondering why I'm so cheerful this year. I have a wonderful secret.....SOF Nativity Play.
I want to thank everyone, too. (((Hugs all around)))
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Sheep 3
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[Sheep 3 also points out that number of posts, not length of posts, determines the page spillover.]
Baaaa
*head-butts nearest poster*
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Wise Guy
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It's not padding, it's Curtain calls.
any how, on to my thank you list. I was really grateful to WG2 for covering my fainting spell the other night, and for carrying on so gamely when the bus took flight...
Rudolph, you will always have a place in my heart...
Sheep 3..your plop saved the day... Herod...thanks for the chocolate, you CHUMP.
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Angel 6
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quote: Originally posted by Wise Guy: ROSSWEISSE!!!
Starts; looks around guiltily.
WHAT?
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Wise Guy
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quote: Originally posted by Angel 6: quote: Originally posted by Wise Guy: ROSSWEISSE!!!
Starts; looks around guiltily.
WHAT?
Nothing.
Trying to correct misspelling in previous post, and 3 other posts got in between...
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