Weekly Challenge #877 Host

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SCRIBBLING WREN LISA

The Last Supper

John was the host with the most, his pavlovas were to die for.

He was a demon in the kitchen and always used fresh local ingredients. A lot of the vegetables he grew himself at his well tended allotment plot. He blended his own spices and there always seemed to be one flavour you just couldn’t put your finger on what it was.

There wasn’t a pudding today, it didn’t matter because after the main course his guests couldn’t move anyway. They weren’t stuffed, he’d drugged them. It was then that he shackled them and began to enjoy his evening.

RICHARD

Hostess with the mostess

She was the perfect host: Attentive, considerate and she always made you feel right at home.

Her parties were always memorable, and you knew you’d made it, if ever you received an invitation.

These parties were occasions not to be missed, and were often frequented by politicians, judges and celebrities, you’d be rubbing shoulders with everybody who was anybody.

She had a cracking pair of tits too! Along with a figure to die for and a wicked technique with the whip and restraints.

She was expensive, of course, but you certainly got your money’s worth.

Best damn dominatrix in town!

TOM

Sugar in Any Form

I have a warm memory from childhood of the Hostess thrift story. A little bit bigger than three bathrooms, but racks of week, to month old: ho ho-s, ding dongs, suzy q’s, sno balls, zingers, and my beloved Twinkies. ALL mime, mine, mine. I was a sugar junky. Would have been dead by now if it hadn’t been for a three years stay in an organic bakery drying me out. Last year my youth caught up with me. Diabetes. A host of sugar adjacent food sources were purged. Am I happy? Let us say being good is its own punishment

LIZZIE

“A plate full of love,” she said, looking at the heart-shaped biscuits and blinking her eyes slowly, like a cat.
He frowned.
She raised her voice to a higher pitch. “You don’t think so?”
Careful, he thought. Never ever contradict a host holding a plate.
“Valentine?” She insisted. “Love and all that?”
He nodded. Pink little hearts…
“Fine, don’t say anything. I’ll toss them in the garbage.”
He nodded.
That’s when that plate flew in his direction.
The gash on his head wasn’t the shape of a heart.
That love wasn’t meant to happen. He just hated pink freaking biscuits.

SERENDIPIDY

You’ve heard of the heavenly host? Let me introduce you to the unheavenly host.

We don’t sit around on clouds all day, dressed in white nightgowns, playing harps. We favour denim and leather, and cruise around on Harleys, blasting out sick riffs on Les Paul sunbursts.

Then there’s the whole being saintly and giving it up to God thing.

Stuff that! For us, it’s mob rule, sex, drugs and rock n roll.

I’ll be honest with you, heaven these days is pretty empty. When the angels see the fun they could have with us, they’re down here like a shot!

NORVAL JOE

The two knights directed Billbert and Sabrina to a rusted Chrysler 300 with all the windows tinted. They were pushed into the back seat. The dark knights squeezed in beside them.
An hour later they pulled up to a decrepit cabin dwarfed by tall pines and redwoods.
Inside the cabin they found an old man wearing a black hood with holes cut out for his eyes and mouth. He smiled a yellow toothed smile. “I will be your host while you stay with us.”
Billbert scoffed. “I have a host of questions. First. Do all of you have yellow teeth?”

PLANET Z

Aside from dropping dead in his own mansion, Mr. Body was actually a pretty good host for the party.
The invitations went out, the mansion was clean and well-decorated, and the caterers provided the best wine, appetizers, and dinner to the guests.
Leaving out so many weapons, well, that may have been taking the decorations a bit too far.
And when it comes to hosting a murder mystery, well, ten out of ten points for that.
In the end, everyone had a great time.
Well, except for the murderer, of course. They were hauled off to jail by the cops.

George in the crow’s nest

George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
Every time the captain would bring on a new recruit, he’d put that new recruit in George’s bunk.
George would complain, but the captain told him to stop whining and find another place to sleep.
After moving around the whole ship, George ended up in the crow’s nest.
It was quiet up there, but the ship swayed a lot, and George frequently vomited over the side and on to the pirates standing on deck.
“Serves them right for stealing my bunk,” George muttered, before heaving up his guts again.

George beats the Market

George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He also wasn’t a very good investor. He stayed out of the stock market.
But he still watched the stock ticker, and would cheer when the market went up.
“When the market goes up, people make money,” said George. “And that means more stuff to loot.”
It also meant that people could afford better security guards, so George found himself getting arrested a lot.
When the market went down, people sold their stuff on eBay.
Which George would sell right back to them when the market went up again.

George and the Vampires From Mars

George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
When he was tapped to direct the ship’s fall stage production, he got so excited, he knocked over his coffee on to the pile of scripts.
Some pages were ruined, so George did his best and salvaged what he could.
The resulting mess was a chaotic, confusing combination of War of the Worlds and Dracula.
“Vampires from Mars?” asked the captain. “Shouldn’t that be Spiders from Mars?”
“No, you’re thinking of David Bowie and Ziggy Stardust,” said George.
“Let’s do that instead then,” said the captain.
George played… guitar.

George and the Tide pod challenge

George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
He was easily distracted by social media memes.
When the Ice Bucket Challenge made the rounds, George was constantly dumping buckets of ice over his head.
He had no idea why, but that didn’t stop him from doing it.
When the Tide Pod Challenge popped up, George dumped buckets of Tide pods over his head.
“I think you’re supposed to eat them,” said the captain.
“Eat them?” said George. “That makes no sense.”
And then he picked up another bucket of Tide pods and dumped them over his head.

George’s ship

George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
Pirates usually name their ships something scary and dreadful, like The Black Cloud of Death or The Revenge.
But by the time George got his ship, all of the really cool ship names were taken.
“We can’t have two ships with the same name,” said the registrar.
“What about Reaver9012?” asked George. “You know, like an AOL account.”
“That’s far too confusing.”
“Maybe The Jolly Roger?”
“That’s the flag!”
George muttered something under his breath, and, after signing all the paperwork, he returned to the newly-christened “I Give Up!”

George’s mother

George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
Other pirates practiced sailing and swashbuckling and other pirate skills.
George always begged out of practice and training sessions, and he got a poor reputation for it.
The truth is, George was busy taking care of his elderly mother.
He had to rush home to feed and wash her, and he would read to her until she’d go to sleep.
And then, one day, he attended a sparring session.
“Gracing us with your presence, George?” asked the trainer.
George, through his tears, ran the trainer through with his sword.

Norval Joe – Superhero

The two dark knights pushed Billbert and Sabrina into the parking lot.”
Sabrina leaned to him. “You say you’re a superhero. Why don’t you save us?”
“You’re right,” Billbert said. “Take my hand.”
As soon as her fingers touched his, Billbert leapt into the air and whisked Sabrina away to safety.
Only, they didn’t go anywhere.
The boy sneered, showing his dark yellow teeth. “We’re from the guild of the Dark Knights. You can’t use magic when we’re around.”
Billbert grumbled. “It’s not magic. It’s a super power.”
The girl scoffed. “Call it what you want. Now. Come with us.”

Weekly Challenge #876 – Superhero

The next weekly challenge topic is: Host

LISA

Death of a Super Hero

It was a Friday so we’d had fish for lunch, followed by double Maths. We were full of numbers and fish as the school doors slammed behind us.

Up the road at the petrol station a beige Ford Escort had filled up ready for a trip to the coast but we didn’t know that then, Dad read it out to Mum from the paper the next day.

Gary had put his parka hood on his head, held the arms up to the side like wings, we’d sung the batman theme as he ran out the gates straight into the car.

RICHARD

Not so super

What’s so special about superheroes?

Think about it: Every superhero has a nemesis – a force for evil they barely manage to keep in check, and it’s always touch and go whether good will win the day.

And, let’s not forget that every superhero also has a paralysing weakness. Superman has kryptonite, Green Lantern can’t cope with the colour yellow, and Aquaman loses his power away from the sea. As for Batman… Just mention his dead parents!

So, it seems that superheroes aren’t so super after all.

As for supervillains though, that’s a whole different story!

I’d be one, any day!

TOM

SuperHero

Lenny desperately wanted to be a superhero. His first foray into super-league status was days spent in the gym to build muscle mass. Didn’t work out well with that one. After get out of the hospital, he set his sights on a chemical super-power. The second stay in the hospital was a bit longer. Some say third is charmed, and it prove so for Lenny. Mind control was his ticket to the big league. Only problem is it just worked on sheep. What he could get a 1000 sheep to do, staggers the mind. And the cost of clean-up.

LIZZIE

Ding, ding, ding.
No one’s home, not even the one you’re looking for.
And who am I looking for, he thought. He didn’t know.
Ding, ding, ding.
Why isn’t anyone here? He didn’t know.
And he thought he was special.
Ding, ding, ding.
The harder he hit that bell, the angrier he got.
He was the one, he was THE one.
Ding, DING.
Anyone? Someone?
When they finally caught up with him, he was at the counter, hitting that bell with hatred in his eyes.
“Back home with you, mister.”
Ding…
Home? Superman never dresses in white. He hated home.

SERENDIPIDY

If I was a superhero, I wouldn’t work for the public good, and I’m betting you wouldn’t either.

If you had laser eyes, super strength, or the ability to fly, become invisible, or move at lightning speed, I’m sure as hell your first thoughts wouldn’t be how to use your powers to help those in distress.

Instead, you’d be figuring out schemes to rob banks, sneak unseen into people’s bedrooms and laser the shrubs in your annoying neighbour’s garden!

Just as well I’m an everyday person.

But all it takes is a radioactive insect bite… And then, you’re in trouble!

TURA

Superhero
———
Superhero Sidekick Examination: written part.

Question 1.

How can you riddle the Riddler?

Question 2.

Holy priceless collection of Etruscan snoods! Improvise three expressions of histrionic astonishment.

Question 3.

Your superhero is attempting to disarm the supervillain’s superweapon, when he exclaims, “Not only cunning, but fiendish! The entire assembly is behind a hypersensitive joggle trap! If only I had a 1N914 diode to redirect the electron field!”

How do you respond to this emergency in a way that demonstrates resourcefulness, creativity, elan, finesse, sprezzatura, and fourth wall knowingness?

The answer “I’ve not got one on me” will get zero points.
———

PLANET Z

Truth. Justice. The American Way.
Lex Luthor bought the copyright on the phrase.
“Doesn’t Superman own that?” said his attorney.
“Actually the narrator of news reels he’s in says that,” said Luthor. “The ones we just bought.”
When someone said the phrase or printed it on a shirt, Luthor demanded royalties.
Luthor tried to trademark the symbol on Superman’s chest, but that was covered by Kryptonian Law, the courts said.
Didn’t stop him from hiring fourth-world sweatshops to produce shirts for the fans of his nemesis.
It didn’t make a lot of money, but it was the principle that mattered.

George in the minor leagues

George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
So, the captain optioned George to the minor leagues.
The humiliated George complained bitterly.
A professional pirate, forced to sail with rookies who wore life preserves and carried rubber swords.
Every day, the instructors put George through basic drills, and they had a weekly scrimmage battle with other minor league pirates.
And then, George got the call to come back.
“Was it my hard work and effort?” asked George.
“Nah,” said the captain. “A cannon blew up and killed Lefty.”
George had maintained that cannon…
So he kept quiet.