Pre code poetry.. huh what? Grab a beer, sit, we'll chat and play bongos 1 1

[porcupine48]

[Pat Calhoun]

 

Eating frijoles sure was dumb;

They’ve wreaked havoc on my tum.

I’ll aim for the moon,

Orbit ‘round and soon

Head back where I started from.

 

 

[frozentundraguy]

 

Eating frijoles sure was dumb;

They’ve wreaked havoc on my tum.

I’ll aim for the moon,

Orbit ‘round and soon

Head back where I started from.

 

 

Nice insta-verse Pat.

 

 

 

 

Edited July 11, 2015 by frozentundraguy

[retrocomics]

 

Eating frijoles sure was dumb;

They’ve wreaked havoc on my tum.

I’ll aim for the moon,

Orbit ‘round and soon

Head back where I started from.

 

 

Nice insta-verse Pat.

 

 

 

 

He moaned and groaned

And prayed to the gods

Of the porcelain throne

Fiery shots, god awful sounds

By the time it was over he lost 10lbs!

 

[porcupine48]

[Pat Calhoun]

[porcupine48]

Excellent...ill dig something up and get it on the table soon!

[frozentundraguy]

 

[frozentundraguy]

Plague Planet insta-verse

 

 

The mission was routine said Space Patrol command

chart that planets topography despite abundant sand

the ship was sleek and the crew hand picked

and when we left Earth the discipline was strict

 

The selected crew was superb, but experience they lacked

I expected them to display some tenacity, instead they cracked

when the first of the giant sand worms appeared

they bugged out of camp and just acted weird

 

They had scoffed when I said the planet was foul

and that giant sand worms were out on the prowl

still it would not have been so bad

if that fledgling crew had not gone instantly mad

 

As they scattered they shouted it's each man for himself

look out I shouted for that hidden cliff like shelf

alas my warning they did not heed

they were scared out of their wits and departed with speed

 

So now I'm leading a recovery mission

to pick up the bones and allay headquarters suspicion

that there were more than giant worms at play

that caused the crew to abandon discipline and stray

off into the endless dunes on that doomed day

 

I have found the answer to that planets power

and I'm afraid those back on earth will fretfully glower

as it was not the sand worms that doomed that crew

twas tainted microscopic bacteria that rapidly grew

in through the bottom of their spacemen's boots

and infected their bodies internal chemistry

leaving them twisted and entombed in perplexity

[Jayman]

That was fantastically enjoyable to read!

I found myself wanting it to go on longer, very nice!

[frozentundraguy]

That was fantastically enjoyable to read!

I found myself wanting it to go on longer, very nice!

 

Thanks Jayman, glad you enjoyed it. (thumbs u

[Pat Calhoun]

Those alien germs were pretty smart

About how to give humans the boot.

Strange physiognomy they could chart:

The way to the brain was through the foot.

 

 

Good One !!!

[retrocomics]

That was great, Frozen! Nice addition Pat. Always loved funky space alien critters causing interstellar mayhem!

[frozentundraguy]

Thanks gents!

 

That plague planet is bound to astound

especially for spacemen planet-world bound

as they bolted when they should have stayed on board

found out too late, alien planets should be carefully explored

[frozentundraguy]

Russky version of Plague Planet

 

 

Yon rocket vas assembled according to the leaders master plan

much care was taken in choosing parts from the back of Boris's van

the budget vas alloted based on last years crops yield

and the crew vas duly selected from the largest wheat field

 

After days of frenetic assembly the ship was ready to launch

but crew commander Ivan couldnt fit in, due to a very large paunch

the mission was scrubbed and he was ordered to lose weight

but no matter how hard he tried he couldnt squeeze into that crate

 

The mission was delayed and a new launch date was set

and not one stoic skeptic dared whisper one inaudible nyet

Finally that second launch day arrived, the ship careened out into space

with careful planning they even managed to bring along a case

of star charts, not vodka, as you would suspect

as the crew knew the commander, would surely double check

 

But unknown to the crew the commander had brought his personal stash

though the cost of it left him severely strapped for cash

the tone was set as the rocket motored towards the moon

"that's not our goal", the crew admonished, "dot commanders crazy as a loon"

 

The commander then reset the master mission lever

and executed an about face, he knew he was clever

that sputnick of a ship then left Pluto far behind

though it put the ships fuel supply in something of a bind

 

Months later with the vodka and borchst nearly spent

the crew sighted a planet from the forward observation vent

The commander then glanced into the ships periscope

hoping to the confirm his crews long shot hope

 

"Hey boyz dats the planet we were ordered to take over

break out the landing capsule and stow the l-a-n-d-r-o-v-e-r"

They soon touched down on that planets sandy plain

the commander then ordered everyone out to look for the grain

 

The crew then grumbled about finding wheat in that sand

"why the commander must dreaming and will surely strand

us on this dubious desert without an oasis in sight

and it surely contains nothing but unwholesome blight

 

The second in command, Sporyk was his name

announced to the crew "The commanders to blame"

"Why are we out here searching for grain in the dust?

Do you want to mutiny this ship or sight tight and rust?"

 

So the commander was given the old boot in the pants

twas shoved out the door lock and told grow his own plants

and grow them he did but inside his space suit

and now he's just rotting there, that crazed vodka coot

Edited July 19, 2015 by frozentundraguy

[Pat Calhoun]

But da horrid ting that no one knew;

They’d left another of the crew.

He was a smartie though, it’s true,

And guessed what dem germs would do.

Defiantly, he took off his shoe,

And shook it screaming, “We’ll bury you!”

 

Edited July 19, 2015 by pcalhoun

[frozentundraguy]

With 60's technology it was tougher to achieve

though somehow it was a touch easier to believe.

At any rate there was no wheat to be found

in that now cosmonaut laden germ ridden ground.

Edited July 19, 2015 by frozentundraguy

[retrocomics]

Nice guys and fitting as this was the anniversary of the first moon landing. Whether it was really on the moon or in a NASA soundstage is fodder for another thread.

[frozentundraguy]

Nice guys and fitting as this was the anniversary of the first moon landing. Whether it was really on the moon or in a NASA soundstage is fodder for another thread.

 

 

 

 

July 20 nineteen hundred and sixty nine

what did they do they brought a golf club

that's how they spent that money of mine

They shoulda brought beer and opened a pub

Edited July 21, 2015 by frozentundraguy

[frozentundraguy]

Been kind of quiet around here lately.

 

Insta-verse

 

 

Ah the lovely Singapore Sal

what a delightfully sinister gal

for the price of your immediate defection

you'll have quite a rollicking recollection.

 

While being staked to the ships mast

may not be exactly for what you asked

it will invigorate your body and soul

and strand you not at yon nearby shoal.

 

Instead you'll likely walk the plank

enjoy the ride before you thank

the commander for the mission you took

as he will not let you off the hook.