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Saturday Overnight Open Thread (1/27/23) Audience Participation Edition
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The Saturday Night Joke
A woman decided to give herself a big treat for her 70th birthday by staying overnight in a really nice hotel.
When she checked out the next morning, the desk clerk handed her a bill for $250.00. She demanded to know why the charge was so high "I agree it's a nice hotel, but the rooms aren't worth $250.00 for just an overnight stay - I didn't even have breakfast!"
The clerk told her that $250.00 is the 'standard rate,' and breakfast had been included had she wanted it. So she insisted on speaking to the Manager.
The Manager appeared and forewarned by the desk clerk, announced: "This hotel has an Olympic-sized pool and a huge conference center which are available for use."
"But I didn't use them." 'Well, they are here, and you could have."
He went on to explain that she could also have seen one of the in-hotel shows for which they were so famous."We have the best entertainers from the world over performing here."
"But I didn't go to any of those shows.."
"Well, we have them, and you could have."
No matter what amenity the Manager mentioned, she replied, "But I didn't use it!" and the Manager countered with his standard response.
After several minutes discussion, and with the Manager still unmoved, she decided to pay, wrote a check and gave it to him.
The Manager was surprised when he looked at the check. "But Madam, this check is for only $50.00"
"That's correct I charged you $200.00 for sleeping with me."
"But I didn't!"
"Well, too bad, I was here, and you could have."(H/T Hrothgar)
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Thanks to the best community on the webz tonight's ONT is basically made up of Horde submissions.
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Gun thread Cob and all around good guy Weasel submitted this great impression.......
Audrey Peard is searching for an elusive, chocolatey piece of Americana: a package of Hydrox cookies. She’s visited multiple grocery stores near her home in the Bronx, followed a Facebook group, and even talked to a manager at a production facility in El Segundo, California, about supply shortages.
“Almost 30, 40 years I’ve been on the trail for Hydrox,” she says. “And it’s a dirty path, I tell you.”
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Howdy,
I generated this picture out of a conversation on one of the afternoon threads last Friday. Perhaps you or one of the other COBs can use it.
Best,
“Captain Obvious”
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The ONT Musical Interlude & The Long Distance Request Emporium
I saw this and thought of your examples of throat singing.
Tibetan throat singing:
AZ deplorable moron
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Hey MH, my little combo is going to do this song and I stumbled on this cover. I thought you might like it for one of your hidden links or a musical interlude.
I figure it's a song for our times.
Hope all is well.- Pete Seria
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Your DNA as well as the victim's together? A hand in the pocket is worth a life sentence. Genius Award Winner.
A Colorado security guard was recently arrested after authorities discovered a severed human hand in his coat pocket. Solomon Martinez, 26, was booked into jail on suspicion of first-degree murder last week, according to an arrest affidavit obtained by The Pueblo Chieftain.
Pueblo police said they responded to a report of a homicide at Fountain Creek south of Highway 47 on January 10. Officers found a deceased woman in the creek, who hasn't been publicly identified as of Thursday morning (January 18).
A day before the gruesome discovery, Martinez's roommate contacted police about the security guard washing blood off himself with a car wash hose, the affidavit claims. The roommate also claimed Martinez asked for help digging a 10-foot hole, authorities wrote.
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