Boldly

HELLO.

(Just wrote that to fill up this space...)

To hello boldly.

The progress of himmel-rot

The Progress of Himmel-Rot: (cut out and throw away)

{A network of labelled squares, not unlike an adventure-game map}

    START (Roll 6)

    "To be or not to be"

    {east to} BE

        NO! WRONG CHOICE — GO BACK

        MILKY WAY

        MILKY MILKY

    {south to} NOT BE

        CREATE UNIVERSE

        {east to} DESTROY PLUM

            WATCH "THE WORD"

            SNEEZE

            WW3

        {south to} WWF

            {east (by two routes) to} WW1

                {east (by two routes, one jumping ahead and entering from the east) to} WW2

                    {east to} WW3 {on the SNEEZE path}

                    {south to} STRANGE LOOPS OCCUR

                        {west to} HELLO

                            {west to} WW0

                                {north to} WWF {joining back}

        {south to} FALL THROUGH BLACK HOLE

        WATCH PAUL DANIELS MAGIC SHOW

        DIE

        END {glittering}

        WIN £ ^1/1,000,000!

The process of history

The process of history (a diagram as well as an easy-to-play, ready-to-use, pull-out, pop-up, take-out-and-keep, game).

{A winding sequence of labelled squares, not unlike a snakes-and-ladders board}

    BIG BANG (not in Belgium) {explosion}

    DINOSAURS {dinosaur head; pterodactyl in the sky}

    EGYPTIANS (Egypt only) {pyramids}

    {pseudo-Greek lettering} GREEKS incorporating Trojan war

    ROMANI {military flag, labelled "standard" at the bottom, and "eagle (nearly)" at the top}

    Bloody barbarians hijack civilized world

    ROLE AGAIN

        {in a corner of the board} Dead end — time warp and deconstructionist hijack history

    Dark ages (still going on in USA) {darkness}

    MIDDLE AGES (hence in middle) {stick king with crown and sceptre}

    INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION {chimneys}

    ROLE AGAIN

    AGE OF COLONISATION (no illustration)

    Go back to big bang — you meet deconstructionist

    WW1

    WW2

    WW3 (optional)

    BIG BRUNCH (with side salad) (not in Belgium) {implosion}

Thus, you can play and enjoy the game, while simultaneously acknowledging the process of history. More episodes to follow. Beware, do not be fooled by circular imitations. Or Liz.

Diachronicity, and variants

Diachronous Timechair

                   _
\   /            _/ |          \   /
 BIG    <-----  /___|  <-----   BIG
CRUNCH         O    o           BANG
/    \     S.HAWKING,ESQ.      /    \

{In a cloud of suns, stars and doves} HISTORY

----<--------------<--------------<----

     ,---<---.
     |       |    History is beyond the
     V       ^      straight line or
     |       |        the circle.
     `--->---'

Synchronous Timeshare — what happens when the same holiday is sold at the same time in an infinite number of universes by a travel agent based in whichever is the most profitable at the — er — time (?)

Nefarious Rhymeshare — similar deal involving poets

Heterogeneous Nightmare — induced by contemplation of the above

Diaphanous Nightwear — perhaps a veil should be drawn over this one (sorry!)

Synchronicity

Synchronous Timetable

Universe Universe       Universe        Universe -123
  1        5              47              and counting

9.00
Nothing  Everyone has   Planet changes  Planet is micro-
stirs.   risen and      direction at    wave, which does
         gone jogging,  five minute     not improve
         except for     intervals like  cornflakes.
9.30     Liz, who was   a microwave.    Which doesn't
Nothing  dreaming.      Inhabitants,    matter as break-
stirs    Says "Aaaaag"  used to it,     fast hasn't been
stirs,   and wakes up.  are still       invented and it
apart                   stirring.       is dinner time
from the                                three Tuesdays
computer,                               ago, if Tuesdays
sounding                                hadn't been
like doom.                              abolished.

Bless thy five wits

Do you think I would leave you fishing, when there's room in my four for six of one and half a dozen of the other, woman on the verge of a nervous ticking away from it all or nothing but the best in the west winds of war of words to the wise old owl.

    Gibberish was a little fish,
    Its noses were green and sorrow.
    It planted a man
    On the top of a van
    And it sang like there's no tomorrow.

(TODAY IS THE TOMORROW YOU WORRIED ABOUT YESTERDAY...

AND ALL IS FISH.) Always now. And again is as good as a gift horse. "Neigh, Neigh and thrice neigh" quoth the gift horse. "Stop messing around," his friend replied, sighed and nearly died — for in that sleep of death what dreams may come, when we have left the kettle on the boil. Double, double, toil or quits. Bless thy five wits, Tom's a-cold and a nod's as good as a wink to toe of bat and eye of newt. What can one say? Two.

Word association football

It was interesting to note that the above timetable of events was diachronous — how very conventional. Is that it? No, there's more. What, more? I don't know. We shall have to see. Only time will tell: at the end of the day, it's only over when the final whistle blows. But I could go on until the cows come home to roost, but I wouldn't want to overstep the mark, which will soon be replaced by the ecu just stepped on my Foot was an excellent leader of the Labour Party time for tea for two's company, three's a crowd, far from the madding.

But enough word association football.

"Good game, Saint, at the end of the day
It's a game of 90 minutes and we're only halfway..."
to heavens above is that the time to buy a new watched pot calling the kettle black as night of the long knives forks and spoonful of sugar and spice and all the way home sweet home. Next!