First Taxi Fare

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Ireland, not Canada - proud, grateful, one-car-one-plate Dublin taxi driver

Not a literary scholar - Grade D Leaving Cert. English - tnx 4 compliment

Warts-and-all mistakes are part and parcel - work towards capturing the vernacular

First story published, to its rightful place - write what you know about, a good tale well told - simples

Sincere tnx to those who've directed their (right-thinking) minds in posting under story
good, bad or downright indifferent

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Next classic stories in the pipeline, all of which happened in and about or around Ollie Eyebrow's taxi:

Ollie and the Vampire

Ollie goes to the Moon

Ollie finds on-street parking in Tullamore

plus lots more...

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Ah heeyor, can`t have that Ollie. You need a stand alone thread for your jibber. Ken has one, you should have one too. Can we have "onstreet parking" next.

[silverbullet]

Drive on through the wind and the rain,
Look for the beauty in the dull and mundane...

Inspirational!!

The first half is a line from Crowded House's song "How will you go. The second is a rejigging of Beauty in the mundane by "Bird of Figment".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItLJnlRF9vQ

[Ollie Eyebrow]

“You post your work you take the critism,” the poster declared. “that's the game.”

The first half is a quote from John m's post "Re: First Taxi Fare". The second part is a rejigging of "Re: First Taxi Fare" in John m's post "Re: First Taxi Fare".

[Octavia1]

Ireland, not Canada - proud, grateful, one-car-one-plate Dublin taxi driver

Not a literary scholar - Grade D Leaving Cert. English - tnx 4 compliment

Warts-and-all mistakes are part and parcel - work towards capturing the vernacular

First story published, to its rightful place - write what you know about, a good tale well told - simples

Sincere tnx to those who've directed their (right-thinking) minds in posting under story
good, bad or downright indifferent

***

Next classic stories in the pipeline, all of which happened in and about or around Ollie Eyebrow's taxi:

Ollie and the Vampire

Ollie goes to the Moon

Ollie finds on-street parking in Tullamore

plus lots more...

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" Ollie an the vampire " ....sounds smashin......me blood is curdling wit anticipation already
How bout ollie an frankie the body snatchers?
That be riveting aswell ....
Anyway welcome Oliver

[silverbullet]

Anyhow, you'll have to forgive me for the spelling mistakes but I wrote the story on a quiet Tuesday night whilst sitting on the rank in O'Devaney Gardens

You must have held on to the story for a few years, O'D. Gardens are gone and there was never a rank there.

Artistic licence bullits ....strumpet City was full of geographical errors ....a piece of art without flaw alienates the reader or viewer of a fine paintin or great book  ....
Sure I was watchin Ben hur one day an I seen a bloke wearin jeans in the background...it actually made the film  more believable for some  inexplicable reason ....
Art is full of deliberate mistakes ...yu havin a keen photografic eye can probably immediately spot the deliberate mistake in this monet for example 

I don't know - but I'd find the reversed shadow, or lack thereof of the actual magpie irritating.

[Octavia1]

Anyhow, you'll have to forgive me for the spelling mistakes but I wrote the story on a quiet Tuesday night whilst sitting on the rank in O'Devaney Gardens

You must have held on to the story for a few years, O'D. Gardens are gone and there was never a rank there.

Artistic licence bullits ....strumpet City was full of geographical errors ....a piece of art without flaw alienates the reader or viewer of a fine paintin or great book  ....
Sure I was watchin Ben hur one day an I seen a bloke wearin jeans in the background...it actually made the film  more believable for some  inexplicable reason ....
Art is full of deliberate mistakes ...yu havin a keen photografic eye can probably immediately spot the deliberate mistake in this monet for example 

I don't know - but I'd find the reversed shadow, or lack thereof of the actual magpie irritating.

[Horse]

Anyhow, you'll have to forgive me for the spelling mistakes but I wrote the story on a quiet Tuesday night whilst sitting on the rank in O'Devaney Gardens

You must have held on to the story for a few years, O'D. Gardens are gone and there was never a rank there.

Artistic licence bullits ....strumpet City was full of geographical errors ....a piece of art without flaw alienates the reader or viewer of a fine paintin or great book  ....
Sure I was watchin Ben hur one day an I seen a bloke wearin jeans in the background...it actually made the film  more believable for some  inexplicable reason ....
Art is full of deliberate mistakes ...yu havin a keen photografic eye can probably immediately spot the deliberate mistake in this monet for example 

I don't know - but I'd find the reversed shadow, or lack thereof of the actual magpie irritating.

Well spotted bullit, that was annoying me.

[Octavia1]

Jesus 

[watty]

Is there not a bird (magpie) on top of the fence?

[Octavia1]

Is there not a bird (magpie) on top of the fence?

Yes watty ...but it's shadow is inverted .....a mistake monet cudnt have made by accident....
Perhaps put ther to create controversy or make it a talkin point so as to gain attention an promotion
Perhaps ?
But I can't believe a man with his eye cud of done it by accident....

[Octavia1]

Maybe he was saying " I've mastered me craft ...an even wit a flaw nobody can paint as good as  me ....or real perfection is flawed ....or maybe flaws enhance beauty.......
 Cant imagine Marilyn Monroe without her mole .... symmetry bores us sort o ting  maybe ?

[Ollie Eyebrow]

Thanks for your kind words of welcome Octavia1.

Your generosity is only exceeded by your outstanding good looks and warm-hearted charm.


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But hold on tight O., you might need that crucifix yet...

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This is a true story that Ollie Eyebrow told me and it's about the night he gave carriage to a vampire in his taxi.

Please excuse my spelling and confused wording but I'm awful nervous telling back this tale.

Now from from what I gather, the whole thing played out in, about and around Ollie's taxi, across Dublin and possibly going on into County Meath, eighteen years ago during a nip-numb November that encapsulated the Feast of All Saints and All Souls and was as cold to be fucked as a witch's tit in a brass bra.


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So please gather 'round my fellow friends and without further ado, I present to you,


Ollie and the Vampire

[Octavia1]

Thanks for your kind words of welcome Octavia1.

Your generosity is only exceeded by your outstanding good looks and warm-hearted charm.


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But hold on tight O., you might need that crucifix yet...

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This is a true story that Ollie Eyebrow told me and it's about the night he gave carriage to a vampire in his taxi.

Please excuse my spelling and confused wording but I'm awful nervous telling back this tale.

Now from from what I gather, the whole thing played out in, about and around Ollie's taxi, across Dublin and possibly going on into County Meath, eighteen years ago during a nip-numb November that encapsulated the Feast of All Saints and All Souls and was as cold to be fucked as a witch's tit in a brass bra.


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So please gather 'round my fellow friends and without further ado, I present to you,


Ollie and the Vampire

Jesus olllie ...wat an introduction  ...I havin even read it yet ....an I'm shitten meself   

[Octavia1]

[Ollie Eyebrow]

The story I'm going to tell you will change the way you think, forever.

I feel it's my duty to offer some useful advice and cautionary words of warning to you as a reader, at the outset, as Ollie offered me, so that you are safe and well protected throughout your reading journey and will use the salmon gathered, if so needed, going forward.

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***  MOST IMPORTANT!!!  --  READER WARNING 1.0  ***


DON'T PAY THE TAXIMAN - This IS IMPORTANT - so please do remember this advice:

Whatever you do, no matter what, DON'T pay the taximan (or woman).

Do NOT do any form of deal with them, no matter what, even if they ask you a hundred times and goes so far as to knick knack knock the bloody belt-strap bollox outta ya.

Again, don't pay the taximan until they get you to the end of your journey"


***  END  READER WARNING 1.0  ***






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