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"Good Morning Class" -- On the Move with Coinalot!

King ArtR and his Knights have returned from the Kingdom of Sleep. It is business as usual in Coinalot. King ArtR presides over a dispute between peasants

King ArtR (Yawning) So NoGvmnt... you purchased the "unopened proof sets" opened them up and found... what? A Willy Wonka Golden Ticket?
NoGvment: No, your Highness!
King ArtR: Naked pictures of yo mama...?
NoGvment: (sputtering) Y-Your Majesty there was haze!!!!!
King ArtR: Before or after the bong hit?
Oldguy: Heh-heh, good one, Sire!
King ArtR: Liked that one, did you Oldguy? Well how about this... I judgeth you both GUILTY! And I sentence you to read Coinage magazine! ....Cover to cover.

The court gasps

NoGvment: But dude!--
Oldguy: Your Majesty! 'Tis not my fault!
King ArtR: I judge it so! That I even heard this complaint... that my royal time was squandered... that I had to wander through this wasteland of accusation and counter accusation--'tis both your faults! As Squire Airplanenut would say--this was a ridiculous argument and everybody in the room is stupider for having heard it! I should have you both racked! Garroted! I would puketh but for the fact only SirAgentJim is allowed to do such. You should both be taking a ride on the Royal Catapult---

The doors to the great hall fly open, and there, framed in gold by the rays of the sun, is Carolj--Highpriestess of the Sheriff of Homerun Hall

Carolj: Put a sock it in ArtR! (sarcastically) Good Morning Class! IT'S MOVING DAY BOYS!
King ArtR: (Leaping to his feet) BY THE GODS!
Carolj: We're moving Coinalot lock, stock and codpiece!
--Silence--
Sir DCAMFranklin: I protest! There are no codpieces in Coinalot!
Carolj: Prove it!

The Knights look around sheepishly, shuffling their feet.

Sir MDwoods: But... but... why, M'lady?
Carolj: Cut the M'lady crap or I'll knock you on your planchet. (sweetly) Because it's not coin related! This is the land of coins! Coins, coins, and nothing but the coins! Got it???!!!!
Sir Madmonk: But we speaketh of coinage all the time!
Sir CarlWohlforth: Yea verily! Just the other day we were discussing the Earl of Compucheap's latest baked goods!
Sir NWCS: --And Sir Iwog's armor! Which seems to all unnaturally bright!
Carolj (motioning like an Umpire) YOU'RE OUTTA HEREEEEEEE!!!!!
See ya, losers!

With the snap of Carolj's fingers the entire court is plunged into darkness. The Lady Lucy of Bop avails herself of a massive lip-lock with Sir Cladking (noted pretty boy and heir to the Kingdom) The blackness is impenetrable

King ArtR: By the Gods!
The Archbishop of Coinguy1: What trick is this? I am blind.
Jester Shiroh: (shrieking) I CANNOT SEE YOUR MAJESTY!!!
King ArtR: (quietly) Jester Shiroh...
Jester Shiroh: Yes, Sire...?
King ArtR: Remove thy hand from the Royal Buttock.
Jester Shiroh: Sorry, Sire... me thought it was a handrail.
Sir Shylock: Such blackness, your Majesty! Where are we?

A deep voice is heard. It seems to surround them

WELCOME TO THE DARKSIDE!

Sir 09sVDB: Who goes there!!!!!?? Show yourself that we might fight you!
The Voice: I am The Sorcerer Askari. Conjurer of The Dark. We do not fight on the Darkside.
Sir Legend: NOT FIGHT!!!? Ridiculous! What do you do over here?
Sorcerer Askari: We take tea. And we discuss the balance of life and the delicate infrastructure which supports it.
--Silence--

Chaos erupts, There is screaming and a great gnashing of teeth

King ArtR: CAROLJ!!!!!! CAROLJ!!!! I BESEECH THEE!! MERCY! COINALOT CAN NOT FLOURISH HERE!!!

With a snap of CarolJ's magic fingers, ArtR and his Knights find themselves standing before a huge gate.

The Archbishop of Coinguy1: (calling out) Hello...?
Morris the Miser: This is the Registry Kingdom! 'Tis owned by Lord Wondercoin! Go away!
King ArtR: But we are refugees in search of shelter!
Morris: Have you coinage to sell?
King ArtR: Only raw!
Morris: GO AWAY!!!!!!
King ArtR: CAROLJ!!!!! (falling to his knees) I BEG THEE!!!!!

Once again the fingers are snapped and King ArtR and his Knights find themselves in a landscape hellish beyond imagination. There are flying lizards, deformed chickens, cauldrons spewing gaseous omissions and a stench quite foul.

Sir Baccaruda: ...Oh my god, your Majesty... (horrified) we are in the OPEN LANDS!
Airplanenut: Cool!
King ArtR: BY THE GODS! 'Twill be the death of us all! If the Sheriff of Homerun Hall plots to destroy us he could devise nothing worse!
Clw54: Feels like home to me!
Sir Julian: I have heard of this place. The Thing goes bump in the night! The air is filled with the shrieks of those for whom logic has become a mirage--they hang from ropes which they themselves have meted out length by length! IT IS UNHOLY YOUR MAJESTY!!!!!!!
Friar Fatman: (pulling out a crucifix and shaking it in the air) THE POWER OF CHIRST COMPELS THEE!! THE POWER OF CHRIST COMPELS THEE!!!
King ArtR: (screaming) CAAROOOOLLLLLLLL!!!!!!!

The fingers are snapped and ArtR and his Knights find themselves back in the sweet confines of Coinalot. They fall to their knees and hug the earth.

Carolj: Happy now?
King ArtR: (kissing the hem of her skirt) Most gracious Lady! My Beacon! My Queen!
Carolj: And what did we learn today....?
--Silence--
Nogvmnt: (wrinkling brow) Um... Oldguy is a crook?

CarolJ: (head in hand) I don't get paid enough for this.

All: BUWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!

Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
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  • RussRuss Posts: 48,514 ✭✭✭
    He's back!!!!!!!!

    <Jeremy mode>COOL!</Jeremy mode>

    Russ, NCNE
  • ccrdragonccrdragon Posts: 2,697
    Tis thy best work yet, Sir Clank! I'll be laughing for days!!!! imageimageimageimageimageimageimage
    Cecil
    Total Copper Nutcase - African, British Ships, Channel Islands!!!
    'Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for you are crunchy and taste good with ketchup'
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    Ahh!!! I wanted to laugh out loud here at work, but then my co workers would know I was reading the coin board. image I mean, how often do you see codpieces mentioned anywhere?!?!?

    Love the new characters:

    Sir NWCS (my favorite)
    Morris the Miser
    Sorcerer Askari
    Friar Fatman

    Thanks for making it a great Monday, Clank!
  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,731 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>
    The Thing goes bump in the night! The air is filled with the shrieks of those for whom logic has become a mirage--they hang from ropes which they themselves have meted out length by length!


    >>



    One of your best lines yet!

    I've never been accused of being a noted pretty boy before, but it was a very nice roll! image































    quote repair, wink addition.
    tempus fugit extra philosophiam.
  • coinguy1coinguy1 Posts: 13,484 ✭✭✭
    There's no place like home (coinalot) and there's no writer like clankeye! "By the gods" - thanks.image
  • Great job! Just proves "there is no place like Home". Thank for pointing out that we all take ourselves much to seriously at times

    Thanks again,
    Dan
    The glass is half full!
    image
  • WOOOOOOOHOOOOOOO!

    And Bwahahahahahahahaha!

    And non-puketh!

    And, oh well, you get the idea.


    Thank you Sir Clank for this most mirthful of missives!

    It feels good to be "home" again.
    imageimageimageimage
  • MadMonkMadMonk Posts: 3,743
    Mighty fine work Clankeye! Some really clever lines there. I'm also honored that I made it to court, and I'm still alive and in one piece!
    Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
  • OuthaulOuthaul Posts: 7,440 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Ahhh...It's just like...comin' home image
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭
    So how come Bear didn't get shot?
  • ccrccr Posts: 2,446
    The Lady Lucy of Bop.image I don`t remember that one being used. As Airplanenut would say - Cool!
  • CarlWohlforthCarlWohlforth Posts: 11,074
    Yeay!!! Great job, Clank. That certainly brought a smile to my face.
  • RegistryCoinRegistryCoin Posts: 5,117 ✭✭✭✭
    Aaaahh, that's what was needed...
    Thank you (again), Sir Clank!
  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,645 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Carl,

    thanks for another true gem - another masterpiece.



    image




    Marc
  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928


    << <i>Thank you (again), Sir Clank! >>



    As much as I might aspire to knighthood, I am but a humble scribe.

    (and an off-topic one at that!)

    Clankeye
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • MadMonkMadMonk Posts: 3,743


    << <i>

    << <i>Thank you (again), Sir Clank! >>



    As much as I might aspire to knighthood, I am but a humble scribe.

    (and an off-topic one at that!)

    Clankeye >>


    "Sir Madmonk: But we speaketh of coinage all the time!" image
    Today's mighty oak is just yesterday's nut that held its ground.
  • GTOsterGTOster Posts: 870 ✭✭✭
    Clank
    You did it again made my Monday a little lighter!!!!!!!!!! (LOL)
    Thanks
    Paul
  • As I wade through the mire that is the Evil Empire™ I now find Monday worthwhile again as Coinalot lives!
    There's nothing in the rule book that says an elephant can't pitch.

    image
  • mdwoodsmdwoods Posts: 5,559 ✭✭✭
    And new life was suddenly breathed into the forum. Thanks Clankeye, you get better every time.
    National Register Of Big Trees

    We'll use our hands and hearts and if we must we'll use our heads.
  • nalamolly5nalamolly5 Posts: 671 ✭✭
    can i get a codpiece in pcgs67? if i find one in icg67, would it crossover, perchance?image
  • BearBear Posts: 18,953 ✭✭✭
    Ahhh, once again the sun riseth, the birds chirpeth and the light shines

    forth upon the good land of Coinalot. Just as I come to believeth that Sir Clank could not topeth

    himself, he goes and topeths himself. By the way, the little bear is very happy to again not be

    shot in the story. My many bullet holes from past stories are healing nicely thank you.

    Truly this wonderful story has gladdened my heart, lifted my mood and make life on the Coin Forum

    worth living again. Thank your Sir Clank, Royal Bard Exaulted.
    There once was a place called
    Camelotimage
  • MadMartyMadMarty Posts: 16,697 ✭✭✭
    Ahhhhhh, life is good once again!!! Hey Russ, whatcha baking in that oven???
    It is not exactly cheating, I prefer to consider it creative problem solving!!!

  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    Bear--

    The reason you were not shot is that gun powder has not been invented yet. image

    Those crossbows though can be a world of hurt!


    Clankeye
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • nwcsnwcs Posts: 13,386 ✭✭✭


    << <i>The reason you were not shot is that gun powder has not been invented yet. image

    Those crossbows though can be a world of hurt! >>



    Don't forget the bear traps. Everyone needs a bearskin rug. image

    Just kidding, bear. image
  • krankykranky Posts: 8,709 ✭✭✭
    I am reminded of Abigail Adams' (wife of John Adams) famous quotation:
    "Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ArtR and attended to with diligence."

    Another fine piece of work, Clankeye. image

    New collectors, please educate yourself before spending money on coins; there are people who believe that using numismatic knowledge to rip the naïve is what this hobby is all about.

  • dpooledpoole Posts: 5,940 ✭✭✭✭✭
    IT'S MONDAY AGAIN!

    Thanks, Clank, for another classic! I see your creative juices are flowing full tilt again. image
  • Another great monday to start the week.image

    Pennies make dollars, and dollars make slabs!

    ....inflation must be kicking in again this dollar says spend by Dec. 31 2004!

    Erik
  • DCAMFranklinDCAMFranklin Posts: 2,862 ✭✭
    Clank- Definitely one of your finest pieces yet! All is better on the Forum with Clankeye's pieces firmly placed here with no further threat of movement. Thanks for a great piece of entertainment! image

    PS - I was happy to read that your assurance Sir DCAMFranklin would survive the fall, has come to fruition. image
  • wingedlibertywingedliberty Posts: 4,805 ✭✭✭
    image


    Brian
  • Clank - great stuff....your best work to date. image
  • beartracks42beartracks42 Posts: 2,834
    The week is better already. Great stuff Clankeye. You are a true bard!image
    Gary
    image
  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Carl you've out done yourself. Mondays are a little easier to take with you around. image
    Bill

    image

    09/07/2006
  • stmanstman Posts: 11,352 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Got to admit this is 2 days in a row I've smiled. Don't know if I can handle that. Great job and maybe you did need a break as I honestly feel this was one of your best. BTW.... I never knew who ArtR was???
    Please... Save The Stories, Just Answer My Questions, And Tell Me How Much!!!!!
  • baccarudabaccaruda Posts: 2,588 ✭✭
    woo-hoo I made the "good morning class". i'm finally somebody... image
    1 Tassa-slap
    2 Cam-Slams!
    1 Russ POTD!
  • FatManFatMan Posts: 8,977
    Thank you Clank! I'm very pleased to see the return of Coinalot. image
  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928


    << <i>.... I never knew who ArtR was??? >>



    I kind of wonder if the real ArtR knows who he is--at least in Coinalot. Poor guy, I've never asked him if he minds being the reigning monarch in this Kingdom of characters. In fact, for all I know ArtR has never read one of these. LOL.

    He is nonetheless my beloved ruler and Sovereign.

    Clankeye
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    Hmmmmmm I must have missed something. Who is AtrR?
    Bill

    image

    09/07/2006
  • ZerbeZerbe Posts: 587 ✭✭
    Thanks Clankeye. Keep the great observations coming. The US coin Forum is much better, thanks to your comic input.
  • ClankeyeClankeye Posts: 3,928
    Cosmic--

    ArtR is a forum member. He doesn't post much. But he does post occasionally here and on the NGC forum. He has a fine eye for toned Morgan dollars. He knows his coins.

    Unfortunately for him, I picked him because ArtR is a bit like Ar-thur. And who can be King but Arthur?

    Clankeye
    Brevity is the soul of wit. --William Shakespeare
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    Aldous Huxley

    Yabba dabba doo.

    Fred Flintstone

  • 09sVDB09sVDB Posts: 2,420 ✭✭✭
    Cool! And I even made my first story!
  • That is a most interesting story.
    So many coins, so little money!
    Ebay name: bhil3
  • airplanenutairplanenut Posts: 22,382 ✭✭✭✭✭


    << <i>He's back!!!!!!!!

    <Jeremy mode>COOL!</Jeremy mode>

    Russ, NCNE >>


    Or, in my personal mode... Cool image (Russ, you forgot the emoticon cool guy)



    << <i>As Squire Airplanenut would say--this was a ridiculous argument and everybody in the room is stupider for having heard it! I should have you both racked! >>

    That was quite a long time ago... bravo for remembering a classic!!! image

    Squire Airplanenut
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  • clw54clw54 Posts: 3,815 ✭✭✭
    Wow! I had a cameo appearance. image
  • Thanks, Clank!! image
  • What's wrong with taking tea?
    Quite accurate about our friendly darkside. Well done!
    -john
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  • All hail the return to Coinalot. If I had not ducked under the drawbridge just before Carolj snapped her fingers, I might have been taken on that horrible journey to all those OTHER places. imageimageimageimage

    DAN
    United States Air Force Retired And Would Do It Again.

    My first tassa slap 3/3/04

    My shiny cents

    imageThe half I am getting rid of and me, forever and always Taken in about 1959
  • 66Tbird66Tbird Posts: 2,858 ✭✭✭
    hehe,,, good ol' monday,, such a summation
    Need something designed and 3D printed?

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