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Dan, another great story! I think all the clues were pointing to the uncle as the one who faked the signature of the teacher... after all we were recently told that he had taught both Worthington IV and his evil brother... so it seemed to fit. At this point in the story it seems that Worthington V has put roadblocks or befriended everyone who would want to do him harm except the uncle. Hee Hee, Jamie is acting like a kid with a new toy with the bed hopping. Steve

Thanks Jack for pointing out this story! It's one of the best written (and definitely most original) stories I have read. It'll be interesting to see where things go in the next few chapters as Ch.28 takes place in 1991 and the Mercenaries book goes until 1997. Somehow I don't see those two doing missions during the day and spending quiet evenings in their tin hut for seven uneventful years. Steve

Poor Brandon!!! Every time he thinks things are finally going smooth, a certain goat-who-must-not-be-named, throws a twist in that only causes Brandon more anquish. It's hard to believe after the last few chapters that Eric & Jon are the older brothers! Steve

Hey CJ, Have a good vacation (I'll try to keep the negative thoughts about being stuck in cold, wet Ottawa while you're in Europe to a minimum ). Thanks for leaving us one (or two) chapters to tide us over until you get back. Any cliffies might cause the thread on goat recipies to re-surface! Steve

Hhhmmmm.... let's see... CJ can have Brandon go along with Jon's plan which will cause (Mt. St.) Helen to erupt in a further chapter when it blows up and\or have Chase catch them in the act and set back their relationship or Brandon can go to Helen and\or Chase and a solution can be found and the romance grows and we move further into the story and find out what the hell terrorists have to do with a rock band... I guess I better keep my calendar open for when the band hits Montreal since all the big bands play Montreal, Toronto and then Vancouver.... Ottawa only gets 2nd tier talent. Steve #2

NJ, Luke is gonna be sooooo pissed that you didn't vote Gramma Alice as best mom! Steve

Here's the link so you don't have to touch the keyboard... Ch11 - Wild Wild Night Steve

Vic, A simple solution to your problem, push out a change to their office programs so it uses the British dictionary and then tell them they are spelling it wrong and if they don't believe you they can check! Steve P.S. Be thankful you don't have to deal with French keyboards :nuke:

I think that's one of the benefits of a lower drinking age. I grew up in a Canadian province with a drinking age of 19 but grew up in a small border town, I could be in the province of Quebec where the drinking age was 18 in 3 minutes, so I started drinking when I was 18 (at least that's what I told my parents...). My parents had some effective measures to make sure I drank responsibly. If I went out and I was driving I couldn't drink anything but that wasn't a problem as my firends took turns being the DD. My parents would "suggest" what time was appropriate for me to get home. If I came home drunk or late, they would wake me up at an ungodly hour and have me do the worst chores they could think of (though if I came home early and not wasted I could practically sleep until noon). The later or drunker I was the earlier and harder I would have to work... I soon caught on. When I went to university near Toronto, I had been drinking for a few years and would shake my head at my friends whose first experiences with alcohol was in freshman year and many binge drank and had no idea how to moderate their drinking habits. Some never did figure out when to limit their drinking and some were even invited by the university to take a year off and consider whether they really wanted to go to university... Steve

I'm a little late to the thread for this chapter but I couldn't let this one go by... from CJ Apparently Goats don't have a healthy fear of lightning for telling such blantant lies. I fully expect that CJ will throw in a few more roadblocks to our favourite two gay musicians getting together... such as having to babysit their drunk bandmates for the night to keep them out of trouble... Steve

Be nice to CJ... it's always tough when you realize the herd is fickle and could turn against you. He may have occassionally used a cliffy in a story once or twice but at least he posts regularily so there's no need to break out the favourite family goat recipes yet! Steve #3

I quite (again) in January. The only times I miss it are when I've had a few drinks or on days like today... nothing was nicer than starting the morning sitting on my terrace with the paper, a cup of coffee and a cigarette... Otherwise, I feel better, sleep better and smell better! Where I live, the province banned smoking anywhere except in private residences years ago... even some streets you aren't allowed to smoke on. I can't fathom what it was like when I'm told by some of the older workers at the office that there used to be an ashtray on everyone's desk. In a city like Ottawa, having to go outside to have a smoke on a windy January day where it's -36C (-33F) and wind makes it feel like -45C (-49F) is a powerful incentive to quit! Steve

Since Helen mentioned that she got the hotel to close the pool for the photo shoot, I'm thinking that she's going to maximum sex appeal and she's got something less reserved than board shorts for Brandon to wear... As for how exactly the Goat is going to tie together the two plot threads, I'm still trying to figure that one out. Steve

The cliff hanger and the picture confirm's it.... You're Satan's Goat! Steve

Sharon, the evil editor!!!! Someone grab the red pen and hide it. Steve

Here's a pic of the downtown core of Ottawa, Canada... Steve

I live in Canada (the national capital to be specific) in the province of Ontario which is in the middle of the country. It's a big mix of dense urban areas in the south along the US border and big forests in the north. And here's a useless bit of trivia for you... 90% of the population of Canada lives within 100KM (62 miles) of the US border. The summer's are nice but can get very hot and the winter can get "chipping your dog off the fire hydrant" cold! If I could, I'd live on the Canadian atlantic coast (I'm going there for 2 weeks on Friday... ) but I've always want to visit the UK, Scandanvia, France and the Aussie's (if I thought I could survive the 17+ hours flight). When I get around to doing that I might change my mind on the "if I could live anywhere" part... Steve

Like Sharon and CJ, I recommend anyone looking for a well written story that'll tug at the ol' heart strings to check out this story. Besides, having two hockey playing characters has a special attaction to a Canadian boy like me!

Boyfriend - Luke (and not just to upset the guy who knocks over my garbage cans) Gay Best Friend - Taylor (I like unpredictable people) Straight Best Friend - Ryan (good looking and a great guy!) Girl Friend - Lacy (a little sister with attitude)

That wasn't a mob just our neighbourhood watch...

Hope your friends help make the day memorable (or the night out something you wish you could remember ) Steve #3

Typical - Mute Math Hell to Pay - Projet Orange These Things - She Wants Revenge Bleed it Out - Link Park

Another great chapter! The interaction between Matt and Dad Dan were especially poignent and were a big threshold that Matt needed to cross. Steve #3

To keep all the Steve's separate, I think it's appropriate just to refer to our favourite author as "Evil Steve" which seems appropriate after a cliff-hanger of that magnitude. The whole crotch-rocket introduction gave me a bad feeling of where that was going to go (could have been all the lectures from my ER nurse Mom when I was a high school student and talked about getting one...). I think Jacob's going to pretty banged up but will eventually emerge from the hospital whole with a burning desire to visit a Volvo dealership... Steve #3 P.S. Evil Steve, congrats on the 500th posting!

I say I agree completely! This would let us get a better picture of who Dennis is and what he's thinking about his relationship with Travis. It could also lead us to more information about what happened with him and Leo and maybe the Ben thing too.