Benji

........I too will withhold judgement at this time. Perhaps it would be better decided, after the 'contestants' stories are completed, weighing each against each other.

.........rough talus!!! It makes a hell of a slide, if you have ever traversed down the side of a mountain where the tailings of a mine have been dumped. If Brandon & Dimitri encounter this at twenty feet, they will both survive, very cut up, both survivable.

.........I don't know how to explain it, I'm innocent you know!

.....Come on try it, you'll like it!!

......How is the goat going to manage to wiggle out of this one??

:wacko: .......Franz, the 1st Darwin recipient? Dimitri's death will not save the goat from the spit if Brandon fails to save himself.

........I love escargots!!! I make them at home at least twice a year. BTW, the first time I had snails it was in the jungle and I had to find them in a stream, you have to bite of their head and steam cook them over a fire inside a piece of bamboo. Thanks Tiger!!

.........I've eaten a lot of stuff that will not qualify as gourmet :wacko: ....some of it was neccessary for survival, others dishes were simply a whim of ...'when in Rome'. I liked Birds nest soup when I was in Singapore.

.............What ever is Bubble & Squeak??

.....Those 'yum yum' wonderous meat pies??????

......Hummmm! try signing hundreds of applications and permits a day, trust me, your hand starts to cramp if you follow thru with your 75 letters :wacko: (oy vey)! I have it shortened down to one letter.

.........I suspect it may be a two-way street and the boring str8 guys may feel uncomfortable in talking with a gay guy, on the other hand "the perfect balance is lesbians" ROFLMAO!! that is not only funny, but true! I have a heck of a good time talking to them!!

......Steve didn't just fall over, a concussion grenade knocked him over, there is probably a good chance he is unconscious and unless by a miracle his body is trapped by a bush on the way down. I fear he is dead. Brandon may be able to 'push' off of Dimitri and save his own skin by making a grab at the cliff (personally I like the idea of him hitting an unsuspecting goat, and replacing the goats spot)

..........I believe that Scar will survive (can you say sequel)...I'm guessing that the Scar didn't want NYC (could it be he had a favorite restaurant there?) blown up, only as a last resort, only he would be the one to do it. It seems he took great care in planting that one even going as far as to cement over it. Remember the life shelf of ten years for the nukes batteries! What if he sold or will sell the phone number if he finds himself in trouble?

.......I'm afraid Steve was one of the sacrifices...the other being Dimitri! We still need six-Shadows lurking. The band only had 4 right?

..............Remember Dimitri is afraid of heights, so my guess is that he is frozen up and seeing that he was hit from behind, he is falling ahead of Brandon with his back to him. Therefore if Brandon grabs & holds Dimitri from behind there is little the Russian can do!

........... ....Says it all

......Nah, no doubt about it the GA members have spoken true, you look great Niels!! Even your name sounds alluring!!

.....Actually, I think the check was written out by Shadowg_d!!!

........Eric, reminds me that I once wrote out my name all the time on all paperwork (I was sometimes signing hundreds a day) at the office, it didn't take long for me to change that tactic, I even went as far as re-registering my voters card with my new extremely shortened signature

........???????????

........Ah, for once there is no cliffhanger....there was nothing to hang on to!! I'm puzzled!! I had no idea Dimitri was a superb pitcher, I mean throwing a grenade from fifty feet inside a mine shaft to the mines entrance is quite a feat!! Brandon will survive, he was closer to the edge from the impact of Dimitri's body, he will most likely land on some goat on a ledge...sending the poor misunderstood creature over and most likely landing on a startled Russian. The very best chapter of all, Great job CJ...BTW Author's Note: Please forgive the slightly tense chapter ending, but the story is coming to an end (2 more chapters and an epilogue that will be posted with the final chapter). The remaining text is already in editing so it should be posted on schedule. Also, the chapter would have had a tense ending no matter where I cut it at this point. .....A LITTLE TENSE???????

........Ahem, Steve!!

......May I suggest that both grooms step on the glass....still signifying that no-one else may drink from the glass, that brings them together.