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Mary!!!  Julie (who says next time you go into IRC, stay instead of nagging me in public and leaving <g>)
Mulder: Imagine if you could come back and take out five people who had caused you to suffer. Who would they be?
Scully: I only get five?
Mulder: I remembered your birthday this year, didn't I, Scully?
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BWAHAHAHAHAHA! Poor Lois. And soon -- poor Clark! 
Do you know the most surprising thing about divorce? It doesn't actually kill you, like a bullet to the heart or a head-on car wreck. It should. When someone you've promised to cherish till death do you part says, "I never loved you," it should kill you instantly.
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ROFLMAO!!!! 
Such a little thing really, a kiss...most people don't give it a moment's consideration. They kiss on meeting, they kiss on parting, that simple touching of flesh is taken entirely for granted as a basic human right.
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I guess I’m glad they were wrong; I kind of missed you, Lois.” Loved this whole thing, Mary. So great! But that line especially, as it conjured up so many images of poor Clark being adored by Lois incessantly! Of course he would miss her. Perfect. And the bagel rant, btw, was right on. There should be rules about that sort of thing. Really clever, sharp, and fun, QoC. Love the tiny worlds you create so vividly in few words. Such a talent. CC
You mean we're supposed to have lives?
Oh crap!
~Tank
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I know I'm late, but this was absolutely hysterical!! Great job, Mary. Once again you've sent me to rolling on the floor and now I'll be grinning for the rest of the day. Thanks for sharing!!  Lynn
You know that boy'd walk on water for you? Or he'd drown tryin'. -Perry White to Lois in Just Say Noah
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Boards Chief Administrator Emeritus Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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I'm late too - thanks to Wendy for directing my attention to this little gem. And  Not sure what I did to be honoured with a mention <g>, but thank you! LabRat
Athos: If you'd told us what you were doing, we might have been able to plan this properly.
Aramis: Yes, sorry.
Athos: No, no, by all means, let's keep things suicidal.
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I finally had a chance to read this last night. Oh man, what a shock to poor Lois!  It would be really funny to see what led up to their getting married and why Clark did it. I can see him marrying her to protect her from herself! I hope someone can write it because I can't. I'm swamped at the moment. Nan
Earth is the insane asylum for the universe.
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Mary, that was great!!  Makes me wonder though, just how long did Clark wait to give into Lois?  Caryn
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Was just re-reading this tale on the archive. Delightful. Great fun.
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Poor Lois! And poor Clark! Cute little tale!
Battle On,
Deadly Chakram
"Being with you is stronger than me alone." ~ Clark Kent
"One little spark of inspiration is at the heart of all creation." ~ Figment the Dragon
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An excellent story, as always. I think my reaction was different from everyone else's. At first I, too, was laughing. But the more I thought about it, the sadder the story seemed to me -- Lois has obviously "lost" her memory of many years. She apparently doesn't remember her own child. She has apparently reverted to an older version of S1 Lois, meaning that either she'll be in a marriage that she doesn't want for the sake of a child she doesn't remember, or else she and Clark will get a divorce. Either way, life for all three parties will be seriously disrupted. Although I'd like to think that seeing their child would bring back Lois' more recent memories and the follow-on to this story would be happy (i.e., unpheromoned Lois would realize that she really did love Clark and they would remain happily married), nothing in the story would lead me to believe this is the case. So once my initial laughter died down, the story actually made me sad. I am sure that that wasn't what the story was intended to do, and I appear to be in the minority for having this reaction. I know, I know: Never overthink comedy. But even if my reaction was different from everyone else's, the story still left me thinking about it and feeling for the characters. And that is the mark of a well-written story. Brava.  Joy, Lynn
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Morgana
A writer's job is to think of new plots and create characters who stay with you long after the final page has been read. If that mission is accomplished than we have done what we set out to do, which is to entertain and hopefully educate.
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Originally posted by Lynn S. M.:
Lois has obviously "lost" her memory of many years. She apparently doesn't remember her own child. She has apparently reverted to an older version of S1 Lois, meaning that either she'll be in a marriage that she doesn't want for the sake of a child she doesn't remember, or else she and Clark will get a divorce. Either way, life for all three parties will be seriously disrupted. Clearly this is the mindset that throws down the gauntlet and "says here get out of this mess"  .
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