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The Greys

Earl Grey had always believed when the time came that he saw a UFO and aliens descended the stairs from their ship, that they would be green in color.

So needless to say, when the fateful night finally arrived, when the space ship landed in his backyard, covered in a grey goo, the beings that emerged were not the green of his imaginings, but grey in color, large of eyes and head.

Earl Grey had also always assumed that their greeting to him would be, “Take me to you’re leader.”

Instead the pair of grey creatures waddled up to him and spoke a language he had until that moment never heard uttered,” gerblatten stuufen ger plotzer gurgen.”

It sounded German.

“Hosenfrau ger gloten spoof,” one of the greys said. They motioned for Earl Grey to enter their craft and he did so willingly.

The interior was gray (grey) in color as were the control panels at which sat several more grey shaped life forms.

It was unlike anything Earl Grey had dreamed it would be. To be visited by aliens was his life’s obssesion.

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flute faerie
Posted 6 months ago

Lol, I like this. It’s very creative. I love the coincidence how his last name is Grey.
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.:band baby:.
Posted 6 months ago

I agree with flute, it was very creative. Nice too.
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Apostrophe
Posted 6 months ago

I was expecting the story to be about tea.. imagine that! I like your use of German. Very entertaining, It adds something to the story. well done ol Chap!
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Saint Chuck
Posted 6 months ago

As a certified German, I can tell you all that that is not German…except hosenfrau. That means pants women…but I really have no idea where you were going with that. Anyways, nice story.
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Laine P. Grey
Posted 6 months ago

Nice. I liked the humor and assumptions.
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THX 0477
Posted 6 months ago

Definitely lots of grey. Was the spaceship covered in goo? Seems a messy way to travel. Or maybe space goo turns grey during reentry. Hmm, questions, questions.
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