50wordstories.ca » captured https://50wordstories.ca/blog "Brevity is the soul of wit" -- Shakespeare Fri, 03 May 2013 19:31:34 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.41 The Herbal Solution https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=419 https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=419#comments Thu, 01 Jul 2010 02:03:31 +0000 http://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=419 The enemy was encoding secret messages in plant DNA, so they “captured” a greenhouse.

The first decoded messages were recipes for various dishes.

It was slow going: the greenhouse only grew savory herbs.

The Leader asked, “Have you found anything good, yet?”

The lab tech said, “Only thyme will tell.”

]]> https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?feed=rss2&p=419 0 Knowledge https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=34 https://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=34#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:00:06 +0000 http://50wordstories.ca/blog/?p=34 He knew more than anyone else.

Uncounted vistas of knowledge, coupled with instant recall.

A walking, talking encyclopedia.

An unbeaten master at Trivial Pursuit.

So they captured him, modified him.  Plugged him in.

Turns out, he knew enough to supply electricity to half the country.

After all, knowledge is power!

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