The Superhero Diaries 2.1: Apostrophised



The Elite Force of Britain: a team of highly dedicated and courageous individuals who have joined forces to thwart the threat from sinister and despicable villains with superpowers, who are seemingly also joining together.


This is from Viridian’s entry in the diary of the Elite Force of Britain:

Incident report A231045.102-X-YYY1

Bettystretch had no sooner sent out the emergency signal when the doorbell rang. Bettystretch reached over for the intercom button on the far side of the room, while I powered up the old black and white CCTV camera on the front door.

There, I saw, and true to his word, was the despicable Dropped Apostrophe.

I formed my fingers into the shape of a letter β€˜C’ and also mouthed the letter to Bettystretch as well, in case the Apostrophe was listening to us. Safety first: once headquarters have been violated we have to be very careful.

Bettystretch clicked the button, which played the β€˜Security Forces have been alerted’ loop and sounded the intruder alarm. A red light also flashed above the door, but the Dropped Apostrophe was unfazed. He didn’t move a muscle; instead he simply stood, staring forward.

And then he fell. Backwards. But still without moving a muscle.

I used the perimeter sweeping computer, which had been supplied to us only last week, by chance, by Spark’s Electrical Goods. It revealed the area was clear.

I motioned for Bettystretch to switch off the loop, and then we both went to the front door to see what was going on. The monitor was clearly showing the Dropped Apostrophe was still there, but now lying face upwards.

It took us a couple of minutes to get to the front door, and, when we opened it we expected the Apostrophe to be gone. We didn’t expect to find a life-size cardboard cut-out in his place, which had presumably blown over as it was quite windy.

The question is who placed the Dropped Apostrophe there? Did he do it as a warning… or is someone using him to play us?

26 responses to “The Superhero Diaries 2.1: Apostrophised”

  1. prenin avatar

    Hmmm… A mystery indeed! πŸ™‚

    God Bless!

    Prenin.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      I wonder if we’ll ever find out the answer, Prenin?

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  2. mairedubhtx avatar

    Ah! The dreaded dropped apostrophe. Like its twin the over-used apostrophe. Both nasty creatures. You have your work cut out for you.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      We certainly do, Maire…

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  3. penpusherpen avatar

    Drumroll…, who indeed dropped the um.. dropped apostrophe? Shall we ever know?… Will the perp (I’ve watched far too many TV cops shows!!) ever be found? … Watch this space… (I am… I am!!) … Footie was fantastic (seeing as ManU won πŸ™‚ … xPenx

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      There may be some other clues ‘dropped’ along the way, Pen… we will have to wait and see. Glad you enjoyed your footie!

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  4. kateshrewsday avatar

    The plot thickens. I adore the name Bellystretch.

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Kate… and yes, something is amiss too… someone has taken off with the cross-lines in the Ts in Bettystretch’s name in your comment… Bellystretch made me laugh though! πŸ˜‰

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      1. kateshrewsday avatar

        Ha πŸ˜€ Yup, that’s a good name too…

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        1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

          πŸ˜€ It is indeed!

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  5. europasicewolf avatar

    “Dropped Apostrophe?!!” lol πŸ˜€

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Yep… actually, Icewolf, his full name is the Despicable Dropped Apostrophe, but usually the despicable’s dropped…

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      1. europasicewolf avatar

        Oh Wolf! It goes from bad to worse! lol ;D

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        1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

          You know what these supervillains are like…

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  6. Andra Watkins avatar

    I love the premise of this one, Tom. πŸ™‚

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Andra – I was having more fun with words with this one!

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  7. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

    I feel Im in very good company Tom as Im always dropping mine, ….
    Great Humour Tom, loved this story.
    πŸ™‚

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    1. Sue Dreamwalker avatar

      β€œDropped Apostrophe?!!” that is ……… just so your detective is on the right track.. πŸ˜€

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      1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

        I did chuckle at your comment, Sue! πŸ˜‰

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    2. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Thanks, Sue. πŸ˜€

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  8. susan sheldon nolen avatar

    Dropper Apostrophe equals a call from the super squad! Hilarous!

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      With these superheroes, Susan, anything is an emergency! πŸ˜€

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  9. shreejacob avatar

    Aww..why do I feel bad for the Apostrophe…I mean..especially when there are so many people dropping him here, there and every where 😦

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    1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

      Ah, but he’s a one, that Apostrophe! He always shows up in the wrong places… you have to watch him, Shree!

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      1. shreejacob avatar

        Oh….one of *those* huh? I’ve got to stop being so naive! hehe

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        1. Tom (Aquatom1968) avatar

          …but always keep one eye open for the Dropped Apostrophe. Nobody knows where he will strike next…

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