Man Down by graemestevens

Man Down

This is for the Fiveplustwo Sin City challenge. I'm still not happy with it but it has to be done as I never miss an opportunity to play with knives and toy guns. On this occasion it would appear that my trusty Nerf Gun was not up to the task of defending me from interlopers, assassins and those intent on molesting my comestibles.
Best viewed against the black if you must view it at all...right now I must dash as one of my dogs has farted and I feel the very real urge to leave the house. Vile creature.
Another fun capture Graeme. Vile indeed! I can smell it here.
September 2nd, 2014  
Very cool!
September 2nd, 2014  
Love it, Graeme.
September 2nd, 2014  
this is so cool. love the knife in the leg!
September 2nd, 2014  
You make a great gangsta Graeme - and your gritty processing sets the mood for this perfectly.
September 2nd, 2014  
The name is Bond, James Bond!
September 2nd, 2014  
@bill_fe Thanks very much - I don't know what they're eating but it must stop! Mind you, it's a good excuse to buy a gas mask...
@overalvandaan Thanks very much :)
@bigugly Thank you very much, appreciated
@andrewkru Thanks very much - that hurt a little but apparently it will heal...
@vignouse Thanks very much :)
@tammyputney LOL I'm hardly smooth enough for that, but thanks anyway :)
September 3rd, 2014  
omg, you are right up the alley here lol
I am laughing so hard
yeah the knife in the leg is a great touch, and your poor comestables!
September 3rd, 2014  
such a drama queen!
September 3rd, 2014  
Very fun shot... nice with both knives and guns!

As an aside, your dog may just be trying to save your life... http://www.9news.com/story/news/health/2014/07/13/farting-improve-your-health/12595175/

I am kind of embarrassed that I knew about this news story, went hunting for it, just so I could post the link. Some days, I am no older than 13. Sorry.
September 3rd, 2014  
Perhaps you need more than a Nerf gun, my friend! Love your scowl. Great processing. I'm digging the graininess.
September 3rd, 2014  
Very tough, can take the guns and knifes but not the dog stench! Our dog just barfed on our monopoly board...
September 3rd, 2014  
Are you on a shelf in your man shed.......I think you have raided the kitchen drawer again! Up in the night as I can't sleep....this does not help ....makes me smile though!!
September 3rd, 2014  
don't want it going to your head but you make a very cool gangster indeed - a bit Reservoir Dogs ( thinking Mr Blonde ) as well as Sin City
September 3rd, 2014  
Stevens.... Graeme Stevens LOL! I laughed at the James Bond comment above. I have never seen a James Bond with a PT on his chin before.... :) Clever shot, mate.
September 3rd, 2014  
Full points for creativity and use of props. I does look awesome.
September 3rd, 2014  
Oh yeah! This turned out awesome!so gritty.I agree with Annie @annied super cool for the theme and very Reservoir Dogs!
September 3rd, 2014  
Love it, your photos are always so much fun!
September 3rd, 2014  
@kali66 If there's an alley then that's where I'll be - pleased I made you laugh!
@brigette I know - it never stops!
@rosiekerr Thanks very much - I read the article and it says small doses of Hydrogen Sulfide are okay. This was an enormous dose...also nice to know that I'm not the only 13 year old in the room!!!
@voiceprintz You may be right - might be time to dog out the flame thrower. And thanks very much :)
@kt8ird Thanks very much. Your dog barfed on the monopoly board??? I bet that filled the shoe up...
@happypat At least I've delivered a smile...as for where I am...lying on the deck outside with some old aluminium trestles and a sheet of corrugated iron stacked up behind me. There goes the magic...
@annied Thank you very much, I hall try to maintain normal cranium size. Reservoir Dogs...very cool film
@tomtom Thanks very much - that thing on my chin is there for unspecified reasons which we will not be going into on a public forum...
@karlow75 Thanks very much - it's all back in the kitchen now :)
@mzzhope Thank you very much, always appreciated - I might quit my day job and start a small but vicious gangster syndicate instead.
@rangerxenos Thank you so much, always appreciated ;)
September 3rd, 2014  
@graemestevens It was just a little, but enough to fill the shoe up. I forfeited the game...maybe time for a new one since she already chewed up the 1s, 5s, and 10s!!
September 3rd, 2014  
@kt8ird One of our dogs used to steal things and take them to her bed while we were out. We came home one day and she'd eaten A - C of the dictionary. The very next day we came home and Stephen Fry's autobiography was open on her bed! True story...I'm thinking some of the words may have been a bit big for her...
September 3rd, 2014  
@graemestevens I am rather partial to the work of Mr Tarantino and I am pleased you behave ( somewhat ) on the public forum LOL
September 3rd, 2014  
@annied He certainly puts out some "interesting" flicks...as for my behaviour, why thank you. I'm saving up all my angst for Camera/Photography/ Cardigan club tonight. Another assessment of our bad work and shoddy technique...
September 3rd, 2014  
@graemestevens oh I look forward to hearing about it - maybe you will be praised again lol hope not that's a bit boring ha
September 3rd, 2014  
@annied Me being praised never leads to a good shot the following day, so I hope they lay into me and pull everything to shreds...Versatility was the theme and we had to submit 6 shots each. Really, really struggled to come up with 6 different styles/shots. I may have to go along drunk.
September 3rd, 2014  
@graemestevens oh strong emotions always pave the way for a good shot lol
September 3rd, 2014  
@annied So does time to spare and alcohol. A couple of weeks ago there was almost a shot posted of Kim and I Kung-Fu fighting in our pyjamas!
September 3rd, 2014  
Ha. That's great. Love it.
September 3rd, 2014  
@graemestevens ahahahahaha yes spare time and alcohol work wonders - now that shot I would love to have seen lol
September 3rd, 2014  
So much fun!! Great photo!!
September 3rd, 2014  
@epcello Thanks very much ;)
@cailts Thanks very much ;)
@annied It'll never happen - we were still up past midnight (shock!) and more than slightly tiddly...
September 3rd, 2014  
Oh, no! I feel like I should call 911! And not for the knife wound. Vile dog farts could knock a person right out! Very creative shot. Sounds like it might be time to invest in a more powerful Nerf gun. Or perhaps one of those Nerf bow and arrows?
September 3rd, 2014  
@tabarlett Thanks very much - we often have to wear breathing apparatus at our house because of the hounds and their gaseous explosions...if I'd known there was a bow I would have had that!!!
September 3rd, 2014  
@graemestevens lol - shock horror! I am rarely not up past midnight
September 3rd, 2014  
Guns are the great equalizer - it seems that you could have taken them out.... No crucial arteries appear to be hit, I think you might make it! Unless, of course, the stank dog odor gets to you first.

Nice, "fun" shot!
September 3rd, 2014  
@eyeamlisa Thanks very much - I nearly expired before I left the house...eyes streaming, couldn't breath properly...it was close call!
@annied We tend to retire at about 10.30, curled up under our crocheted blankets dreaming of knitting
September 3rd, 2014  
@graemestevens yes I am sure you do ;-)
September 3rd, 2014  
@annied We like to sleep far too much :)
September 3rd, 2014  
Not sure what to say, crazy, nuts, creative, fun maybe...
September 3rd, 2014  
oh but I do like it :)
September 3rd, 2014  
@ukandie1 There you go, you said it! And thanks very much :)
September 3rd, 2014  
This shot makes me laugh! Fun capture!! ;)!
September 3rd, 2014  
@harbie Excellent - please to be of service and thanks very much!
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
is that a skivvy you are wearing Mr Stevens?
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower Good lord no - it's my only white t-shirt stretched over my ample and ever increasing girth. I like to think of my paunch as my "one pack".
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@graemestevens Phew, for a moment I thought I would have to have a "skivvy" conversation with you, and our "friendship" could have finished on the spot. As for your one pack - no comment. It would be un-lady like of me to say anything
September 3rd, 2014  
Graeme, great for the theme...and taking one in the leg for Sin City!
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower I wouldn't be caught dead in a skivvy. For anyone. A tutu yes, but never ever a skivvy. And it would be unlady like in the extreme for you to mention my one pack, although I am starting to attract small orbiting bodies.
@mikegifford Thanks very much - apparently it will heal but I may limp forever more...
September 3rd, 2014  
who says you can't bring a knife to a gun fight?
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@graemestevens As long as you wear glittery nail polish with your tutu. I told you I was a lady.
September 3rd, 2014  
@blueberry1222 Sean Connery when he's making fun of you for not using your head ;-)
September 3rd, 2014  
Graeme, I am in awe of your images. How do you them and how long does it take to set up? Amazing dedication to the cause!
September 3rd, 2014  
@blueberry1222 Damn straight...and @mikegifford you make a valid point!
@gigiflower That goes without saying - who would wear a tutu without the nail polish???
@dibzgreasley Thank you very much :) This one took about 20 minutes plus some trial shot...plus some playing with the Nerf Gun...much appreciated too :)
September 3rd, 2014  
@graemestevens Aah, now my teenage son would be there in a jiffy to play Nerf guns with you - one of his fav 'toys'!
September 3rd, 2014  
@dibzgreasley I borrowed it from a colleague and it's fast becoming a favourite of mine too!
September 3rd, 2014  
Sinister & cool and creative & awesome as always
September 3rd, 2014  
Today in Idaho at an antique mall I was buying a couple of books while a young guy was buy his 60th knife. He has a couple of hatchets too he said. Not sure why he needed to tell strangers about his collection. Then I saw your picture tonight!!! :-)
September 3rd, 2014  
Great Drama, I wonder if selective color should be used here to see your blood.
September 3rd, 2014  
Wonderful dark shot. I don't blame you wanting to leave the house!
September 3rd, 2014  
@yaorenliu I did think of that but I have no tomato sauce until tomorrow night when we do the groceries...and thank you as always :)
@susale Thank you very much, always appreciated...
@trinda Thats a whole lot of knives! I just use the kitchen ones but maybe I should go shopping...
September 3rd, 2014  
@ceilidh Thanks very much...those dogs are vile when they want to be
September 3rd, 2014  
My 5 year old has just asked to look at this. I have sent him away. I think you need to start rating your photos like films so we know their suitability. You know like L - suitable for ladies like @gigiflower @annied P - pretty scene of something suitable for all W - not suitable for those with weakened pelvic floor due to extreme laughter risk.... Get the idea?
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@newbank @graemestevens Yes, I would of course only look at the ones rated L - for Ladies only. I am a Lady (only) and can not cope with anything else.
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower not even P rated ones?
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@newbank Mmm, dependent on my mood of course. I would start with L only and as I mature, maybe I do a P!
September 3rd, 2014  
Love it, eat your heart out Al Capone.
September 3rd, 2014  
I have no idea what sin city is but it looks like a dark place! Maybe you could harness the dog farts as a weapon for when your not so trusty gun lets you down!
September 3rd, 2014  
Gosh the tutus out again, I am beginning to wonder about you, does Kim know? thought you might like to see this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qp04J6Fzd6c
September 3rd, 2014  
Fabulous shot I so want to do a shot like this looks like so much fun I'm just not confident maybe one day :)
September 3rd, 2014  
Definitely got a Sin City feel to it.
September 3rd, 2014  
@newbank @gigiflower If I remember to rate them, I'll rate them (let's not forget that I'm 44 and prone to forgetting EVERYTHING). Some days it's a wonder I remember to put trousers on.
@golftragic Thanks very much :)
@wearing0 If I could find something capable of storing the dog farts it would be a fabulous idea...
@pinkpaintpot Kim knows - it's her tutu!
@tracelee Thanks very much - they're great fun to do, just pretend it's not you and you'll be fine ;)
@andy3168 Thanks very much :)
September 3rd, 2014  
Great shot! Love the creativity.
September 3rd, 2014  
I'm 34. Go upstairs forgot why I went upstairs. Go downstairs. Remember needed loo. Go upstairs. Do something else. Go downstairs. Half hour later remember still not been to loo.
September 3rd, 2014  
@graemestevens glad you both can fit in it! great shot by the way, very creative
September 3rd, 2014  
Sue
@gigiflower You frightened me with the skivvy comment, hideous things! Graeme, didn't your mum tell you playing with knives is dangerous! Love the shot!
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@redpants @graemestevens HAHAH yes they sure are.....and just for a moment, I was very worried about Mr Stevens and his fashion sense!
September 3rd, 2014  
Such a dramatic shot, especially love the nerf guns, I've heard they can be a deadly weapon! ;)
September 3rd, 2014  
@newbank @gigiflower well I am much older than you so I feel quite comfortable viewing all - I may skip the ladylike and head straight to the good stuff though HAHAHAHA @graemestevens
saw a skivvy mentioned - there are some that can carry that off in a very sexy manner
September 3rd, 2014  
You should be an actor :-). Very cool
September 3rd, 2014  
@newbank @gigiflower @graemestevens
btw - when I say skivvy I reallly mean white bonds T-shirt hahahahahahaha
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@annied @newbank @graemestevens a skivvy is NOT a white bonds t-shirt Ms Annie!!!! I LOVE Bonds t-shirts.............MUCH different than a dreary old man skivvy!!!!!!!!!
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower hahaha yes I know - I am in a mood lol - late netball game and a little wine
September 3rd, 2014  
Think skivvy has different meaning in uk.
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@annied I do like your moods :)

@newbank Ms Newbank........I bet your young boys wear skivvy's to school!
September 3rd, 2014  
@newbank @gigiflower ooh is it other underwear?
September 3rd, 2014  
@newbank @gigiflower LOL have no idea why I said ooh
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@annied @newbank Thinking that the wine is doing that too you Ms Annie!
September 3rd, 2014  
@annied @gigiflower skivvy


/ˈskɪvi/


noun

noun: skivvy; plural noun: skivvies; noun: skivvy shirt; plural noun: skivvy shirts



1.



Britishinformal
a female domestic servant who performs menial tasks.
"I found a job as a maid-of-all-work, a skivvy"



•a person doing work that is poorly paid and considered menial.
"I'm really the office skivvy"





2.



USAustralian
a lightweight high-necked long-sleeved garment.


•a T-shirt or short-sleeved vest.





3.



North Americantrademark
underwear consisting of a vest and underpants.


verb
Britishinformal

verb: skivvy; 3rd person present: skivvies; past tense: skivvied; past participle: skivvied; gerund or present participle: skivvying



1.


do menial household tasks; work as a skivvy.
"I was skivvying for that Brixton family

Hence my confusion on this thread....

September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower @annied Hmm....no idea what happened when that got posted..
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower hahahaha or the over exertion at netball - playing with a new team I had to move way more than is usually neccessary
September 3rd, 2014  
@newbank @gigiflower hahahahahahaha love it
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@annied @newbank "high necked long sleeve garment" That's what @graemestevens wears :)
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower @newbank oh you are going to be in trouble young lady LOL
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@annied @newbank @graemestevens BRING IT ON you TWAT BOLLOCKS!!!!!!!!!!!! I can't wait for Mr Stevens to WAKE UP knowing that I told the WORLD that he wears SKIVVYs!
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower @newbank I am setting my alarm lol
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower @annied still no sense in UK English. Is it bad to wear roll neck tops????
September 3rd, 2014  
@newbank @gigiflower have you heard of the Wiggles lol
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@annied @newbank SO am I, SO am I!!! I'm going to get up a little bit earlier just so I can read @graemestevens response!!!! TWAT BOLLOCKS TWAT BOLLOCKS TWAT BOLLOCKS!!
September 3rd, 2014  
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@newbank You wear these as a kid to school - NOT as an adult like @graemestevens does:
http://www.mrfleecy.com.au/S.htm?x

HAHAH @annied :)
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@annied OMG YES! The Wiggles!!!
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower so @graemestevens is the yellow Wiggle - ooohhhhh no!
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@annied @graemestevens Now you are in SO MUCH TROUBLE Ms Annie!!! I'm supposed to be in bed right now however I can't sleep as I'm LAUGHING SO MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower hahahahaha well I feel much better - laughing is good
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@annied heheheh ok off to bed now so I can get some shut eye and be super alert when I get up to read @graemestevens diatribe back to you and I!!!! Goodnight xx
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower Goodnight - sleep well :)
September 3rd, 2014  
Hee hee, I mean, oh man, you look hurt. Good one. I'm working on mine now.
September 3rd, 2014  
@amandal Look forward to seeing it :)
@roseolivia Thanks very much :)
@lilminimonka Thanks very much - I might take it to work today...
@redpants Thanks very much indeed :) My mum told me many things, all of which I ignored!
@pinkpaintpot Thanks very much :)
@peonylane Thank you very much :)
September 3rd, 2014  
Well, now I'm waiting for the gasmask photo.
September 3rd, 2014  
@gigiflower @annied @newbank It's my actual birthday today, so there will be no diatribe. Why oh why? I hear you cry...because dear friends I would rather spend the day revelling in the knowledge that you went to bed late, set your alarms early and got out of bed earlier than usual...for nothing. Have a super fab and groovy day, yours sincerely HRH TWAT BOLLOCKS.
September 3rd, 2014  
Where is the ambulance when you need it... they must have been gassed by the dog!!!
September 3rd, 2014  
@bill_fe I'll have to get one ordered I think...
@denisefuller I know I was - absolutely vile!
September 3rd, 2014  
Happy birthday even though here it s not your birthday.
September 3rd, 2014  
Happy birthday you twat
September 3rd, 2014  
those intent on molesting my comestibles hahahaha love it. fab shot. as ever
September 3rd, 2014  
Sam
@graemestevens HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY oh HRH TWAT BOLLOCKS :)
September 3rd, 2014  
@newbank Thanks - I'm a day younger in the UK, gotta love that!
@bill_fe Why thank you. I may get drunk later.
@jaynspain Thanks very much :)
@gigiflower Thanks awfully loyal subject :)
September 3rd, 2014  
happy birthday
September 3rd, 2014  
@pinkpaintpot Thanks very much :)
September 3rd, 2014  
Hope it wasn't painful...I mean the leg ;)
September 3rd, 2014  
@cocobella It seems to be healing just fine ;)
September 3rd, 2014  
@graemestevens it is that is right - HAPPY BIRTHDAY YOUNG MAN!!!!!!!
September 3rd, 2014  
You have the funniest threads! Great setup and shot -- but was the knife actually in your leg? Sacrifice for art? Ouch...
September 4th, 2014  
What a fun shot, look at the knife! We discovered nurf guns and I think I like them more than the kids. Good way to get the day out.
September 4th, 2014  
I could not stop laughing when I read about your "one pack."
September 4th, 2014  
@annied thanks awfully :)
@taffy Thanks very much...just tucked behind my knee...I might be insane but I'm not mad!
@jess1204 thanks very much - that knife is one of my favourites :)
@harbie I speak the truth...
September 4th, 2014  
@graemestevens or prettily - are you not in your tutu - it is your birthday after all
September 4th, 2014  
@annied I'm in my birthday suit of course. What else would one wear on ones birthday?
September 4th, 2014  
@graemestevens silly me - of course you are - just switched imagination off hahahahaha
September 4th, 2014  
love the grain in this. fun shot
September 4th, 2014  
@jsw0109 Thanks very much
September 4th, 2014  
@annied LOL, a wise move
September 4th, 2014  
very Jack Nicholson
September 4th, 2014  
@shannejw Thanks very much
September 5th, 2014  
@graemestevens I have to remember that "one pack" line! LOL!
September 5th, 2014  
@harbie I speak nothing but the truth...
September 5th, 2014  
Really creative
September 5th, 2014  
@pittcj17 thanks very much
September 6th, 2014  
Hope you never needed stitches with that mean knife in your leg ;) Awesome capture, oh creative one!
September 6th, 2014  
@lynnilou LOL, oh creative one??? Thanks very much :)
September 6th, 2014  
Good Stuff! Love the GuN!!
September 7th, 2014  
@lisatown thanks again - been shooting stuff all week!
September 7th, 2014  
Brilliant shot! Has to go in my Fav file!
September 8th, 2014  
@creativefool Thank you kindly :)
September 8th, 2014  
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