Discussion -- 300 Word Challenge #2

[Ursa major]

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EDIT: Oh, dear. I've just thought about the kind of puns this last paragraph will generate...

Oh deer, indeed. Is it likely to get your goat? If so, calm down by giving your cat a tonic.

 

[Perpetual Man]

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It did not take Ursa long to mule that over and come up with a few puns eh?

 

[Highlander]

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Giraffe wi’ ye! Stop lion around thinking of puns and do some aardvark for a change!

 

[GreenKidx]

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And are you going to admit what figure you reported here before you amended it...?
..

Caught that did you? Well I had to take off my shoes and count again. Hahaha

 

[Aun Doorback]

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13 votes now! if I can just pull in a few favours and grease some palms this challenge will be mine, ha ha ha ha

 

[Aun Doorback]

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ma ha ha ha ha ma ha ma ha cough, evil laugh continues through the night

 

[HareBrain]

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Aun's thrilling closing of the gap raises an interesting question:

Do we also get three votes in a tie-break?

 

[Ursa major]

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Do we also get three votes in a tie-break?

If we were to get three each, I'd be tempted to mispronounce the name of a particular Thai resort island where one might take a break....

 

[alchemist]

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If we were to get three each, I'd be tempted to mispronounce the name of a particular Thai resort island where one might take a break....

That took about a minute of "Koh Samui? What's he on about?" before the realisation.

And I have a vote. Thanks muchly, mosaix! And TDZ for the mention too.

 

[Ursa major]

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I shouldn't worry. I expect that there are quite a few of my alleged puns on this board that are yet to be deciphered (ones which I probably couldn't explain if asked).

 

[Susan Boulton]

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Manys thanks for the vote, HJ!

Still not voted. Having trouble with phone line and current broadband. Still, tomorrow the cable guy is coming.... Knowing my luck I will be offline for a month!

 

[Thufir]

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I finally voted. It was difficult.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

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A somewhat belated thanks to those who voted for (Karn, Greenkidx, paranoid marvin, and Parson) or mentioned my story.

I didn't really expect any votes, considering that I was scrambling at the last minute to finish the story, editing with one eye on the clock, and no time to let it sit while I decided whether I wanted to post it at all. So thank you again.


I haven't been posting in this thread much lately, since I've been busy with other projects, but I have been reading along.

 

[The Judge]

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Thank you, Thufir!


The last 10 days have been a bit hectic with clearing my father's house and dealing with all the sale paperwork, but I should finally have enough time over the weekend to read the stories the necessary two or three times each so I can vote.

 

[Susan Boulton]

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Voted.

Parson,
Digs,
Culhwch.

All the stories were good and it was very hard to make a choice.

 

[The Judge]

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Very difficult. Almost every story contained something to hold my attention and make me pause, but after a good deal of agonising I have a shortlist (and several good stories only just missed out on it):

Aun Doorback - Paradise Re-booted -- clever and funny
Brev - Revelation -- I liked the narrator's voice, very witty
chrispenycate - Launch Pad -- I loved the penultimate paragraph
Culhwch - The Last of My Kind -- for the power of its opening
HareBrain - The Searchlight -- mysterious and poetic
Hex - A Picture of Domestic Bliss -- I loved the narrator's voice!
Hilarious Joke - John's Last Gift -- very moving
nixie - Entry From A Sinner's Diary -- a clever and unusual take
Perpetual Man - Oops -- beautifully poetic (despite the title...)
slack - Cleansing the Waters -- very powerful

And after even more agonising, my votes go to HareBrain, Perpetual Man and slack.

And a special prize for chrispenycate for the best single line of the Challenge: "The shout I ride to heaven will be the thunder I created..." I so wish I had written that!

 

[Perpetual Man]

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Oh wow, not only a mention but a vote from TJ - Thank you so very much!

 

[No One]

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With many belated thanks to Mosaix for the vote!

I reckon the comeback is on...

 

[Parson]

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Thanks for the vote SJAB. Much appreciated, I assure you.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

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For those who haven't voted, we're running out of time to vote, with less than a day to go.