Discussion -- 75 Word Challenge -- APRIL

[stormcrow]

Well done Digs and Harebrain! I voted for Digs again. Now to wait and see, again.

Aun - that was close. Well fought!

 

[TacticalLoco]

paranoid marvin,
thanks for that last minute vote!
When I read your "Well done people" comment it came out in Ace Rimmer's voice. I loved that.
Thank you, thank you.


Now tiebreaker time, and a really difficult choice. Harebrains story masters setting, while digs absolutely nails this months theme.

After thinking though an entire cup of coffee, I decided to vote digs. It was so close but in the end I thought digs last line was stronger. And both final lines were about promises.

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

I think it's about time we scrap the tie-break vote and just have two winners. Why not? Or three, if it happens?

Because then they'd have to vote on the next month's theme.

 

[HareBrain]

Good grief, this is a bit of a rollercoaster. Every time I log on someone different is in the lead.

 

[Aun Doorback]

Good grief, this is a bit of a rollercoaster. Every time I log on someone different is in the lead.[/QUOTE

How many times have you logged on HareBrain?

 

[HareBrain]

Oh, once or twice

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

Glad to know that I'm not the only one who gets obsessive about these things.

(I think a lot of us are checking in pretty often, just because it's so close ... and they aren't even our stories.)

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Well, I just voted and discovered I'd made it a tie again, 23-all. Nailbiter indeed!

 

[chrispenycate]

I hope the two are communicating transcontinentally as to who gets the theme and who the gender in the case of another tie…

Or perhaps exchanging themes for a combined version.

 

[HareBrain]

Who gets the gender? Sure, I'm up for it, whatever.

 

[The Judge]

What's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gender, perhaps?

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

I hope the two are communicating transcontinentally as to who gets the theme and who the gender in the case of another tie…

Or perhaps exchanging themes for a combined version.

Yes, I hope they are trying to come up with something mutually agreeable, just in case. (Because if they tie again, we aren't going to have another vote!) We've never had a second tie, so we've never had to use the compromise choice, but it's good to have one waiting in the wings, should it be needed.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Very close call between the two.

Personally I do not understand the story at all (which is probably why I didn't vote for it first time around), but digs gets my vote because the story is told so tragically beautifully.

 

[Glitch]

I hope the two are communicating transcontinentally as to who gets the theme and who the gender in the case of another tie…

Or perhaps exchanging themes for a combined version.

Or next months contest has two themes and entrants write for which ever one suits them best.

 

[alchemist]

Very close call between the two.

Personally I do not understand the story at all (which is probably why I didn't vote for it first time around), but digs gets my vote because the story is told so tragically beautifully.

The very same conclusions I had. Well done to both finalists.


Hey, Paranoid Marvin - 1020 posts.

*checks critiques*

Nope, nothing there. What gives?

 

[paranoid marvin]

The very same conclusions I had. Well done to both finalists.


Hey, Paranoid Marvin - 1020 posts.

*checks critiques*

Nope, nothing there. What gives?

Only took me 5 years to get there!

What's this about 'critiques'?

 

[alchemist]

The long established (and punishable by death if not adhered to) practice of putting some of your work up for critiquing every time your post count ends in a ",000".

See Ursa? He's coming up to 10,000 and I'm expecting fireworks.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Ah, I see. Well the only 'work' I've done has either been posted in the Challenges or in the poetry thread.

But I'm sure I can rustle up something.

 

[alchemist]

You'll have noted how easily I can say this to you when my post count ends in ,295. I shall look forward to it.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

You may have also noted how this previously serial poster of rubbish has slowed dramatically in the last week....