DISCUSSION THREAD -- September 75 Word Challenge

[HareBrain]

Unfortunately, I am the female member of the household

What?? But your avatar shows a man with a TV. (A Sony Trinitron, I believe.) I wish people wouldn't confuse me like this.

 

[Ursa major]

At which point, I ought to mention, indeed advertise, this quarter's 300-worder.

 

[Starbeast]

Congratulations Paranoid Marvin,
and well done FeedMeTV​

Short List of other great funny people​

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Glen - Abernovo - Springs - Luiglin - Rasty - StilLearning - The Judge - Mosaix - AJB - Memory Tale - Paranoid Marvin - Scott R. Forshaw - Dante DiBenedetto - Brev - HareBrain - Chrispenycate - Azzagorn - Crystal Haven - Stratosaeros - Parson - Alchemist - Culhwch - FeedMeTV - Highlander - TheDustyZebra - KshRox - Boneman


What will the next challenge be?

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks guys, I truly am honoured to win September's Challenge.

Commiserations to FeedMeTV who put up a fantastic entry, and who I would have felt equally honoured to have taken second place to.

 

[Abernovo]

Thanks for the listing, Starbeast.

 

[Kylara]

Congrats PM and bravo FMTV, one vote in it! Such good stories...well done to you both

 

[Parson]

A nice way to end the day with a mention from Star Beast. Thank you kindly.

 

[David Evil Overlord]

As the Paranoid one just survives a challenge from the TV Eater, I say well done to both of you.

 

[StilLearning]

I've been away, but my heartfelt (if belated) congratulations to Paranoid Marvin

 

[Teresa Edgerton]

brilliant!!! T.E. Brilliant!

Thanks, Parson.! The tortured rhyme scheme made writing it ... interesting. Otherwise, I had a good time doing it.

 

[Boneman]

Congratulations to both winners! I was hoping for a tied tie-break, but well done PM and commiserations FMTV (Do you know how long most people have to wait to win this thing?) Well done, both!

 

[Mouse]

(Do you know how long most people have to wait to win this thing?)

Says he who won the first one!

Congrats to both. Sorry I didn't vote! Wasn't around, but I'll be watching the next one.

 

[paranoid marvin]

Thanks guys.

I don't know if anyone noticed it, but 'New Generation Genetics' was a nod towards 'New Generation Software' who wrote '3D Monster Maze' for the ZX81 30-odd years ago, which featured a T-Rex chasing the player around a maze. Still a great game even now.

 

[Starbeast]

Thanks for the listing, Starbeast.

You're welcome Abernovo. I like your story about dinosaurs returning to Earth to live with humans.

A nice way to end the day with a mention from Star Beast. Thank you kindly.

A triple lymric about coprolite was a cool idea Parson.

There are always so many great stories I like in competitions, by so many excellent writers. I know (personally) at best, I might get at least a couple of mentions (if not votes).

It's still fun to think up something for the challenges, it's a great brain exercise.

 

[Ursa major]

Many apologies: I seem to have forgotten to thank DEO, TDZ and chripsy for their shortlisting of my entry.

Thank you all.

 

[chrispenycate]

Sneaks in after every bodies forgotten about this thread with an alternate alternate:-

Ptyrannosaurus Wrecks​

"Ptyrannosaurus?"
"The pterodactyls have their silent pee, don't they? I'm King. That's what wrecks singy – signa – means. You wouldn't understand; how much intelligence is needed to stalk treeferns?"
"Isn't that about wings? Flying? While you've got those…" The hadrosaur gestured at tyrannnosaur's tiny forelimbs.
"Ah, yes." The giant reptile donned leather helmet and goggles. "I was hoping a biplane…?"
'Predation doesn't encourage mentation either," thought the herbivore "Perhaps the new feathered models?'