DISCUSSION THREAD -- November 75-word challenge

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Wow that tie breaker almost didn't break it. Much congratulations TDZ on the hard won win.
 
It's 50:50 - 18 votes each. This could be a draw. I tell you what, if there has to be a shoot out to settle this, you can use my RAY GUNS. :p
 
Exciting! There can't be many votes left -- we had 43 in the main poll. (Exactly the same as the number of entries, though only Chris can tell us if it was exactly the same people.)
 
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Exciting! There can't be many votes left -- we had 43 in the main poll. (Exactly the same as the number of entries, though only Chris can tell us if it was exactly the same people.)
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According to the sacred scrolls, neither KshRox, StilLearning nor the Spurring Platty (nor, for that matter, amberwaves who, having been banned in the interim, cannot be blamed for it) got round to voting. Which means four who had not submitted nevertheless voted (including Talysia, who had the questionable taste to vote for me, so I particularly noticed. And who has already voted in the tiebreaker. I have not run the analysis to find the other three).

It looks as if:- Boneman, chopper, David Evil Overlord, Interversus, James Coote, KshRox, Moonbat, prizzley, StilLearning, and The Spurring Platty are still available to give their tie-break opinions.

And while I'm here and allowed to reprosify (although I'm not certain iambic pentameter constitutes verse, as such) thank you HareBrain for your mention,
Phyrebrat for the rhythmic appreciation and The Judge for groaning at the stage instructions.
 
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It's 50:50 - 18 votes each. This could be a draw. I tell you what, if there has to be a shoot out to settle this, you can use my RAY GUNS. :p
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How about a dance-off? Ladies, ready your youtube accounts...
 
hic. Whatcha shaying?

This is my friend, Rooky. He's a rook. He's my BEST friend. Except for you, and you. And you as well.

*thud*
 
We're never going to have a December theme, guys.

*makes two large, very strong coffees*

Up and at 'em, at least one of you has to think of something... :)

Nice rook, by the way. Although I think it might be nailed to the perch.
 
Oh dear, a dance-off? I should probably concede now.

On the other hand, I believe my rook went to Hex's house along with her own, although her double portion may be offset by the Scottish* happenstance (or foresight?) so it's possible I could manage a tie -- my competition being motionless on the floor at the moment. Mind you, I'm not entirely sure I could manage a tie, even so. Wait, all I'd have to do is fall on the floor. Thank you, gravity!

Those RAY GUNS aren't traveling by rook, are they?


*My family on both sides claims ancestry of French, Dutch, English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish (not in that order, that's just the order in which I can remember it), so there ought to be some small portion of drinking genes in there somewhere.

+OT+ Is that a snazzy new logo at the top of the site, or did I just drink too much?
 
I saw that too! I thought I was going crazy...glad someone else has noticed it...although you are currently lying prone on the floor after too much merrymaking ;)
 
Nah, you're seeing straight, TDZ. Looks like Brian's been revamping the site.
Cool new logo! :D
 
I had not noticed until you mentioned it TDZ, it looks rather cool.

OIAD LAIAD OL ANGELS​



In an attempt to distract from the nail biting race to the finish line I did say I’d run through my entry.


This was something a lot different for me, because for the first time I went with something that was totally for me, I did not expect anyone else to understand it, or even like it, so the vote from Karn was a massive smile inducing surprise.


I had quite a few ideas in the end – trying to write an extra scene from a forgotten Shakespeare play featuring the attempt to save Henry VIII’s male children, through to a steam powered contraption to help the same king walk toward the end of his life.


But I went with this.

It is centred around the philosopher, scientist , spiritualist and magician (amongst other things) John Dee.

In a dark glass I see the black ignite,​
He and his ‘colleague’ Edward Kelley believed that they could speak with Angels. It was all quite incredible, conversed in their (the angels) natural language called Enochian. They used as a medium a black obsidian glass with which they so conversed. (The glass is in the British Museum)



A glorious fire – Heaven’s light,
In a moment all things are known,​
In this instance he gazes into the glass and sees things that he probably wishes he did not.


The fall of my Queen to my death at home,​
He received a strong patronage from Queen Elizabeth, but lost it all when she passed away and James I took over. Despite having a great deal of success at one point his loss of patronage left him with next to nothing and he died in near poverty at home.


I see again my loss of pride,
The sharing of my bride.​
While conducting their experiments Kelley and Dee ‘spoke’ constantly with one angel, Uriel and with Kelley doing the translating it seems that for various reasons the angel told them that they had to share each others wives. Of course this was so unbelievably preposterous that Dee bought it immediately, and Kelley had his wicked way with Mrs Dee. Strangely enough this soured their relationship and they never worked together again.


I who had the ear of Queen’s,​
Dee was not only an advisor to good queen Bess, but he didn’t do too badly with Bloody Mary either, especially when she was ready to burn him at a stake, something he managed to talk himself out of.


Was in my trust too naive,
Wish by Mary had been burned alive:​
Should speak for itself, he idiotically trusted Kelley but managed a miracle with Mary.


In my glass true Uriel sighed,​
This time though he’s doing it alone, and the real Uriel speaks to him, not Kelley pretending and tells him he said no such thing.


For in truth false Kelley lied.​
Oops, sorry Mrs Dee.

And the title?

It’s in Enochian and reads: The Secret Truths of Angels (or something along those lines)
 
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It looks like an E to me. I'm guessing it's a C though. Maybe.

Anyways, I didn't vote in the main one, because I didn't understand 99% of the entries. But I've just voted in the tie-breaker. And uh... evened it out again. Sorry about that.
 
I am with Mouse as I had a hard time understanding them too. My little story was about Henry Tudor who became Henry VII and his wife Elizabeth of York. (Hank and Beth)

Elizabeth died during Child birth, hence the Dying Roses (flower of the Tudors) and birth bathed in blood.

They didnt take the note seriously from the "time traveller" and the story is about Henry sitting at his FIRE regretting his actions, because though their marriage was one of state, he loved her and missed her.

Alas, unless you know the history some of these stories are hard to grasp


Ashes

Hank stared into the fire, remembering that day.

He and Beth were visited by a stranger who spoke of blood and time travel. After they had him hung for lunacy a note was found on the body.

It spoke of dying roses and a birth bathed in red. The night was cold but the hearth blazed hot. Crumpling the parchment, he threw it in the flames

It wasn't until years later he understood.
 
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