Discussion thread -- seventy-five word challenge September 2013

stormcrow said:
Good Challenge - interesting, thought-provoking and entertaining entries all round!

...and Starbeast...sorry 'bout that. I've taken a bath now!:eek:
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Congratulations. Now put some clothes on Stormcrow. ;)

Boneman said:
Many thanks Alchemist for the honourable mention and Starbeast for the runner-up - muchly appreciated.

Anyway Runners up, Finalists and *winner*.

Springs Alchemist Bowler1 Ratsy Starbeast Juliana *Nixie* The Judge Ursa
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A big welcome to you Boneman. And thanks for the listing (I'm among some very fine people on your list). You made my day.



Whoa! Alchemist, still holds the lead. Way ta go dude.
 
I'm really pressed for time. So

Really short list

Dusty Zebra
Miranomon
The Judge

Winner: Lenny!
 
springs said:
Ooh, a finalist. Thanks, Boneman. :) I see Alchemist is still ahead. And he hasn't even had to twirl his pigtails. :( (He has lovely pigtails. Blond. With little curls. :D)
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Only when I pretend to be a little girl so I can win Irish dancing competitions!
 
Me again. The photo challenge has had entries from a whole 20 (twenty) Chronners on the theme Your View. See them here and vote, please. It's a particularly good month.
 
Aun Doorback said:
Karn, Bigj, Aun and lenny sounds like a group of hardened NPC mercenaries. I think we should join up to form a special 'inklings' group!:D
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What's that, Player_Name? You're heading into the wilderness of the Great Library? Alone?! Madness! You won't get ten steps before you're ripped apart by a pack of roaming Thesauruses, or bitten by the poisonous bookworm. Nah, what you want, is help. Tell you what, we've been there, done that, we're not afraid. For a small fee, you can hire us, B.A.L.K. Mercenaries Ltd., and on our honour as Inklings, we'll give you an 'and or die trying!

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Thank you for the comments Parson (even if you did get that song stuck in my head for a couple of days!), Starbeast, and Victoria.

Thanks to Bowler, johnny, TDZ, and Starbeast for the mentions.

And huge thanks to jastius and Parson for the votes!

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A simple shortlist and vote from me this month (in posting order):

Luiglin
BigJ
TacticalLoco
Culhwch
 
A great historic selection and written with some real verve. I loved the atmosphere that Juliana and Bowler1 created - both were haunting tales. Tisiphone's passionate story and The Judge's Titanic were both on my shortlist, as was Alchemist's brilliant and sorrowful story, which I am certain deserves to win overall. However the 2 which ate away at me for different reasons were Nixie's story of a Saxon victory at Hastings and Perp's tale of JFK. My vote goes to Perp, because apart from it being superbly written, I think it may be true!
 
As usual, a few I didn't understand, and a few more where I didn't think the listening aspect (as opposed to hearing, which is very different) was clear enough. But still plenty which only just missed out on my short list, which is:

Abernovo -- Hearts Desire
alchemist -- Searching
chrispenycate -- Unsound Foundations.
Glen -- Lost Time
Hex -- Christmas Eve, 1929
Juliana -- Required Reading
reiver33 -- On the Field

It was a toss up between alchemist's heartbreaking personal story and reiver's wonderful big history and fantasy mix, but in the end, and by the thinnest of hairs, I plumped for reiver.

Thanks for the mentions/shortlistings Juliana, pyan, Chris, Parson and Aun, and titanic thanks Perp for the vote, which is a great deal more than my effort deserved this month.
 
Less than two hours to go, so it's time for me to put the list in listening.


In the following, each category is ordered by time of posting):

Honourable Mentions:
  • The last ride of Paul Revere by Luiglin
  • ...and it was good. by TheDustyZebra
  • The Listening Post by Culhwch
  • 50 Years Ago... by Perpetual Man
Runners Up:
  • Searching by Alchemist
  • Lost Time by Glen
  • Thus Facepalmed Apollo by Lenny
Winner:
  • Can't Help Falling In Love (with blues) by paranoid marvin
 
Congratulations, alchemist! Well-deserved, and one of the biggest runaways in the history of the contests!

Thanks for the mentions go to Hex, Tywin, alchemist, Starbeast, nixie, Parson and Ursa -- much appreciated! :D
 
alchemist said:
Thanks Starbeast. And thanks to Boneman for the mention.
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Congratulations Alchemist​

I wonder what you will have instore for us in October?

Lenny said:
Thank you for the comments Parson, Starbeast, and Victoria.

Thanks to Bowler, johnny, TDZ, and Starbeast for the mentions.
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You are doubly welcome Lenny. Thanks for making me laugh.

TheDustyZebra said:
Congratulations, alchemist! Well-deserved, and one of the biggest runaways in the history of the contests!

Thanks for the mentions go to Hex, Tywin, alchemist, Starbeast, nixie, Parson and Ursa -- much appreciated! :D
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Absolutely Zebra. Keep up the good work.
 
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