Discussion thread for the September 2017 Anonymous challenge.

[mosaix]

Congratulations, Victoria!

 

[Danny McG]

Well done Victoria - thanks for introducing new words to my lexicon

 

[TitaniumTi]

Congratulations, Victoria!

 

[farntfar]

Further to all previous messages, you now know who wrote The Quasar, but you may want to play the guessing game for a while longer.

It being 300 word month there won't be an anonymous challenge, so we'll have to wait for a while to see what magnicent theme Victoria will set us.

But in the mean time you can keep guessing for as long as you like. (Or not )

 

[mosaix]

TitaniumTi Heart and Soul
chrispenycate If She Really Is…
Victoria Silverwolf The Quasar
dannymcg Your move
DragonAether The Code of the Craft
farntfar Ferryman's fee
johnnyjet Arts & Craft Day at Tobor Grade School
Cathbad So, Did You Have A Good Day At School?
Cat's Cradle The last sci-fi writer
Starbeast Craft of words, one syllable tries for two in a language creation laboratory.
Ashleyne The Baker
Shyrka Craft of the Medusa

Well I know I've got at least one right.

 

[farntfar]

Incredible work, Mosaix.
Null point! Well apart from Victoria.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Oh, I'm so stupid! I was sure the voting went till tonight. Apologies. I will at the least make a guessing list. Darn.

edit - I've not looked at the other lists...I do know which story won, and who wrote it, so I shall leave that one out of my guesses.

Craft of words, one syllable tries for two in a language creation laboratory. - Cathbad

If She Really Is… - dannymcg

Heart and Soul - farntfar

Arts & Craft Day at Tobor Grade School - Starbeast

The Code of the Craft - TitaniumTi

Your move - Ashleyne

Craft of the Medusa - chrispennycate

The Baker - Shyrka

The last sci-fi writer - DragonAether

Ferryman's fee - johnnyjet

So, Did You Have A Good Day At School? - mosaix

 

[johnnyjet]

And so, here are my wild guesses:

Craft of words, one syllable tries for two in a language creation laboratory. - Cathbad
If She Really Is… - Cat's Cradle
Heart and Soul - Ashleyne
The Quasar - Victoria Silverwolf
Arts & Craft Day at Tobor Grade School - Starbeast
The Code of the Craft - farntfar
Your move - dannymcg
Craft of the Medusa - chrispenycate
The Baker - Shyrka
The last sci-fi writer - DragonAether
Ferryman's fee - TitaniumTi
So, Did You Have A Good Day At School? - mosaix

 

[Danny McG]

Victoria Silverwolf - Quasar.
Shykra - The Baker.
Titanium Ti - Craft of the Medusa.
Chrispenycate - Ferryman's fee.
farntfar - your move.
johnnyjet -the last sci fi writer
Cathbad - Heart and Soul
Starbeast - So did you have a good day at school

,.............................

I realise I've missed a few out, just couldn't decide who to put against what story out of the rest ( and I think I've got some who would have had to vote for their own stories!)
I tried ...

 

[Shyrka]

Congratulations Victoria, very nicely done.

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Yes, terrific story Victoria, congratulations!

 

[farntfar]

Well then chaps. Some interesting guesses there.

Cat's you have 3 right and you didn't include Victoria or her story.
JJ you have 3 right plus Victoria
and Danny you have 2 plus Victoria

Furthermore there is only one case where 2 of you were correct on the same story (not including the Quasar). But thats all I'm saying.

 

[Danny McG]

Aw man! Gonna have to do a spreadsheet now

 

[mosaix]

Incredible work, Mosaix.
Null point! Well apart from Victoria.

Now THAT takes skill!

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Wow! I am greatly honored.

 

[Starbeast]

Congratulations Victoria Silverwolf

 

[Shyrka]

Decided to have a crack at guessing. I tried not to look at anyone elses guesses and do it all off my own bat...

Craft of words, one syllable tries for two in a language creation laboratory. - Ashleyne
If She Really Is… - TitaniumTi
Heart and Soul - johnnyjet
The Quasar - Victoria Silverwolf
Arts & Craft Day at Tobor Grade School - Starbeast
The Code of the Craft - farntfar
Your move - chrispenycate
Craft of the Medusa - Cathbad
The Baker - mosaix
The last sci-fi writer - Cat's Cradle
Ferryman's fee - DragonAether
So, Did You Have A Good Day At School? - dannymcg

 

[Phyrebrat]

I came here to vote and found I was too late. We need Starbeast to chase us up in the 75 discussion thread like last time so those of us who don’t enter the 100 can join in.

My vote would have gone to Heart and Soul which made me green with envy.

pH

 

[chrispenycate]

Chrispy would not have written the 'Medusa' one. This is because Medusa is a proper name and doesn't take an article (unless she's in French, and is a jellyfish) So, no 'the Medusa – she's Medusa the Gorgon, and has two sisters (Stheno and Euryale) both having her ophidian locks and petrifying personality who, not having been decapitated, are presumably still around.

My capacious if capricious memory has chucked up a piece of verse I met in the early sixties - I have no idea who wrote it, and have websearched it without success, but it went:

Medusa, Medusa, in days that were olden
Did you touch up your snakes, turning copper to golden?

Though snakes through the ages have never gon grey
They do have their problems in a practical way.

They take to the water, they slither when wet
Did you envy your victims their permanent set?

 

[Danny McG]

We gonna have a 'reveal' in here then?
Wanna see how the author guesses turned out