Discussion Thread -- September 2018 75-word Writing Challenge

[TheDustyZebra]

This month's Challenge brought to you by last month's winner, TDZ!

Theme: SHOT

Genre: Spy Fiction


Rules Thread

Story Thread

 

[Danny McG]

Ooh!
I like this theme/genre - 3 unrelated stories are spinning around inside my head. Maybe I'll let them settle and see which will fly first

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Pretty cool, TDZ! I'll let this one simmer awhile...

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

** Please do not use the "Like" button in this thread! **

I've noticed in some other threads that there is no "like" link. e.g. https://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/45554/page-152#post-2271516

Therefore it seems possible to turn off this feature, but is it a forum feature or a thread feature?

Just thought I'd ask in case the "like" link could be turned off in the entries thread

 

[Jo Zebedee]

But but but.... I had my entry. It had raspberry chocolate, kinky boots and a blaster.

S’not fair

 

[Luiglin]

But but but.... I had my entry. It had raspberry chocolate, kinky boots and a blaster.

S’not fair

Just change the blaster and you've got Austin Powers.

 

[TheDustyZebra]

But but but.... I had my entry. It had raspberry chocolate, kinky boots and a blaster.

S’not fair

Sounds like a spy to me.

** Please do not use the "Like" button in this thread! **

I've noticed in some other threads that there is no "like" link. e.g. https://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/45554/page-152#post-2271516

Therefore it seems possible to turn off this feature, but is it a forum feature or a thread feature?

Just thought I'd ask in case the "like" link could be turned off in the entries thread

Err... that thread has "likes" in it too. Is it possible you're looking at your own posts? There isn't a "like" button visible in anyone's own posts.

The software allows us to remove the feature from whole forums, but not at a thread level -- so if we removed it from the Challenges, it would also be removed from the Discussion and other threads in that forum. Alas.

 

[Abernovo]

But but but.... I had my entry. It had raspberry chocolate, kinky boots and a blaster.

S’not fair

That almost sounds familiar. If you add a communicator pen ("Open Channel D") you could have a retro super-spy blockbuster on your hands.

 

[Jo Zebedee]

I’m going to have to do this, am’t I!?

Um. Are we still family friendly round here

 

[nixie]

I’m going to have to do this, am’t I!?

Um. Are we still family friendly round here

Yes, although we may make an exception for sexy space pilots.

 

[Starbeast]

@TheDustyZebra - Thank you very much for the theme and genre. Excellent choice.

Well, I'm in.

 

[Luiglin]

I’m going to have to do this, am’t I!?

Um. Are we still family friendly round here

To quote Austin Powers 'Oh behave'

 

[Jo Zebedee]

To quote Austin Powers 'Oh behave'

I think I covered all the important things in life.

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

Err... that thread has "likes" in it too.

Not for me it doesn't. I'm obviously not important enough

 

[nixie]

The playroom forum doesn't have the like button. I don't think you can disable likes for individual threads it has to be applied to the full sub forum.

 

[Luiglin]

Maybe the forum code style is set to hide the Like option?

 

[TheDustyZebra]

Oh! I hadn't realized mods have a "like" button in places where they are disabled -- I don't think that was the case before the last upgrade. Was it?

Sorry for the confusion. Yes, that's the Playroom, at any rate, and it's all disabled there.

 

[Luiglin]

I'm in and just in case, there used to be someone at work with a surname of Stiff and his parents decided to name him Richard William. Go figure.

 

[Danny McG]

I'm in and just in case, there used to be someone at work with a surname of Stiff and his parents decided to name him Richard William. Go figure.

He would have fitted well into this thread:-
https://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/569519/

 

[Parson]

First, Interesting choice of theme and genre. I may have to go for the Man from UNCLE and a Monkey's Uncle. ---- Illya, Napoleon, Gabby, and others would be honored, I'm sure.

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@Starbeast .... 007: Live and Let Drive .... Beast has written a story with the kind of Blonde vs. Bad Guy contest that's sure to be in the next big 007 extravaganza.

@Jo Zebedee .... COME UP AND SEE ME .... Jo, I can't help but see your main character as Mae West. It will probably be a bumpy night.

@Luiglin .... On His Majesty’s Secret Service .... Luiglin reminds us that when your name is Styf you have 2 strikes against you in the spy business.