DISCUSSION THREAD -- JUNE 2022 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[paranoid marvin]

I see the theme is "Trees and Plants". Will "Trees or Plants" do just as well?

I supposed trees being plants and plants incorporating trees gives us pretty much a free hand. Hopefully.

Yes trees are plants, and as the theme was 'and plants' I assumed that we had a choice?

 

[paranoid marvin]

Doh! Edward Woodward. Starred in The Wicker Man (the proper 70s movie, not the ridiculous remake).

Tremendous actor, and played a superb role in the tv series 'The Equaliser'.

 

[therapist]

I see the theme is "Trees and Plants". Will "Trees or Plants" do just as well?

I supposed trees being plants and plants incorporating trees gives us pretty much a free hand. Hopefully.

Yes that was how I intended the theme. Trees and/or plants.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Perky: A poetic description of a marvelous transformation.

Aknot: An eerie account of possibilities.

Elckerlyc: A witty satire on political discussions.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

mosaix: An ironic example of fitting justice.

 

[Parson]

@Perky .... An Angel .... Perky tells us how trees are the root of a whole colony of life, and a contended one at that.

@Aknot .... The Rooting .... Aknot gives us a taste of the randomness of life.

@Elckerlyc .... The Greenery Convenes .... Elck puts to rest the notion that humans are the only ones who can't really get along.

@mosaix .... Seed of Doubt... .... Mosaix makes me glad he's writing a fantasy because even today farmers lose a lot of races to vegetation.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

THX1138: A thoughtful look at alliances and enmities.

 

[Christine Wheelwright]

I was born in the seventies so not familiar with the movie, but I do get the joke now!

I would strongly recommend seeking it out:

The Wicker Man - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

"The Wicker Man is well-regarded by critics. Film magazine Cinefantastique described it as "The Citizen Kane of horror movies", and in 2004, Total Film magazine named The Wicker Man the sixth greatest British film of all time. It also won the 1978 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. The final scene was No. 45 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments, and during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony it was included as part of a sequence that celebrated British cinema. The film brought the wicker man into modern popular culture.[7]"

 

[Ursa major]

I see the theme is "Trees and Plants". Will "Trees or Plants" do just as well?

Or did I mistype Treason Plants...?

 

[paranoid marvin]

Or did I mistype Treason Plants...?

In the plotting shed, no doubt.

 

[paranoid marvin]

I would strongly recommend seeking it out:

The Wicker Man - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

"The Wicker Man is well-regarded by critics. Film magazine Cinefantastique described it as "The Citizen Kane of horror movies", and in 2004, Total Film magazine named The Wicker Man the sixth greatest British film of all time. It also won the 1978 Saturn Award for Best Horror Film. The final scene was No. 45 on Bravo's 100 Scariest Movie Moments, and during the 2012 Summer Olympics opening ceremony it was included as part of a sequence that celebrated British cinema. The film brought the wicker man into modern popular culture.[7]"

It's an outstanding film, and one of the most memorable, unexpected (and horrifying) endings to a movie.

The best British horror movie ever made. Stunning cinematography as well.

 

[Bowler1]

Yes that was how I intended the theme. Trees and/or plants.

Phew - getting trees and plants in and under 75 words would have been the end of me.
I have an idea but it needs a killer final line and so far, all it's doing is killing me.
Its back to the potting shed for me and see if I can find my final funny and witty line - I'm soooooo doomed.

 

[Parson]

@THX1138 .... Never Move a Fallen Tree .... THX tells a tale of cooperation devolving into battle.

 

[Luiglin]

I'm done. Can I have an advance of 22 words from next month please?

 

[Ursa major]

Can I have an advance of 22 words from next month please?

Of course you can...

...but your entry will be immediately disqualified and you'll only be allowed to have a maximum of 53 words in your July entry....

 

[Elckerlyc]

(Deleted. Replied to the wrong person.)

 

[Elckerlyc]

I'm done. Can I have an advance of 22 words from next month please?

I have 2 left. Can I make you an offer you can't refuse?

(I know, it's not 22. But it's a start and the month is still young.)

 

[Parson]

@BT Jones .... The Ends that Justify .... BTJ brings us to a world where the leopard most assuredly can change its spots.

@Daysman .... Helping Hands .... DMan tells a tale that explores the limits of magic and comes out in an interesting place.

 

[nixie]

I have 2 left. Can I make you an offer you can't refuse?

(I know, it's not 22. But it's a start and the month is still young.)

However we will deduct you two from next month and whoever gets your two from this month will still be disqualified.

 

[BigJ]

I see the theme is "Trees and Plants". Will "Trees or Plants" do just as well?

I'm getting flashbacks to F1 Abu Dhabi last year