DISCUSSION THREAD -- November 2023 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[THX1138]

The two must duel it out by abstract creative writing, with a herring!

 

[Ursa major]

what happens when the tiebreaker is a tie?

As happened the last time a tie-break ended in a tie, it remains a tie.


(THX1138's herring is a red one.)

 

[Astro Pen]

It was tempting at 10 10 to not vote and let it go on to the mud wrestling decider.
However, Cat's by a whisker.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

My tiebreak vote went to @Cat's Cradle

 

[Bowler1]

Rock, paper, scissors....

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

I'm in the awkward position of having both in my honourable mentions list (does that mean I'm good at spotting class?)

Decided on @Cat's Cradle because the bureaucracy was just that bit more bureaucratic

 

[Starbeast]

Good luck to @Cat's Cradle & @mosaix

 

[THX1138]

As happened the last time a tie-break ended in a tie, it remains a tie.


(THX1138's herring is a red one.)

Yes, it's true. I'm a Red Herring...

 

[Parson]

Went for the Cat because I liked it better. ---- I guess I'm not very profound.

 

[JS Wiig]

You would think with only two stories voting would be easier. Not so.

Parking, starving, parking, starving, parking, starving…

In the end I went with @Cat's Cradle for the more macabre take.

 

[THX1138]

Just looked at the tie breaker poll... WOW!

 

[Christine Wheelwright]

Both good stories but I went for CC by a whisker (pun intended). I voted for the same story first time around.

Thanks to @Bowler1 , @Cat's Cradle and @Luiglin for the votes and to all who gave me a mention.

 

[mosaix]

I'm early to bed tonight as I have an early start in the morning (6:00am) so may I be the first to say:

Congratulations @Cat's Cradle!

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Thank you, mosaix! I'm proud to be in a tie-breaker with you. I enjoyed your story, CC

 

[Provincial]

I'm early to bed tonight as I have an early start in the morning (6:00am) so may I be the first to say:

Congratulations @Cat's Cradle!

@mosaix, would you explain the reference to ‘Ararat’ in the story please? I didn’t get it.

 

[Ursa major]

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We have a winner:

Congratulations, Cat's Cradle!​

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[BigJ]

Congratulations on a well-deserved victory, @Cat's Cradle! Managed to run away with it on the tie-break.

For my own story, thanks for listings/mentions/whatnot to @Parson, @AnRoinnUltra, @johnnyjet, @sule, @The Judge, and much obliged for the vote from @mosaix (I'm just going to go ahead and pretend it's worth more coming from the runner-up who sent the voting to a tie-break).

@mosaix, would you explain the reference to ‘Ararat’ in the story please? I didn’t get it.

Not mosaix, but I just googled it, and the "mountains of Ararat" are described in the Bible as the resting place of Noah's Ark (which would have been the referenced "obvious name for the ship"). Evidently there's a Mount Ararat in Turkey that's typically identified with that site, though there's contention whether the passage refers to that specific mountain (volcano, actually). I had it confused with Mount Arreat from the Diablo games. Silly, I know. Not the first time someone here has written a story too clever for me, and won't be the last.

 

[THX1138]

Congratulations @Cat's Cradle!
And a well-deserved second to @mosaix!

 

[Elckerlyc]

Congratulations @Cat's Cradle!
And commiserations to @mosaix.

 

[nixie]

Congratulations @Cat's Cradle.