DISCUSSION THREAD -- August 2024 -- 75 Word Writing Challenge

[The Judge]

I have often wondered how that "+quote" thing works, thanks.

Its main function is to allow people to quote two or more posts in the same reply, to avoid using "Reply" to each and then having multiple consecutive posts within the space of a few minutes, which we prefer not to have.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

BigJ: A very darkly comic example of try, try again.

 

[Parson]

@BigJ .... Run it again! (or, the struggle against one man’s nature) .... This is a story that is the very definition of a dark comedy. You feel like you shouldn't laugh but the chuckle won't stay down.

 

[Provincial]

@Daysman .... The Emperor's old clothes .... So much can be revealed by careful study.

@mosaix .... Clothes Maketh The Man? .... And they also tell a very sad story.

@Parson .... Clothes, Power, and Position .... When he put on his work clothes everything changed.

 

[Luiglin]

Struggling with this one. Had one idea but couldn't get a punchy enough end.

 

[Parson]

@Daysman .... The Emperor's old clothes .... This is a story which points out that we leave a story in our clothes.

@mosaix .... Clothes Maketh The Man? .... This is a kind of story which shows the wisdom of the ages in the clothes of the age.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Daysman: An intriguing example of the science of history.

mosaix: A moving life story told via images.

Parson: A provocative example of the power of hierarchy.

Bren G: A creative look at the miraculous.

 

[Provincial]

@Bren G .... Heed the Fine Print .... An imaginative re-telling of a foundational myth, with a touch of the deepfake about it.

 

[Parson]

@Bren G .... Heed the Fine Print .... This is a story of broken human promises and faith in a greater promise.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Far Stranger: A chilling example of fanaticism.

 

[Parson]

@Far Stranger .... CONSECRATION OF SISTER BERTKEN (1426-1514), ANCHORITE OF THE BUURKERK, UTRECHT .... This is a story of extreme devotion with the smallest piece of human connection.

 

[Provincial]

@Far Stranger .... CONSECRATION OF SISTER BERTKEN (1426-1514), ANCHORITE OF THE BUURKERK, UTRECHT .... An example of an animal showing extraordinary love and devotion.

 

[Luiglin]

I'm in. It's naff and corny, but I'm in.

 

[Provincial]

@Luiglin .... Ooh, fashion! .... This story says it all - or is it just a uniquely male perspective?

 

[Parson]

@Luiglin .... Ooh, fashion! .... A story that trades on good fashion sense or at least what was good fashion sense.

 

[Culhwch]

I'm in. It's naff and corny, but I'm in.

Raises the question of whether lost property departments were as unhelpful millennia ago as they are today...

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Luiglin: A comic demonstration of the truism that plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

 

[Luiglin]

Luiglin: A comic demonstration of the truism that plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.

Hold on... me loads Google translate... aha.

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

AnRoinnUltra: A madcap example of ignoring the big problem for the little one.

 

[Provincial]

@AnRoinnUltra .... How the necktie arrived in the Kingdom of Phononglia .... A princess is only as good as her Bongolon.