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

[Ursa major]

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The tie-breaker poll is closed and we have a winner:

Congratulations, nixie!​

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[Phyrebrat]

Nix nix bo-bix bananafana fo-fix, fee fi mo mix , Nix!

 

[Bren G]

Congrats @nixie !

Well done @Astro Pen ! It's tough to go out in a tie-breaker but you're all class!


And thank you @The Judge for your vote!

 

[THX1138]

Congratulations @nixie!

 

[Guttersnipe]

Congratulations @nixie!

Thanks so much for the vote, @Peter V! And thanks for the mention, @AnRoinnUltra!

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Congratulations @nixie

 

[mosaix]

Congratulations @nixie!

 

[Elckerlyc]

Congratulations @nixie!

 

[Luiglin]

Congrats @nixie

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Congratulations, nixie! Commiserations, Astro Pen. Good stories, both.
Looking forward to December's Challenge choices, nixie.

@THX1138, I hope your Ausi Terroir's recovery is swift, and complete. I am not the world's greatest Googler, but I did a number of searches and could find no reference to an 'Ausi Terroir'... or even just a creature called a terroir.
I wonder what type of pet this is? Maybe a dog, a terrier? Sorry for being so nosy, but I am endlessly curious about things. Hope she feels better soon, CC

 

[The Judge]

Commiserations, AP, but a good fight.

Congratulations, nixie! Now bring on the Dystopia in the style of Chaucer!

 

[Pyan]

Well, with the main voting over, it's safe to post that our blood thirsty Ausi Terroir tore her hind leg up and is off to surgery next Friday!
Tore her ACL and all doing what she does best. She'll go through 6 weeks of home PT afterwards.

Thank goodness: I read that as "our blood thirsty Ausi Terroir tore her hind leg up" as "tore her hind leg off" the first time! Hope she's on the road to recovery.

 

[Pyan]

Well done, nixie! Great little story!

And commiserations, AP: losing on a tie-breaker is still a great result.

 

[Bowler1]

Well done Nixie.

 

[nixie]

Thank you all for the votes, commiserations @Astro Pen.

Mine was based on my own dog. Recently replaced bin in kitchen, previously had the sensor on top of lid, this one has the sensor on front of lid and is slightly smaller. When Zeus went to investigate the new addition, of course the lid open. A very loud yelp, an escape to safety before barking and growling at it. I probably laughed more than I should have. He doesn't go near it now.

 

[Astro Pen]

Congrats @nixie
You know, Going through the list of tie breaker votes for my story, I noticed Nixie had voted for mine! What a lovely gesture!
I confess I was bemused by Nixie's story until the 'pedal bin penny' eventually dropped late last night. Which shows Iam getting old and slow.
Thanks to everyone for the votes, - and think twice the petshop.

 

[The Judge]

I confess I was bemused by Nixie's story until the 'pedal bin penny' eventually dropped late last night.

Glad I wasn't the only one! I'd read it 3 or 4 times before I cottoned on to what it might be.

(I've not even heard of a bin with a sensor, which shows just how old and out-of-touch I am!)

 

[paranoid marvin]

Congratulations nixie! And well done to Astro Pen for a commendable runner up.

 

[Guttersnipe]

By the way, an acnestis is the part of a dog's back they can't reach to scratch. Useful term.

 

[Astro Pen]

By the way, an acnestis is the part of a dog's back they can't reach to scratch. Useful term.

I also have one of them, and have been tempted to writhe around dog like on my back after attempts to reach it with assorted biros and credit cards fail.