Fun With Words

Like the saying goes: "If you don't use it, you lose it" There's nothing like a good challenge to keep the creative spirit alive. One of my favorite word challenges is to choose five words at random from a dictionary or my surroundings and make a story with them - short and credible. Challenge me with your five words! I will post the story I create in 24 hours or less. If you can stump me, you win an 8" x 11" photo print from my portfolio. I will post and date your challenge on this page when it is received.


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CHALLENGE REPLIES:

September 22, 2008:
lackadaisical     Utah    bigot    theater    giraffe  - Thanks for the challenge, Nick!  Ooorah! 
Yes, there are bigots in Utah, and yes, the giraffes at the zoo are a somewhat Lackadaisical 
presence, but I prefer hanging out with either of them to going to the theater with my
mother-in-law.

May 1, 2007: Attend Cradle Mandatory Paleontology Wretchedness 
(submitted by Aries)

I attend the mandatory classes for my degree in paleontology, seeking clues from the past for an understanding of the development of life on Earth. Yet I can’t help wondering if Man’s arrival on the scene and his development through the ages, cannot be observed just as well from the current wretchedness of affairs in the cradle of civilization itself: they’re still at war!

April 24, 2007: Television Trimester Flag Frog Devastate -Thank you, Carol!
Oof! Only in my first trimester and already feeling the ‘weight’ of this new child, whose delivery promises to be more difficult than the first one. It’s not only that I’m devastated with the thought of those long months before me, resigned to spending more time in front of the television than usual, eating buttered popcorn and hoping I won’t end up looking like a fat frog, but waving the white flag of defeat is not in my nature. I will have this baby - safe and healthy!

Next please . . .

Here are some of my previous 5-word creations (words chosen at random from a dictionary)

smolder slope retrograde prompt flatterer
The smoldering slope of the mountain was no place for an inquisitive scientist, but Dr. Haynes was fascinated by this new, unexpected activity. There was a moment of silence as the volcano seemed to be in retrograde, then a sudden ‘burp’ sent a cloud of ash skyward, prompting Haynes to say “lovely!”. Immediately, the mountain shivered and became quiet as if saying in reply: “flatterer!”

reception regularity non-existent boy swell
Boy, did I get a swell reception at the IRS today! When I tried to tell them that I really had been faithful to my payment schedule, I got this reply: “Oh, yes, you have sent in your non-existent payments with regularity.”