Thursday's Writing Essential September 20, 2012...

Your Challenge for Thursday September 20, 2012 is to create a post about words and their meanings.

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What a Hoot.

"Mary, let's go sit on this porch and look at the stars. You can finish your story there."

"Cool swing. It's art deco. What a hoot. Well, as I was saying, Alice tweeted her entire story and Jack and Lou posted a hate response, but Betty and Lee liked it. They thought it was a fabulous story and even believed it was true. They believed that John, such a loyal husband, had 39 wives. What a hoot!"

Mary suddenly startled, but when she settled down, she said, "Was that a hoot?"

"Well, I thought it was."

"Are you sure?"

"Seems like it to me."

Just then a great white owl swooped down from the stars, grabbed and flew off with one of Mary's bunny slippers.

Comments: 31

Pam Brittain Sep 20, 2012, 7:58pm UTC

Okay, another groan. Blame it on Kevin.

Janet "Jax" B. Sep 21, 2012, 12:00am UTC

LOL.

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Kevin E. Sep 20, 2012, 8:16pm UTC

Totally unexpected and busted me up! You not only met the challenge with this one you broke the bat! Am I still winning?

Pam Brittain Sep 20, 2012, 8:40pm UTC

Are you still winning? Not unless you write your four as threatened. Keep in mind, I just might have a back up.

As Patrick would say, "Game's on."

Kevin E. Sep 20, 2012, 8:47pm UTC

Well I have 12 more pages to write in my book. Stay tuned for Friday and Sunday.Only 4 eh? well we will see what we will see. If I play my cards right I might get you to write an even dozen responses to my challenge! Write on my friend write on!

Pam Brittain Sep 20, 2012, 8:50pm UTC

So much for meeting Greg's challenge. I'm on it! Hah!

Pam Brittain Sep 20, 2012, 8:51pm UTC

Oops, I forgot I have to run my paying business tomorrow. Hmmmm, oh well. Game's still on!

Kevin E. Sep 20, 2012, 9:04pm UTC

i have no idea what you are talking about but by golly if I can get grades in and some forms put in two portfolios before my students come in I might have time to write a post for your interesting challenge!

Kevin E. Sep 20, 2012, 9:05pm UTC

Hah is as bad as heh heh!

Pam Brittain Sep 20, 2012, 9:22pm UTC

But not as bad as heh, heh, heh.

Kevin E. Sep 20, 2012, 9:31pm UTC

I believe you are right!

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Tanya P. Sep 20, 2012, 8:51pm UTC

Too much beer while sitting out there in your patio watching the stars? You got a laugh from me.

Pam Brittain Sep 20, 2012, 9:00pm UTC

Cool, Tan. I love your laugh. Okay, okay about those beers. They're a wonderful pain killer (especially when I read what Magic wants me to post).

Tanya P. Sep 21, 2012, 12:28am UTC

I'd love to share a beer with you soon, out on your patio. ;^)

Pam Brittain Sep 21, 2012, 12:49pm UTC

You're on. It'll be a hoot.

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Irina Dimitric Sep 20, 2012, 10:39pm UTC

What a hoot this story is! Full marks. And I love the owl flying off with one of Mary's bunny slippers.

Pam Brittain Sep 21, 2012, 12:50pm UTC

Thanks, Irina. I think Kevin brings out the worst in me. Have you noticed that he usually gets the last word in. You guys make me laugh.

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JOHN BECK Sep 20, 2012, 11:08pm UTC

What a hoot!

Featured at the Triple Name Club.

Pam Brittain Sep 21, 2012, 12:50pm UTC

Thanks, John. It's a hoot to be featured.

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William Dotani Sep 21, 2012, 2:57am UTC

Just close your eyes, click your ruby slippers and be taken away into ...

William Dotani Sep 21, 2012, 2:59am UTC

That you use technology to substitute for real actions is quite subtle and clever.

Pam Brittain Sep 21, 2012, 12:51pm UTC

William, are you going to join Tan and me for a beer on my patio?

William Dotani Sep 22, 2012, 3:06am UTC

So a nice dream of 39 wives cut short by the hoot of a real owl named Tan, eh, who drinks beer on patios, but few other places because the Wildlife Ranger has bluebird spies in swirling winds, eh.

Pam Brittain Sep 22, 2012, 4:44pm UTC

You know my sister well.

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Bernard C. Sep 21, 2012, 4:00am UTC

Ooh the great white eagle swooping down to get the little bleeder :-)) LOL interesting setting and story - the eagle only wanting a little tweet er..

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