Today’s Music: Wylde Nept – The Unicorn Song
Note on today’s music: Animals!!! This one was written by Shel Silverstein.
The other day, I got one of the nicest tweets ever –
Trifecta @trifectawriting:
@Guapowitz We miss you!
Yeah well, this will get them over that in a hurry!
This weekend’s Trifextra Challenge is a 33 word piece using the name of an animal as a verb.
(Name of an animal. That will be important in a moment.)
The following two entries are exactly 33 words each. And fit the rules. Sort of…
Entry the First
“What?”
“I said I giraffed the fence.”
“That’s not a word.”
“Sure. Means I looked over the fence.”
“Dude, The challenge was make an animal name a verb. Not make stuff up.”
“Meh.”
Entry the Second
*Thunk*
“Uhoh” said Megan. “He Georged it”.
“What’s that honey?”
“The mouse ran into the wall. My bunny, George is an idiot. So when I see something stupid done, I say they Georged it.”
Many of you know how much I love these challenges, and the group of Trifecta administrators and authors is one of the coolest online communities, and I have the highest respect for their love of and skill at writing.
Thanks for having me Trifecta!
Trifecta?
Hello?
sigh…
Guapola 
Very clever. I’m going to use those from now on, if you don’t mind. ❤
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Feel free, Stacy, but beware of the odd looks you’ll probably get!
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No worries, Guap. I already get plenty of odd looks. ❤
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Dude… that totally describes George! My vcoset door is full length mirror and he will be walking around doh de doh and he will catch a glimpse of his reflection out of the corer of his eye, act all nonchalant and stuff and then he’s hiding tail swishing and he leaps it true I sear it 3 -4 ft and straight at the mirror – think that Tiger and Dragon in the tree movie for special effect… I will have to ook that up.. and BAM he hits the mirror falls back and is stunned then does it all over again.. ;ots of amusement and…,yeah my grandson does it too but not to the degree or the same reasons… I’ll have to get a video of George for you… Awesome entries – so one you used the animal name and one the animal’s name…;-) very clever – and look at those Trifecta people boy they have your number …;lol the NEVER SAID THEY MISS ME! hint hint so I am just gonna be happy reading yours… yea and one more thing – when bunnies come at you with sharp pointy teeth is the name still George and do you suppose that would be a useful addition to the anti mmmm mm you know campaign? – I think they are watching so .??? shhhhhh
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Oh dear, I hope grandson didn’t learn it from George!
I say we train the pointy toothed bunnies to attack those ********* on site.
That’ll teach em!
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Two great takes. Love in the first one where you have the character questioning use of “giraffed”. I assumed making stuff up is part of the challenge!
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It’s definitely part of the challenge, Lumdog.And most of the fun! I just wanted to take the most inane interpretation I could get.
hehehe
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Nice job!
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Thank you Lisa!
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Loved this one – Most especially the discussion about giraffed
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I’ll know I have achieved success when I see “giraffed” on twitter, Kelly!
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I get that alot Hello? Hello? :+) Short but sweet well done!
I will now be saying ” Georged” instead of stupid I was really needing a new world for stupid Thank You. We missed you as well. I just didn’t tweet it or blog it but know that you were missed in Montana.
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Thanks so much, Starla!
Just be careful you don’t have a smart friend named George! May cause some confusion…
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I don’t think I have any friends that I know about named George but shoot that is a good point. I can’t wait to take Georged out for a spin. Oh that doesn’t sound right at all. You right I need to be careful it could be confusing.
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Wow, I didn’t even consider that definition!
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Shoot leave it to me. Navar being a teacher I’m usually thinking of double meaning of things. I’ve been charging him 5 dollars for each cuss word to try to get him ready for school. I made 35.00 yesterday.
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That’s fu- I mean, pretty good!
You could probably double your money by encouraging him to curse all summer before you start imposing the penalty.
(I think that’s how my credit card company does it)
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I just told Navar about telling you about the cussing thing He just said What the H… Cha ching five more dollars. I should have started eariler this is easy money.
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I think he’s doing it on purpose because he’s betting you’ll use it to buy him a nice present!
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Hey that sounds good. However many years in labor jobs and 22 months on Alaska/Siberia fishing boats have left me with an underlying foul language reservoir.
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One of my proudest moments when I worked in restaurants was shooting the breeze with a Hispanic crew and being able to curse fluently in Spanish.
Not sure what that says about me.
Oh,wait. yeah, I’m sure.
Sigh.
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‘Giraffed’ – pretty darn witty!
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Thanks whitelady!
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I always see their challenges, and in the moment think it’ll be easy to tackle but when I try I end up with something lame. Blah.
I liked ‘giraffed’ by the way. Positively Platypustastic.
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Platypustastic – an etymology that defies the rules of etymology
You should jump in, HE. Love to see you bounce one of these around!
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I think I will..
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YES!
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Trifecta likes you! They really like you!
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That’s only because they don’t really know me,Madame Weebles!
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Poor George. Little did he know when he wished to be forever remembered in literary fame his dream would come true.
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George is in a class with Joel R. Poinsett.
The Poinsettia is named after him!
Ok, maybe not the same thing…
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I enjoyed both the entries thoroughly.
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Thank you, Ruby
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I giraffed the fence while at the same time somebody else was georging it! Here’s a sentence thanks to your El Guapo creativeness that I could have never guessed I’d be typing day before yesterday! I love it when that happens! Great job! 😀
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Thanks Linda. But when I giraffe your blog to read your entry, my dreams of victory will George themselves upside the head.
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Wonderful! I love technicalities!
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Thanks Jeanna! I’m glad they phrased it the way they did.
hehehe
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You have a great sense of humor…the first one was especially amusing to me. It’s like a conversation I’d overhear between two teenaged boys. Not that I listen to conversations…okay, I do, but anyway, that’s not the point here. Hello? Hello?
I guess ithappens to me, too 🙂
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Thank you Janna T.
I think being amused by the conversations of teenagers is about the only thing that justifies having them around…
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I know that this isn’t quite what you are wanting on this challenge but I will add it anyway… “Can you please pass me the spoon dear I want to eat my soup before it gets cold and then I am going to Ass my dip into it or something very similar?”
Have a great weekend El Guapo 🙂
Androgoth
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Good lord Andro, please tell me you’re going to set up a public blog and enter these contests!
Laughing really hard at this!
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I will add a few more when I get the chance, I wasn’t
too sure about this one but I am pleased that it has
a place within your original guidelines for the challenge
and to be truthful I rarely take part in these 🙂
I would imagine that it is a good laugh reading them all though 🙂
Androgoth
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I would say…why is the grass greener on the other side of the fence? Because it is paved in bullshit. 😉 mwah tyvm
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Wait – paved in bullshit, Rebecca? Someone needs to talk to the Dept of Transportation in your neighborhood! 😉
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I do live in Texas after all.
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Well played, and touche!
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😉
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Here’s another one for you… By the way dog=kiss, just in case anyone thinks something different? 😉 lmao “Why is it that every time I wish to Dog my neighbours wife that interfering old fart of a Vicar offers her his bone, isn’t kissing allowed in churches these days or what?”
Have a wicked rest
of evening El Guapo 🙂
Androgoth
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Infidelity and religion in one vignette. You have a bright future in poilitics, Androgoth!
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Oh yeah, al-RIGHT! I love made up words!
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Thanks beautiful. That’s very prestilucious of you.
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I love them both! Wonderbutt georges it all of the time!
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Thank you, wim2s. WB’d is actually the shorthand of george’d
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*snicker* You do have a certain flair for flaunting the rules, I think. 🙂
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Yes! Flair! That sounds much better than “sociopathic tendency”, Christine… 😉
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hahaha, i like the liberal approach you took to this challenge, well played.
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Thanks Renada. I love that Trifecta often leave some wiggle room in these challenges.
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I loved the giraffe one. The other is cute too though.
Hey EG? I’ve missed you a little too. You might not be interested, but I would love it if you’d play along with my pity party next weekend. There’s more info here: http://wp.me/p1Cvgh-1BA
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Thanks Hobbler
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Shel Silverstein also wrote ‘A Boy Named Sue,’ but I’ll bet you know that. Still, if you didn’t, you’re glad I told you.
Loved the Trifecta animal-verb stories. They both were quite creative (although “George” is a bit of a cheat!). I was expecting more pedestrian “real” animal verbs like ape or duck. If I was really clever, I would have sprinkled animal verbs throughout this response, but it’s late and my plate is overfull.
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If you have some time, check out some of the other entries, Smak.
Some writers did manage to use an animal verb for every other word.
And here I was thinking I was clever.
I was also surprised to find some of the other songs Shel wrote too. Never knew he wrote them, but as soon as I saw the titles, I thought, Well yeah, that makes sense.
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Ha ha. What? You think we’re not listening? We just turtle our way around on the community-judged weekends, figuring it’s your turn as judge. I love giraffe. I totally think George is cheating, and I love it, too.
Also–this is the only comment I’m leaving this weekend. Shhhhh.
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Thanks Trifecta.
But remember – if you encourage this sort of thing, you have only yourselves to blame when I do it next time!
hehehe
😉
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HOmework? You’re assigning homework , and Labor day, the official start of compulsory education, hasn’t even begun? Guapersterola….you know better. Don’t pigeon us before we school starts. (It’s not 33 words, but I was never one for rules.) (And remember pigeons like to poop.)
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Haha! I like the sencond entry! 😀 They Georged it!
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