Example: We have twelve exercise assistants. Word length: 2, 4 ,6, 8, 10 Example: I had seven pickles yesterday. Word length: 1, 3, 5, 7, 9How long can you make yours...and still make sense? (Coherent sentences only, please. Excellent sentences encouraged.) Winner chosen by 4 anonymous judges and announced on Thursday. Please leave your sentence in the comment area - don't forget to leave your email address! DEADLINE: Tuesday Jan. 13th 2009, 11PM EST (TOMORROW.) PRIZE: A signed copy of The Dust of 100 Dogs the minute I get it (which might be 19 days from now...or might be a little bit earlier.) and mini package of VOGs** now. (Or, opt for the endear-yourself-to-the-struggling-author package, which saves postage and comes all at once!) Good Luck and Thanks For Playing! (**VOGs = very odd gifts)
Monday, January 12, 2009
Totally Random Contest #2+2=4
Here's the challenge: Write a sentence made of words that increase by two letters. (Each word has to be two letters longer than the word before it.)
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My wary German Shepherd threatened vociferously.
sfeldstein@comcast.net
Stephanie - you get bonus points for going first. :) Thanks for playing!
Amy
A cat would abolish pecuniary antioxidant- anticlimactic characteristics: ultraconservatism, deindustrialization, pseudohermaphroditism, overintellectualization.
Great contest! Thanks!
I saw seven thieves wandering--blacklisted, unapologizing--lackadaisically.
sbrezenoff@gmail.com
A one penny error escalates bookkeeper's noncopywritable, unimaginatively sacrebleustreak.
We play Deluxe Scrabble habitually.
(I feel sorta stupid after reading the other ones!)
To have enough luxuries abnormally beneficiates revolutionists.
Katie
klair.designs@gmail.com
To live longer levitate appendages.
jimsissy@yahoo.com
Can I enter more than once? This is kind of fun :).
He will always continue twittering astronomical scatterbrained nonsensicalities.
sfeldstein@comcast.net
The rowdy pirates displayed fluctuating dependability.
pepsivanilla14(at)hotmail(dot)com
My wild friend rummages recklessly, wisecracking uncontrollably.
What a cool idea. Thanks for sharing it. I'm with KB though - feeling somewhat out of my league given what's gone before. I don't know what half those words mean!! Cleverly done.
katswhiskers@skymesh.com.au
Umm... One more?
We went wisely waffling wordsmiths’ wisecracking whimsicalities.
I was never certain because nightwear inaugurates uncertainty.
These are utter awesomeness! I love what happens when people rise to a challenge - especially a whimsical one like this. Keep them coming! And yes - two entries is fine.
Spread the word! Send a MySpace bulletin, a twitter update, or give up an hour of your facebooks status!
And THANK YOU!
Amy
My face turned rakishly, tragically apochromatic.
ebn737@aol.com
I had crazy sibling rivalries accompanied magnificently uncopyrightable.
I don't know how much sense it makes but it was fun :)
I had crazy sibling rivalries accompanied magnificently uncopyrightable.
I don't know how much sense it makes but it was fun :)
I gad about nonstop adamantly patronizing counterterror cooperativeness.
deadlyaccurate at gmail
He said, "Thence citizens confront regulation: disapproving across-the-board, all-encompassing, anticonstitutional conventionalizations."
smithsusanl at gmail dot com
To love abound excludes occasional humanenesses.
As love amazes everyone absolutely indefinitely.
baragalibrary@gmail.com
"I was great, dancing shameless, adulterated naughtinesses kinesthetically – disrespectfulness!"
(- sue kulp from EHS)
My kids always outshine distinctly unremarkable contemporaries.
(damn you, A.S. King... i have work to do, but i just can't resist your shenanigans!)
In four states Williams infuriated constabulary establishments, jurisdictionally counterinfluencing forethoughtfulnesses.
Variety reports that he will be played by George Clooney in the movie adaptation. :)
I say, peace without ruination.
Thanks for the contest :-)
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I tap dance noisily, tableware obliterated complimentary exhibitionistic irresponsibleness.
Runslikeagem@cox.net
Should I win, I pick the struggling author package.
So dust formed humanity, unfettered imaginations...
That's my best one...
Here's the second best of my awful attempts:
I see among peculiar phenomena: illumination.
paradoxrevealed (at) aim (dot) com
A man could acquire urophobia, verbophobia, theatrophobia, stasibasiphobia, siderodromophobia, logizomechanophobia.
switzerland4evr@aim.com
As John walked, Johannah promenaded.
gfdevyn#at#yahoo#dot#com
I was never serious regarding philatelist flagellations.
I can write several shameless manuscripts.
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Wow. I suck.
angel_young13@yahoo.com
I can fight routine, heartless workaholism.
teach46530@gmail.com
We know writer 1099form complaints defenestrate abacus-wielders!
Drink another Starbucks.
teach46530@gmail.com
Librarians pinpoint actual data.
(yes it's a backwards entry)
teach46530@gmail.com
(someone stop me, I'm addicted to this)
Oh this cannot be ending in an hour and a half, can it?
We're having so much fun.
The child thieves miniscule hushpuppies.
I can dance foxtrot awkwardly.
(This is actually untrue and a very bad sentence but you got me with the twittering, I had to come play!)
Alea
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I saw shady cronies murmuring secretively.
not_so_cg[at]yahoo[dot]com
I ate cheese actively.
XD
khyrinthia at gmail dot com
He runs around widowers throughout graveyards circuitously.
tenderhart9(at)yahoo.com
We rest before dragging meandering caterpillars absentmindedly.
breathemusic7 at yahoo dot com
(no spaces)
I say, count letters, acquiring terminology exceptionally discombobulated.
Better not do this too often, Amy. Some of us are weak - and can't resist a writing challenge! Great fun. Thanks again.
katswhiskers@skymesh.com.au
An alto abhors sopranos adbicating musicianship pathologically.
jeq AT nualumni DOT com
I am not entering, just wanted to say how fun I think it is to read all the entries!
We love Gracie everyday. :). And I'm going to say Stephanie who went first should win because I missed this one worrying over my sick German Shepherd baby dog yesterday (Gracie). I co adore your contests, though. :)
Thanks so much for all the entries! They're AWESOME.
Lenore - you're sweet! It will be difficult to pick a winner.
Book Spot - thank you! I hope Gracie is okay (we have a human Gracie in our house.)
I'll have another giveaway contest next week. Stay alert! Back tomorrow with a winner.
Will anyone begrudge gloriously orchestrated agglutinations?
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