DISCUSSION THREAD, July 2019 75-Word Writing Challenge

[Karn's Return]

Thanks much for the surprise vote. Didn't expect any.

 

[Starbeast]

This was difficult. Really difficult!

Anything written by @Starbeast makes me smile. His offbeat humour is always evident, and brightens the Chrons. Thanks, pal.

You are very welcome, my friend. You're comment stunned me, when I returned to read the posts in the discussion thread.

I've always thought to myself, that if I can entertain someone by showing them my artwork, or story I wrote, or perhaps let them hear me play my didgeridoo, or, well, hear me sing rock or a blues song. Then for me, I'd feel good, making someone else happy. Because I like to entertain others, in a fun way.

And yes, Abernovo. A tremendous amount of astonishing entries for July.

 

[Ursa major]

The poll has now closed and we have a winner:

Congratulations, The Judge!​

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[StilLearning]

Well done TJ! Thank you for theshortlisting TheDustyZebra

 

[Calliopenjo]

CONGRATULATIONS THE JUDGE!

I want to thank everyone for reading my story. It was much appreciated.

 

[Cathbad]

Congratulations @The Judge !



Thanks to the bunch of ya for the mentions this month- definitely an all-time high for me!

And a special thanks to @Ashleyne , @Artoriarius and @dgackst for the votes - ya silly gooses!

 

[Victoria Silverwolf]

Many congratulations to The Judge on a stunning victory, and also to LittleStar for a very strong silver medal. Cathbad and johnnyjet will have to decide how to cut the bronze medal in half, but they each are worthy of whole congratulations as well.

 

[Starbeast]

Congratulations The Judge

@LittleStar Touching story that pulled on my heart strings.

@Karn's Return Thank you for shocking me with a vote. The surge of joy throttled me better than an energy drink.

As for the rest of you. Stay awesome.

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[Karn's Return]

Not sure if I believe that the Judge will be giving us an acquital or a sentencing with next month's combo...

 

[Luiglin]

Congrats @The Judge.

 

[nixie]

Congratulations TJ.

 

[Danny McG]

Well done The Judge, nice story

 

[Daysman]

Congratulations @The Judge !!!

 

[Ursa major]

Here's the more detailed decision of the Ursa jury, one that I failed to post in the early hours of this morning.

The following are in posting order within the categories:


Honourable Mentions:

• Meadow Flowers in Primary Tones, Manhattan 2011 by Cat's Cradle
• The Secret Garden by elvet
• Relativity by LittleStar
• Oh, Mother Earth by Garfunkel

Runners Up:

• All in the name of Science. by nixie
• Mid-credit sequence: by StilLearning
• In the Beginning by Perpetual Man

Winner:

• Let AI – and G&S – Entertain You by The Judge

 

[mosaix]

Congratulations, TJ!

 

[Pedro Del Mar]

And congrats from me too!

 

[Cat's Cradle]

Congratulations TJ! Fine entry. Well done, LittleStar on second - it got close at the end.
Thank you Dusty, TJ, and Ursa for the late mentions.

 

[Ian Fortytwo]

Congratulations to @The Judge .

 

[The Judge]

Well, what a turnip for the books! Thank you all -- and a Caractus's uniform thanks for the late vote, Ursa!

And congrats and commiserations to LittleStar!


As many -- most? all? -- of you realised, my piece ripped off borrowed heavily from the Major-General's patter song in The Pirates of Penzance, though pace Parson I like to think the AI isn't boasting as the Major-General is doing, but is simply advertising its wares (and, of course, it's clear that the M-G is in fact absolutely useless as a soldier, whereas the AI is super-competent). But G&S had rather more leeway with word count than did I, so I had to excise lines and odd words to get inside the 75, and while I was amusing myself with it I also wrote a bit more. So as threatened promised, here is all of it -- and Abernovo's little earworm can continue burrowing into his brain today, too! (You're welcome! )

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I am the only model of an AI Impresario,
I’ve information technical re: audio and stereo,
I vlog the works of Shakespeare, Becket and Boccaccio
And tube the tunes from Handel’s most turgid Oratario.​

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I'm very well acquainted, too, with virtual Caravaggio,
I’ve pioneered the simming of Mozart’s gay Seraglio,​

My repro-vids of Fonteyn are teeming with a lot o’ views,​

With many cheerful facts about my auction of her ballet shoes.​

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I’ve terpsichored in Darwin and Rio de Janeirio,​

And streamed from Port of Spain and Corsican Ajaccio​

In short, in matters worldwide of a techno-arts scenario
I am the only model of an AI Impresario.​

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I’ve digitised perspective, and shades of chiaroscurio,​

And cached the definitions of allegro and con bri-i-o.​

I quote MacBeth and Lear, Portia and young Romeo,​

And cloud Don Juan and Bond and each new dim Lothario.​

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I’ve algorithm’d Toltec art and every Roman curio,​

And superhighway’d Gauguin, Kahlo and Picassio.​

I can thrum Folksonomy, of which I’ve heard the din afore,​

And twhistle all the airs from the everlasting Pinafore.​

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I’ve mashed up World of Wormcraft with Super-Super Mario​

And viraled every detail of the portrait of DiMaggio.​

In short, in matters worldwide of a techno-arts scenario
I am the only model of an AI Impresario.​

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[Hugh]

Very well done @The Judge


And many thanks @Victoria Silverwolf and @johnnyjet for the mentions!