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Wednesday, May 06, 2009

Three Word Wednesday CXXXVI

Written for and inspired by 3WW
the three words this week are:
cryptic
flash
malign

Here's mine:

An American Sentence:

Don't malign flash fiction, cryptic as a crossword, it's not half Sci-fi.

The American Sandwich game:

CLUELESS
Locking the cell door, the Desk Sargeant had a flash of inspiration.
'It wasn't buried in the crypt, it was in the cryptic crossword clues'.
"The Joker is trying to malign us," he told the Chief of Police.
060509

The NaiSaiKu Challenge?

Cryptic tryst
flash the dead monkey
DON'T MALIGN
the dead monkey tryst
cryptic flash
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28 comments:

  1. Thom Gabrukiewicz6 May 2009, 14:50:00

    wow, a triple-play. Well done. I have to say, I like the NaiSaiKu Challenge the best.

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  2. anthonynorth6 May 2009, 15:13:00

    A cracking trio of delight there :-)

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  3. Susan Helene Gottfried6 May 2009, 20:13:00

    I LOVE the American sentence! That's a perfect description of Flash Fiction.

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  4. Barry Barnes (Barney)6 May 2009, 23:11:00

    Clever You! 'not half sci-fi' is an anagram of 'flash fiction' you cryptic barsteward! You owe me a pint, or two!
    Barney (at the pub)

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  5. susan6 May 2009, 23:21:00

    I like the american sentence though I don't think flash is crytic as much as it is incredibly distilled. Thanks for the read.

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  6. Andy Sewina6 May 2009, 23:28:00

    Thanks Thom, the words were quite a challenge this week, too.

    Thanks Tony!!

    Hi Susan H G, it came to me in a flash! (only joking!)

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  7. Andy Sewina6 May 2009, 23:34:00

    Hi Barney, Clever you , you mean, don't you? Can't buy you a pint this week, we're going down to Falmouth on a sailing ship.

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  8. Andy Sewina6 May 2009, 23:37:00

    Hi susan, the only 'cryptic' was in the crossword clue - but I think Barney's given that one away, already!

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  9. Amarettogirl6 May 2009, 23:48:00

    So pragmatic, smart and witty - NICE job!

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  10. Andy Sewina7 May 2009, 00:02:00

    Thanks Amarettogirl!

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  11. b+ (Retire In Style Blog)7 May 2009, 03:25:00

    Wonderful fun...to play with words! I love them all.

    b

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  12. Tumblewords:7 May 2009, 04:05:00

    Nice going - it just gets better! Well done collection.

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  13. Anonymous7 May 2009, 04:07:00

    LOVE LOVE LOVE the playfulness of these! your words are like fun puzzles, toys for the brain! Bravo! -Meg

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  14. Jeeves7 May 2009, 05:04:00

    Lovely trio. My fav is american sandwich

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  15. PJD7 May 2009, 06:00:00

    I do like the clueless. Nice twist.

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  16. Andy Sewina7 May 2009, 10:24:00

    Thanks b, fun and play are the operative words!

    Thanks Sue@Tumblewords, the 'collection' is growing!

    Hi Meg, said a little prayer for you, your optimism is infectious!

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  17. Andy Sewina7 May 2009, 10:33:00

    Hi Jeeves, glad you like the sandwich, I try to make a tasty filling!

    Hi pjd, I enjoyed reading your three again, this week!

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  18. Mojo7 May 2009, 13:57:00

    Loved Clueless. I could see it in my mind and that's important to me when i read something. You painted a clear picture.

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  19. Megha7 May 2009, 17:33:00

    I liked the Clueless..

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  20. Andy Sewina7 May 2009, 17:58:00

    Thanks Mojo, loved your short story, but that site is crazy!

    Thanks, Megha!!

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  21. Angel8 May 2009, 00:09:00

    I liked them all!

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  22. Ann (bunnygirl)8 May 2009, 00:38:00

    Nicely done. I especially liked the first two!

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  23. one more believer8 May 2009, 00:46:00

    american sentences have always been a fav... so few words with so much sed...

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  24. Another Marketing Blogger8 May 2009, 06:57:00

    Nice triple play! I can't decide which I like best. But I always admire when people say more with less.

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  25. Andy Sewina8 May 2009, 08:46:00

    Hi Angel, liked your naughty thing!

    Thanks Ann, good luck on the publishing front!

    Hi OMB, they get addictive to write, too!

    Thanks Lisa, I enjoyed your atmospheric memories piece, riding with no hands! phew, wish I was there now!

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  26. gautami tripathy9 May 2009, 18:15:00

    Flashy fiction, that!

    :D

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  27. Hal Johnson11 May 2009, 00:24:00

    I liked it.

    I notice that several folks italicize or print the 3W's in bold. To me, it initially distracts from the whole of the piece.

    But then, I could be just simple minded. I'll blame it on all that tequila in my twenties.

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  28. gautami tripathy11 May 2009, 17:32:00

    You stopped writing or what?

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