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I've been creative writing all my life, though with various haitus(es) along the way. IFrom 2010 I started this blog and enjoyed sharing writing and other information with everyone. illness and bereavement supplied the more recent hiatus.

Monday, 5 December 2011

My Blogfest Entry





















So did you guess my Absence / Absinthe cliché pun punchline and its relation to the title?


Liberally sprinkle your entries with well placed clichés
Or make it the twist on the punch line to your story.

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19 comments:

  1. Oh, that tea-drinking thing made me laugh! My husband slurps his tea very noisily and I always give him 'the look'. A great piece of writing, Madeleine!

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  2. Hi Talli I've just updated the post, because actually it's not green tea it's a potent alcoholic beverage called Absinthe. ;O)

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  3. I loved this. You really made me laugh.

    I leave shoes where ever I take them off - my catch phrase tends to be "Has anyone seen my shoes?" Bub get's his revenge when he collects them all up in a wash basket and tips them on the floor on my side of the bed. I call it the unfair carpet trick.

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  4. Hoorah for Absinthe! I really like this story and thought all the cliches worked so well! Yay!

    p.s. I didn't know there was going to be a vote!?? Yikes!!! LOL!

    x

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  5. It made me laugh! Lovely pun on the word absinthe. A well observed moment in this couple's relationship.

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  6. Great flash fiction! :)

    Er, I just posted my entry for the blogfest . . . but I don't see my blog on the list. I could have sworn I entered my link before, but I must have forgotten or it didn't catch. I hope it's still okay that I wrote an entry on my blog?

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  7. *giggle* That was great. Clever line at the end.

    Now, off to nag the husband to pick up his socks. :)

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  8. Madeleine, that's a killer last line. I wish I'd thought of it. Is it a cliche? If so, maybe I can use it in the future, lol! Great cliche-riddled story. This is such fun.

    Denise

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  9. Hey Madeleine,
    Very good and very clever. One heck of an ending sentence. I shifted all the paintings around in my home. Now, I like to think my 'art's in the right place' :)
    Take good care and I'm most grateful for your kind comment on my latest posting.
    With respect, Gary.

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  10. Fabulous job! I especially enjoyed the ending :D

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  11. Totally had to LOL at the absinthe :) Then, I got the "green glow." Well done

    A woman scorned, and all that . .

    Thanks for hosting this Maddy :) I totally enjoyed it.

    Now I'm off to visit the others :)

    ...........dhole

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  12. Great entry! And I love this idea for a blogfest - how fun!

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  13. Wo - wicked pun in te last line!! I enjoyed all that went before it, too :-) Great job with your entry and thanks again for setting up the blogfest - it's been fun!
    All best
    Karla

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  14. Like the entry a lot, Madeleine. The punchline is wonderful.

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  15. Haha, I love the 'giggling' part at the end.

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  16. Glad I caught up with your blog before I missed this post. I loved it, that last line was an absolute pearler :-)

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  17. Truly dreadful pun. I like it ;-)

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  18. Thanks everyone. Glad you enjoyed the groanworthy 'pun'chline and the giggle.

    Loved how many of you identified with the sock dropping thing

    Denise -'Absence makes the heart grow fonder' is a well known, well used phrase, so I guess the more it's used the more it becomes a cliché by definition.

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