tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post484070966096096407..comments2024-03-19T03:21:49.937-04:00Comments on SleuthSayers: The Intersection of Plotting and Cursing– Rated R for LanguageLeigh Lundinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07921276795499571578noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-68228159222341368102017-11-30T16:03:43.469-05:002017-11-30T16:03:43.469-05:00"Fuck," she said. "I miscounted my ..."Fuck," she said. "I miscounted my birth control pills."<br />"Fuck," he said. "That's the operative word."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-89516530884193829512017-11-30T01:14:51.156-05:002017-11-30T01:14:51.156-05:00Nice.Nice.Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-69758810553177501092017-11-29T23:04:55.349-05:002017-11-29T23:04:55.349-05:00Barb, that was an inspired post. Since NaNoWriMo e...Barb, that was an inspired post. Since NaNoWriMo ends tomorrow night, here's another use:<br /><br />"Oh fuck, I miscounted!" It was seconds to midnight on November 30. I was sure I'd written the 50,000 words in thirty days that I needed to win the National Novel Writing Month challenge and my bet with Chuck. The word count gizmo at the website told me I was 213 words short. And then it was too late. I wasn't sure I could have collected the hundred bucks from him if I'd won, but I knew he'd insist on my ponying up. Me, the son of the mayor, streaking the Altonville Christmas parade? I must have been crazy. I needed to be gone. Now."Anne DeMarsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09101337643601729230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-17248560645989191732017-11-29T12:19:09.393-05:002017-11-29T12:19:09.393-05:00I'm on the run, but FYI, many grandmothers use...I'm on the run, but FYI, many grandmothers use the word.<br />Tonette Joycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03282619985489614075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-91258487691045538912017-11-29T00:31:23.685-05:002017-11-29T00:31:23.685-05:00LOVE it. Now I want to come up with stories based ...LOVE it. Now I want to come up with stories based on prompts like this all the time!Ellen Byronhttp://ellenbyron.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-30245306252321986912017-11-28T23:23:30.781-05:002017-11-28T23:23:30.781-05:00Well, it sucked for him. And that grandma. And the...Well, it sucked for him. And that grandma. And the kids. But it was great for me!Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-10146621442529935432017-11-28T23:21:40.470-05:002017-11-28T23:21:40.470-05:00Once again, thanks, everyone, for stopping by and ...Once again, thanks, everyone, for stopping by and commenting. I'm so glad you enjoyed the blog. Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-7547289197395540082017-11-28T23:19:52.625-05:002017-11-28T23:19:52.625-05:00This is the best thing I've heard all day, KM....This is the best thing I've heard all day, KM. LOVE.Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-87040858522457943322017-11-28T22:47:36.465-05:002017-11-28T22:47:36.465-05:00When I was teaching, helping special education stu...When I was teaching, helping special education students get jobs, I'd always tell them about one guy I knew when I was working in a prison. After several years, he got work release. I tried to convince him he needed to clean up his language, but he thought I was being ridiculous. After all, he could control what he said.<br /><br />First day on the job, working in a fast-food restaurant on the drive-through, he got flustered. Trying hard to keep to script but relapsing into his usual vocabulary, he asked, "You want some fucking fries with that?" to a church lady with her grandchildren in the car.<br /><br />Needless to say, he had to start over with the job search.KM Rockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03973749764907859829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-33540441530353127012017-11-28T20:15:06.919-05:002017-11-28T20:15:06.919-05:00FUCK, I miscounted how much I LOVE this post!FUCK, I miscounted how much I LOVE this post!Sue Ann Jaffarianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09984054116933714621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-35605440215882336032017-11-28T17:54:16.842-05:002017-11-28T17:54:16.842-05:00It could be the caption for a cartoon of Noah on b...It could be the caption for a cartoon of Noah on board the Ark surrounded by two of almost everything...Jeff Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00316081079528920123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-85073923919525944912017-11-28T15:37:34.260-05:002017-11-28T15:37:34.260-05:00Thanks, everyone, for stopping by and commenting! ...Thanks, everyone, for stopping by and commenting! I'm so glad the column has added enjoyment to your day.<br /><br />Rob, I like that last one too. Thanks. For people in that guy's position, it's the type of thing you think of and want to say because you know it's funny, even though you also know it's going to get you in trouble.<br /><br />Leigh, nice job. I don't know if that would get past a cozy editor, but it's a valiant effort.<br /><br />Janice, writing under pressure--my journalism past comes in handy once again.<br /><br />Laura, I'm sure your college students can handle it. Would love to hear the reactions.<br /><br />Richard, that's a spot on short story in exactly fifty words. I tip my hat to you.<br /><br />Patricia, you and me both.<br /><br />Vicki, I once had a supervisor who requested I tone down my language. Soon thereafter, people began hearing me regularly mutter, "Rainbows! Rainbows! Rainbows!" No one could complain about rainbows, yet they knew what I meant.<br /><br />Elizabeth, wow!<br /><br />Sasscer, I LOVE your story. Just 29 words, and you didn't need another. Plus you made me smile. Thank you.<br /><br />Marcia, a technical term. Exactly.<br />Barb Goffmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16013123434790272424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-25519104567626087342017-11-28T15:28:08.297-05:002017-11-28T15:28:08.297-05:00I agree, Marcia. It definitely has its uses!I agree, Marcia. It definitely has its uses!Sasscer Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855348330942561488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-64539987178755193702017-11-28T15:22:36.141-05:002017-11-28T15:22:36.141-05:00As I often say, fuck is a technical term we writer...As I often say, fuck is a technical term we writers use. Marcia Talleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02844552747312848730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-60745457148580876532017-11-28T14:21:35.280-05:002017-11-28T14:21:35.280-05:00Great blog! Delighted at how many ways you used on...Great blog! Delighted at how many ways you used one of my favorite words. Debra H. Goldsteinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17533446284471717884noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-10464734475248747832017-11-28T14:18:55.398-05:002017-11-28T14:18:55.398-05:00The lawyer saw the widow out, then looked again at...The lawyer saw the widow out, then looked again at the sum he'd given as her estatew. <br /><br />"Oh, fuck! I miscounted, again. I should remember to check the tens column!"<br /><br />Widow Smith, who thought she'd inherited hundreds of thousands, was in for a rude surprise.Karen in Ohiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18002794561817071780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-34521487772879658912017-11-28T13:42:35.302-05:002017-11-28T13:42:35.302-05:00Loved it, Barb! How about,
“Oh, fuck,” I said. “I...Loved it, Barb! How about,<br /> “Oh, fuck,” I said. “I miscounted!” Outside my window, the man I thought would be released from prison tomorrow, strode toward my front door. He was carrying an axe.Sasscer Hillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05855348330942561488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-64634562757476188192017-11-28T13:10:53.446-05:002017-11-28T13:10:53.446-05:00I intended my first novel to be a traditional myst...I intended my first novel to be a traditional mystery and didn't skimp on the profanity. My editor insisted it was a cozy and said my readers would be up in arms. She won.<br /><br />Naomi Hirahara is so good at "suggestion" that you know the very word she's NOT using. <br /><br /> Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-38563724120335569822017-11-28T12:55:46.124-05:002017-11-28T12:55:46.124-05:00A friend had a little boy, two or three years old,...A friend had a little boy, two or three years old, who mispronounced the word "truck". She took him to Toys "R" Us, he saw a toy fire engine & announced to everyone in a loud voice, "Mommy, see big red fuck!" LOLElizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00239163766419735693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-69621400283144729532017-11-28T12:01:23.946-05:002017-11-28T12:01:23.946-05:00I don't feel so badly now about my recent comm...I don't feel so badly now about my recent comment, "Stupid fucks!" when I saw a wonderful historic house being torn down here. LOL. And I grew up with a granny who blushed when she said "dadgummit"! LOL.Bobbi A. Chukran, Authorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678371925926783260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-65204762303844103642017-11-28T11:59:01.092-05:002017-11-28T11:59:01.092-05:00Absolutely brilliant!!!!Absolutely brilliant!!!!Debi Huffnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-39849644484104340572017-11-28T11:47:43.870-05:002017-11-28T11:47:43.870-05:00This is so funny. I cursed like a sailor after wor...This is so funny. I cursed like a sailor after working with a bunch of men. Finally, I cleaned up my act with "rats."Vicki Batman, sassy writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13846704675542248648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19052204530278078012017-11-28T11:38:40.231-05:002017-11-28T11:38:40.231-05:00And I thought I used that word a lot. LOL Not in m...And I thought I used that word a lot. LOL Not in my books though. Just my everyday life.Patricia Gligor's Writers Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801554698484928100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-47502159308525618802017-11-28T11:13:55.303-05:002017-11-28T11:13:55.303-05:00Splendid post, indeed! Here's my entry:
The ...Splendid post, indeed! Here's my entry:<br /><br />The engineer laid down the plans for the fusion reactor with a satisfied sigh. The culmination of decades came down to this. “Switch it on, Jerry,” he told his mate.<br />And then he saw it. Laying in the middle of the floor.<br />One screw left over.<br />“Aw, fuck,” he said, checking the plans. “I miscounted.”<br />The reactor started to glow.<br />Richard Proschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08314680709014254183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119105822589181967.post-19149621505884865822017-11-28T10:02:27.667-05:002017-11-28T10:02:27.667-05:00Miscounting was the main clue in a mystery story I...Miscounting was the main clue in a mystery story I submitted this morning just after midnight, and about ten minutes BEFORE I read your column, Barb. If I'd seen your post before I subbed that mystery, I would've probably included your "text message" in my story.<br /><br />Great column!!John Floydhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04001712728130488485noreply@blogger.com