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I've added a new entry to my book, "The Bradbury" Open in new Window.:
         "Week 7, 2025 - Letters In The Sand" Open in new Window.

A short un-romance.
I've added a new entry to my "Writing Blog Number 2" Open in new Window.:
         "20250203 External Writerings Jan 2025" Open in new Window.

Yeah, you knew this one was coming...
I've added a new entry to my book, "Soundtrack Of My Life Contest Challenge" Open in new Window.:
         "Feb 3, 2025: 11:11 by Megara" Open in new Window.

A song no-one here has probably heard of...
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Groundhog Day?
In Australia, maybe we should have Quokka Day...

The quokka emerges from her nest
She looks east, and then she looks west
She then turns her gaze up to the sun
Then spins around and shows us her bum
"Oh dear," the man there does sadly say
"She has shoved her anus in our way."
All of us know what that sign does mean
Six more weeks of summer will be seen
For summer ends with a smiling look
But a flash of bottom means we will cook
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Butt why?
You could also do the same for spring:

...All of us know what that sign does mean
A few more weeks summer will be seen
For winter stays with a smiling look
But a flash of bottom means soon we'll cook
I don't often do this, but the winner of the January Horror Writing Contest was a story I feel should be highlighted.

Congratulations to all who entered, and some of the other entries were also great tales. I am enjoying seeing how people tackle the weird topics I throw into the prompts. I was really entertained by the entries this month.

Next contest will be in March.

Anyway, here's the winner:

 
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The Bush Open in new Window. (13+)
Roots run deep in the bush. But you'll have to run faster.
#2333682 by Jeremy Author IconMail Icon
Okay... ANSWER TIME!

"Alright. If that's the way you feel I shall drown elsewhere."

This quote is from The Magnificent Seven Deadly Sins (1971), the section called 'Sloth', written by Spike Milligan.

*Bigsmile*



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I've never heard of that one, which is strange as I thought I knew most of Milligan's output. I guess I've been Dunning-Krugered on that one. *Smile*
I've added a new entry to my book, "Soundtrack Of My Life Contest Challenge" Open in new Window.:
         "Feb 2, 2025: Wildest Dreams by Dragonforce" Open in new Window.

When Taylor Swift gets an adjustment.
It's 20 minutes long and a rather fascinating watch...

I've added a new entry to my book, "The Bradbury" Open in new Window.:
         "Week 6, 2025 - The Real Ugly Duckling" Open in new Window.

Yeah, this one is mediocre.
I've added a new entry to my book, "Soundtrack Of My Life Contest Challenge" Open in new Window.:
         "Feb 1, 2025: Cruel Summer by G Flip" Open in new Window.

Get ready for a month of this...
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"Alright. If that's the way you feel I shall drown elsewhere."

Prize for the person who gets the film and year this quote is from!
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I don't know, but would enjoy knowing the answer.
I think it's from the movie "The Perfect Storm" and the year 2010.
Last chance! I'll give you until some time today (Feb 1, WdC time)...

"Alright. If that's the way you feel I shall drown elsewhere."

Prize for the person who gets the film (and year it was released) this quote is from!

Clue 1: British.
Clue 2: A portmanteau film.
*Bigsmile*

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It has to be a Monty Python film... *Laugh*
Obviously, I've never seen the relevant movie. But I love the quote!
Totally a random not right guess but Monty Python's Flying Circus.
No-one has a guess?

"Alright. If that's the way you feel I shall drown elsewhere."

Prize for the person who gets the film and year this quote is from!

Clue: British.
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After a search this is the best I came up with...though seeing as it says it is a short film warning children about playing near dark and lonely water...I'm thinking I am wrong...but taking a shot in the dark...

"The spirit of dark and lonely water" 1973
Rose Grey Author Icon - That's one of the "scare the sh*t out of them" public information films we had on TV in the UK when I was a kid. Drownings in disused quarries, electrocution on railway lines, cartoon cats warning about paedophiles ("Charley Says" anyone?) etc, and all in the kids' TV ad breaks. These days there would be public warnings about being traumatised by the public warnings.

A lot of them are on YouTube. The grand-daddy of the lot was "Apaches", showing the dangers of playing on a farm (also on YouTube). This took "show, don't tell" to spectacular heights as the kids were killed off one by one by drowning, poisoning, being run-over etc. They don't make them like that anymore. *Bigsmile*
Dave Ryan Author Icon - oh my. I did see a YouTube video but didn't watch it. That sounds like a lot for a 2 minute public safety short...and "over kill"... it did say it was ' horror/scary' ... sounds like an good description of it then!
R.A.T.!
Random Aussie Tune!

This is part of my ongoing attempt to make Australia seem like a country not just populated by wildlife out to kill you (even though it is) and always on fire or under water (only half the time, to be honest) by posting songs I like by Aussie (not Kiwi) artists.

This is a song that came up on a Discord server last week, as the person could not believe it was by a pair of Australians. They swore it was USian. But, no, it is one of those tracks that just appeared out of nowhere... and then the band disappeared. They did have a second charting single here, but, really, how do you top this one? A genuine one-hit wonder.
Seen live? No.
Overseas success? Just this one song... but same here.

'Space Invaders' by Player [1] (1980)


Two-thirty Saturday afternoon and it is 40oC outside, the air with the smoke haze from bushfires adding a strange sense of burning to everything.

Hotter tomorrow. I really do not like summer. Only a month to go!

Goody.
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Trade you! *Laugh*
🌖 HuntersMoon Author Icon - Yes please!
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