~ Picture of the Week ~ Discussion [CLOSED]

[Flower]

I love The Flight. ❤

[Hob]

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=295640.msg14707769#msg14707769

An excellent contribution, Sarix, and congratulations on your approval! Welcome to E! Hope to see some more of writing soon!

[Hob]

The current image has been posted, folks! Have fun!

[Eva]

Uncontested brilliance

Scene: The ballroon. A cotillion is underway. Captain Dansy requests a dance of Violetta by offering her his hand. Goathilda and Fanny look on, askance.

Violetta (accepting Captain Dansy's invitation): My thanks, Captain Dansy. It is most courteous of you. And might I say, I find your whiskers most charming.

Captain Dansy: Madame, I must confess that my humble offer was not born out of mere etiquette, but for what I fancy shall soon transpire between us in the parlour. To put it indelicately, Violetta: I harbour ineffable suspicions that you are predelicted towards the most eye-watering popsytry in spite of your winsome, doe-eyed affectations. For all the veneer of innocence, I suspect you nurse a savagely robust desire to be turned upon the Ottoman. Am I right?

Violetta (blushing): Captain Dansy, I - I must confess to feeling somewhat aghast at this abrupt and unseemly admission.

Captain Dansy: Aghast you may be. I hear no denial in your words.

Violetta: But surely -

Violetta steals a glance at Goathilda and Fanny, both of whom are presently sharing impish gossip about Violetta.

Violetta: - surely there must be others here more suited for turning upon the Ottoman.

Captain Dansy: Ah. You might think. But - (whispers) I hear word that Goathilda has a scandalous preference for whiffling under commodes. While Fanny, under the pretence of turning upon the Ottoman, actually touched Mr Belvedoir's knee upon the Tuesday.

Violetta (shocked): No! Really?

Captain Dansy nods.

Violetta: But I understand Mr Belvedoir is from Essex!

Captain Dansy: Indeed.

Violetta: Goodness! But I - no, Captain Dancy. No. I fear I must dissuade you of your prottible suspicions. You are quite mistaken in ascribing to myself so ungracious a propensity. Especially when I -

Captain Dansy: Damn and blast!

Violetta: Hush! If you were to allow me to continue, then I might have impressed upon you with the knowledge that though I truly do contend no desire to turn upon the Ottoman, it is surely because I prefer greatly to be swivelled around cross-legged on a chinoiserie counterpane.

Captain Dansy: Swivelled on a chinoni - dear God woman, I'll be left with a starched muscle!

Violetta (smiling mischievously): Only if you are fortunate, Captain Dansy. Only if you are fortunate. Now - shall we dance?

Good lord man, does your brilliance know no bounds? That was such a delight to read. 

[Rinzler]

Thank you Eva. TBH, I just kind of ripped off Armstrong and Miller's Spring Cotillion sketches:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOUm8mThnTs

In order to keep it PG13, I had to find a way to make it sound disgustingly rude while using wholly innocent terms - some of which I made up, lol.

[Hob]

Good lord man, does your brilliance know no bounds? That was such a delight to read.

*dies laughing*

[Eva]

Thank you Eva. TBH, I just kind of ripped off Armstrong and Miller's Spring Cotillion sketches:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOUm8mThnTs

In order to keep it PG13, I had to find a way to make it sound disgustingly rude while using wholly innocent terms - some of which I made up, lol.

Lol, that was epic, even so I have long been a fan of your made up terms. 

[Hob]

A lovely contribution, submissiverapport! Glad to have you with us!



And... my, my, my! I do believe that this makes entry number 3 for someone!!

[Hob]

Cliffspiracy has now been added to the Wall of Fame!

[Lovely Complex]

Cliffspiracy has now been added to the Wall of Fame!

What, what?! :D This just made my night! <3

[Hob]

Hope everyone has been enjoying themselves! Thought I'd try something a little different this week, and no, it's not because I'm being too lazy to look for a new image.   ;D


https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=295640.msg14724386#msg14724386


So if there's something you didn't get a chance to write for the first time around, it's now open season! Next week, we'll go back to our regularly scheduled program. For now, though? Have at it!!

[Lyrical]

I just enjoy stopping by and looking at the pretty pictures.  Some get squirreled away in my big collection of future inspirations.

[Hob]

By all means! You are more than welcome to browse!

[The Green One]

Ohhh there's one of my robots for the ElliWriMo mini-challenge!

[Hob]

Liam Dale has now been added to the Wall of Fame!

[The Green One]

Thank you!

[Hob]

Flashback week has come and it has gone, and now it's time for something fresh! Anubis, anyone? Or Seth?!

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=295640.msg14742283#msg14742283

[Hob]

The latest picture is now posted! Come to the circus while you can!!

https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=295640.msg14754951#msg14754951

[Hob]

Another contribution from our own Liam Dale, setting the mood... and providing a bit of inspiration!

[The Green One]

-grins- It's a cool image!

[Hob]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMraIqfl1ro

[Rinzler]

I really liked your entry for the latest pic, Justric. That was seriously good. Very evocative of Bradbury, I thought - hence why I liked it.

[Hob]

Thanks!  *chuckling at myself* I figured it was about time I actually contributed a piece to my own thread! It's only been, what, four and a half months?

And, yes, Bradbury was definitely a bit influence on me!

[Hob]

Well, folks, it's been fun, but I think this challenge has run its course. I'll be having the thread locked shortly for archiving, so if there's anything you'd like to save, now's the time to do it.

Thanks to everyone who played along, congratulations again to our champions, and all the best to all of our contributors over the past five months!

~ Justric

[Lovely Complex]

I enjoyed it while it lasted, Justric. <3 Sorry that I couldn't contribute more to it.

Also enjoyed reading everyone's entries and hope to see you all around the boards!!