Round 20, Hour 20

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Round 20, Hour 20. I like the symmetry! We're approaching half-way and we've established that far too many of us have a preference in Elvish languages. This is my last hour today before I pass you off into the capable hands of dbskyler! Your challenge for this hour: use the passive voice construction for a sentence in your reply to this post.

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[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Now is this a day of discontent, a day made irksome by a thumping headache.

[lolmac]

A splendid time will be had by all.

[http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/]

Your sentence structure is far too pretty to come from a head besieged by pain! I hope that the ache is relieved soon.

[http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/]

Especially the ibex?

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

Ah, but I'm a Shakespeare Nerd - I can talk in a Shakespearean voice without even thinking about it.

And thanks - think I might have to quit writing for the rest of the evening (not that I'll be up for much longer anyway).

[carodee.livejournal.com]

Um... writing will start again during this hour.

My break is over. I've napped, played Beadz, washed dishes and placed an order for ribs to be delivered. Yum. I'm all set for an afternoon of writing

[http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/]

Rest that brain! The words will come more easily when you're not mid-headache.

[lolmac]

A splendid ibex!

[http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/]

Productive! May I have some ribs please?

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

The lounging around was happening for far too long, so the mod-to-be decided that in order to be ready in an hour, she'd better get a move-on.

[dbskyler.livejournal.com]

A ninja ibex? (What letter are we up to now?)

[pitry.livejournal.com]

Productivity is overrated!

[http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/]

Lounging around is never happening for too long, opined the current mod.

OK, that's just a godawful example of passive voice and I apologize to the English language for perpetrating it. Crimes against language were perpetrated by Idlewild.

[pitry.livejournal.com]

...what is ibex? :(

[persiflage-1.livejournal.com]

*nods* Yes, I think I shall.

[lolmac]

Ibex is a particularly lovely kind of mountain goat.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alpine_ibex

[lolmac]

Nothing has been seen of the ninja menagerie (meninjerie?) for some hours, leaving me to suspect that we're surrounded by either ninja ibex or ninja ibis. Or both. Idlewild thinks they're going to have a great ninja battle followed by an epic team-up.

[lolmac]

The delightful sound of Strunk and White turning over in the graves brought smiles to the faces of innumerable tormented writers.

An ingenious scheme for hooking them up to a turbine and generating power presented itself to a MacGyver fic writer.

ETA: Unfortunately, that same writer's failure to distinguish between the living fic writers and the deceased writers of grammar texts doomed the scheme to confusion and failure.

[carodee.livejournal.com]

*makes quiet growly noise reminiscent of small dog* Um... I mean, absolutely. Help yourself. *passes plate* The barbecue sauce is pretty tasty.

[http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/]

Fortunately for your ribs, I am far from them! Just living in a quiet state of envy. Otherwise known as Massachusetts.

[pitry.livejournal.com]

COOOOOOOOOOOL.

*approves of ibex...es?*

[http://users.livejournal.com/idlewild_/]

Your 'them' is an awesome power source.

[pitry.livejournal.com]

MacGyver should be able to defeat the bad guys through the use of grammar. I'll have to think up the details for that one, but it has got to happen.

[laurie-ky.livejournal.com]

The afternoon hours were being consumed by editing.

Laurie

[pitry.livejournal.com]

At least they were not consumed by ninja ibexes!