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The guide we had,
His name was Slim,
Wouldn’t tell us where the fish had been.
I have bait in a can of tin
We can try to worm it out of him.
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This was the word
WORM (transitive verb)
3rd definition : to obtain or extract by artful or insidious questioning or by pleading, asking, or persuading —usually used with out of<finally wormed the truth out of him>
• Your response must be exactly 33 words.
• You must use the 3rd definition of the given word in your post.
• The word itself needs to be included in your response.
• You may not use a variation of the word; it needs to be exactly as stated above.
• Only one entry per writer.
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Published by tnkerr
Mostly making things up and writing them down to amuse myself!
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this gave me a good chuckle. i like the whole fish and worm thing 🙂 nicely done!
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This was kind of a tough one though. Glad you liked it.
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An original twist on the prompt
Enjoyed
Ally @) Wish I lived anywhere near OC so I could become a bandit!
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I’m glad you liked it Ally. You’d be a great bandit.
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This was very clever, and it made me laugh.
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Very nice of you to say.
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Hahahahahahaha Thanks for the laugh!
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I would like to do this …. I wrote one this morning. Do I just post it on my blog? Is there a special way to mark it? This is pretty cool! I enjoyed yours…. and the challenge of writing one.
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Directions to make this work can be found on the Trifecta site. Go here:
http://www.trifectawritingchallenge.com/2014/03/trifecta-week-113.html
Good luck and have fun!
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Thanks. I’m posting one now. 🙂
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Thanks for the information. I did it, and it was fun! 🙂
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very clever. nice one.
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I am happy you enjoyed it. Thanks for your support.
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I honestly can’t pinpoint exactly what I like so much about this, but I read it like 3 times through and laughed every time so I guess it doesn’t matter 😉
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I don’t know either but I am glad that you enjoyed!
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*hahaha* This is fantastic – fun and witty! It sounds like a children’s poem, but not in a saccharine, cloying way. Very well done.
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thank you very much
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