Extra! Extra! Read All About It! April 12, 2013
Posted by nrhatch in Blogging, Humor.trackback
King James IV of Scotland (Wikipedia, in Public Domain)
“Hey, McGee. Did you hear? That Elusive Photograph has been found.”
“Fantastic! Where’d they find it?”
“In an old cave near the 14th Fairway of some golf course in Surrey.”
“Really?”
“Yup. Next to some old bones that may or may not have belonged to King James IV of Scotland.”
“What on Earth was it doing there?”
“Don’t know. Article doesn’t say.”
“Must have been feeling rather reclusive to hang out in a cave with a bunch of five hundred year old bones.”
“Good point. Caves are great for the elusive, the reclusive, and the exclusive.”
“Does The Times include a copy of the shot?”
“Yes, it’s rather somber.”
“Wow. That’s dark.”
“If you ask me, it belongs on the 14th green.”
“Agreed . . . it’s far too sobering for the 19th hole.”
Aah . . . that’s better!
Related Posts: Sidey’s Weekend Theme ~ That Elusive Photograph * Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Change (what’s more changeable than the weather?)
Guffawing here, Nancy 😀 ‘Tis good to see someone putting King James’s bones to decent use….INGENIOUS take on the theme.
When I saw Sidey’s theme, I went off on a search for That Elusive Photograph. Imagine my surprise when I discovered it lurking about with King James!
Oh, well done!
Thanks, Joss. Sidey’s theme left lots of PLAY room. 😀
Ha! Proof that bovines are subversive!
Exactly! Rabble Rowsers.
well well , bones and all
No bones about it. 😉
HA, good to be on top of notable news! 😀
Can’t you just see That Elusive Photograph camped out in a cave with a bunch of bones? 😉
Udderly well done 😉
Thanks, Tok. That cow is no coward!
I love it! You really did milk the theme and got it to a tee!
btw – let me give another sermon as a hyphen-worshipping fantatic.
Five hundred-year-old bones or five-hundred-year old bones? 🙂
Neither. We write: “five-year-old child.” But if we write “five hundred-year-old bones,” we are saying FIVE bones, each one hundred years old. So the “five” must be tied in as well.
We need 3 hyphens for this bad boy: five-hundred-year-old bones. But I only had two hyphens left in my writing allotment for the day, so I omitted them all, certain that people would catch the meaning.
The last of those hyphens is best on form, but is optional on meaning. There is no alternative way to understand it as long as the five-hundred-year is grouped. “A bunch of bones five hundred years old” is the hyphenless solution.
When English usage and grammar causes me to scratch my head in perplexed puzzlement, reordering things to avoid the problem is a great escape hatch. 😎
That was really funny.
Thanks, Tammy. I enjoy writing dialogue with no exposition. Sidey’s theme paired nicely with Kate’s recent post.
This is sooooo funny!
Thanks, Zirkie. I admit to having been in a rather silly mood yesterday afternoon. 😛
LOL! Brilliant, Nancy! 😀
Thanks, Dianne. I’m about to head round and pay you a visit.
Short and sweet, no bones about it!
Thanks, Grannymar. I had FUN with this one.
Hahaha! I didn’t know what the nineteenth hole was, but once I clicked the link and read it, I “got” it. (Maybe that’s why my husband likes golf…it’s not really the 18 he’s after? :))
I expect most golfers enjoy chasing the ball around the first 18 holes more when they know they can enjoy “the perfect shot” on the 19th.
like your thoughts
Thanks, elspeth. Sidey’s challenge gave me a chance to play around a bit . . . and link up with Kate’s post on King James IV.