Comments | rhetoretician: Puzzler

rhetoretician

Puzzler

May 22, 2007 15:44

I'll write a custom drabble (prompt of your choice) for the first person who can tell me, here on LJ, what I have in common (apart from gender, age ranges or appearance) with former Gov. Mitt Romney, former Sen. Alan Simpson and Pentagon Papers discloser Daniel Ellsberg.

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sherylyn May 22 2007, 20:36:41 UTC

Ok, TOTAL "shot in the dark" guess, but... you all went to the same university? (And no, I'm not looking up anything on any of you for a more "educated" guess on that, either ;-))

Your Poetic License Revoked rhetoretician May 23 2007, 01:21:00 UTC

Close, but no cigar. But for that pun, really, you ought to be severely punished...

Re: Your Poetic License Revoked sherylyn May 23 2007, 01:53:46 UTC

LOL well, I was close, with it being "school" instead of "university" -- that's not too bad a guess, ultimately, for it being totally just the 1st thing that popped in my head!! And sorry for the pun, but it was almost unavoidable! LOL!!

moonette1 May 22 2007, 20:59:26 UTC

Let's see - you all received a perfect score on the bar exam?

Yes?

I knew it!!

*rubs hands together*

OK then, here's my prompt:

"scar"

;)

rhetoretician May 23 2007, 01:22:54 UTC

*Snort* Does anyone receive a perfect score on the Bar Exam? Anyway, Ellsberg isn't a lawyer.

(Good thing, because whenever I hear the word "scar" by itself, I remember an obnoxious cat of that name who lived in our rooming house in college. The drabble would wind up being about him. Close escape, that was.)

girlspell May 22 2007, 23:06:33 UTC

They all attended your school Cranbrook?

ndanukiwi May 22 2007, 23:10:29 UTC

Oooh! You beat me to it by 3 minutes!!

rhetoretician May 23 2007, 01:26:43 UTC

Gotta work on those reflexes.

rhetoretician May 23 2007, 01:23:42 UTC

That's my girl.

Name your prompt.

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ndanukiwi May 22 2007, 23:09:34 UTC

I'm pretty sure I know, but I should probably disqualify myself since *I* have it in common with them, too (which clearly demonstrates that gender, age range or *shudder* appearance have nothing to do with it). Assuming I'm right, that is.

rhetoretician May 23 2007, 01:26:10 UTC

(1) You're right, of course; (2) I'm a dolt for forgetting that of course you'd get it in a moment; (3) Since you were such a good sport by not giving it away, you can have a drabble too.

ndanukiwi May 31 2007, 22:31:19 UTC

Been thinking about this. My prompt is: The Potters and the Evanses (that is, James and Lily's parents).

Aaaaaand GO!

stmargarets May 23 2007, 12:31:16 UTC

I really think you should give Sherry a cigar (and no drabble), since she was close. I'll be interested to read that drabble!

But I'm most grateful for having the mystery of Ken - Mitt Romney - Alan Simpson - and Daniel Ellsberg cleared up!