Times 10 challenge, Sapphires Short story Options

[Rhymer]

One of my needed exercises, after a bad attack of Palsy, was to exercise daily. So I with a Cinder Track nearby, with my Terrier companion, Scotty, would do a few turns around same. Later, as I improved I added a Hurdle. Then more as my health improved. After a local debate as to what the track needed to make it more useable, the appointed Ombudsman decided it was in need of being topped up all around with Dump Truck loads of cinders. Once this had been carried out by Mr. Carter, then graded, it was firmly packed by him and his Steam Roller to give it a solid, level base. As for me? After a work-out I, being Ravenous would indulge in a good Tenderloin steak some days, which quickly brought me back to full health, Rhymer.

tenderloin
cinder track
hurdle
steam roller
dump truck
Turnstile
Quartermaster
Snow Grapple
Gravity
Duckboard.

[JustDaniel]

tenderloin
quartermaster
turnstile
hurdle
steam roller
gravity
dump truck
cinder track
duckboard
graupel snow

Growing up in San Francisco's TENDERLOIN district the young gambler considered himself to be a QUARTER-MASTER of slots in the casino, so he entered through the TURNSTILE, his first HURDLE, to do his gambling, rushing up the the machines like a STEAM ROLLER defying GRAVITY and assuming that his winnings would need a DUMP TRUCK to carry them away. Having spent every quarter that he had, however, he was carried out and tossed onto a CINDER TRACK, where he had to cross the water on the field via a DUCKBOARD before he was caught in a sudden showering of GRAUPEL SNOW pelting all over his body.

turnstile
quartermaster
graupel snow
gravity
duckboard
bird house
acupressure
public defender
fender-bender
paternity

[Rhymer]

It was the day for taking my Acupuncture Pressure treatment, but as I left Grapple Snow was falling heavily, making for a perilous trip. Nevertheless it was too important an appointment for me to miss, so taking a short cut via the cinder Track I passed through the Turnstile over the Duckboard, leaving the Bird House to my left where the Public Defender and the Quartermaster stood discussing a Paternity suit.in which the community was intrigued. As I exited the cinder track rear entrance, I heard a terrific crash and hastened my step to see what had caused the noise? On reaching the sidewalk, I saw two drivers vehemently arguing as they surveyed the damage to their cars. A Fender Bender that could have had worse consequences, had it been on a busy street, With no injuries that I could see, I continued on my way to my acupuncture pressure appointment before I became involved. Rhymer.

gravity
Dismissal
Cleats
Gaiters
Mortician
Pasquinade
cupressure
public defender
fender-bender
paternity

By the way it is Grapple Snow not Graupel. We get plenty of it here in In Ontario in the fall Season.
Shiatsub

[Rhymer]

It was the day for taking my Acupuncture Pressure treatment, but as I left Grapple Snow was falling heavily, making for a perilous trip. Nevertheless it was too important an appointment for me to miss, so taking a short cut via the cinder Track I passed through the Turnstile over the Duckboard, leaving the Bird House to my left where the Public Defender and the Quartermaster stood discussing a Paternity suit.in which the community was intrigued. As I exited the cinder track rear entrance, I heard a terrific crash and hastened my step to see what had caused the noise? On reaching the sidewalk, I saw two drivers vehemently arguing as they surveyed the damage to their cars. A Fender Bender that could have had worse consequences, had it been on a busy street, With no injuries that I could see, I continued on my way to my acupuncture pressure appointment before I became involved. Rhymer.

gravity
Acupuncture
public defender
fender-bender
paternity
Dismissal
Cleats
Shiatsu
Mortician
Pasquinade.


It would seem the site is acting up regarding Size, I've posted three times and can only hope it turns out as intended. By the way, t's Grapple snow not Graupel. We see plenty most winters.
Mortician
Pasquinade

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[JustDaniel]

Dear Denis:

re graupel snow vs "grapple snow" https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=grappl...w&FORM=VDRE

Calgary and NY grapple with snow, but all the other places refer to "graupel snow"

I'd never heard of it before, so all I have to go by is what comes up on the computer, and in NO CASE could I find any reference to "grapple snow" ... except as a verb referring to what folks had to do with difficult snow.

respectfully, Daniel

[Rhymer]

"Grapple snow " or "Grapple" is a word/term used frequently - often without the word "Snow" - attached by our meteorologists when giving the forecast here in Canada, It generally refers to a mix of the three different forms of precipitation. Neither one nor the other. We had a full day of same on Wednesday which settled on the ground here in Ontario, more than an inch thick. A very dangerous mix as it is wet and slippery - even more so than snow alone. All gone yesterday: Grapple snow when it is the predominant particle, mixed with ice pellets and rain. Spelt as Grapple - as I printed it.

Maybe it is a dialect term that has been accepted as being most apt for the mix that we often see in Aut6umn and Spring. Frequently comes with a Thunderstorm. Graupel ? Must be a dialectic term for the areas you mention. Not here. Respectfully Denis.

[JustDaniel]

I've given you the links, including from Ontario. I'd be interested in seeing it IN PRINT there in Canada. If that is how they spell it in your area, then it certainly must be in print. The dictionary spelling is "graupel" clearly, so that is definitely not a dialectical spelling. Perhaps "grapple" IS a dialectical spelling in Canada, Denis, as you say. I'd simply like to see it in print.

respectfully, Daniel

[Rhymer]

Frankly Daniel I couldn't give a tinker's cuss whether what you aver is the truth or not! In our neck of the woods - yes in your eyes I'm likely a rustic "Hick" but I have more important things on my mind than getting involved in a stupid argument, which is as academic as this. I'm sorry. that I'm not as perfect as you. You are right - in your own eyes at least! I have lived far too Long to get involved in such academic time wasting idiocies, into which you would have me get involved.

My mistake? Ignoring what my common sense told me weeks ago - Leave! But better late than never, which leaves the site yours to do as you wish. Enjoy your own company! I had hoped to get some Internet friends of mine to join as Members and bring some life back into MM, but that too is history. Draw your own conclusions Daniel. I wonder if your dictionary will help you to bend over backwards to accommodate such as myself? Don't bother to answer. I already know the answer! Denis.

Having studied Dialects - a local interpretation of accepted language - over the years, I have likely forgotten more about them than you'll ever know. Dictionaries seldom: I repeat seldom include Dialects in their listings. Rhymer.

[JustDaniel]

I've never EVER thought you to be rustic hick. I have great respect for you.

I did not start this "argument" about this kind of snow that I've never heard of, so I simply want to know more about it. It doesn't exist in our parts, evidently. I merely asked you to give me link to in from your neck of the woods. Is that so hard? It's just not available here, and ALL I HAVE AVAILABLE is the dictionary.

I too would love to see MM back on the map. I've done all that I could to do so. Many years ago I resigned as a Moderator, so there's not much else that I can do but just post here from time to time.

Blessings on you, Denis. Not sure what got you so riled up again.

[JustDaniel]

pasquinade
public defender
acupuncture
fender-bender
Shiatsu
gravity
mortician
paternity
dismissal
cleats

Never having written a PASQUINADE, I'll simply write straightforwardly lest I say something offensive and get sued, requiring me to obtain a PUBLIC DEFENDER. The other day after going to the chiropractor, where he introduced me to ACUPUNCTURE, after which I had a bit of a FENDER-BENDER. When I returned, he suggested that i may have become a bit disoriented from the treatment, so he provided a more oriental treatment, the SHIATSU foot massage. When he was finished, it almost felt as though GRAVITY could not hold me down.
At least he didn't introduce me to the MORTICIAN!

Speaking of gravity, some crazy woman whom I'd never even met took me to court over PATERNITY of her 30-year-old daughter who once worked at the same place I did, but it resulted in a DISMISSAL when I offered a simple blood test to prove my innocence. I obviously didn't need to put on my CLEATS to run away from that one!

dismissal
cleats
Shiatsu
mortician
Pasquinade
disability
piddle
dialectics
squabble
snow plow

[Psyche]

pasquinade
public defender
acupuncture
fender-bender
Shiatsu
gravity
mortician
paternity
dismissal
cleats

Never having written a PASQUINADE, I'll simply write straightforwardly lest I say something offensive and get sued, requiring me to obtain a PUBLIC DEFENDER. The other day after going to the chiropractor, where he introduced me to ACUPUNCTURE, after which I had a bit of a FENDER-BENDER. When I returned, he suggested that i may have become a bit disoriented from the treatment, so he provided a more oriental treatment, the SHIATSU foot massage. When he was finished, it almost felt as though GRAVITY could not hold me down.
At least he didn't introduce me to the MORTICIAN!

Speaking of gravity, some crazy woman whom I'd never even met took me to court over PATERNITY of her 30-year-old daughter who once worked at the same place I did, but it resulted in a DISMISSAL when I offered a simple blood test to prove my innocence. I obviously didn't need to put on my CLEATS to run away from that one!

dismissal
cleats
Shiatsu
mortician
Pasquinade
disability
piddle
dialectics
squabble
snow plow

So sorry you get into such squables, if I may call them that? I'm afraid I'm out of these mini stories for a while, because I sprained my ankle and it's very painful, the pain travels all up my right side. I've had the X-rays and will be having an MRI in an open machine. My daughter Diana is collecting everything and we'll return to the traumatologist next week. Hope it doesn't involve any surgery!
My grandsons are coming soon and I want to enjoy picnics by our lovely lakes!
Hope I can join them and you two as well.
I'm following your elections with much worry, hope it all turns out well. Hopefully, I'll be back soon.

[JustDaniel]

Best wishes to you, Sylvia. Hoping you'll be well soon. Enjoy your time with the family!

There's no squabble on my part at all, Sylvia. I'm merely looking for some Canadian dictionary's description of "grapple snow" that I don't have access to down here in the US. That's all I'm looking for, period.

Praying for your recovery, Daniel

[Rhymer]

The learned Mortician - the would-be killer of all rational thought - has spoken! His word is law and all, in fact anyone, be they learned or not, will reap the full force of his wrath - reinforced by the firm planting of his steel Cleats, upon their posterior region, to end any further continuation of squabbling in a Squabble. Whether it be a wee Piddle of an argument, or regarded as being a severe failing Disability requiring Shiatsu treatment? Matters not! Should any participant dabble in Dialectics, as was stated? His argument must be regarded as being well suited for a Pasquinade. One composed, compiled and promoted by an ancient Ga-ga Snow Plough operator of many years, that warrants his immediate Dismissal for being too closely acquainted with Grappel Snow! RIP. Rhymer.

dismissal
mortician
disability
Pasquinade
dialectics
Charles’s Wain
Dipstick
Graded grit
Descant
Feisty

[JustDaniel]

Charles's Wain
dipstick
dialectics
graded grit
descant
snow plow
feisty
squabble
piddle
disability

In our neck of the woods we only heard of the Big Dipper, never "CHARLES'S WAIN," a mispronunciation of the German for "peasant's wagon," but then I'm just a DIPSTICK who understands nothing about DIALECTICS, who wouldn't know GRADED GRIT from gravel or a DESCANT from the melody, or a SNOW PLOW from a snow shovel, and who isn't FEISTY enough to engage in a SQUABBLE over such PIDDLE. I guess it's a kind of DISABILITY.

Charles’s Wain
dipstick
graded grit
descant
feisty
dimwit
stink pot
slam dunk
ballots
election

[Rhymer]

It was a night when Charles’s Wain was brilliantly clear, which any smart Dipstick could clearly see. A night when stars, like a dusting of Graded Grit filled the heavens, and all in all, tempered the ongoing, months of tedious Election brouhaha, and brought reality back into our lives. Not by any means a Slam Dunk style of recalling the time, place and ongoing happenings, but a time when counting Ballots - carefully and not for the Feisty, was like a musical recital. One when Election passions are, akin to any opera aria we hear. Times when Descant operatic yodelling music, soars heavenward, before plunging downwards like a dung beetle honing in on a Stink Pot full of delicious manurial goodies! Each to his own taste I say! For sure, once all the Election Ballots have been counted, and the dust has settled, every prognosis from every Dimwit pollster, will mean nothing. Not a shovel full of Graded Grit nor a Stink Pot of crud will dim my enjoyment of Charles’s Wain for me. Candidates may regard themselves as Titans, but for many? Unfortunately, it will be an excuse for riotous behaviour! Time will tell, so it’s best we wait and see! Rhymer.

descant
feisty
dimwit
stink pot
slam dunk
Dung Beetle
Pollster
Guy Fawkes
Titan
Khyber.

[JustDaniel]

descant
feisty
Guy Hawkes
Titan
dimwit
pollster
Khyber
dung beetles
stinkpot
slam dunk

Hear the DESCANT as the soloist sings of the FEISTY GUY HAWKES and the Gunpowder Plot. He was certainly no TITAN of history, but perhaps no less a DIMWIT than the POLLSTERs here in the US who had predicted a great blue wave, which never happened. Perhaps they were making their predictions from the KHYBER bridge in Afghanistan? Who knows? They may now take their place among the DUNG BEETLES in the newsroom STINKPOT, no matter who is our next President, though it seems almost now a SLAM DUNK to be, sadly, Joseph Biden.

dung beetle
pollster
Guy Fawkes
Titan
Khyber
Allegheny
Nevada
House of Representatives
whip
repository

[Rhymer]

What Ho! An imposter - Guy Fawkes cried! One who dares call himself Guy Hawkes! Hoping to confuse the House of Representatives perchance? If so? Hand me the Whip the Titan of Khyber kept in the Repository at Allegheny. Should it not be found? Seek the Pollster that flees from Nevada to Cuban. But be aware, a Dung Beetle guards the lair, wherein he sleeps! Rhymer. (With a dearth of words.)

Allegheny
Nevada
House of Representatives
whip
repository
Cuba
Lair
Polyester
Lock Down
Pantomime

[JustDaniel]

House of Representatives
lockdown
whip
repository
pantomime
polyester
lair
Cuba
Allegheny
Nevada

The HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES will be on LOCKDOWN while the WHIP searches around in the REPOSITORY for the spare key, since the Speaker of the House trapped all the Republicans inside out of spite for her losses in the election and did a PANTOMIME in her POLYESTER before heading off to her LAIR. She's hoping that the citizens from CUBA living in ALLEGHENY County will forgive her for her folly and move to NEVADA to aid in their fight for citizenship.

Cuba
lair
polyester
lockdown
pantomime
corduroy
Ivanka Trump
shelflife
rapscallion
stimulus

[Rhymer]

With the election over - a modern Pantomime, spectators saw Ivanka Trump, dressed in White House, Polyester Corduroy, with a Shelf Life of barely four years, emerging from her Lock Down Lair. Asked as to where she was headed? Replied, This election, though a Stimulus, has left us rather tired, so needing a vacation, we’re heading off to Cuba. Thanks to old Rapscallion Biden, who’ll be sleeping in our bed, we feel it’s timely we should leave, as the Electorate have spoken, and Cuba is nice and close, and with no Extradition Treaty, from riots we’ll be safe! Rhymer.

(Written on the presumption Mr. Biden - as was reported earlier - has won the Election.

corduroy
Ivanka Trump
shelf life
rapscallion
stimulus
Squawk
Asylum
Popcorn
Russian Roulette
Skate Boarding

[JustDaniel]

Ivanka Trump
corduroy
shelf life
squawk
asylum
Russian roulette
popcorn
rapscallions
stimulus
skateboarding

IVANKA TRUMP is not likely ever to wear CORDUROY nor any garment with a SHELF LIFE of more than a few weeks, but we won't SQUAWK about that. She'll soon likely take ASYLUM in someplace other than the White House, since even with the irregularities, her husband seems to have lost the presidential race. The court challenges are a bit of RUSSIAN ROULETTE, and they're likely to produce fireworks akin to that of POPCORN, but they're still necessary to help correct some issues for future elections, hopefully curbing some RAPSCALLIONS in the process. The whole thing is a STIMULUS to make some corrections and adjustments in the mail-in voting process. Perhaps the coming run-offs in Georgia will be run with the smoothness and quickness of SKATEBOARDING.

squawk
asylum
popcorn
Russian roulette
skateboarding
teleprompter
dragline
drivel
dross
drama