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Monday, January 11, 2016
47.8
Blogophilia Week 47.8 Topic:
“Whitewashing the Truth”
Bonus Points:
Hard, 2 points:
There, Their, and They’re – Correctly use two, don’t use the third at all.
Hard, 1 point:
Include Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King
Robert Kennedy—
“There are those who look at things the way they are, and ask why… I dream of things that never were and ask why not?”
November 20, 1925—June 6, 1968
Martin Luther King Jr
January 15, 1929—April 4, 1968
“Faith is taking the first step even when you don’t see the whole staircase.”
Whitewashing—
Whitewash—n.
1. A solution of lime and water or of whiting, size, and water, used for painting walls white.
Verb—
1. Paint (A wall, building, or room) with whitewash.
2. Defeat (an opponent), keeping them from scoring.
I am trying to rack my brain here as to what to write. I could whitewash the truth and tell you I’m on an adventure, searching for the lost sea unicorn. No, wait! It’s whitewashing the truth. Whitewashing the truth. I’m not even getting the prompts right.
There’s Martin Luther King Jr., but no Martin Luther King to look up. There’s a Martin Luther.
To remember the difference between there and their; I like to think there goes with here. It’s here and there. It’s neither here nor there.
Their just belongs to someone. Is this towel yours? No it’s theirs; the couple sitting next to us!
Like I said, I am totally sucking at this week’s prompts….I don’t know why I’m stumbling, but I am….
I think Lynn submitted the picture…And I have no idea with the rest. To tell the truth, every time I hear whitewash, I think of Tom Sawyer…
DJ
First? I feel ya this week. I have been trying to figure out how to put Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy into a poem. That's tough! But you got all the prompts so it's all good.... :D
ReplyDeleteYay! First! It was a tough week this week, but I have some great quotes now! :)
DeleteDJ
Told ya! Anything for the points. :) I have had more than a few blogos that are similar to this one.
ReplyDeleteIrene
Thinking back...I believe I may have written like this a few times!
DeleteDJ
I'm stumped this week too but you did good with getting the prompts in. LOL! That's the important part, getting the points :) Good job!! -Leta
ReplyDeleteThank you. Some days it looks like poetry, other days it looks like short story or storytelling. And this week was just completely random! LOL!
DeleteDJ
tough one this week , only thoughts were political
ReplyDeleteYes...You're right about that! I don't discuss politics or religion. I like to keep the peace! :)
DeleteDJ
It was an oddly matched set of prompts
ReplyDeleteDefinitely! I'm not really into political subjects!
DeleteDJ
When in doubt, write anyway? But of course!!! 8 points, Earthling!! :)
ReplyDelete-Marvin Martian
Of course! I love the weekly prompts anyway! It always gives me food for thought! :)
DeleteDJ
Good luck with that sea unicorn.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much! I've been trying for centuries to capture one! ;)
DeleteDJ
Yeah another hard topic this week but you did good.
ReplyDeleteThank you very much! :)
DeleteDJ
This week's topic and prompts were most definitely quite the challenge. I'm with you -- Tom Sawyer is always the first thing that the term "whitewash" always brings to my mind too.
ReplyDeleteWhitewashing the fence!!! LOL....Ah, elementary school memories!
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