Thursday, 8 March 2012

Strumpet trumping [Three word week #35]

Giraffiti? Giraffiti bollocks more like – you’re having me on!   It’s no more than a spelling mistake by some ignorant wanker.’
They were lying, post-coital, in her bed, gazing up at the high – and highly-ornate – ceiling above them.   He had likened the multiplicity of water stains – mostly  ecru, occasionally eau de nil (though he’d laughed and said the Nile was miles from here) and multi-rimed with ochre shading out to dirty grey – to something he’d seen in some art magazine somewhere, was trying to remember how it had been described. 
She turned her head and looked at his profile.   Better by far than full face, but even that was better than most.   She rolled over and straddled him.
‘Never mind giraffertiti or whatever you said, I think you’re highly videogenic …’
‘Videogenic?   What’s that, some sort of super stud?’
‘Yeah’ she said, covering his mouth with hers.

http://readingbypublight.blogspot.com/2012/03/3-word-week-35.html

I.) ecru - n. A grayish to pale yellow or light grayish-yellowish brown; the color of unbleached linen.
II.) giraffiti - n. - Vandalism spray-painted very, very high. (Source: The Washington Post's Style Invitational, 2005)
III.) videogenic - adj. - Having a physical appearance and exhibiting personal qualities that are deemed highly appealing to video viewers.

3 comments:

  1. Oh that's good. I never dare read yours till I've written my 3 word weekers because I just know I'd give up hope of my own.

    I LOVE the description of the ceiling. And the Eau de Nile pun.

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  2. Thanks AJ - I feel the same about yours (not daring to read for fear of dumbstruck self-doubt) This week it was also good to see I am not shouting alone in the wilderness!

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  3. I enjoyed this a lot: good finish, made me smile (again). I posted mine, Yesterday don't mean / tell-little, with, within the post, an early list of this week's 3 Word Week (#36), if you want a head-start.

    Thanks for word-romping with me and Anne. If you have any word suggestions, I'm open to them, btw. =)

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