This weeks prompt: …the blue was sapphire…
‘You are adult undertaking an adult orientated writing task so there is an expectation that you will conduct yourself appropriately.’
I received this comment and realised my writing was under scrutiny and that flippant would no longer cut the mustard.
This week’s task was on ‘things nautical’ and it wasn’t enough my wife said to me to describe the ocean as having a nice smell.
I consulted my thesaurus.
Words, rich words spewed forth.
After editing and research I came upon the perfect description. The blue of the ocean,I said as the audience rose as one, was of sapphire.
Written for: https://jfb57.wordpress.com/2015/02/16/100-word-challenge-for-grown-ups-week168/
Morpethroad 
I think we as adults should all be flippant at times 🙂
Hear, hear! “Growing older may be compulsory; but growing up is optional.”
Seconded Lyn.
haha yes indeedy x
Works for me Justine.
hehe…Oh I just joined the wordpress poetry course. Second day today would love it if you have time to look. Today is a limerick and yesterday I braved a haiku. Here is todays:
http://eclecticoddsnsods.com/2015/02/17/writing-201-journey/
Only if you have time xx
Who wants to cut mustard anyway. Give me humour and some flippancy any day 🙂
The uppity ones Lyn, the ones who think they have grown up.
What’s flipping wrong with being flippant??! Being flippant is what gets me through the bleak times. Flippancy requires a high calibre of wit and repartee and is to be admired, not scolded. Everyone knows the uppity ones are the most childish of all – and not in a good way 🙂
I love that comment. I so agree.
What’s wrong with flippant? 😀
That’s my argument too.
Helpful to have an eagle-eyed wife duirng speech-writing. This made me smile. 🙂
Thank you for your comment I think I felt an air of exasperation in the wife’s comment…..have a good day Tess.
I’m sure she rolled her eyes and you are welcome. 🙂
I meant ‘during’. Opsie. My apologies.