Results for X, Y, and Zonking Z

Winner for X was "Excepting exaggerated exuberant expressions, exceptional executives exhibit exemplary exhalation exercises" by Brady.

Y defaulted to "Yoga yetis yodel yearly" by Erin.

And now, finally, we are ready for Z! Submit Z sentences by Wednesday, December 7, using comments on this post.

Origins: ? (1)
Greek: zeda
Frequency: 26th most frequent letter in English (2)
"Z" from Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language (1755): "Is found in the Saxon alphabets, set down by Grammarians, but is read in no word originally Teutonick: its sound is uniformly that of an hard S." (3)

W winner, X vote, Y submit

The winner for W was "Wondrous walruses wrestle wretched warthogs while wolverines watch" submitted by Glitner76. Don't forget to submit your Y sentence using the comment section on this link.

Now, vote for which sentence should represent X in alphAmuse. Remember, the rule for X was that either all the words had to start with "ex" or all had to end in "x".

Results for V, Vote for W

The winner for V was "Vigilant Victorians vanquished villainous Velociraptors". I can't wait to craft construction paper cut outs of Victorians...

suggestions welcome.

Vote for the W sentence by Tuesday the 15th.

winners for S & T

The winning S sentence was "Stewart suggested sneaking snacks surreptitiously, so Silvester silently stole some sausages" by Sherry.

The the winner for T: "Trying to talk to turkeys takes tenacity" by Erin.

Vote for S & T, plus R winner

The winner for R is "Rotund raccoons routinely raid restaurant rubbish" submitted by Erin.

And now, vote for S & T. Poll closes Saturday night.

Which sentence should represent the letter S in the alphAmuse book?


Which sentence should represent the letter T in the alphAmuse book?

Results & More Voting

I'm way behind in announcing results (not that you don't just look at the polls yourselves...).

Natalie needs Nutella nightly, Niko needs Nutella now. (Naomi)
Overtired Oliver ordered oodles of old, orange oddities. (Sherry)
Perforated parasols partially protect photophobic penguins. (Bob)
Quirky queens quickly quilted quaint quadrangles. (Rita)

And now, vote for R (while you continue to think about your S sentences).

Results for L & M, Vote for N and O

L was a tie, decided on by random.org. The winner was "Little Louise leased lousy Lionel's lemon." Submitted by Sherry.

The winning sentence for M was "'Mush! Mush!' menaced Mickey mercilessly, making miserables mutts march." Submitted by Erin.

Vote for N and O, below. Polls close on Wednesday night.

Vote for N!


Vote for O!

Results from J, K and VOTE for L, M

Winner for J: Jump! by Brady

Winner for K: Kangaroos knit kitschy keepsakes. by Erin

Vote for the best sentence to represent L


Vote for the best sentence to represent M

I is for Illustrations!

Our I winner: "Isn't it interesting imagining icy igloos indoors?" Ian inquired. Congrats to Brady!

I also have 3 new illustrations ready for the alphAmuse book. B, C, & D.

Remember, submit ideas for J sentences until Saturday.

Winner for H

"Heave ho!" hollered hay harvesters, hefting heavy hauls.

p.s. Look for several letter illustrations (B, C, and D) coming soon.

G winner

The winner for G is "Grim gargoyles guarding Gothic gables gave guests goosebumps."

H is coming soon.

Results for F

The winner is: Flipper freed frenzied Francine from fearsome flying fish. Submitted by Erin.