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NC Send In the Clowns (NO pictures) (continuing)
Teresa wrote: "Go us!Tru if you could post?"
Done!
I knew there was a reason I was holding onto that Z author book....
How're you doing Tru? Life still crazy?
Teresa wrote: "How're you doing Tru? Life still crazy?"Work has calmed down considerably, but my mom isn't doing very well. We're managing.
Thanks for checking on me.
I'm glad work is better, but I'm sorry about your mom! Thinking of you ❥
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The lunatics were three psychos who escaped from a mental hospital when a circus was in town. They murdered three clowns and took their costumes as their own. All three clowns are deranged with violent tendencies. Each has their own distinct look and behavior but all are equally menacing acting in almost near silence.
Cheezo: The leader of the trio. He has an eerie calm about him.
Bippo: The most aggressive, known for erratic and unpredictable behavior.
Dippo: The quietest of the three and most malevolent.
You have been assigned to capture Cheezo
Spell out
C
H
E
E
Z
O
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Teresa wrote: "I'm glad work is better, but I'm sorry about your mom! Thinking of you ❥"Thanks, Teresa - I appreciate it. ❥
On to our next clown!Kari, you had a banked H book, which I've already added to the SS. I've got books that will work for all the letters except Z - I'll look for one.
Teresa - do you have anything coming up that will work?
ETA: I've found a Z book. I'm tired of the books I'm reading for TW, so this will be a nice change!
Donna wrote: "An hour, seriously? I doubt this one will take you very long either."We don't have that many Zs banked, Donna, lol. It'll be at least tomorrow morning.....
Besides, it's nice to have a few easy ones in the mix - some of your tasks are downright mean! No wonder you were cackling maniacally...
Good morning!! You guys are amazing, we completed that really long clown name, yasss!
Truitt_T wrote: "On to our next clown!Kari, you had a banked H book, which I've already added to the SS. I've got books that will work for all the letters except Z - I'll look for one.
Teresa - do you have anyth..."
I have a C ( at 35% of 274pgs) and O (2.5 hrs left) that I'm currently reading and should be done today, tomorrow at the latest.
I started getting sick Tuesday and tested for Covid yesterday... guess what? it was positive 😖 so, I have some more time for reading if it doesn't get much worse, but if it does I'll have less 😆
Feel free to bump the C as it'll be the last done.
Teresa wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "On to our next clown!Kari, you had a banked H book, which I've already added to the SS. I've got books that will work for all the letters except Z - I'll look for one.
..."
Teresa, I hope it passes quickly and you feel better soon!!
I'll find an E book. The one I just finished doesn't work so I banked it.
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Easy? I am doing something wrong. This is supposed to be challenging, Tru. Besides, how am I supposed to live up to the lovely images that you people paint of me? Cackling maniacally...really? One of my competitive teams didn't think that task was so easy without banking books. They didn't even try for the bonus points. They just ignored it and did buddy reads instead. Silly people.
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Archie Benjamin played Horny the Clown at his family's restaurant. This caused him to get picked on a lot by his peers. On his birthday, they played a prank which caused the restaurant to catch on fire resulting in his death. Four years later, Archie comes back from the dead to get his revenge. He is a demonic version of Horny the Clown.
Complete the following tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with fire on the cover
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books that are book 4 in any series
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books that start with a letter in HORNY (the team must choose one letter)
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with the author's initials in ARCHIE
I added some potential book options. Any preferences for Leg 1?
I have several books that work for O or R that I’m wanting to read
Teresa wrote: "I have several books that work for O or R that I’m wanting to read"Teresa, how are you feeling?
I'm ok with O or R.
You also have an H in your banked books in case you want to use it.
Hah, I missed Harbor in the list 🤦🏻♀️If you guys have something for H, then that would work best for me right now.
I developed a massive headache to go with my sniffles and cough, which sucks. I got my KCR books done yesterday, but am having trouble focusing today so it’ll be a bit before I get to any new books.
Thanks for asking 😊
Teresa wrote: "Hah, I missed Harbor in the list 🤦🏻♀️If you guys have something for H, then that would work best for me right now.
I developed a massive headache to go with my sniffles and cough, which sucks...."
Hang in there and get a lot of rest, covid is awful :(.
I'm good with H. I don't have any banked books left except one, so it'll be a bit until I finish too.
I’m not picky about the letter - anything is fine.Feel better soon, Teresa!
I found a book for fire and for book 4 in series, and am almost done with Archie. I don't have anything for H yet, if anyone has an extra that would be wonderful, if not I'll find one when I finish with the others 😀
I finished
for fire, it was fun, in case you guys need fire on the cover in the future.I also found a book for H.
Looks fun! I added it to my TBR :DI'll be done my last book tomorrow.
Kari wrote: "I finished for fire, it was fun, in case you guys need fire on the cover in the future.I also found a book for H."
That really does look cute, Kari! I added it to my TBR, too.
Teresa - I hope you're feeling better. Don't push yourself to read if you don't feel like it - we're in no hurry.
Truitt_T wrote: "Teresa - I hope you're feeling better. Don't push yourself to read if you don't feel like it - we're in no hurry...."Still not great, but much better than I was Friday and Saturday. Still tired and headachy, but the cough and congestion is almost gone.
How is your mom doing?
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"The Laugh" was a disturbed child with a twisted sense of humor and a fixation on causing pain to others. As an adult, he evolved into a deranged serial killer who stalked and captured his former classmates. He uses elaborate, themed traps and mind games to capture and torment 3 women from his past. He wants to relive the amusement he had as a child when terrified others. He thrives on fear and cruelty. His intelligence is shown through his carefully planned torture and traps. He often wears a mask or different disguises. His most iconic look is his exaggerated smile and wide eyes accompanying his maniacal laughter. He truly is a chilling clown.
Complete the following tasks
Arm 1: Read a chain of 3 books with all the letters of LAUGH in the title
Arm 2: Read a chain of 3 books tagged humor
Leg 1: Read a chain of 3 books that are #3 in any series
Leg 2: Read a chain of 3 books with a mask on the cover
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Donna wrote: "I feel like I made this challenge a bit too easy for you folks..."I don't know about that!!! Being able to bank books definitely helped though. Without that we'd be way farther behind as I took on too many challenges at once that had conflicting needs.
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Teresa wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "Teresa - I hope you're feeling better. Don't push yourself to read if you don't feel like it - we're in no hurry...."Still not great, but much better than I was Friday and Saturd..."
Better today, but still not great. I think we're in a holding pattern for a bit, if you know what I mean. Thanks for checking!
And I'm glad to hear you've largely moved on from the cough. In some ways, I think that's the most difficult to deal with.
Donna wrote: "I feel like I made this challenge a bit too easy for you folks..."Nope. No, Unh-uh. There have been plenty of books we've had to scramble for, even though we're banking.
Since we're playing for our own amusement, banking has been great - and we're not worried about page length, or speed, or anything competitive, thank goodness. With other challenges, I'm so glad we went into this to play, not to win.
I think you've done a nice job of balancing the difficulty for this one, Donna.
Truitt_T wrote: "Better today, but still not great. I think we're in a holding pattern for a bit, if you know what I mean. Thanks for checking!..."I do know... **hugs**
I found one book for Mask - Beneath This Mask, but it's book 3 and it's been 4 years since I read the series.Any recommendations?
Teresa wrote: "I found one book for Mask - Beneath This Mask, but it's book 3 and it's been 4 years since I read the series.Any recommendations?"
I saw this one
, I haven't read it but it has a mask, and all of these have a little mask on the cover: https://www.goodreads.com/series/3924...
I'm really not going to have a chance to look at this until tonight - sorry, teammates!
Truitt_T wrote: "I'm really not going to have a chance to look at this until tonight - sorry, teammates!"No worries, I don't have anything picked yet. I might copy Teresa with the Laugh book.
Truitt_T wrote: "I'm really not going to have a chance to look at this until tonight - sorry, teammates!"No worries!!
Kari wrote: "all of these have a little mask on the cover: https://www.goodreads.com/series/3924....."I didn't even think of that series! I can recommend Transparent Is a Color and An Ex-Hero's Guide to Axe Handling!!
Teresa wrote: "I didn't even think of that series! I can recommend Transparent Is a Color a..."I know, those masks are small!
I read An Ex-Hero's Guide to Axe Handling and In the Nick of Time and liked both.
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Nope. No, Unh-uh. There have been plenty of books we've had to scramble for, even though we're banking.
Since we'r..."
Why thank you, Tru. I worked hard on this one but I am working on something truly unique and special for you guys for 2025. Something one of a kind. I can't wait to share it with all of you. I've been toying with the idea since last Christmas and finally decided to make it happen. Gonna be so much fun!
Donna wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "Donna wrote: "I feel like I made this challenge a bit too easy for you folks..."Nope. No, Unh-uh. There have been plenty of books we've had to scramble for, even though we're ban..."
I can't wait to see what you've planned for us!
Kari - I went with your Mask choice, and I have to say thank goodness it was short!In theory, I should have really liked it. Oh well, lol. I least that task is finished. :)
Perhaps I should have given yours a shot, Teresa. Great points for TW!
Truitt_T wrote: "Kari - I went with your Mask choice, and I have to say thank goodness it was short!In theory, I should have really liked it. Oh well, lol. I least that task is finished. :)
Perhaps I should have..."
I agree, and I don't even think they use masks at any point, meh.
Kari wrote: "Truitt_T wrote: "Kari - I went with your Mask choice, and I have to say thank goodness it was short!In theory, I should have really liked it. Oh well, lol. I least that task is finished. :)
Perh..."
Meh is about right for that one.
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