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Saturday, May 18, 2013

Oh Yeah?


Underneath her words of praise, that voice dripping honey, lies a sharp and bitter tongue. Assuming I had the nerve to withstand its bite, absorb the venom, my best is esprit de l’escalier.


33 words for.  including 3 of these: topple; paradigm; underneath; nerve; honey; loop

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  1. barbaraMay 18, 2013 at 10:37 PM

    so many lies on so many honeyed tongues! :) Well done.

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    1. kymmMay 19, 2013 at 12:48 AM

      Honey just seems to beckon the tongues, lips, mouths...
      Thank you, Barbara!

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  2. Ann BennettMay 18, 2013 at 11:30 PM

    I worked with a woman one time who I knew to be careful around. However, when she turned on the charm, it was hard to not do what she wanted.

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    1. kymmMay 19, 2013 at 12:49 AM

      I'm careful around all the women I work with. Some men too though.
      Thanks for reading, Ann!

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  3. GinaMay 18, 2013 at 11:37 PM

    Sometimes, but not often, I have the perfect comeback. Most of the time I think, "Darn it! ...would have been so much more clever." And I AM wary of charming, and well spoken, people. Great post!

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    1. kymmMay 19, 2013 at 12:50 AM

      I never have the perfect comeback. My title it my most used comeback. Sad.
      Thank you, Gina!

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  4. AdaobiMay 19, 2013 at 1:01 AM

    Kinda reminds me of myself in secondary school, the seniors (i.e those in Senior Secondary err...read Education in Nigeria on Wikipedia) used to say I was politely rude - Hey, you're trying not to get punished, you get creative...
    Now, I'm mostly laid-back, with the occasional venom...

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    1. kymmMay 19, 2013 at 10:41 AM

      Glad to hear the venom is only occasional. Hehe. Thanks for reading, Adaobi!

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  5. writerwannabe763.wordpress.comMay 19, 2013 at 1:56 AM

    We kind of had the same idea.... lies ... Happens a lot in real life... Diane

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    1. kymmMay 19, 2013 at 10:45 AM

      This one doesn't lie so much as just speak her venemous mind, haha.
      Thanks for reading, Diane!

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  6. September DreamsMay 19, 2013 at 6:07 AM

    I like the way you have pumped in so many contrasting things in one little piece. Great job Kymm :)

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    1. kymmMay 19, 2013 at 2:38 PM

      It's not hard when your life is so many contrasting things, haha.
      Thank you so much, September!

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  7. TrifectaMay 19, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    It's all about practicing beforehand. :-) Thanks for linking up with this. I love the images.

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    1. kymmMay 19, 2013 at 2:40 PM

      I'm reading Aristotle, so that is the only basis upon which I will accept practice!
      Thank you for the love, Tri!

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  8. brudbergMay 19, 2013 at 3:22 PM

    Honey voices invites deceit...

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    1. kymmMay 20, 2013 at 11:26 PM

      Don't they always. Thanks for reading, Björn!

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  9. BCIJoMay 19, 2013 at 3:31 PM

    Nicely done! I love "esprit de l'escalier", and your "oh Yeah?"
    All too often my best comeback leaps into my head as I am walking away!

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    1. kymmMay 20, 2013 at 11:33 PM

      That. And sometimes they never come!
      Thanks, Joanne!

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  10. TMWHickmanMay 19, 2013 at 3:43 PM

    Honey usually makes the venom taste sweet, but it is still poison. Well done!

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    1. kymmMay 20, 2013 at 11:33 PM

      And there's that cloying aftertaste...
      Thank you, Tina!

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  11. ChristiMay 19, 2013 at 3:45 PM

    This happens to me all the time. Thanks for introducing me to a new French phrase for it!

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    1. kymmMay 20, 2013 at 11:37 PM

      I think the only people who do have those quick retorts are fictional characters written by those who, like us, thought of it a day later.
      Thanks for reading, Christi!

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  12. SuzanneMay 19, 2013 at 7:55 PM

    Ah yes, I think I know this woman (was she recently on a pedestal?)! Love your title and I love "esprit de l’escalier" — awesome!

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    1. kymmMay 20, 2013 at 11:39 PM

      Well, I do believe that may well have been her! Hahaha
      Thanks for the love, Suzanne!

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  13. AnonymousMay 19, 2013 at 8:09 PM

    Best response I've read so far. Love it.

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    1. kymmMay 20, 2013 at 11:41 PM

      Well my goodness. Thank you kindly, Grandmalin!

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  14. AtreyeeMay 19, 2013 at 10:15 PM

    That's how these liars & cheats hide themselves!They practice it to perfection till most of us are drawn in like bees to honey and then comes the sting-ouch!What a beautifully written piece Kymm & so true:-)

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    1. kymmMay 20, 2013 at 11:46 PM

      When there is no honey, you know to stay away.
      Thank you so much, Atreyee!

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  15. allmylivesnowMay 19, 2013 at 11:35 PM

    I love the word play going on here. Nicely done.

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    1. kymmMay 20, 2013 at 11:50 PM

      Glad you enjoyed it, and thank you for the love, Barbara!

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  16. Valerie BoersmaMay 20, 2013 at 1:15 AM

    Very cool response to the prompt, Kymm! I'm also glad that there is an equally cool French expression for the same thing that happens to me when I encounter a venomous person! Great job with this prompt, and I hope you had a great weekend!

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    1. kymmMay 20, 2013 at 11:56 PM

      Thank you kindly, Valerie.
      And I had a rainy Monday holiday up at the "farm" pulling weeds... fun!
      Hope you had a good one, too!

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  17. DraugMay 20, 2013 at 3:46 AM

    Honey doesn't seem to make those lies any easier to take. Great piece!

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    1. kymmMay 20, 2013 at 11:58 PM

      No, honey is for the bees. Thanks, Draug!

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  18. AnonymousMay 20, 2013 at 6:12 AM

    These are the most dangerous kind of people. We don't know we've been had until it's too late.

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    1. kymmMay 21, 2013 at 12:02 AM

      And they never seem to falter!!!
      Thanks for reading, Janna!

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  19. Sara McNultyJune 11, 2013 at 3:52 AM

    Well done, Kymm!

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