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The Everyday THX 0477 [Pen Name Challenge]

Awaking from a restful sleep, he was delighted to find the sheets were still neatly tucked under the mattress. The crisp air of the autumn Saturday morning was counteracted perfectly by the warm fuzz of his Bugs Bunny slippers.

He made his way into the sun-warmed kitchen to ponder his breakfast alternatives. Waffles! Waffles would do nicely. Two Eggos went into the toaster, and fresh, deliciously tart orange juice went into his favorite frosty glass.

One DING ! later, two perfect steaming Eggos were released from the toaster.

After filling each waffle’s boxy surface compartments with syrup, he took the first bite. The golden, sugary tidal wave gave a rush to his nervous system, and a smile of beaming white teeth spread across his face. Intense sunlight suddenly filled the kitchen, and two squeaking squirrels on the window sill high-fived each other. In Utah, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir burst into a spontaneous chorus of hallelujahs.

The day was already achieving unprecedented levels of awesome.

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The Everyday THX 0477 [Pen Name Challenge]
thebetweenspace
Posted 3 months ago

I love it. The idyllic and awesome world of THX 0477 . The Bugs Bunny slippers were a great touch as was the hallelujah chorus.
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Tad Winslow
Posted 3 months ago

lol, THX0477 and perfection mesh in a very cartoon way here —makes me want to clean my apartment and maybe pick up some groceries in hopes that my mornings will be likewise to THX ’s. Some superb lines here as well as well crafted images. Thanks for entering the challenge!
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Apostrophe
Posted 3 months ago

This one is great.. I love the ending. Its perfect. I love how you decribed something as mundane as breakfast with such flair. I could almost see him in the kitchen.. The ending line is the best. WTG !!!

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uselessness
Posted 3 months ago

I liked it until the last two paragraphs. Then I loved it. :-P
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Blusparrow
Posted 3 months ago

Haha, that sounds like THX ’s life of awesomeness to me!
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flute faerie
Posted 3 months ago

Wow, talk about utopia! Sounds like ThX has it all, from a choir to bugs bunny slippers!! lol. Sounds like an awesome life for the leader of the Leauge of Awesomeness.
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Ana Cristina
Posted 3 months ago

Reading this made me actually laugh aloud. I don’t know what did it for me, the Bugs Bunny slippers, the Eggo’s, or perhaps the “favorite frosty glass.” Or maybe it was the perfectly timed “hallelujahs” from the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. All I know i that it all works. It’s nothing short of awesome.
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wytherwings
Posted 3 months ago

haha i love it. i loved how he had gleaming white teeth.
seems pretty awesome!
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THX 0477
Posted 3 months ago

Can’t hardly stop laughing to type. This was really a treat. And I’m not sure what was more amusing, the things that were spot-on, me-to-a-tee or the things that were 180 degrees from reality. All in all, a very funny spoof of my persona. Good job working ‘awesome’ into it as well. I think that omission would have killed it.
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.:band baby:.
Posted 3 months ago

haha, loved the visual! This is totally how I would have pictured THX ’s day. =)
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Nouvelle Bardot
Posted 3 months ago

haha, that was brilliant, i love the ending…with the tabernacle chorus…
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User 8538
Posted 3 months ago

wow, I had imagined an awesome writer’s picture of his/her daily life to be just like how you wrote it. But, I wonder what would be the daily life of a “great” writer. Can any of you write one? Or imagine one and make it come to life?
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Stovohobo
Posted 3 months ago

The Mormon Tabernacle Choir did it for me. I mean, that was hilarious.
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Storykeeper of Fae
Posted 3 months ago

I agree with the Stovohobo, here. Mormon Tabernacle Choir…ha ha. And the squirells, can’t forget the cheeky little rodents. I love the use of “unprecedented” here.
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