Friday 2 May 2014

A-Z Reflections

Thanks Flip.  Source.



With the passing of April, the A-Z challenge is finally over.  My fellow participants can now breathe a sigh of relief, catch up on missed sleep, and reattach any limbs that they may have gnawed off in frustration.

But what have we learned from this whole exercise?  What has the A-Z challenge actually taught us?  If you visited other Blogs, you probably learned loads about people’s hobbies, interests, personal lives, and other points of fascination.  However, by reading Muppets For Justice, you have been subjected to a barrage of nonsense.  I make no apologies for that.  This blog is a breeding ground for tomfoolery, ballyhoo, and humorous hubbub.  If you don’t like it, you can bloody well close your browser and flip off, mister!

I apologise for that emotional outburst.  The challenge seems to have made me slightly tetchy.  I have been known to break down in tears whilst performing any of the following tasks during April:
  • Walking down the street
  • Watching romantic movies
  • Watching action movies
  • Watching rude lady movies
  • Chopping onions
  • Rubbing the bald spot that I seem to be developing
  • Searching for my sanity

Yes, the challenge seems to have caused several bizarre side effects.  I also have an itchy foot, which I’m sure can be credited to the stress of this blogging ordeal.

So were there any benefits?  Several, actually.  The hallucinations were quite entertaining until the sky fell on me.  The increase in traffic wasn’t so bad either.

Idiotically enough, I decided to take a holiday during April, meaning that I didn’t have time to write any new posts for just over a week.  This meant that I had to schedule my posts well in advance, meaning that one of those in particular was accidentally posted early.  I do this quite often as I tend to schedule posts a week or two ahead, but doing this during a daily posting schedule was rather stressful.  This may be a feeble excuse for not visiting your blogs towards the end of the challenge.  For that, I can only apologise.

Overall, the challenge was enjoyable and it gave me the chance to practice a slightly different style of writing.  I intended to write posts that were a minimum length of 500 words, but occasionally I went well over that target. Considering that I expected to burn out rather quickly, I managed to pleasantly surprise myself, like the time I wore a lacy glove and had a posh wank.  I only hope I managed to surprise you too with my bizarre subject matter and contrived situations.

I hope you’ve all found this entertaining.  If not, you‘ll be pleased to know that the regular Monday and Friday posting schedule shall return next week.  Take care over the weekend folks, and try not to eat any salad.

10 comments:

  1. You did a good Mr Addman, there were some classic moments and I enjoyed it loads. . . . that bit when you were hanging off the side of the church spire was brilliant . . . . . . . . . HANG ON wrong blog . . . . .DAMN.

    Onwards and upwards . . . .keep on blogging

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    1. I think you're confusing me with the devil, who sat on the Crooked Spire and bent it while on his way to Sheffield. He obviously wanted a rest before a shopping spree at Meadowhall.

      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St_Mary_and_All_Saints,_Chesterfield

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  2. I was certainly entertained by your posts this month Addman. They also gave me some neat ideas for future careers to consider, and what not to do if I decide to go for those careers. I didn't really notice any going up when they weren't supposed to, but at least you got something out of it with a nice increase in traffic. I hope it sticks, and I hope all those court cases don't.

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    1. Thanks man. How do you feel about being a character witness? I think you'd look good dressed as Mickey Mouse, since he's such a loveable character.

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  3. I'm VERY impressed with you this month Addman, you’ve really outdone yourself. You’ve certainly surprised me, I’ve read each and every terrifying job spec, (despite not being to comment on every single one) and it’s made me think long and hard about my career path. Enjoy catching up on your sleep! x

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    1. Very kind, thank you. I only hope to serve as a shining example of what not to do.

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  4. Is a "rude lady movie" a movie about women into 3rd wave ska? (Anyone who gets that joke is a white suburban kid who grew up in the 90's.)
    "Barrage of Nonsense" should have been what I named my blog, instead I'm stuck with this absurd and confusing moniker. I was truly impressed by your completing the challenge and being that consistent with the funny. Well done. Have a posh wank on me...wait, that could have been phrased better. If only I knew how to delete!

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    1. You could call your blog Posh Wank if you like. I guarantee you'll get lots of traffic. Lots of very disappointed traffic.

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  5. I hope your fingers are jacked beyond belief. With their new found strength, they'll probably be able to handle three posts a week henceforth.

    But congratulations on completing the A-Z Challenge! You're posts were all hilarious. A lot of blogs seem to wither toward the end of April, but yours didn't waver at all; they were all equally funny. Hope you're pumped for June's A-Z Challenge.

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    1. My fingers are so strong that I tore a Chinese finger trap to pieces without trying. I also poked a hole in the spacetime continuum. Sorry about that.

      The idea of an A-Z challenge in June almost gave me a heart attack. I had to flick myself in the chest with my mighty fingers to resuscitate myself.

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