Christmas was on its way. Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas – around which the entire kid year revolved. Downtown Hohman was prepared for its yearly bacchanalia of peace on earth and good will to men.- A Christmas Story
Greetings logophiles and other creative types!
It’s time for Wicked Word Wednesday, and the Wicked Word is:
bacchanalia
bac·cha·na·lia [\ ba-kə-ˈnāl-yə]
noun
plural capitalized: a Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
drunken revelry
excessive indulgence in something especially to satisfy an inordinate appetite or craving
I’ve waited all year long to use this specific word just for it’s use in the opening lines of that now-classic Christmas movie, A Christmas Story (which I’ve watched approximately 15 times since Thanksgiving). Now, here’s your change to earn your own “major award”!
What is Wicked Word Wednesday?
You have one week to compose a post based on the Wicked Word.
One entry per person.
BONUS CHALLENGE: 42 words max.
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IMPORTANT: Please include Twitter handle or pseudonym.
Post your entry on your own blog!
If you decide to participate in this way, please link back to the current event.
Make sure your followers know to come here to vote!
Only “likes” cast here will count towards the weekly winner.
And Thus It Begins:
The Word has been given;
The Week has begun;
The Game is afoot;
On Mark,
Get Set,
GO!
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Running In My Head 
oh, it is MINE this week! muwhahahaha
http://suziland.net/2016/12/wicked-word-wednesday-bacchanalia/
No twitter, sorry…..hate twits, so it makes sense to me. lol
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Well done Suze! That’s a very dramatic piece! Sounds like a normal evening out in Portsmouth…..
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https://georgiemoon2016.wordpress.com/2016/12/21/www-bacchanalia/
Girls stumbling on too-high heels.
Boys play-fighting, jumping into fountains.
Drunken kisses, knives with near misses.
Beer cans rolling, stomachs emptying.
Sirens nearing, handcuffs rattling.
Just another bacchanalian Christmas Eve in paradise.
Thank goodness I’m in bed by ten o’clock……
And I’ll have you know that’s exactly 42 words…..
Twitter – @georgina_moon
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A major award!
(The older shows had such style, such rich vocabulary and language – maybe that’s why they endure. Little kids would toss around featured words for days afterwards…)
Must think of a good one….
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