I coulda been in the Guinness book.
No, really. My plan: To coach soccer for 24 hours straight. Twenty-four one-hour sessions, with kids signed up around the clock. (I’d get college kids to fill the overnight hours.) One boy on my team wanted to camp out and participate in as many hours as possible.
It never happened.
We’d planned it as a fundraiser for a teammate who’d been diagnosed with leukemia. The Guinness folks said if it was tied to a charity, it wouldn’t count. And that’s okay. That teammate? He went into remission.
Maybe I’ll have another chance.
I compile a monthly post called “6 Words” on my blog. Ernest Hemingway inspired it when he said any story can be told in six words. I ask bloggers, friends, strangers, and a few strange blogger friends to respond to a prompt.
What would you do?
I took a question from emails I get from Q4KIDZ for this month’s prompt. Have you signed up for emails and texts from them? They send out daily questions and prompts to get the conversation going with your kids.
Here’s the prompt:
Imagine you made it into the Guinness Book of Records. What did you do to get your name in there?
What would your answer be?
1. Biggest fan of Eli’s 6-words’ topics.
Kelly M., of Just Typikel
2. I danced for a complete week.
Miriam B., of Out an About
3. Purchasing and losing the most lipbalms.
Kristen, Bye Bye Beer
4. De-shelling lobster in under two minutes.
Sheri M., of When the Kids Go to Bed
5. Ate most Doritos in one day.
Ashley A., of Big Top Family
6. She keeps the library personnel busy!
Tessa, of Always a Writer
7. Serious poison ivy… on my lady-bits.
Renee S., of RAS Jacobson
8. I did the loudest purr ever.
Pat, of New Bloggy Cat
9. I memorized more books than anyone!
Mimi, of Messy Mimi’s Meanderings
10. Largest wine cork collection- don’t judge.
Tiffany M., of Sounds Like Life to Me
11. Got all the kudos, amassed hits!
Leslie B., of Ink Interrupted
12. Amount of naps in a week.
Lauren, of Shooting Star Mag
13. Rena excels at dealing with bullshit!
Rena M., of The Blogging 911
14. I changed political opinions on Facebook.
Mary Lou Q., of Me in the Middle
15. Rode elevator in every country… twice.
Ashley C., of Happy Pretty Sweet
16. Steadfast courage, abiding grace under pressure.
Anne M., of McGuffy’s Reader
17. Most cookies eaten in 3 minutes.
Lynn, of Emma and Rose
18. Most rejections received by a writer.
AJ, of Read All the Things!
19. Colored world’s largest unicorn picture alone.
Beth K., of The Beth Next Door
20. Oldest lady to do handstands.
Katherine, of Welcome to the Nursery
21. Beat Zelda 1,347 times for kids.
Kimberly S., of Kimberly C. Starr
22. Piggy jumped over the fire hydrant.
Bacon T., of Pig Love
23. Created a mountain from a molehill.
Sarah, of Journeys of The Zoo
24. At more hamburgers than anyone else!
Danny R., of Dream Big, Dream Often
25. Owns the most Starbucks. Because reasons.
Jamie D., of Stretching the Comfort Zone
26. The woman who had no fears.
Erika K., of Erika Kind
27. I made the most parents laugh.
Norine M., of Science of Parenthood
28. Sailed around the world 10 times!
Josie L., of A Family Afloat
29. Most Nanowrimo novels written, yet unedited.
Elizabeth M., of Lapidary Prose
30. The world’s best multi tasking mom.
Janine H., of Confessions of a Mommyaholic
31. Ate more than Lynn and Danny.
Eli P., of Coach Daddy
Great post. I just loved it so much 👍😊. What was your inspiration for this post ?
Thanks, Abh! Glad you liked it. It’s all about Ernest Hemingway.
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Thank you for your kind words, friend. I will check out your blog now.
Thank you so much for the follow Eli 😊
Another fun-filled list, Eli! My favorite is no. 22 – Oinkredible! (￣(oo)￣)ﾉ Thanks for having me again. ヽ(^‥^=ゞ)
Thanks, Pat! The pig gets lots of attention on these. Glad you could make it, too.
LOL no way I can choose an absolute favourite from this lot — 😀 😀
Just toss a dart and you’ll hit a good one, Lyn!
all so good for so many reasons. no fears, unicorn picture coloring and doritios all are wonderful –
A nice batch, right Beth? Any time unicorn coloring and Doritos collide, expect beauty.
I love these! There is such a variety and I loved them all. Thanks, Eli! Have a great day! Hugs.
So glad you loved them, Ann! I knew they’d be all over the place. Hope your thanksgiving is awesome.
As always so much fun being a part of. So thank you for that and I also loved that pic of you when you were a kid!! 😉
They’re always better with you in them, Janine. My disco days pic always seems to surface!
LOL I love the unicorn picture you found! I wonder how large of a unicorn I would have to color, haha! And love that shirt you’re rocking as a child! Nice look, you should bring it back 😉 Thanks again for having me!
Isn’t the unicorn perfect, Beth? I’d say yours would be at LEAST as big as a real unicorn. At least. I wish I still had that shirt – or well, one my size like it. Probably I could find one in Goodwill.
Glad to have you along – and I’m sorry about losing the last one you sent!
So much fun! Favorite: “10. Largest wine cork collection- don’t judge.” I might try to beat her record! jk! 😉
You were an adorable little guy! Still are ! 😀
http://www.meinthemiddlewrites.com
It’s a blast, isn’t it Mary Lou? There’s a story behind every cork. And what a record to aspire to! Aw, thanks about me as a little guy … and big guy. I don’t have as cool a wardrobe, though.
That shirt is out of this world 🙂 . Love it! I could probably go down for the the biggest total amount in library fines. It too is out of this world. LOL . Great share!
Isn’t that shirt far out, Kim? I thought I was the coolest. My library fines could rival yours – I have a CD from an audio book stuck in my old car that I need to get out, and the meter’s ticking!
Love it! As always, got a few good chuckles out of the other entries. 🙂
Thanks, Kimberly! It’s fun to corral the chuckles for the world.
Oh my goodness—that little pic of you! Just want to squish your cheeks! So sweet 🙂
I always love the answers to these prompts but these are some of my favorites. Can relate to buying and losing lip balms and also want to know more about poison ivy on the lady bits—gah!!
I was a goofy little devil, wasn’t I? All good intentions, though.
This one got the creativity ramped up. I hope that Renee will one day write about the poison ivy and how it got there, actually, you know?
So many good ones! Love #19 🙂
This was a decent batch, wasn’t it Ashley? I’d sit down and color a ‘corn with you. (Did you know a cross between a mule and a unicorn is a Muleicorn? That was our team mascot one year. And we went undefeated!)
So many great takes! Thank you for inviting me again to participate!!
One great take after another, right Erika? Let’s get you in another one of these soon.
That’s very cool!! Looking forward to it 😀
Thank you so much for hosting this, it’s always fun!
Thanks so much for coming along, Mimi!
Love these! Thanks for having me share. I could totally go for a nap right now…
That’s cool you could have been in Guinness! You’ll have to try again for sure.
-Lauren
http://www.shootingstarsmag.net
What’s not to love, right Lauren? I’m happy you joined us. Nap time seems a good idea for me at the moment (it just struck 3 a.m.!) I hope to have another shot at the Guinness book. For soccer or maybe cheese sandwiches.
I love the idea of six words! And, it would have been fun seeing you get in the Guinness book for soccer coaching. You should go for it!
It’s a fun diversion, isn’t it Lecy? I had one player who wanted to camp at the field and get into as many practices as he could. I will definitely revisit.
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You’re the best, Tessa!
Aw, these are great! I can relate a little to well to #3. Thank you for the invite Eli.
Pretty good haul, right Tiff? My girls are also adept at the losing of lip balms. What’s up with that? Love having you, as always.
Great prompt Eli! THanks for including me. Did you have to use the Big Boy photo? I’ll be craving one all week now and can’t even get one since SC doesn’t have any! Love me some Big Boy and FF with tartar sauce~
Glad you liked it, Rena! Always good to have you along. That Big Boy statue means instant hunger, doesn’t it? London, Ky. That’s the nearest Big Boy Burgers to me. A mere 5 hours, 23 minutes away! I could be there in time for breakfast.
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