Happy to offer help wherever I can! Now for me to sit around debating the age old question... fiction, or non fiction?? Hmm...

edited to add - OMG FIRST!!!! :D

Edited at 2017-02-27 04:30 am (UTC)

For once, the Muse has been kind to me -- I came up with a story idea I was happy with in less than an hour. Normally it takes me a minimum of 36 hours before I'll come up with an idea I like.

In my case, I'll be taking the prompt literally, and tell the story of a particular hike I went on as a Boy Scout. However, the phrase is normally used as an angry expression to tell someone to go away... but I would argue that the phrase could be used to describe any argument/shouting match where at least one of the participants said something that they didn't really mean...

Hmm, no. It is probably a euphemism of "get the hell out of here".

Or, like, "don't be bringing that nonsense around here!" ie, the topic or opinion is unacceptable to the other person, or completely inappropriate, and they want that conversation to go away and never come back.

Example:
"You wanna run away with me?"
"Take a hike! I don't even like you that much, and I've got responsibilities here."

It was common parlance when I was growing up, but nowadays I think people would be more likely to use a sarcastic "Uh, no!" in the same sentence. So picture it in the same kind of tone, if you're taking that interpretation of the prompt.

Got it, thank you!

Hello there EO- hope your day has gotten better than drunk church ladies wanting everyone to sing on the bus! It's hard to keep patience in that situation. Kudos.

Question on Second Chance- When you said eliminated main contestants couldn't play. Did you mean even contestants who were axed before Second Chance posted? Or from now on?

Thanks for the clarification. Peace out dude! :p