Anyone who knew Ginny knew that she was not at all quixotic. If anything, she felt a lot of antipathy toward those she thought were unrealistically idealistic. And she was never shy about expressing her animosity for her more Pollyanna-like classmates.
So when Ginny didn’t win the Most Likely to Succeed award in the high school’s Senior Superlatives contest, she was totally unperturbed.
But given Ginny’s cynicism and aloofness, she was shocked and surprised — as was everyone else in her school — when she received the trophy as Most Congenial.
Written for these daily prompts: Your Daily Word Prompt Prompt (quixotic), Fandango’s One-Word Challenge (antipathy), Ragtag Daily Prompt (unperturbed), and Word of the Day Challenge (trophy).
Maybe the other students thought congenial meant detestable!
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They need to improve their vocabulary. 😉
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Ha. Love the twist.
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Thanks, Judy.
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Haha! It would have come as a big surprise
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Irony can shock the snob out of the shape, perhaps?
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You never know how other’s see you – or how they will vote.
Thanks for sharing.
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I wonder, too, how freely expressing her acrimony gets her “Miss Congenial.” The whole school must have been in on that one. 😉
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“Most Congenial” is the award given to someone who never wins anything. I think it’s the Oscar’s way of saying ‘screw you.’
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I like the twist.
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Thanks.
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Perhaps it was awarded mockingly!
Here’s mine!
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