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Monday 28 June 2010

Microfiction Monday #9


Susan at Stony River hosts this fun theme each Monday, so do pop over and read the others who have signed Mr. Linky. The rules are thus:



Every Monday Susan will post a picture for the subject of your story. Microfiction means the shortest of short stories. Think Aesop's fables, comic strips, or even jokes: complete stories that can be told in under a minute. For this game, the limit is a tweetable 140 characters or fewer, including punctuation and spaces.


Here's today's picture and my contribution.



In the midst of the storm Ethel was surprised to see the mermaids,




who had come to the surface to see who had just chucked up over the side.



36 comments:

Anonymous said...

ROFLMAO!!! Maybe the bar maiden had a few too many LOL Oh wait they are mermaids. LOL Great story. Well done my friend :) Have a great week ahead :)

mrsnesbitt said...

Oh hilarious! A great start to my day - a big smile! My day is going to be good!

MorningAJ said...

What's the punchline from that old joke? "I don't remember eating them!"

Great tale this week!

Susan at Stony River said...

ROFLMAO!! Cleanup in aisle 3!

Poor Ethel, oh dear. I hope they're only coming to lend sympathy, and not rub her nose in it LOL

Akelamalu said...

One too many? Oh Thom I know that feeling. ;(

I'm happy to have started your day off with a smile Mrs N :)

Yes Morning AJ there's always tomato skins and carrots!

I'm not sure they all seem to be smiling Susan!

Gemma Wiseman said...

A dangling, "innocent" first line followed by raw reality! Great twist!

jabblog said...

Yuck! Funny, though . . .

Empress Bee (of the high sea) said...

oh the poor thing!

smiles, bee
xxoxoxoxoxoxo

Sylvia K said...

Oh, I love it! Always someone to add to the pollution of the ocean! Poor mermaids are going to need lots of shampoo! Have a fun week!

Sylvia

anthonynorth said...

Not a nice thing for mermaids to experience :-)
Nice one.

Peggy said...

OMG; A GREAT Take on this picture.
I'm reading before breafast, I think I'll wait a while to eat! LOL

SparkleFarkel said...

Instead of Lifesavers, hopefully, the mermaids have come with their fish-pockets full of THESE. LOL!

SparkleFarkle~~~*

buffalodick said...

Funny! Reminds me of a dirty joke I once heard!

Ron said...

I know I keep saying this, but I can't help it.....

YOU. ARE. BRILLIANT!

Your creativity and cleverness never cease to amaze me!

You GO, m'dear!

Thanks for sharing!

X

Maude Lynn said...

I just love your sense of humor!

Ellie Garratt said...

PMSL. What a wicked take on the picture!

Have a wonderful week.

Valerie said...

I just finished eating.... great twist... again.

Akelamalu said...

Well thankyou kindly Greyscale Territory :)

Glad you liked it Jabblog

She's not used to cruising like you Bee ;)

Yes the poor mermaids Sylvia :0

No it isn't Anthony :(

Gosh I hope it didn't put you off your breakfastPeggy!

Hopefully Sparkle Farkle!

Do tell Buff ;)


Aw thanks Ron xx


Cheers Mama Zen :)

I am wicked sometimes Ellie;)

Oops sorry Valerie, hope you kept your meal down. :0

SouthLakesMom said...

Ick! Reminds me of the kindergartners the day one boy had a mild seizure and we called his mom to take him home. When we returned to the classroom the only thing they wanted to know was, "Did he throw up?"

Unknown said...

No wonder Ethel has a knife. I would imagine those mermaids can be a little cranky after getting puked on!

katie eggeman said...

Yes, It has been a logn time, my daughter encouraged me to start, do I did. I have kept up with you by lurking everyso often to see what you have been up to.

Anonymous said...

Hau`oli Piha Makahiki! to your son and daughter-in-law. I wish them all the best today :)

Maggie May said...

Poor mermaids.
Maggie X

Nuts in May

Bill ~ {The Old Fart} said...

Poor Ethel, was she Partying with Lucy again, or only eating Lucy's cooking. Nice one, I think I'll wait a bit before making Supper.

secret agent woman said...

Now I have this horrifying image of mermaids swimming through vomit.

G-Man said...

Chumming the water....

Pat said...

I laughed the most at this one and I've read about 15 of them so far! Hilarious.

Cloudia said...

LOL!


You are the BEST




Aloha from Waikiki

Comfort Spiral

Travis Cody said...

Another laugh out loud funny!

Linda said...

I'm thinking those poor mermaids would be pointing their fins at me and laughing while I turned as green as the sea!

Great story as always!

Akelamalu said...

Sorry if it brough back icky memories South Lakes Mom ;)

I think anyone is entitled to be cranky after being puked on Janel LOL

Well it's nice to see you back Bankerchick :)

Aw thanks Thom, how kind you are. xx


Poor mermaids indeed Maggie :(


Yes wait a while before eating Bill LOL


Oh what an image SAW!

Yes indeed G-man ;(


I'm happy to have made you smile Pat :)

Why thankyou Cloudia :)


Cheers Trav :)


I hope you get your sea legs for that cruise Linda! LOL

Flowerpot said...

brilliant - I love the picture too!

Julia Phillips Smith said...

I really love that illustration - and your take on it is brilliant!

Maria said...

Hi! I just love coming here and seeing your microfiction and flash fiction posts. I'm seriously thinking of getting involved in some of this and I just might do it one of these days. Love your new layout too!

Akelamalu said...

Thanks Flowerpot x

Glad you liked it Julia

Oh yes, do join in Gaelikaa, it's so much fun.

Misty DawnS said...

Ahahahahahahaha I love how you can make me crack up laughing with just a few words!