Friday, 9 January 2009

Friday 55 Flash Fiction # 58 Diet?

Diet?


Sometimes he wished he could lose weight.


He'd always been big, but now he weighed over 23 stones!


As soon as he'd been accepted for the job he'd started overeating.


 




Strangely the bigger he got the more popular he became.


All his friends were overweight too.


They had to be.....



They were all Sumo wrestlers.





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32 comments:

  1. Maggie May9 January 2009 at 07:44

    Huge man...... but as you say, he has to be!

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  2. Flowerpot9 January 2009 at 09:08

    what a size!

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  3. Marshall Family9 January 2009 at 09:42

    haha fantastic!! :)

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  4. Elaine Denning9 January 2009 at 09:56

    For a second, I thought you were talking about a turkey!

    You're so good at these.

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  5. buffalodick9 January 2009 at 12:20

    That is the average size of most BB-Q cook-off contestants... :)

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  6. Gledwood9 January 2009 at 13:24

    those pixx alone make me wanna go (like totally valley girl-style, like: eeeewww!!!

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  7. Dumdad9 January 2009 at 15:54

    You got me again - I didn't guess the last line.

    It reminds me of a Jim Davidson joke. He said, "My uncle was a Sumo wrestler but he had to give it up. He got nappy rash!"

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  8. Akelamalu9 January 2009 at 17:41

    Big yes Maggie, a necessity in his job. :)

    Mmmm he is rather large Flowerpot! LOL

    Glad you like it Emmie :)

    Aw thanks Laney x

    LOL really Buff?

    I know what you mean Gleds:(

    I'm a big fan of Jim Davidson but I hadn't heard that one before Dumdad LOL

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  9. Unknown9 January 2009 at 19:16

    I would have made an excellent sumo wrestler had I weighed as much as I do now when I was younger. I'm rather glad that I didn't.

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  10. Evalinn9 January 2009 at 19:32

    Cool! :-) Have a nice weekend!

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  11. the rotten correspondent9 January 2009 at 20:02

    Thanks for the picture. It helped a lot as I sat down to eat my "diet" lunch.

    Well done!

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  12. James Goodman9 January 2009 at 20:17

    lol, great twist as always, AK. :D

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  13. Akelamalu9 January 2009 at 20:42

    LOL I bet you are Nick x

    Thanks Evalinn :)

    It didn't help my diet much either RC LOL

    Cheers James :)

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  14. cheshire wife9 January 2009 at 20:56

    Not a pretty picture!

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  15. david mcmahon9 January 2009 at 21:03

    I'm off to wrestle with that concept!

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  16. Dr.John9 January 2009 at 23:36

    What a great ending.

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  17. Anndi10 January 2009 at 00:07

    You're so sneaky!

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  18. Lulda Casadaga10 January 2009 at 00:45

    Clever..clever! I must admit that meat looked mighty tasty...but, not that Sumo wrestler!! :D

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  19. Ron10 January 2009 at 01:19

    OMG...that was funny!!

    You always make my Fridays special!!!

    Thanks for sharing your clever, clever mind!

    Have SUMO weekend, my friend!

    tee, hee!

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  20. G-Man10 January 2009 at 02:26

    How much is 23 stone?

    You and your twisty endings...

    Signature Ake! Very well done Lady Pearl...:-)

    Thanks for being such a fabulous contributor each and every Friday.
    Have a Wonderful Week-End...G

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  21. Anonymous10 January 2009 at 03:33

    Stones. Haven't heard that since boarding school.

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  22. Mona10 January 2009 at 05:14

    hehehehe...that is quite some twist! :D

    I love it Akelamalu! :D

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  23. debi_in_Hawaii10 January 2009 at 09:53

    I hate it when men have bigger breasts than me!

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  24. Sandi McBride10 January 2009 at 14:41

    Puts a whole new meaning on Eating for Two, don't you think?

    Loved it!
    Sandi

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  25. Anonymous10 January 2009 at 22:23

    I love the places your mind goes ... and how you always manage to take me by surprise ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  26. Linda10 January 2009 at 22:24

    As I was reading this I was thinking ... okay, is it going to be a cow or a turkey or a chicken that has to go to slaughter and the bigger the better? But nope - none of those - you got me!

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  27. Travis Cody11 January 2009 at 00:32

    HA! But now that meal looks fantastic!

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  28. Mojo11 January 2009 at 03:47

    I was wondering how you'd put that last Akelamalu twist on this one. I should have known!

    How much is a "stone" anyway? I've never been able to suss that out.

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  29. Pam11 January 2009 at 08:12

    weeeee a grown man in a diaper! lol haha @ sumo wrestler. great 55, ake. i didn't get one done this week either. busy, lazy, or couldn't think of one...but i put a craptastic poem up hehe :)

    @mojo i think it's 14lbs

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  30. Akelamalu11 January 2009 at 12:23

    Indeed Cheshire Wife - it's gross!

    Ha ha you always come up with just the right response DavidL :)

    Glad you liked it Dr.John :)

    Moi Anndi? ;)

    Lamb shanks are one of my favourite meals Lulda! :)

    Aw thanks Ron x

    23 stone is 322lbs G-man, there are 14lbs in a stone. Glad you liked it m'dear.

    I suppose it's peculiar to GB Citizen :)

    So pleased you liked it Mona :)

    LOL it's not a pretty sight is it Debs!

    It certainly does Sandi!

    How kind of you to say that Happily Retired Gal, thankyou.

    If you didn't guess the ending Linda I did it right! :)

    It does look tasty doesn't it Trav!

    Thank you Mojo I'm pleased you liked it. A stone is 14lbs.

    Your poems are never crappy Ciara! Glad you enjoyed my 55 honey. x

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  31. TBM14 January 2009 at 13:47

    Hahaha! You have such an imagination. Fantastic :-)

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  32. Unknown14 January 2009 at 16:00

    Come now, you never told me you were going to use that photo of me!!! LOL

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