Monday, 21 June 2010

Microfiction Monday #8...



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.




The dog’s lazy but our staff aren’t.
Book now for the best holiday you’ll ever have.

We’re so close to the sea sharks leap into our pool!
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35 comments:

  1. mrsnesbitt21 June 2010 at 08:06

    A good way to get the old grey matter working on a Monday morning!

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  2. Gledwood21 June 2010 at 11:04

    !

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  3. Gledwood21 June 2010 at 11:07

    I know you say it doesn't bother you when I blither in German, but it is a new thing and it wasn't what my blog was about. I'm thinking of just opening yet another blog, this time in German

    I just get the feeling it is slightly annoying/seems pretentious/irrelevant to most people. Even though everything I've put up in German is there in English too

    actually I'm gonna put up a poll on the matter. Please vote!

    I'm crying (haulen) on your shoulder (die Schulter) about this because you are the voice of reason

    ;-)...

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  4. SouthLakesMom21 June 2010 at 11:53

    Now THAT is positive spin marketing! Taking the rural and making it downright enticing!

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  5. Empress Bee (of the high sea)21 June 2010 at 13:22

    i'd totally go there! ha ha ha

    smiles, bee
    xoxoxoxoxoxo

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  6. Ellie Garratt21 June 2010 at 13:26

    Clever and witty, I loved it!

    Have a lovely week x

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  7. Peggy21 June 2010 at 14:28

    SLM is right. Very positive spin on a negative. Sharks! Yikes.

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  8. Michael G-G21 June 2010 at 14:52

    I love the idea of the hard-working staff ushering the leaping shark out of their pool. Nothing lazy about that at all!

    Very clever take on this week's MM--have a great week.

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  9. jabblog21 June 2010 at 14:55

    Neat take - could almost bring myself to stay there were it not for the sharks ;-)

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  10. anthonynorth21 June 2010 at 15:11

    Clever advert, that :-)

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  11. Sylvia K21 June 2010 at 15:14

    What a fun, clever take on the pic of the day! Love it! Have a great week!

    Sylvia

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  12. John (@bookdreamer)21 June 2010 at 15:37

    ooh one of the turn a negative into a positive centres. Mine is a homage to On the Waterfront this week and is here.

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  13. Valerie21 June 2010 at 15:42

    The shark definitely puts me off staying there, but your take on the picture is excellent.

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  14. Pat21 June 2010 at 16:06

    Ooh..I think they need a new copy writer for their ads...maybe they could just change "sharks" to "tunas." Clever take on this week's microfiction photo!

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  15. Ron21 June 2010 at 16:20

    You are soooooooooo clever, m'dear!

    Only YOU could think of something so BRILLIANT!

    Hey, I LOVE your new template design! It looks faaaaaaaaabulous! Brava!

    Have a great a Monday!

    X

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  16. Akelamalu21 June 2010 at 17:33

    Yes it is Mrs N :)

    Gleds - Why not start another blog and duplicate whatever you write here on it in German. You could leave a link on both blogs to the other one then your readers can enjoy it in whatever is their preference?

    Thanks SouthLakesMom :)

    LOL really Bee???

    Why thankyou Ellie :)

    Cheers Peggy - I think I'd give the sharks a miss too. ;)

    I wouldn't like their job Michael LOL

    The sharks would put me off staying too Jabblog LOL

    Thanks Anthony :)

    Glad you liked it Sylvia :)

    Thanks John

    Me too Valerie, thanks. x

    I think yo're rightt, sharks are definitely more scary than Tuna Pat

    You're very kind Ron thanks hon. Glad you like the new template. :)

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  17. Casdok21 June 2010 at 18:04

    Lol -very clever!

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  18. Cloudia21 June 2010 at 20:03

    Aloha ha ha from Waikiki

    Comfort Spiral

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  19. Unspoken21 June 2010 at 20:20

    Now that is close to the sea!

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  20. Dianne21 June 2010 at 20:24

    I love the part about the sharks in the pool ;)

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  21. BECKY21 June 2010 at 20:25

    Very good, clever, creative, etc! I liked it a lot!! :)

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  22. Maggie May21 June 2010 at 21:33

    I feel like booking my holiday!
    You get some good ideas.
    Maggie X

    Nuts in May

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  23. Unknown21 June 2010 at 23:19

    Yikes, I've heard of alligators invading pools, but not sharks. Definitely not my kind of place. :)

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  24. hope22 June 2010 at 00:01

    You had me until the last line....guess I won't be booking a room with you. ;0

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  25. Travis Cody22 June 2010 at 01:20

    More funny stuff!

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  26. g-man22 June 2010 at 02:40

    Yep...Susan must be in West Virginia!

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  27. Bill ~ {The Old Fart}22 June 2010 at 03:34

    Could almost be a bit of Thunderball happening. Is 007 stopping by??

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  28. Bill ~ {The Old Fart}22 June 2010 at 03:34

    Could almost be a bit of Thunderball happening. Is 007 stopping by??

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  29. Akelamalu22 June 2010 at 12:30

    Thankyou Casdok :)

    Aloha Cloudia

    It sure is She Writes :)

    Glad you like it Dianne :)

    Thankyou muchly Becky and welcome here. :)

    You fancy that Maggie? LOL

    I wouldn't like the sharks either Janel!

    I guess the sharks in the pool have put a lot of you off Hope ;)

    I'm happy to make you smile Trav :)

    I think she is G-man

    Possibly Bill ;)

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  30. MorningAJ22 June 2010 at 12:50

    I'd like to book a long weekend in September please!

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  31. buffalodick22 June 2010 at 15:52

    I thought it was a catfish!

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  32. Maude Lynn22 June 2010 at 16:41

    I think that I just vacationed there!

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  33. Linda22 June 2010 at 21:21

    A vacation like that would be lovely minus the whole sharks jumping in the pool aspect of course!

    I just read your Flash Fiction story for Friday, too, and it was brilliantly you as always! You have such a twist with your endings - I love 'em!

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  34. RoseBelle23 June 2010 at 00:47

    That's a cute caption. You should send it to the company and see if they'd use it.

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  35. bestoffrm27 June 2010 at 04:32

    Thanks for sharring importent information in this blog.
    It was very nice.
    love
    egitim

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