Monday, 16 August 2010

Microfiction Monday #16


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.



Arriving at her first fancy dress party with the new company, Marianne was unaware her colleagues had already nicknamed her ‘The Iron Lady’!
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36 comments:

  1. Anonymous16 August 2010 at 07:07

    Bwahahaha that is just to damn funny. So fitting and I can just see Marianne under that armor OMG...Love it. Very well done :)

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  2. Linda16 August 2010 at 11:01

    Aw, poor Marianne! Of course, if the armor fits ... !

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  3. MorningAJ16 August 2010 at 11:27

    I think I worked with her once! :)
    Nice 140

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  4. Dumdad16 August 2010 at 12:40

    Maggie wouldn't be pleased . . .

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  5. swputh16 August 2010 at 12:58

    She sure got a bad time in that... it looks heavy!
    good one

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  6. Shrinky16 August 2010 at 13:13

    Hehehe, wonder if she stuck with this new company of hers? Great take on the pic!

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  7. clean and crazy16 August 2010 at 13:57

    he. he. he that was cute

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  8. CrystalChick16 August 2010 at 14:29

    I really like it! Good job.

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  9. Valerie16 August 2010 at 14:33

    Very good. Poor Maggie, I mean Marianne, and she has such a soft heart too.

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  10. G-Man16 August 2010 at 14:45

    I guess thats better than The Iron Maiden...hehehehe

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  11. Daryl16 August 2010 at 14:51

    Guffawing ... I should have known with your sense of humor it would be something unpredictable ..

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  12. anthonynorth16 August 2010 at 15:09

    I can see the resemblance in the pic to Maggie :-)

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  13. Empress Bee (of the high sea)16 August 2010 at 15:09

    i was also think it was better than the iron maiden! ha ha

    smiles, bee
    xoxoxoxoxoxox

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  14. Sylvia K16 August 2010 at 15:21

    Oh, I love it! Hilarious! And, yep, I think I worked with her!! Hope you have a great week!

    Sylvia

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  15. Ron16 August 2010 at 16:39

    HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHAHHAHA!

    You kill me with your brilliant sense of humor!

    Loved it!

    Thanks for the great Monday morning laugh, m 'dear!

    Have a super day!

    X

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  16. John (@bookdreamer)16 August 2010 at 17:29

    Well the mother of a possible future prime minister, I used to work for( how about that for a name drop)would have a) not got the joke and b)told you off for not explaining it properly. Gone for predicament today. My 140 is here

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  17. SparkleFarkel16 August 2010 at 18:38

    Very clevah indeed!

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  18. Akelamalu16 August 2010 at 19:37

    Glad you enjoyed it Thom :)

    Ah that's it, if the armour fits Linda!

    I think I did too Morning AJ!

    No she wouldn't Dumdad LOL

    I bet she head a headache when she took it off swputh LOL

    Probably, she's got a heart of lead Shrinky ;)

    Cheers Clean&Crazy

    Thanks CrystalChick :)

    Oh no, Valerie Maggie, er I mean Marriane has a heart of lead! ;)


    Definitely better than The Iron Maiden G-man LOL


    You know me too well Daryl :)


    Yes I know what you mean Anthony ;)

    Yes indeedy Bee :)

    Thanks Sylvia :)

    So pleased you liked it Ron x


    I don't think that future prime minister would have got the joke either John!


    Thankyou sparkle farkle :)

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  19. cheshire wife16 August 2010 at 21:57

    I have missed out here. I have never worked for a company that had fancy dress parties.

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  20. Dianne16 August 2010 at 22:11

    the Iron Lady!!
    LOL
    perfect

    I see you will be visiting the southern US next year - something tells me the south is gonna love you :)

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  21. hope16 August 2010 at 22:38

    It's the hat, I'm telling ya. Unless of course she just has helmet hair. :0

    Sorry. It's Monday.

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  22. Bill ~ {The Old Fart}16 August 2010 at 23:54

    I enjoyed reading this, could we say Marianne soon changed her name.

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  23. Spiky Zora Jones17 August 2010 at 01:51

    the iron lady...hehehe. Good thing she didn;t go as a female dog (bitch)hehehe. The iron lady is good too. I had a boss lady that was a little like that. Wished i would have thoughtof that. :)

    a good one sweetie. xxx

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  24. Anonymous17 August 2010 at 02:46

    I think this is one of the funniest ones this week! Poor Marianne...the nickname will stick now for sure!

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  25. moondustwriter17 August 2010 at 06:01

    Armor as good a hiding place as any ...

    moon smiles

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  26. Anonymous17 August 2010 at 07:40

    I just love the way you say so much in just once sentence. Great job you've done.

    I enjoy doing writing exercises so much - I love to challenge myself!

    http://greatttt.wordpress.com/2010/08/17/tshtmt/

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  27. Akelamalu17 August 2010 at 11:16

    Neither have I Cheshire Wife LOL


    Why thankyou Dianne, how nice of you to say that. :)


    Oh helmet hair is the worst isn't it Hope? :0


    Glad you enjoyed it Bill :)


    I think most people have worked for someone like that Spiky!


    Why thankyou sylviamorice, I'm so pleased you enjoyed it.

    I suppose it is moondustwriter. LOL I'm sorry your link just takes me to your profile, I can't find your blog. :(

    Thanks greatttt. I love your story about the wrong house, unfortunately I can't find where to comment on it!

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  28. Charlene Amsden17 August 2010 at 17:24

    Oh dear. Marianne was reading this over my shoulder and she has clunked off to her room in tears. Now she's going to rust!

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  29. Cildemer17 August 2010 at 17:30

    That sounds nice! And I appreciated your sense of humour;o)

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    Thank you for sharing and have a nice day*******

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  30. Pat17 August 2010 at 17:31

    But I'm sure that Marianne's lively dancing will change her colleagues' opinion of her.

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  31. Maggie May17 August 2010 at 20:06

    You mean its Maggie Thatcher?!
    Maggie X (a different one!)

    Nuts in May

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  32. Cloudia18 August 2010 at 04:17

    Your perfect eye!






    Warm Aloha from Waikiki :)

    Comfort Spiral

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  33. Jinksy18 August 2010 at 11:16

    I could almost wish you'd named her Maggie! LOL

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  34. secret agent woman19 August 2010 at 15:09

    At least she knows how to protect herself.

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  35. Deborah20 August 2010 at 13:32

    Brilliant! :o)

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  36. Akelamalu23 August 2010 at 10:50

    I imagine Marianne made quite a racket Quilly! LOL

    Thanks Cildemer :)

    Yes, especially in that suit of armour Pat! LOL


    Possibly Maggie ;)


    Cheers Cloudia x


    I should have Jinksy

    Yes she does SAW ;)

    Thankyou Deborah :)

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