Friday, 15 July 2011

Friday 55 Flash Fiction #169 Farming......



Arthur loved working in the fields, it was his life.


The smell of the earth and the blue sky above was elixir to him.


This was all he wanted to do until the day he died.


He had a great view of the sky from here


under the tractor that had just fallen on him. 




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29 comments:

  1. MorningAJ15 July 2011 at 09:23

    Oh dear! Sadly it's a fact of life (or death) that such accidents happen. So why did this make me laugh?

    Great 55!

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  2. A Daft Scots Lass15 July 2011 at 10:15

    I'm actually doing a 55 again today!

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  3. Anonymous15 July 2011 at 11:22

    Ouch!

    Love the new blog layout. Very bright and summery :)

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  4. Brian Miller15 July 2011 at 11:37

    yikes tractors are heavy beasts...

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  5. Cad15 July 2011 at 11:56

    Ouch! lol :)

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  6. G-Man15 July 2011 at 13:08

    The number one cause of death at the turn of the last century!
    Excellent 55 Ake...
    Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End

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  7. Akelamalu15 July 2011 at 13:27

    Maybe it was that you weren't expecting the ending that made you laugh AJ? ;)

    Good for you Scots Lass

    Indeed Sharon. Glad you like the new layout.

    Yes they are Brian

    Yes, Ouch cad

    Was it G-man? I didn't know that.

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  8. Valerie15 July 2011 at 14:13

    My first reaction was Ouch, that is before (a) I laughed and (b) felt ashamed that I did so.

    Happy weekend.

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  9. Bubba15 July 2011 at 15:06

    You know you're in trouble when it starts raining tractors.

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  10. Empress Bee (of the high sea)15 July 2011 at 15:53

    yikes! poor guy! lol

    that is SOME brain you have going there honey, did you take fish oil! ha ha ha

    smiles, bee
    xooxoxoxoxo

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  11. Ron15 July 2011 at 16:55

    "He had a great view of the sky from here

    under the tractor that had just fallen on him."

    Bwhahahahahaahahahaha! OMG...that totally caught me off guard!

    Brilliant ending, m'dear! As usual!

    Have a wonderful weekend....X

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  12. Akelamalu15 July 2011 at 17:05

    Don't feel bad Valerie you're not the only one! ;)

    You certainly do Eric!

    I worry myself sometimes with what goes on in my head Bee!

    Not a good ending for the farmer but glad you liked it Ron x

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  13. Anonymous15 July 2011 at 17:47

    Obviously not a very good farmer - or, at least, tractor driver!

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  14. Cloudia15 July 2011 at 22:12

    I love your bracing
    poetic
    effective
    brevity!!!

    This one was deeper than first glance might tell - like ALL your work, Dear Sis :)


    Aloha from Waikiki;


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  15. hope16 July 2011 at 00:09

    Ouch!

    Hope your weekend is better than the farmer's. :)

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  16. Anonymous16 July 2011 at 03:48

    BWHAHAHAHA Nothing like Farmer in the Dell huh? LOL Love it. Great as usual. Have a wonderful weekend my friend and Mahalo again for catching my mistake this am :)

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  17. Commander Zaius16 July 2011 at 12:26

    I extremely related to this story for while a tractor, nor any other large object has yet to fall on me, many times I have greeted the day feeling great only for it to go completely and utterly wrong.

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  18. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis Hall16 July 2011 at 17:11

    he deserves better way of dying.

    sad 55, well played.

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  19. CrystalChick16 July 2011 at 17:19

    Didn't expect that.
    OUCH!!!


    Happy weekend. :)

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  20. secret agent woman17 July 2011 at 02:14

    I think tractor accidents are actually not uncommon, unfortunately.

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  21. Anonymous17 July 2011 at 12:09

    Oooo poor Arthur. Blasted tractors.

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  22. katie eggeman17 July 2011 at 15:21

    Wow, this didn't go where I thought it would!

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  23. Akelamalu17 July 2011 at 16:04

    That's true Dumdad ;)

    So pleased you enjoyed it Cloudia :)

    I do too Hope LOL

    Cheers Thom x

    I know that feeling too Beach!

    Yes he does Jingle but unfortunately that was the ending that came to me. :(

    Ouch indeed crystalchick

    I think you're right SAW

    Yes, poor Arthur SD&BS

    Ah the twist worked then bankerchick ;)

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  24. Dianne17 July 2011 at 17:11

    I shouldn't laugh in the face of farm accidents but I can't help myself
    this was so ironic and so wonderful

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  25. Akelamalu17 July 2011 at 18:35

    Glad you like it Dianne :)

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  26. cheshire wife17 July 2011 at 20:59

    That must be a farmer's nightmare.

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  27. Linda20 July 2011 at 06:01

    Ah, and there's that little twist that I love so much!

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  28. Misty DawnS26 July 2011 at 16:10

    I do love your surprise endings. Although, since Hubs and I are farmers, I must pretend this one didn't make me laugh.

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  29. Akelamalu31 July 2011 at 13:29

    Indeed Cheshire Wife.

    Glad you enjoyed it Linda x

    I know Trav!

    I thought of you when I posted this Misty and hoped it wouldn't upset you. x

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