Monday, 16 April 2012

Succinctly Yours - A Microfictioin Meme #48



Grandma at Grandma's Goulash provides a picture and a word prompt for this Microfiction Meme and the rules are use the photo as inspiration for a story of 140 characters OR 140 words.


Want more challenge? Use the word of the week in your story. This part is optional.


This week's word is TRANSPORT here's the picture and my offering using the picture and word of the week  in 140 characters, including spaces and punctuation.



When Al asked his mother for something for his birthday that had an engine, what he had in mind was some form of transport,not a lawnmower.

22 comments:

  1. My son hates cutting the yard and now that he has a real job I may be forced to take it over again. Serious bummer!

    Great writing!

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  2. Be careful what we ask for. Excellent micro.

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  3. Love that, Pearl. Hope you had a happy weekend.

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  4. I must remember that when my son asks for something with an engine!

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  5. Wonderful micro. :)
    Unhappy Birthday. My guy 'happened on' a transporter.
    ..

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  6. it is important to teach the young ones to earn their cat chow...Al's mom is wise!!!
    Batgirl (with Sandi)

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  7. A lesson well learned, Al. Be specific in your future requests!

    Like it.

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  8. lol, poor Al, guess he'll be choosing his words more wisely in future!!

    CJ x

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  9. poor Al .. tho this way he gets exercise and his parents get a mowed lawn! win win ...

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  10. MWM and I have always had to do the garden our boys wouldn't do it when they were at home Beach. Luckily we both enjoy gardening. :)

    Thanks Anthony and yes 'be careful what we wish for' LOL

    Glad you enjoyed it Valerie. I did have a nice weekend thankyou, hope you did too. x

    Let me know if it works Dumdad ;)

    Cheers Jim.

    Too true Sandi ;)

    Yep I think that taught Al a good lesson AJ LOL

    Thanks Bee :)

    Yes I think he will CJ LOL

    Indeed a win win situation Daryl ;)

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  11. Oooh, that is so deliciously, wickedly witty - ha!

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  12. LOVE IT! LOVE IT! LOVE IT!

    Clever as usual, m'dear!

    Your post reminded me of when my father and mother FINALLY got a 'sit-down' lawnmower, which actually made us kids want to mow the lawn.

    SMART parents, hu? HA!

    Have a wonderful week!

    X

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  13. Poor Al! She should have got him a riding mower. :D

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  14. Oh, I had an Al, too, and he had the same idea Grandma has in her comment.
    Good stuff. I can imagine your Al's disappointment. LOL
    K

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  15. lol am beginning to hate grass when it needs to be cut. I rather let it grow and have a goat come and eat it.
    We should have grazing laws and invite animals to eat lol

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  16. Haha! Shows you should be careful what you ask for!

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  17. Thanks for the laugh. This is great!! You perfectly epitomized the birthday wishes of a teen boy and used the WOTW to boot!

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