Monday, April 2, 2012

Microfiction: She's Got Game!

Welcome to today's microfiction!  

Grandma's Goulash graciously hosts Succinctly Yours, the wonderful meme for those of us addicted to microfiction. The trick is to write a story in 140 characters or less using the photo below as inspiration. To add to the challenge is the word of the week, "bounce." My stories are below.




Game for Anything
(137 characters)

Red Lobster’s new “Catch-It-Yourself & Save a Bundle” promo was a big hit with the snorkeling team at the Young at Heart Retirement Home.

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Game for Almost Anything
(136 characters)

A photo of Aunt Gertie wearing goggles? Amusing. A photo of Aunt Gertie after a jumping minnow bounced into her snorkel? Priceless.
 



To read the microfiction stories of others participating in this meme, please click HERE.

Thanks for visiting! See you on Wednesday for the naked truth about (last Wednesday's post that wasn't) . . . Potluck.

Have a great week--
Lisa

15 comments:

Linda O'Connell said...

I laughed out loud at the first one and then went into a coughing fit with the second. You are so funny, Lisa.

anthonynorth said...

Great fun. Enjoyed both laugh out loud micros :-)

cathychall said...

HA! So that's what was going on with hte snorkeler on the beach today-;-)

(Hope your back's better, Lovely Lisa!)

Bookie said...

Both of these are so clever, Lisa! I wish had a smidgen of your wit! Have a good week ahead and Happy Easter.

Pat said...

You came through again for me, Lisa...I did laugh out loud at both of them. They both reminded me of past TV commercials. I confess...the photo is of me on my second ever snorkeling adventure!

Jim said...

Soooo good, Lisa! Aunt Gertie is 'priceless.'

We have a 'catch-it-yourself' catfish restaurant just north of town. They have a little pond stocked with fish. I eat what the truck brought myself.
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Grandmas Goulash said...

What senior doesn't like a great bargain?

Loved your take on the "priceless" commercials. The visual of Aunt Gertie and the minnow was just too funny.

Sioux said...

Both made my belly jiggle like a bowl full of jelly. Oh, wait...My tummy ALWAYS jiggles ;)

Oregon Gifts of Comfort and Joy said...

Ha! That first one was so funny that I thought it was true; I recognized part of the Progressive commercial, lol.

You always make me smile.

Kathy M.

K9friend said...

Microfiction #1 was a laugh out loud moment for me, too!

Pat
Critter Alley

Jules said...

I SO needed that laugh, thanks. :)
Jules @ Trying To Get Over The Rainbow

Tammy said...

Still laughing over "Catch-It-Yourself!" Beats that little tank any day. Both are wonderful. Thanks for the laughs.

irishoma said...

Creative and funny! Love them both.
Donna

Karen Lange said...

Love these! Thanks for the laugh today!

Lynn said...

You're a riot! Loved them both.