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Thursday, June 17, 2010

BEST OF BOTH WORLDS

For Friday Flash 55


DRUNKEN DUNCAN

After
several pints
of Real Ale,
Duncan decided he needed
to make a telephone call.
“I wish I’d bought that mobile.”
Luckily, the phone shop was next door.
After making his call, he took a trip
to meet his friend in the Twenty Fifth Century.
That was the pub's name – he’d bought a cheap phone…
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26 comments:

  1. NessaJune 17, 2010 at 5:25 PM

    I like the pub's name. I imagining what it would look like.

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  2. Stan SkiJune 17, 2010 at 5:41 PM

    Thanks Nessa; This piece is a follow-on from a piece I wrote for 55 lat weeek.

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  3. G-ManJune 18, 2010 at 7:29 AM

    I guess I'll just belly up to the bar and place my order....
    Excellent 55 Stan..
    Thanks for playing, thanks for visiting, and have a Kick Ass Week-End...G

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  4. Brian MillerJune 18, 2010 at 7:31 AM

    nice continuation...as for me the cheaper the better when it comes to phones cause i bang them up. nice 55.

    mine is up!

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  5. Stan SkiJune 18, 2010 at 7:40 AM

    Thanks to:
    G-Man; I thought you'd never ask...
    Brian; I just wait a couple of months till the price is right.

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  6. Alice AudreyJune 18, 2010 at 9:57 AM

    You mean it offered time travel, but would only take you so far? Must be a Verizon. :)

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  7. Stan SkiJune 18, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    Thanks Alice; They all offer more than they deliver.

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  8. Monkey ManJune 18, 2010 at 10:45 AM

    Drunken Duncan. Love that name. Great 55. My 55 is HERE after midnight Pacific Time.

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  9. steveroniJune 18, 2010 at 12:05 PM

    I dunno...my VERIZON took me for quite a ride. OH! You meant "time travel"...well, maybe that, too. Sometimes the phone just "spaces out" on me!

    Good post of 55 wds (Does "wds" count as HALF a word?)

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  10. Stan SkiJune 18, 2010 at 12:23 PM

    Thanks to:
    Monkey Man; He could be one of a few people I've known.
    Steveroni; They do that, don't they? And wds... three fifths.

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  11. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallJune 18, 2010 at 1:07 PM

    very fine tuned story...
    thank you for the kind comment in my place.

    smart 55.

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  12. Stan SkiJune 18, 2010 at 1:28 PM

    Thanks Jingle; Something different next week, I think.

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  13. anthonynorthJune 18, 2010 at 2:08 PM

    And hopefully the pub's still around when we get there :-)

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  14. Stan SkiJune 18, 2010 at 2:21 PM

    Thanks Anthony; I hope so to - it's your round.

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  15. magiceyeJune 18, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    :) lovely!

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  16. Stan SkiJune 18, 2010 at 2:40 PM

    Thanks Magiceye; You can't beat a pint of Real Ale.

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  17. John (@bookdreamer)June 18, 2010 at 5:39 PM

    Rule of thumb when on a pub crawl - restrict mobile to SOS and incoming calls only. That text to the Boss may not read so funny in the morning! My 55

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  18. Stan SkiJune 18, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    Thanks John; I'll remember that.

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  19. showmeJune 18, 2010 at 10:12 PM

    Can you hear me now?...nice 55!

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  20. Stan SkiJune 19, 2010 at 7:23 AM

    Thanks Showme; I'm listening.

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  21. moondustwriterJune 19, 2010 at 7:25 AM

    well I think you should keep this going - maybe we will get back in time and the phone will have value - as a paper weight
    have a gr8 weekend
    mine is late and here

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  22. Stan SkiJune 19, 2010 at 9:21 AM

    Thanks Moondustwriter; I must have half a dozen of those paperweights lying around the house.

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  23. Enchanted OakJune 19, 2010 at 10:33 AM

    Funny 55, my friend. Mobile phones have all sorts of quirks, don't they? My 55 is here

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  24. Stan SkiJune 19, 2010 at 11:59 AM

    Thanks Enchnted Oak; I wonder what they'll come up with next...

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  25. A Daft Scots LassJune 19, 2010 at 12:55 PM

    Great 55...I detest cheap phones.

    Found you through G-Man of course!

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  26. Stan SkiJune 19, 2010 at 1:09 PM

    Thanks Scots Lass; Drunken Duncan has other priorities - he detests cheap beer, but still drinks it.

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