by William Dotani
Member since:
October 27, 2006

The Benefit of A Padded Shoulder (100 word story non-challenge)

April 16, 2008 10:42 AM EDT
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Bill joined the Bridge To Nowhere sect after hearing Ted Stevens give an inspirational talk about how he found religion on the Internet. He read the church's brochure about the necessity of having many wives and watched the Marilyn Monroe tape an FBI agent had accidentally left while snooping on church functions. Bill decided to join. He envisioned being on a cruise ship sailing the Alaskan coast meeting women at every port, but here he was in west Texas. After one month he already had seven wives. Now another wedding! Her padded shoulders were comforting. He snored loudly.

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Comments: 52

Lisa J Apr 16, 2008, 11:11am EDT
You are too funny. :-)

Great drabble!
Bhawana 'Gather Proud Mom' Apr 16, 2008, 11:14am EDT
That's really fun tale.You gave me chuckles.

Very nice
Ann R. Apr 16, 2008, 11:18am EDT
You've given me something to believe in. Enjoyed this.
Kay M. Apr 16, 2008, 11:20am EDT
This is hilarious William. Love it!
Miz Lynn aka/BooBoo Apr 16, 2008, 11:25am EDT
In light of the recent happenings in Texas, this was a timely drabble..hee, hee, hee. Good stuff!
Donna Hammett-Tooker Apr 16, 2008, 12:06pm EDT
Did you see the three "mothers" on Good Morning America this am? They spoke like women who had been drilled on how to respond to every question with "They took my children. They are sick. They need their mama. No one is forcing young girls to marry anyone - we all love our children. Why did you take them away? This is America, we want our children." in that sing-songy whining prattle that the brain-washed seem to have. I remember, I grew up in the age of cultism - The Process, Rev. Moon, Jim Jones...
Cristina S. Apr 16, 2008, 12:09pm EDT
ROFL Bill! You put it very precisely!
Fred Hose Apr 16, 2008, 12:10pm EDT
What did you say the name of the sect was???
Oh never mind. Seven wives. Hmmm....not for me.

Well written Bill. Kind of meandering but one got the message. Nothing like a padded shoulder to reveal the truth.
Marianne M. Apr 16, 2008, 12:18pm EDT
Very funny, William! Poor Bill ... must be exhausting to have eight wives!
Elsie Duggan Apr 16, 2008, 2:16pm EDT
I love this drabble William, how very clever and like you to think it up, always knew those shoulder pads were good for something,
Sheila Deeth Apr 16, 2008, 2:42pm EDT
Oh, very nice William!
Alison H. Apr 16, 2008, 3:00pm EDT
Bridge to Nowhere (and I'm taking my women there so they can go nowhere too) LOL!
Peter Joseph Swanson Apr 16, 2008, 3:22pm EDT
Aaaaawwww

ha ha
William Dotani Apr 16, 2008, 3:54pm EDT
If I'm not mistaken, all the women in this sect were wearing blue dresses. Was that Polka music I heard in the background during their interview on the news?
Mary Beth Magee Apr 16, 2008, 4:02pm EDT
Giggle, giggle, giggle...
ann c. Apr 16, 2008, 4:25pm EDT
Padded shoulders will be back in style now!
John F Walter Apr 16, 2008, 4:42pm EDT
Be careful what you ¨pray for¨--or is it ¨prey for¨?!
Very witty, Bill, in all ways--the nihilistic name of the sect, the web dungeon preacher, the bigamy as earthly reward theme, the paranoid touch courtesy of government surveillance that tips him to the side of the cult, and finally the hilarious Koresh like detail at the end. The first time I read this I smiled, but the second time I laughed out loud.
Tanya P. Apr 16, 2008, 5:15pm EDT
Very funny.
Marge H. Apr 16, 2008, 5:34pm EDT
It's no wonder he fell asleep at the reception. 8 wives in one month would be exhausting.
Wilma M. Apr 16, 2008, 5:38pm EDT
I'm sure falling asleep at the ceremony is going to start him off in hot water with this wife!!

I've always hated shoulder pads but guess they would come in handy in this instance.
Wilma M. Apr 16, 2008, 5:39pm EDT
Hope all is going well at your house- the dandelions are blooming amidst the occasional snowfall.

We have a 40% chance of snow forecast for Sat and Sun this week. Last Sunday it was 72 but I had to work. This Sunday it's supposed to have a high of 40 and a low in the 20's!!
Wilma M. Apr 16, 2008, 5:40pm EDT
I'm trying to leave a few comments for each familiar face I stumble across in the Gather wilderness. Who knows when I might see them again? Many more downgrades and we will all be consigned to internet oblivion forever.
Donald M. Apr 16, 2008, 5:52pm EDT
Now they say the woman who initally made the call announcing the cult, has dissapeared and no where to be found. Of course these young ladies were groomed by the men to become wives from age 12. The beds were in the chapel. You tell me this isnt wrong anyway you look at it.
Curt L. Apr 16, 2008, 6:20pm EDT
LOL Too cool!
elizabeth e. Apr 16, 2008, 6:41pm EDT
Too funny, William...seven wives...servicing them no wonder he fell asleep!
Donald M. Apr 16, 2008, 7:21pm EDT
I just watched it on the news. They put all the young boys at Carl Farleys Boys Ranch and the girls in a gynasium or something I cant remember under CPS supervision for now. The mother of the young lady who turned them in said they were all there by choice and would not let their daughters be married to older men if they were not going to be well loved and taken care of.
Donald M. Apr 16, 2008, 7:22pm EDT
It is funny the way you wrote it up William, but unfortunately very true what was going on in Texas.
Alison Pearce Apr 16, 2008, 7:44pm EDT
Intriguing drabble!
Chick J. Apr 16, 2008, 7:56pm EDT
Very strange but good.
This is funny, Bill! It had me chuckling.
Kate Keeley Apr 16, 2008, 10:05pm EDT
LOL; you always make me smile at the most unexpected twist...
Doyle ( IS SOOO 7 for 7 soon... ) C. Apr 16, 2008, 11:25pm EDT
Nice twist!

Regards,
Doyle I <~~~~~
Elsie Duggan Apr 17, 2008, 3:21am EDT
goodnight 'William, hope you had a good day, I hate this Gather with a passion, following my friends around, take good care of yourself,
penni d. Apr 17, 2008, 9:05am EDT
oohhh, hope he had a Jam Up job....he needs support money,lol...
June B. Apr 17, 2008, 9:13am EDT
ROFLMAO! Excellent!
Donald M. Apr 17, 2008, 1:09pm EDT
You did a great job on the drabble William.
Sheila Deeth Apr 17, 2008, 1:22pm EDT
I'm rereading all this week's drabbles. Loved this one.
necee t. Apr 17, 2008, 1:59pm EDT
oh William... this was too funny... glad you still have your sense of humor...
take care my friend... Blessings...




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Barbara B. Apr 17, 2008, 9:36pm EDT
Here I am just reciprocating William!! Have a good night
hope you are feeling just fine because I am!
Anita R. Apr 17, 2008, 11:04pm EDT
William, this is marvelous. Why in the world aren't you entering the challenge???
Ruthe M. Apr 17, 2008, 11:27pm EDT
LOL! This was truly funny!
William Dotani Apr 18, 2008, 5:04am EDT
Anita, I don't compete. I dislike contests. I don't vote for people in contests, even for good friends. Just doing is enough.
Pepsie J. Apr 18, 2008, 7:11am EDT
Nicely done long sentences. The snoring was a pause. Thanks
Lyn Owen Apr 18, 2008, 8:53pm EDT
Timely drabble. Good one.
Jane O. Apr 19, 2008, 2:27pm EDT
I loved this!
Curt L. Apr 20, 2008, 12:21pm EDT
Really fun, William! Hope you have a wonderful Sunday and that you are feeling vastly improved!
Toni V. Apr 20, 2008, 11:40pm EDT
Oh how funny!
Wilma M. Apr 21, 2008, 12:12pm EDT
Just saw a comment of yours that you hadn't seen me much around here. Of course, when I'm working on my 5 day stretch, I rarely have time to be here. Another one of those nightmare occasions starts on Friday.

Since the downgrade, it seems like I have spent a lot of time on the articles, sarcastic as well as helpful, about the subject of Hawthorne and Gather. I'm reading one article, and someone refers to another, so I follow that tangent and who knows where I end up? I hadn't checked comment notifications for a few days. Started working on those on Sunday. I had spent all of Friday and Saturday at a Women of Faith conference.
Wilma M. Apr 21, 2008, 12:14pm EDT
Plus I joined BoomerTowne in Feb. It's not nearly as much fun as here and not a lot of creativity possible but their reward cards are much better. I've already made $175 in cards and by the end of the week will be able to order another $50 Visa card. So I usually spend about 90 minutes a day there to max out on my points allowed.
Wilma M. Apr 21, 2008, 12:17pm EDT
Due to our never ending winter here, I have not been able to spend any time out doors. The leaves that never got raked last fall are still in the yard. Even Elsie's dandelions are having a hard time blooming. They try and then we get a little more sn**. We were initially forecast to get 3-6 inches overnight. The weatherman apparently had misread the Artic forecast and thought it was for us. The airport got 1.3 inches and set a record but I only got 587 flakes.
Wilma M. Apr 21, 2008, 12:19pm EDT
I'm going to get rid of my black icon tomorrow after Tom's chat, even though we've been told he's not talking about the Hawthorne downgrade. I'm tired of the black square and it's rather depressing.

I just stay away from the MyGather page and don't have to see that stream of ridiculous feeds.
Vicky Duggins Apr 21, 2008, 12:37pm EDT
Great drabble and very timely!

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