by Tracy Fabre
Member since:
July 13, 2008

Genre Shorties Prompt -- Week 92

January 02, 2012 07:13 PM UTC
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! Or something.

 

Kay is still away... *sniffle* ... so you're stuck with me again. MUAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

Now... how about that prompt.... okay, here:

It's January 1, 2012 and you wake up in a strange bed with a raging headache.

Did you ring in the new year with:

a) Lady GaGa
b) Jeanne Clarke
c) an armadillo (oh, come on, you know you like it)
d) two goldfish and a vampire
e) Tom Selleck
or
f) Antonio Banderas (that's for you, Ann C.)

???

And did it involve:

1) jail
2) Walmart
3) the post office
4) Red Lobster
or
5) a streetcar named Desire?

Now, some of you cheat (er, get creative) and throw everything into your posts, but I really do challenge you to pick ONLY ONE item from the first list and ONLY ONE item from the second list to tell me about your festivities.

Go!

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Your story may be serious or lighthearted or as silly as you like so long as it is 100 or fewerwords.

Post your stories to Genre Shorties. Please read other folks' entries!

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Comments: 86

Pam Brittain Jan 2, 2012, 7:33pm UTC
Heh, heh, heh.
Tracy Fabre Jan 2, 2012, 8:07pm UTC
Indeed. :-)
Tanya P. Jan 3, 2012, 2:15am UTC
Pam's quoting me, I see.
Pam Brittain Jan 3, 2012, 4:08pm UTC
Yes, your wicked Heh, heh, heh. Catchy.
Debbie W. Jan 2, 2012, 7:36pm UTC
Hmm, what was in Tracy's eggnog over New Year's?
jeanne clarke Jan 2, 2012, 8:05pm UTC
I can tell you all right now no one who replies rang in the new year with me. I rang it in with Gaga, Adam Lambert, and Kay. Tracy got Justin
Bieber.
Tracy Fabre Jan 2, 2012, 8:08pm UTC
Okay, that's just wrong.

But so you know... I neutralized him. He won't be bothering anyone ever again.
jeanne clarke Jan 3, 2012, 12:00pm UTC
You NEUTERED HIM? OMG - Selena Gomez might thank you someday! And what's wrong with it? I thought you and Justin saw eye to eye?
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 3:19pm UTC
The fact that you called Bustin Jieber an "it" says you know very well my Eye doesn't look favorably upon... it.
jeanne clarke Jan 7, 2012, 11:28am UTC
Oh my, and I understand he sang, "Let it Be" just for you....
Pam Brittain Jan 7, 2012, 1:46pm UTC
Stop it Jeanne. Arrggghhh - too late.
David W. Jan 2, 2012, 8:42pm UTC
What happened to the New Year's resolution about armadillos?
Orbus Argentum Jan 2, 2012, 8:55pm UTC
YEAH!!
Tracy Fabre Jan 2, 2012, 9:17pm UTC
Uh.... did I make a resolution about armadillos? Or did you make a resolution for me?
David W. Jan 2, 2012, 9:25pm UTC
Well, somebody made it, maybe you, maybe me, maybe Orbus. What's the difference, a resolution is a resolution. Not that it make a difference. I've already broken my resolution not to waste my time on Gather.

Can you say, ADDICT?
Tracy Fabre Jan 2, 2012, 9:48pm UTC
Not me. I can say attic, Atticus, addition, and onomatopoeia, but not that word.
Sonia M. Jan 3, 2012, 2:21pm UTC
;-)
Pam Brittain Jan 3, 2012, 4:09pm UTC
I admit - I've become an addict.
jeanne clarke Jan 7, 2012, 11:28am UTC
I thought you were, to quote the great great Gaga, "born this way"?
Orbus Argentum Jan 2, 2012, 8:56pm UTC
I think we need to assign you a supervisor.
Armadillos need not apply.
Orbus Argentum Jan 2, 2012, 8:57pm UTC
or maybe get Kay some extra strength Vitamin C.
Tracy Fabre Jan 2, 2012, 9:18pm UTC
ARMADILLOS ARE OPTIONAL.

Sheesh.

It could be worse, ya know. I could be making you write about platypi. Or squid. Or the three-toed sloth. IN POETRY.
Orbus Argentum Jan 2, 2012, 11:11pm UTC
There was a squid named Sid,
he wrastled platypi he did.
Before every match he drank some broth,
now he's known as Sid the the Sloth.
Tracy Fabre Jan 2, 2012, 11:33pm UTC
He'll be played by Steve Buscemi in the bio-pic!
Orbus Argentum Jan 3, 2012, 1:41am UTC
uhm The part has already been given to John Leguizamo.
You know the animated movie Ice Age with John Leguizamo.as Sid the Sloth.
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 2:14am UTC
Oh ja, I know -- I love Ice Age. But you gotta admit, Steve Buscemi LOOKS like a sloth named Sid.
Liz H. Jan 3, 2012, 10:38am UTC
I'm with Tracy on this one, but maybe there's room for an evil twin or two, maybe call it "Moulin Steve" (a musical) or "Searching Nemo" (a seedy crime story in wich Sid is the many-tentacled crime lord) or "Chatterbox Cafe", an anime version of a cross between "Fargo" and "Diner" and narrated by Garrison Keeler.
jeanne clarke Jan 3, 2012, 12:02pm UTC
I say we just go with Scream 5 ......toss in a bunch of sloth and platypi and
Tracy....and see who survives with Sydney this time. Whoever does gets to do the news with
Gail Weathers!
Orbus Argentum Jan 3, 2012, 2:36pm UTC
Steve Buscemi is the one guy in Hollywood that looks like a vampire (not a sloth), but has never played one.
Robert - just a simple man - B. Jan 2, 2012, 8:58pm UTC
Lady Gaga had me sign a "No Kiss and Tell" Statement, so my hands are tied. Well, at least they were until the whipped-cream-filled armadillo jumped out of her Gucci.
Tracy Fabre Jan 2, 2012, 9:18pm UTC
Messy.
Jane M. Jan 2, 2012, 9:26pm UTC
Happy New Year! Here is mine: The first day of the rest of my life as an immortal. Muahaha.
Tracy Fabre Jan 2, 2012, 9:49pm UTC
You left out a HA!
Jane M. Jan 2, 2012, 11:22pm UTC
That's the last time I buy my evil laughter in bulk.
Tracy Fabre Jan 2, 2012, 11:30pm UTC
Sometimes, the brand name matters.
jeanne clarke Jan 3, 2012, 12:02pm UTC
You get what you pay for.
Elsie Duggan Jan 2, 2012, 11:43pm UTC
I like the choice of men :), I haven't done 91 yet, will try that, and then this or maybe backward, however my fingers take me, fun prompt Tracy, Happy New Year, love, Elsie
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 1:29am UTC
Happy Gnu Ear to you, Elsie -- I hope it's the best.
Janet "Jax" B. Jan 3, 2012, 12:34am UTC
hmm...will have to think about it.
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 1:29am UTC
No no no...if you think about it, you'll talk yourself out of it. NO THINKING!
M. Bradley McCauley Jan 3, 2012, 6:01am UTC
My New Year writing resolution---to get to know all my Gather friends better--and the best way to do that is to get involved with reading all the neat responses to prompts and comments that follow. Glad I started with this one. May you be blessed with happiness and success.
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 10:19am UTC
And you as well, Mary!
Pam Brittain Jan 3, 2012, 4:11pm UTC
M. I love this group.
Patricia J. Jan 3, 2012, 7:00am UTC
Alright so I'm an armadillo lover but I've got a great one in mind!
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 10:19am UTC
Nothin' wrong with a little armadillo love.
ann c. Jan 3, 2012, 10:24am UTC
Antonio Banderas? You know how to make me do a Shortie, don't ya?
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 3:20pm UTC
Yes. :-)
ann c. Jan 3, 2012, 10:32am UTC
Can I have Tom Selleck AND Antonio Banderas? Yeah, I'm greedy.
Rose Hill Jan 3, 2012, 10:39am UTC
Me too:)
Liz H. Jan 3, 2012, 10:40am UTC
I may have to leg wrestle you for Antonio, Ann!
jeanne clarke Jan 3, 2012, 12:03pm UTC
No, Antonio is also mine. The rest of you get Shrek!
Sonia M. Jan 3, 2012, 2:24pm UTC
Hahahahahaha!
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 3:21pm UTC
Ann -- just do two Shorties. :-)

I'm staying out of this, anyway. I'm, um, not in the Antonio fan club (except for his Puss In Boots).
ann c. Jan 3, 2012, 4:06pm UTC
Hey you girls keep your hands off Antonio. He's mine, all mine!!!
Marianne K. Jan 3, 2012, 7:37pm UTC
Who's Antonia Banderas???......Muahahaha....just kidding, Ann.
Give me Johnny Depp any time!!!!!!!!!
Liz H. Jan 3, 2012, 11:04pm UTC
You can have Antonio Puss, Jeanne, if I get to have Antonio Zorro, or better yet, Antonio Desperado!
jeanne clarke Jan 7, 2012, 11:31am UTC
I also get Antonio Take the Lead! and you've got a deal~
Rose Hill Jan 3, 2012, 10:40am UTC
Oh la la - sexy men to start of the New Year with, now that a promising prompt to write 100 words about:)
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 3:22pm UTC
And you did it well, too!
jeanne clarke Jan 3, 2012, 12:03pm UTC
Hey I'm not a sexy man!
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 3:23pm UTC
It's never too late, Jeanne.
jeanne clarke Jan 3, 2012, 3:36pm UTC
Check out Connie's comments on my mental health column. You'll find my answer there.
jeanne clarke Jan 3, 2012, 12:23pm UTC
Two goldfish and a vampire were talking while dining at Red Lobster on New Year's Eve, 2011. Said one goldfish to the vampire, "So, how many necks have you bitten lately?" The vampire was startled. "Did you say something?," he asked Goldfish number one. Goldfish number two answered, "It was me, weird bat person. I ask how many necks have you bitten lately!".
"I'm not sure," he replied, "but I think you two would make the perfect pair of earrings!," and with that, he brought out the tiny fish hooks.
That night he partied hard, with everyone admiring his goldfish earrings. Except for the zombies. They were jealous, esp. when the fish began to get discolored and stink.
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 3:26pm UTC
*sniffle* That brought a tear to my Eye.
jeanne clarke Jan 7, 2012, 11:31am UTC
I just love writing stories with emotion...
Vicki R. Jan 3, 2012, 12:38pm UTC
Lol..lol..lol..this is just my third (or is it fourth?) week doing shorties. I think this is going to be my favorite group. Love the humor (think I love Sid the Sloth also), and love the poems.
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 3:38pm UTC
Welcome to the madness, Vicki. :-)
Stacey Mamasaid Jan 3, 2012, 1:44pm UTC
Thanks for a great prompt, what a blast!
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 3:42pm UTC
Now bring out your post, Stacey!
Barb Carlson Jan 3, 2012, 2:11pm UTC
Armadillo D. rang in the New Year
He'd gotten quite soused on vermouth
We woke up in bed with a gong for a head
In the Walmart, and that is the truth.
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 3:43pm UTC
You do make me cackle. Good to see your ferretness!
Barb Carlson Jan 3, 2012, 4:00pm UTC
I've missed the Tracy cackles.
Sonia M. Jan 3, 2012, 2:26pm UTC
I think the comments and responses to the comments are as funny as the shorties!
jeanne clarke Jan 3, 2012, 3:36pm UTC
Yet they made Tracy shed a tear....which took up half her eye...
Tracy Fabre Jan 3, 2012, 3:43pm UTC
It's true. It flooded my office.
Sonia M. Jan 3, 2012, 9:16pm UTC
;-)
jeanne clarke Jan 7, 2012, 11:32am UTC
I hope you floated to safety and stayed away from the toilet! Those things are a wreck to dis-clog when clogged with eyeballs...
Marianne K. Jan 3, 2012, 7:47pm UTC
Okay..........I want Johnny Depp in my streetcar called Desire.....I guess I could invite him as well as someone from the prompt, NO???

Happy New Year to you, too, Tracy......may you be filed with laughter all the way through :)
Tracy Fabre Jan 4, 2012, 7:49pm UTC
You can have Johnny... Ann can have Antonio... I might fight a little for Tom. But mostly I have dibs on my favorite obscure actors like Nick Mancuso and Timothy Omundson and James Morrison... I have an active daydream life. ;-)

Happy Who's Ear to you!
jeanne clarke Jan 7, 2012, 11:33am UTC
No, Antonio is mine. That was clear before this prompt was written.
Desiree T. Jan 4, 2012, 7:46pm UTC
So hard to get a really good story with 100 words!! Challenges.
jeanne clarke Jan 7, 2012, 11:34am UTC
No it isn't - just leave out every other word. We're smart enough to fill in the rest! Or do as Tracy does - leave out all the four letter words....
Korak 257 Jan 8, 2012, 9:06pm UTC
I have had some killer ones...in a 100 words. I can say that using this prompt in the beginning has helped my writing...Desiree.
Korak 257 Jan 8, 2012, 9:05pm UTC
I had John Danials over...he is better know as Jack to most people. I know him on first name basis.............
Angela A. Jan 23, 2012, 12:27pm UTC
Antonio, oh Antonio, wherefor art thou Antonio? He, he
Angela A. Feb 17, 2012, 7:13pm UTC
Mine is finally done: GoingGaGaforGaGa

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