Ed sat watching the WWII Channel, as usual. Spoiler alert: Hitler loses. He had to turn up the volume to drown out his granddaughters and their jabberjaw friends. “Rizz”. “Sus”. “Slay”. It all was Greek to him. Then it hit him. Finally, his chance to contribute. He got out his typewriter and started banging out a letter to the Pentagon.
“Dear sirs:
If things turn south in Ukraine or Gaza and US troops are put in harms way, I have a comms solution to take the place of the fabled Navajo Code Talkers from The Big One. Unbreakable cryptographers. Teenagers.”
Je suis en forme. The risks of chaffing and other such ‘cycling nasties’ never manifested themselves … I’m claiming that I am a ‘hard ass’ but that may be scary teenager speak! I survived intact and much-uplifted by the experiences. Now to find some words to match up to the adventures!
“It looks like the doctor is in the house,” the announcer stated firmly. “Morgan has been accused of juicing up before. As they head back to the dish, grumbling is occurring. The Annie Oakley’s are not happy tonight.”
Red eyed the TV.
“The pill is presented. The aspirin is delivered. Jensen appeared to be browsing on this one.”
Red smiled.
“The dance was swatted hard! Oh my it’s a fartslam, ”
Red’s wife called from the kitchen. “I thought you were watching baseball?”
Beautiful
Thanks, Scott.
Band of Bruhs
Ed sat watching the WWII Channel, as usual. Spoiler alert: Hitler loses. He had to turn up the volume to drown out his granddaughters and their jabberjaw friends. “Rizz”. “Sus”. “Slay”. It all was Greek to him. Then it hit him. Finally, his chance to contribute. He got out his typewriter and started banging out a letter to the Pentagon.
“Dear sirs:
If things turn south in Ukraine or Gaza and US troops are put in harms way, I have a comms solution to take the place of the fabled Navajo Code Talkers from The Big One. Unbreakable cryptographers. Teenagers.”
Haha, sharply observed, Scott … nice to be back reading your words after a bit of time away.
Thx, Barrie, so glad you’re back, hopefully none too saddlesore😎
Je suis en forme. The risks of chaffing and other such ‘cycling nasties’ never manifested themselves … I’m claiming that I am a ‘hard ass’ but that may be scary teenager speak! I survived intact and much-uplifted by the experiences. Now to find some words to match up to the adventures!
Ha! That was very nicely done, Scott! I love your blend of history, irony, and humor.
Thx, Caro!
Another excellent prompt, Caro … back from a hiatus, it’ll be a good way to retune the words …
Three Corner Cat
Red turned up the volume on the television.
“It looks like the doctor is in the house,” the announcer stated firmly. “Morgan has been accused of juicing up before. As they head back to the dish, grumbling is occurring. The Annie Oakley’s are not happy tonight.”
Red eyed the TV.
“The pill is presented. The aspirin is delivered. Jensen appeared to be browsing on this one.”
Red smiled.
“The dance was swatted hard! Oh my it’s a fartslam, ”
Red’s wife called from the kitchen. “I thought you were watching baseball?”
“It is going to be a long season,” Red thought.
I hear some of that language in my house, Bill! I've heard, "It is going to be a long season” a few times already. 🤪
It's a standard comment around here, especially during the hockey season.