Magpie Tales #53, and Friday Flash 55

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He placed before her a small velvet box.


Her heart skipped a beat.  She'd waited five years for this proposal.  Slowly she untied the ribbon and beheld -


...a salt shaker?


"Darling, Friday night dinners have been slightly bland lately," he said with a wink.


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The gash in his forehead only required five stitches.


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The above is for Magpie Tales #53 AND for "Friday Flash 55".  Tell a story in 55 words or less.  Click HERE to be transported to G-Man's (aka "Mr. Know it All") blog to read more "55" short stories.   (I will link up to G-Man's blog after 8pm this evening)

Comments

Louise said…
LOL, very funny take on the prompt!
February 17, 2011 at 8:19 AM
Carol Blackburn said…
Ohh noooo, well I guess he deserved it. Made me chuckle; not sure if that's a good thing or not.
February 17, 2011 at 1:32 PM
Helen said…
Funny! Yes ... some things are better left unsaid!
February 17, 2011 at 3:53 PM
Christine said…
Kick in the pants funny. Ow.
February 17, 2011 at 5:49 PM
moondustwriter said…
hmmm only 5 stitches???

Margaret great anticipation in this 55
February 17, 2011 at 6:04 PM
Brian Miller said…
snort...yeah, not quite what she was expecting...5 stitches are lucky i would say...
February 17, 2011 at 7:06 PM
G-Man said…
It could have been 55 stitches!!

And may I now call you High-Tech Margaret?
hehehehehe...
Loved your 55 My Friend, not too many things take me by surprise these days...Yours Did!
Thanks for playing, and have a Kick Ass Week-End
February 17, 2011 at 7:15 PM
Janna said…
LOL! I love it.
He totally deserved that. :)

Thanks for doing Friday 55 this week!
Mine's here. :)
February 17, 2011 at 7:36 PM
Steve Isaak said…
LOL, going to be chuckling over this for a while.
February 18, 2011 at 1:14 AM
Anonymous said…
OUCHH!!! For both her and him!! Serves him right though!! (evil me) :)

But boy , am I glad it was only 5 stitches!! whheeww!! Had it been me, I would have stuff him inside the salt shaker!! :))

LOVED loved loved this witty little read!! heheheh
February 18, 2011 at 1:46 AM
Rinkly Rimes said…
I loved that little vignette. Particularly the last line!
February 18, 2011 at 3:00 AM
Belinda Munoz said…
Ha ha! He oughta do the cooking, perhaps?
February 18, 2011 at 3:14 AM
Jerry said…
gee...I thought I did some dumb things. He is lucky his schnards weren't wounded.
February 18, 2011 at 4:39 AM
Stranger said…
LOL! That guy deserved every stitch!
Funny 55/Magpie.
February 18, 2011 at 11:10 AM
Margaret said…
I enjoyed all your blogs! Wow, what talent. Thank you for stopping by and checking my Friday Flash 55 & Magpie out.
February 18, 2011 at 5:52 PM
izzy said…
wow- she has claws! thanks-
February 19, 2011 at 5:03 AM
Mona said…
LOL! And she should have sprinkled some salt on it too! :D
February 19, 2011 at 5:34 AM
The Book of Shadows (The Dark Side) said…
Wow, it made me laugh aloud... Oh my.. Interesting.. a twist in the story.. :)

Here is mine if you have the time to check it out.. http://www.tingtasy.com/2011/02/collections-of-tings-poetry-tpf108-mask.html

Nice meeting you through Magpie Tales
February 20, 2011 at 2:20 PM
Stafford Ray said…
"The gash in his forehead only required five stitches". Did she rub salt into the wound? haha!
February 22, 2011 at 12:28 AM
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