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Microfiction Monday #17

written by Thom - February 7th, 2010 at 3:17 pm

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Susan at Stony River Farm hosts Microfiction Monday. She posts a picture and you compose a story in 140 characters. You can click on the photo or link above to get further instructions. To help you along she has posted a wonderful link that counts your characters for you! How great is that! You can get the counter at Design 215. This meme is easy and it’s a blast. Mahalo Susan for hosting. This is great fun and I encourage everyone to participate.

The Picture

“One Ringy Dingy!”

“Oh for goodness sakes Ernestine. Shut up! Would you? I know how many times the telephone has rung.”

“Two Ringy Dingy!”

Have a telephonic Microfiction Monday.

Hey, it’s only my opinion.

A Hui Hou

38 Responses to “Microfiction Monday #17”

  1. Sylvia Kirkwood
    February 7 2010 at 3:55 pm

    1

    Love it! Great funny for the day!!! Hope you enjoyed the game! Have a lovely evening, my friend!

    Sylvia
    xoxoxox

  2. Peggy
    February 7 2010 at 4:02 pm

    2

    RMOFDLMAO, this is hysterical!
    Really really good! Good ole Ernestine, love her

  3. mountain mama
    February 7 2010 at 6:59 pm

    3

    I love Lily Tomlin’s operator routine! Good one, Thom.

  4. quilly
    February 7 2010 at 7:00 pm

    4

    I never even thought of Ernestine! Too funny!

    Mine is scheduled to post at 1 a.m. — after Punny Monday.

  5. gigi-hawaii
    February 7 2010 at 7:16 pm

    5

    THAT got a giggle from me, for sure! Where do you guys get your ideas? I don’t have a talent for writing fiction.

    • Thom
      February 7 2010 at 7:23 pm

      5.1

      LOL…I’m glad you enjoyed. I dunno where it comes from. I just took a look and thought old and then Lily Tomlin jumped into my brain. I bet you’d be great at it. You should give this a whirl. It’s great fun :)

  6. The Skald
    February 7 2010 at 7:28 pm

    6

    *snort* yup, love that Lily Tomlin character too!! Nice take this week Thom!

  7. Bill
    February 7 2010 at 8:50 pm

    7

    It is funny, one of the last things I did before leaving for the plane is watched some Lily Tomlin Ernestine clips on youtube.

    I loved this.

  8. Becca
    February 7 2010 at 9:32 pm

    8

    LOL have you ever used a phone like that Thom???

  9. Nessa
    February 8 2010 at 12:41 am

    9

    Ha! Perfect, Thom! I can see her with her fingers in her cleavage as we speak. Love it.

    Microfiction Monday

  10. Susan at Stony River
    February 8 2010 at 1:42 am

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    OMG did THAT bring back memories! And isn’t there always *one* fool in the family that makes you just want to hang up when you hear their voice on the other end of the line? ROFL
    This was great!

  11. southlakesmom
    February 8 2010 at 2:05 am

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    Thom, thanks for the great Lily Tomlin memory! She was such a stitch! And since my kids don’t know about ‘operators’ or the BELL MONOPOLY, it would be wasted on them! Ha ha!

  12. Hazel
    February 8 2010 at 2:36 am

    12

    That phone is ancient, isn’t it? I might see one like that in a museum.

  13. first50
    February 8 2010 at 3:09 am

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    Back in the day, you hand to count the rings, because you had a party line. Each person had an individual ring.

  14. Akelamalu
    February 8 2010 at 3:12 am

    14

    Ernestine’s gonna get a smack in the mouth I can tell! LOL

  15. Barbara H.
    February 8 2010 at 4:29 am

    15

    LOL! I do remember Ernestine but I never would have thought to put her together with this picture. Perfect!

  16. juliana
    February 8 2010 at 6:40 am

    16

    i thought right away this was funny but after reading the comments i see i’ve got some googling to do (serves me right for having lived behind the iron curtain for a number of years)

  17. hope
    February 8 2010 at 2:01 pm

    17

    Oh man does THAT bring back memories!

    Well of course I was a small child then. ;)

    You always make me smile…thanks!

  18. Melli
    February 8 2010 at 2:46 pm

    18

    LOL! Oh, I MISS Ernestine! She was GRRRREAT!

  19. John
    February 10 2010 at 9:12 am

    19

    Now I get the joke! Wonderful classic comedy, New to me as a Brit

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9e3dTOJi0o. Interesting classical comedy!

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