Monday, November 15, 2010

Manny Makes A Decision

I thought I'd join Micro-Fiction Monday
The idea is to post a very short (140 characters or less) story that suits the picture.


It was on his third grade class trip to the art museum that Manny made his decision.
He would leave Brooklyn to become a cactus tamer.

34 comments:

Akelamalu said...

First off Welcome to Microfiction Monday Dianne!

An unusual ambition - I hope Manny makes good!

Schmoop said...

Ha. Good luck to Manny. Those cacti are so insufferable. Cheers Di!!

izzy said...

Ouch ! all those thorns! Thanks-

Knight said...

You know, it's hard out there for a cactus pimp.

Peggy said...

Many has found his calling. Go many go! Have a good week.

Sylvia K said...

Oh, yes! Welcome to the fun, Dianne! And what a great one for the day!! Manny has taken on a big job, those cactus can be a bitch!!! Have a great week! Hug Hope for me!

Sylvia

Jay said...

Manny better keep his distance. Those cacti are down right dangerous!

Ron said...

Bwhahahaahahahahahaha!

Brilliant! Simply, brilliant!

X ya!

Reb said...

Wonderful! Those cacti can be so prickly when you are try to tame them!

MorningAJ said...

I think he'll be good at that. He certainly looks the part.

Diane said...

hahahahahaha

Love it! :O)

Pat said...

I love the surprise twist at the end...hilarious!

Daryl said...

He looks like they'd better watch out!

septembermom said...

Those ornery cacti need a tamer! Very clever take today :)

Mike said...

Wild cacti can never be tamed. Somebody should tell Manny.

Anonymous said...

Ahh--so that's not a walking stick in his hand...it's a 'cactus trainer' stick...LOL
Loved your MM! Cheers!

Vinny "Bond" Marini said...

Herding cacti is almost as tough as herding cats

Bill ~ {The Old Fart} said...

Good for Manny, glad he knows what he wants to do. Hope someone back home warned him about all the Critters that inhabit the Desert.

Susan Fobes said...

Cactus tamer? Interesting... LOL!

Pooch said...

Love it!! Very funny!

:)

Anonymous said...

hahaha - I wish him luck. Good one!

Linda Reeder said...

Oh, yes. I want you to do this meme. You make me laugh and I don't have to read very much! :-)

Maria@BubblegumandDuctTape said...

hahahaha a cactus tamer, too too funny.

fermicat said...

Nice job with the tweet story. You didn't have to mangle the English language or anything. Too bad politicians can't follow your excellent example.

Linda said...

But just how exactly does one "tame" a cactus? Very nicely done!

Ellen Whyte said...

Hey that's fun!

jabblog said...

Brilliant!

Arkansas Patti said...

Well done. Microfiction Monday is a texters dream.
Never learned brevity- even this comment is killing my verbose nature.

Nessa said...

Live the dream, Manny. live the dream. Fun.

Lisa (Mountain Photog) said...

LOL! That was fun!

Bobkat said...

Wow! That's a dangerous job I hear! LMAO :-D

Hope all is well with you and those gorgeous kitties of yours.

libithina said...

good job he spotted that hole in the market ~ nice one Dianne ~
~ Lib ~

Jim said...

Hi Dianne ~~ Here is a late WELCOME TO MICRO-FICTION!!
I saw the link last week but didn't check it out. Just didn't think it would be you. (I am sorry, you know that you are on my _____ (very good) list.

I like your story. Third graders make a lot of very important life decissions don't they.
I wanted to be a garbage truck driver. I did get to have a cousin (he died last year) who was the bulldozer man at a landfill.
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Anonymous said...

Great way to start a career! Love your idea to go back to third grade for the impetus.