Every 4th of July, Mom loves telling us the story of the day she first met Dad.
Mom had gone to see the carnival when she heard a wolf-whistle. She quickly turned around angrily, only to find a huge man leering at her. She had never felt so handicapped by her pencil-thin figure.
It was then that a sailor pushed her gently aside, and hit the ruffian so hard that he FLEW up, leaving behind just an artificial leg in a boot.
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Mom rushed into the sailor’s arms, and whimpered, “How can I ever thank you Mr…..”
Dad replied, “Popeye.”
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100 words.
Written as a part of Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields (more details HERE). The objective is to write a story in 100 words or less, inspired by the weekly photo prompt. To read many more exciting and interesting short stories based on this week’s prompt, visit HERE.
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This was one of the sweetest stories I have read in just 100 words. Well done!
Thank you so much Shivam.
Cartoons are SO violent
They are, they are. There’s so much talk about the violence in Tom & Jerry and its influence on kids, but I guess that’s what made them so much fun 🙂
Poor Bluto -lost a leg somewhere and Popeye still beating him up! 🙂
It’s all in the stars 🙂
Haha, that’s quite the mental image!
Ha ha ha. Thanks.
That was a killer of a last word!
Thank you so much Liz.
I love this, Anurag! Such a great use of a cartoon…
Thank you so much Dale.
Was your mother’s name Oliveoil?
Of course it was. Did you know her, by any chance? 🙂
and i presume her name is olivia? 🙂
Ha ha ha. Yes, Olive Oil.
Oh, I love this story…let me guess now…her name was Oliv… Love it! Great Story!
Ha ha ha. Thank you so much Jelli. How did you guess? 🙂
hheheeh! I used to watch Popeye every Saturday morning. In fact, I told my mom I wanted to be him.
So sweet.
Thank you so much Lisa Rey
That is so cute 💜
Thank you so much
Simply delightful and refreshingly different. I like it!
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Thank you so much Keith.
Awwwww…I love it! Thanks for my first smile of the morning. 🙂
Awweeee, thank you so much for the encouragement Jan.
Hooray for Olive! What a lucky girl.
That Bluto was always filled with bad intent.
I know Good that he got his just desserts. Wait…desserts..now I’m hungry again…
Clever use of the cartoon.
Thank you so much Trent.
Clever work.
Thank you so much Sandra
A total hero!
Yes indeed 🙂
Cartoons are the best. I love Popeye and his super spinach.
Me too me too 🙂
Way to go, Popeye. Nicely done
Thank you so much Michael
Dear Anurag,
Love this! A whole new spin on Popeye and Olive Oyl.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Thank you so much Rochelle. Shalom.
🙂 Loved this clever take.
Thank you so much YS
Popeye! Fantastic 😀
Thank you so much Dahlia.
Haha I really enjoyed this. What a hero 😉 great emotion
Thank you so much Laurie
beautiful. I loved the last line! and that cartoon is my favorite which attracted me to eat spinach 🙂
Ha ha ha. Thank you 🙂
🙂 Lovely! A great re-telling.
Thank you so much Sarah Ann
Very enjoyable with a punch at the end ( as wel as in the middle. Eat your spinach!
Ha ha ha. Thank you. I will.
Such a fun take on the prompt.
Thank you so much Alicia
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Ha, ha. That’s a cute story. I guess Bluto got what was coming to him. Good writing, Anurag. 🙂 — Suzanne
Thank you so much Suzanne