Tend to Your Knittin’ Prompt found at Rochelle’s.
By Scott L Vannatter – 100 words PHOTO PROMPT © Björn Rudberg
“Look!” shouted Mary, thoroughly enthralled with her purchase. She put the knitted top piece on her head tossing the other at Gerard. Gerard was nonplussed.
“Lord, M! Do I have to?”
“Yep! Let’s go!”
As the week progressed, the couple saw hundreds of people wearing, basically, the same headgear. Mary was depressed; Gerard felt better.
Mary threw hers to the wet ground in despair. A few moments later, the hat and all other hats around her exploded, killing all who were wearing them, including poor Gerard.
A metallic voice sounded all through the region. “Cleanup commencing!” Robots with brooms appeared.
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Poor Gerard – he didn’t want to wear the daft hat in the first place! Great tale
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I do feel sorry for Gerard, but he reminds me of me in the past.
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Yikes! That went south real quick.
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Yes, it did…
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That’s quite an unusual sci-fi ending
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The “twists” are kinda my trademark. I enjoy sending you one direction and then ending on another.
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Thank goodness M doesn’t want to be one of the crowd. What a horrid image I have in my head now…
(You may want to add “ed” to shout… 😉 )
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Thanks…I will.
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I can imagine the sight of all exploding hats… not pretty with headless bodies laying around.
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A horror fanatic’s dream!
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Oh my! Horror in the headgear 🙂
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I like that term, too! Reminds me of the “Bones” series on TV.
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So Mary was saved by her vanity. I knew there had to be a survival advantage in being fashion conscious!
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Ah, yes, curiosity killed the cat; vanity saved the woman.
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Dear Scott,
That was unexpected. Who would’ve guessed those hats would explode? Scary.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Old movie entitled “Knock Off”. Similar idea.
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horrible!
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I can only hope that’s “horrible” in a good way!
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Oh sorry, hahaha… yes your story was great, fantastic and wonderful! The horror is the imagination on people, killing others in your story!
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Conformity is always over-rated! Go Mary!
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Well, that time saved her!
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Wow! Your imagination is ending the year on a terrific high!
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or low…thanks
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Ghastly end! Now that’s dangerous fashion.
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Thanks!
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I didn’t see the exploding hat coming, which was a nice twist, But the nicest thing was the way you portray the difference between her and him
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Don’t they just make the nicest couple?
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Good ending for this year
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Thanks!
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Uh, oh! That was sinister. Apparel warfare ….
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Oh, I like that term!
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A very dangerous fad!!! Loved the last line.
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Thank you!
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Ha ha ha ha ha. What a great ending. Loved it 🙂
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Thks
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LOL you had me going with this one. Unexpected twist followed by another unexpected twist. Mind you I wouldn’t mind a clean up robot coming this way.
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Well, we have the sweepers now!
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The next level in terrorism. Frightening.
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Unfortunately, not that far away. There was a Claude Van Dam Movie entitled “Knock Off”. I imagine my subconscious got it from there.
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Well written, though horrible to contemplate bombs in pompoms! What devious mastermind was behind this carnage?
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Hmm watch “Knock Off” or “Despicable Me”. Perhaps, therein lies the answer…
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