Excedrin Headache No. 47
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Picture prompt above, "story" below, and my shortest post ever at an itty-bitty four words. Yeah, it's kind of a cheat, but maybe I owe words back for all the posts in which I shamefully rampaged wildly past the designated 100 word limit.
If you're too young to remember the famous "Excedrin Headache Number" commercials, here's two of the classics. Not sure if they still make them, but I know they lasted far past the era of these two.
Sure to cure your headache is an ample dose of the offerings of the Fabulous Friday Fictioneers and Groundhog Appreciation Society for February 1, 2013. No prescription required.
Ha! The title's longer than your "story."
ReplyDeleteYes, there ought to be some kind of award for that, I think.
ReplyDeleteSometimes all it takes is a caption. :) Very funny.
ReplyDeleteAnd this post features much more character development than my usual! Thanks, Dave.
DeleteHah! Painfully clever.
ReplyDeleteYes, but it hurts me more than it does you!
DeleteGreat prompt, Claire; admire your work.
That was bloody brilliant! haha
ReplyDeleteWell, in all due modesty it was brilliant. Not sure it was "bloody brilliant! ha, ha," though.
DeleteThanks, Misanthropic One.
HAHAHAHAHAHA! OK, Perry. I'll give you this one. After all, I DO remember those commercials and the "story" really says it all. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kent. And it's great to get away with four words or less on any assignment!
DeleteI remember those too.
ReplyDeleteYou remember those? Oh, come now.
DeleteI remember commercials for leeches.
cheat! ^^ unfortunately, i have no idea what you're talking about.lol i'll check out the commercials. knowing you, it's gotta be hilarious. hmmmn, yeah it kinda looked to me too like someone is trying to come out of the person's head... a split personality. two dominany personalities struggling for power -- yeah i believe that'll cause a hell of a headache ^^
ReplyDeleteI knew that some people wouldn't know the Excedrin commercials, but my laziness this week exceeded my desire to be universally accessible. Hope the clips helped!
DeletePerry, how rude of you to make those of us of a certain age reveal ourselves by understanding your story. :-) I guess you weren aspirin' to do something a little different this week. And it worked.
ReplyDeletejanet
Yes, I wasn't interested at all in buffering anyone's feelings.
DeleteSo there.
Don't you mean bufferin' ?
Deletehahaha, my laugh for the day. I'm old enough to remember.
ReplyDeleteAll of us old enough to remember have one big Excedrin headache all right!
Deletehehe.. I had to look up the commercial to know what you are talking about. And i know now.. Some times few words say it all.. :-)
ReplyDeleteThat's a nice compliment that you went and did research in order to get a joke. I don't think that joke was worth it, but thank you for thinking it might have been!
DeleteYou never miss the mark, even briefly. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Sandra. A lucky shot, I guess.
DeleteHow do I write a comment shorter than your "story"?!
ReplyDeleteI really like your "brevity".
I don't think anyone ever got this frugal with words in this gang before. It's a world record!
Headache, LOL!!
The comment you might have written which would have been shorter than my story was "sucks."
DeleteBut thanks for not writing that! (`I was thinking it.)
Have not seen the commercial, but to have an outgrowth like that is clearly an issue.
ReplyDeleteAnd an outgrowth that appears to be judging you as well.
DeleteQuite frankly, I doubt even the Excedrin would have been strong enough here!
Ok, this one's a bit US-centric and clearly waaay before my time. But I definitely think you should get something for having a longer title than story. In fact, I'm off to create myself a new 101 word title!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to reading your title real soon!
DeleteProbably won't bother with the story ....
LOVED this. Very clever, and yes, I do remember those commercials (barely). Ha!
ReplyDeleteMaybe you should become a six-word memoirist like me. Go to my blog and you'll find posts about it. Hemingway started the whole phenom.
http://banterwithbeth.blogspot.com
DeleteThanks, Beth. Anyone who says they liked the post gets a free complimentary "but you can't possibly be old enough to remember those commercials!" directly from me. And this was yours.
ReplyDeleteI'll take a look at six word memoirizing, but in general it takes me more than six words to clear my throat.
Dear Perry,
ReplyDeleteThis does make up for two and a half of your stories. Good job.
Aloha,
Doug
Two and a half of my stories, Doug? One of them was 347 pages long.
DeleteI've still got a lot of atoning to do.
I remember.
ReplyDeleteScott
Mine: http://kindredspirit23.wordpress.com/2013/01/31/3636/
I miss those commercials. I miss Dick Cavett too, whose voice is on both of them.
DeleteI am old. I miss not being.
I hate to admit I remember, but i guess I am among peers. Very interesting take and funny to the last.
ReplyDeleteThanks, but please don't use the expression "to the last" to anyone who's old enough to remember those commercials!
DeleteHi Perry,
ReplyDeleteSorry, I was too lazy to read your whole story. I got tired in the middle after "headache" so I can only comment on the first part. I thought it was a painful story, heady and cerebral. Ron
Don't worry, Ron. The Cliff's Notes come out next week.
DeleteWhat is this some kind of a sick joke?
ReplyDeleteTom
The sickest. The not funny kind.
DeleteAt least it was over fast.
I guess being sculpted would be enough to bring on an Excedrin headache! But how will they manage to swallow the stuff? Clever.
ReplyDeleteGood Question! Headache No. 48.
DeleteHaven't heard that commercial in years. Great job.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Shirley. But you can't possibly be old enough to remember those commercials.
DeleteSee above
With brevity like this, you should look at entering some of those "six word story" contests, Perry. Thanks for lightening the load this week!
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome. Drop your load here anytime, Elmo/Jennifer!
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