Good Wednesday, my peeps! Sun is shining but don’t be fooled ~ it’s a level of cold I just don’t feel like getting used to, today. So, to warm us up, I decided to do something I never (at least I think I never) do… I have decided to dovetail on Rochelle’s “story” as well as the comments she has received thus far! So, not that you have to, but what the hey, read hers first here and then mine. Or don’t. To add your own story, click on the blue frog below. G’head, you know you wanna…
The Discussion Continues
“I betcha there is a cigarette machine in there,” added Josh.
“You’re probably right,” added Linda. “And why do WordPress and inLinkz keep changing things up? I hate being told what to do. This is so annoying.”
“I like it and didn’t have a problem. Even added the frog Rochelle forgot,” laughed Keith.
“Why are you guys focusing on WordPress and the frog?” griped Iain. “We should respect Rochelle, and get back to the story!”
“I think this is fun,” added Trent. “I could imagine this is how an informal gathering of all the usual Friday Fictioneer participants would go!”
You raised a laugh, well done 🙂
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Excellent! That makes me happy!
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Fun 😁
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Yay! 😀
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Dear Dale,
I LOVE IT! Pretty much describes my morning. Between putting out fires and shmoozing with Maria at inLinikz customer service. We’ll ride out the waves of change and be better for it. What better way to warm up on a frigid day? Now it’s Russell’s turn. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
You beat me to commenting (we must have been commenting on each other’s at the same time!)
Glad you loved it and hopefully made you laugh between chatting up Maria…
Lotsa love,
Dale
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Ah, you read the comments 😉 Great riff off of Rochelle’s story.
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Yep… tried to incorporate a few 😉
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Well, the bit of a laugh warmed me up for a moment, which is a good thing. I agree with your preamble – Brrrrr
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That is good then!
BRRR!
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Q,
I’m sorry, but that pic of the deli has me thinking Fargo Season 3. Not that there is going to be a Season 3, but a boy can dream.
I don’t know the blue frogs or the link or the chatter, but this was fun even not knowing any of it. Adorable, in fact. Excepting for that scene that keeps going through my mind. It’s Fargo . . dammit! LOL
B
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B,
Dang… maybe I should have sent you the pic for inspiration! Go with my lonely field one from WW a couple weeks ago 😉
LOL! Well, if you had read Rochelle’s first, you woulda seen it was a continuation 😉 And that blue frog link just changed and is causing grief, apparently.
Still, you found it adorable, so I’m good with that! 😉
Q
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Nonsense, yours was way better.
My Fargo memory is dark and hopeless. Sort of like my sense of humor, LOL.
Ahhh, therein lies the explanation! That Rochelle . . she’s something else. As for the blue frog, I remember getting really drunk on that drink once. Okay, maybe it wasn’t called a blue frog. Not sure.
It was!
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Garsh, B! You are just so dang sweet…
My Fargo memory is further down my memory banks than yours!
That Rochelle… she’s something else awright! I’ve had a blue hawaii and a grasshopper but never a blue frog. Maybe I wouldn’t remember either, if it was that potent! 😉
Just like you can be when you want to – no worries, I won’t tell anyone!
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I got a “garsh” AND a “dang”. What’s that all aboot? LOL.
Blue Hawaiian, that’s the one! I didn’t get drunk on it. I got nailed on the Mai Tai I chased it with.
Peeps find it kitschy. Whatevs . . . 😉
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I was just tryin’ my “good ole girl” act. Guess it didn’t work, eh? Not buyin’ it?
Blue Hawaii is what I had after I almost missed the boat… Mai Tai chaser? You crazy, you…
Kitschy has its moments yanno…
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Yeee HAW!!!
Problem is, I had Mai Tai, then I had her Tai and then I had their Tai . . . and then it was a day later, LOL.
I dig kitschy.
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Lawzy, Son!
No one around to make sure you kept the Mai and the Tai far from each other? Then again… them’s part of growing pains…
‘course you do.
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No, no, no silly. The misbehavior was shared, and thus enjoyed. There was no pain in that respect. Simply a lack of remembering, which was mostly a good thing. 😉
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🙄😎😉
Of course. Some things are best forgotten…
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Or remembered with the proper embellishments . . .
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Well, that goes without saying! A given, to be sure.
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There was a Season 3–Ewan McGregor played two brothers. But this could be in Fargo. . .
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Ah hah!!!
Dang… now I REALLY wish I had thought of it, or gotten one of you to send me down that track…
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I’ve seen your photos of your ice and snow world. Maybe you don’t want to think Fargo right now. 😉
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Maybe not… maybe it was a subconscious decision 😉
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🙂
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You’re right! How could I forget the window unit scene? But it wasn’t my favorite and maybe that’s why I forgot. My favorite was Billy Bob in the first season.
Gracias for the memory jog!
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You guys are both way ahead of me as I never watched the series!
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I highly recommend Season 1 with Billy Bob Thornton. He’s top of his game.
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Will do.
Once I’m done Mr. Robot, Shameless Season 8, Justified, etc…. 😉
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You gots a couple coming off the docket shortly.
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True dat. Note, I did not mention them as they are on their last legs, so to speak.
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Of course.
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😉
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Yeah, Billy Bob was great, but then I was surprised that I liked season 2 a lot, as well. I didn’t like season 3 as much.
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Hmmm… you’ve both given me something to ponder.
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Hmmm. . .
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🙂
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Season 2 was excellent. And Ted Danson was a nice surprise. Yes, I did enjoy it.
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Hmm… just moved up the docket.
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Good stuff. The cigarette machine lives on!
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Had to include it 😉
Some silly fun now and again doesn’t hurt, right?
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Ha ha – Yes a bit of fun. But in total honesty while I was chuckling I was also feeling a little dismayed to discover that there appears to be an inner circle of Friday Fictioneers that I didn’t know existed.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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No worries, Susan… if you stick around long enough, you make it into a story eventually 😉
Why I added a few that hadn’t “made it” before 😉
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LOL, perfection given my cranky-at-the-froggy this morning! 🙂
Made me laughed and cured 50% of my crankiness (the other 50% is currently being taken care of by good chocolate and yummy coffee and a soon-to-arrive-munchkin who always makes me laugh).
🙂
Na’ama
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I would have included your issues but you were still “negotiating” with Maria when I finished 😉
Tee hee…
Glad you laughed! 😀
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Oh, but I TOTALLY felt included! It felt to me like you were writing with me in mind. I felt very personally attended to. 🙂
Maria was patient and lovely, but as for my thoughts about the surgically enhanced Mr. Froggy? … um … Me not impressed. …
(Now, where did I put that halo I misplaced?) 😉
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Of course, of course. I just didn’t name you by name – this time… 😉
Oh darlin’… I think you went to China on your way to Montreal. Eventually it will be easy peasy again. Right?
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I donnow … Rochelle is saying something about us all SURFING on a CURL …
Where does one do THAT? 😉
Where is the world is I?
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I was referring back to your seaside picture of the surf, Na’ama. Maria’s awesome IMHO. 😀
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🙂
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I enjoyed your bit of fun–and read Rochelle’s post first. 🙂
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Cool 😉
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Fun read, Dale 🙂
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Thanks, Adele!
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You have captured me perfectly! I also had the same thought on reading Rochelle’s story – what would it be like if all the regulars on FriFic managed to meet up some time! Great fun 🙂
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Well I did read your comment so… 😉
I thought it would be a fun one to tag onto, so to speak!
Glad you enjoyed!
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Somehow I wasn’t invited so you can’t say it’s all of us. I always like these fourth wall moments when real life intersects with net life
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Now, now… Look at where I sit in the squares. You came after me and had not yet commented on Rochelle’s story. And I did not include everyone who did go before me so do not feel dissed. You may yet be a character in the future 😉
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It’s only a matter of time, I suppose
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Indeed!
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Hmmmm….Mr. T still hasn’t commented on my story. 😉
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Hmmm….
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Nobbinmaug added a comment that said, “Nobbinmaug added a comment that said, “Nobbinmaug added a comment that said, “Nobbinmaug…
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Buahaha!
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I’m with Linda. WordPress is driving me up a wall.
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And you are not on WP!
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I could probably get in on the WordPress, Inlinkz gripe fest a bit! This new editor is a little annoying.
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Haven’t tried the new editor myself… inLinkz was no big whup…
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I’ve adjusted to the WP editor. I can deal. As for InLinz, I had to create an InLinkz account because I don’t like using Facebook for things. Again, I can deal. No “real” worries.
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I already had the inLinkz account from before . I suppose I could look at the new editor.
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HAHA. Damn frog.
I don’t like the change. Unless a profile pic is up, I have no idea who wrote what.
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But that’s a choice! You just have to upload a profile pic to use instead of the prompt. Lots either can’t be bothered or don’t know how.
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I’ll look into it 😇. The old format was more straight forward, the choice always there as soon as I added my link.
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😁
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Lot of informal gathering and discussion going up in smoke, literally. Did you enjoy a drag? Nice conversation.
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Haha. Oh no, not I. Gave that up 22 years ago.
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Hah, wouldn’t it be nice if we could all get together and have a natter? 🙂
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It would be a blast!
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Lovely funny stuff Dale, let’s all buy an island and live on it!!
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I was wondering where you were 😉
Couldn’t resist jumping on Rochelle’s trip!
We’d have a blast, no doubt!
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Im at work, but have a leaving do this afternoon in 30 minutes so will be quaffing real ales a plenty!! AT LUNCH TIME!! On a work day!
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Woot! Fun stuff!
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Fun sequel. Good to see everyone getting together this week.
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Was fun to do. I scrapped my whole first story (ok, it was 2/3 done) to play instead!
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That still doesn’t explain why we had to change – and why I still can’t comment on some of the FF posts. Or why the sky is blue.
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Change is hard.
That blows that you can’t comment on some – what up with that?
It is a pretty blue, though, don’t you think?
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Hilarious 🙂 And, by the way, how do you know me so well? I HATE being told what to do!
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😁 you said so!!
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Oy. Maybe I need to be more careful what I say 🙂
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LOL! If you look at my story, you’ll see it was built on all of your comments on Rochelle’s 😉
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Yup. I went back and read what I posted on hers, and realized that I outed myself as a person who doesn’t always like to take orders 🙂
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😀 And gave me fodder… to which I thank you!
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Let me guess…the new new posting format that everyone is complaining about and hates?
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That and when you participate in challenges like this one, there is a link up till (da frog) and they have updated their how-to and it has given a number of peeps some grief.
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And throw in folks from Blogger and you have the perfect storm for committing a crime of violence. On my laptop I can no longer comment in Safari (WP doesn’t think I’m logged in) and have to go through Google Chrome, aka the ‘Net stalker. Makes me very crabbish.
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Blogger folk should just convert! Some of them, you have to go through friggen hoops to say hello!
You Apple-user, you… even when I had a Mac, I used Firefox- and still do.
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I love Safari but can’t use it for blogs. Maybe I should switch to Firefox. I despise Google more than the new WP editor! It follows me around wherever I go with ads from where I’ve been, from laptop to phone. Creeps me out!
Don’t get me started on Blogger. I tried it when I first started and said I’d need a lawyer to get myself out of jail if I kept up with it. Not my favorite way to communicate. WP is far superior in encouraging actual conversations and so much easier to figure out when you know nothing about HTML or other Internet-y things.
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I did too…
Firefox you can even browse in hidden mode so when shopping for air fares, they don’t keep going up each time you click as you are always clicking once, so to speak. Can’t stand Google either. And what is up with the bleeping ads on my phone now? Which bloody app did I install that is causing me grief?
I did too. It is now floating about in the ether with whatever drivel I wrote back then… ugh. Don’t get me going with that HTML stuff. I’m dumber than a bag of nails when it comes to that stuff.
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And I haven’t even tried the new WP editing thing.
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I tried it when it was first suggested and found it ‘challenging.’ I’m sure if I got used to it, I might like it but it takes so long to get anything done in it. Even a few of the WP ‘Happiness Coaches’ said it was difficult to get used to. I haven’t gone back since I need to get things done quick and dirty to stay even remotely caught up.
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I think this is the second “revamp” and I’ve not gotten off the old…
I. really should at least look before I diss, eh?
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Go with your gut. That editor is the pits if you’re in a hurry (and who amongst us isn’t). I want WP to pry the old editor from my cold dead hands!
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I’m with you, Sister! KISS, baby, KISS!
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I see they also sell beer in there. I guess it’s your round, so mine’s a Coors if you please!!
BTW, I put up with Blogger for 8 years before switching to WP and it’s the best thing I ever did. End of advert.
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Of course they do. I would not pick just any place… or rather, Rochelle wouldn’t! One Coors coming up. I’ll have a real beer… maybe a Grolsch 😉
I know. And we were VERY happy when you changed over.
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If the sell real beers I’ll have a pint of craft ale, hand pumped from a barrel at ambient temperature please!
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Now you’re talkin’!!
I will ensure there is 😉
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Heehee! An informal meeting of FF regulars sounds like quite the thing! I especially liked the comment about respecting Rochelle that you attribute to Iain.
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Thank you, Penny. It was fun to “good around’ – next time will be a whole other slew of FF characters!
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Luv it ⚡️💥
I’m barely following the whole thing, but your piece stands on its own!
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Thanks 🧞♀️👗!
I see you’ve made your choice 😎
Glad it stood on its own (but since I used the comments on Rochelle’s, it does follow 😉)
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lol….now that was fun!
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Glad you thought so!
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this is lovely. i could imagine the fun you were having writing it. 🙂
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I did indeed.
Just be careful, you could end up in future “episodes”! 😉
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🙂
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Cute, and very clever!
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Thank you, Violet. Glad you enjoyed.
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Well done, Dale. You managed to work 6 Fictioneers into this one. I can’t wait until you write about the Grammar Concentration Camp where prisoners are forced to spell difficult words without using a dictionary. Oh the horrors!
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Well, Rochelle had 6 and I technically had 5, though mentioned Rochelle… Like I told you on yours, Rochelle and I were hoping you’d jump in 😉 Next time! There are those who feel left out 😀
I don’t think either one of us would be so… mind you, Rochelle did get that new t-shirt…
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I’m just returning after a long hiatus. So far now problems with Inlinkz Should I expect some?
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Heck no! I had no problems, myself.
Some folks just don’t like change… 🙂
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Made me smile, nicely done Dale. In the FF’s chat, I’d be one saying – arghhh – can’t figure out the Frog !
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Glad it did. Rochelle told me she linked you up! Hope next week works better for you!
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Wouldn’t a party with all of us be such fun?
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Absolutely!!
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Lovely & fun!
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Thanks!
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Pistols at dawn, no doubt.
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Right….
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So cute and funny! Awesomely creative. Great job 🙂
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Thank you! Sometimes you just have to have a little fun!
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What is this WordPress you keep talking about? Is it where words get ironed out? Personally I like the new huge icon size in the linkie.
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Ahhh.. you Blogger peeps are in your own little world
😉
He’s kinda cute, no?
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Hi Dale.
Looks like you all are having too much fun!
🙂
Randy
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😀
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Nice continuation of Rochelle’s story, Dale. Imagine if you were all in one room together – ah the stories that would be written afterwards 🙂
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Thanks, Lynn. It was fun to participate (I chucked my original story in order to play)
It would be most interesting, I should think. 🙂
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There’s be some competitive story telling going on 🙂
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Hehe, exactly, this. I can handle the Inlinkz changes but what p** me off is that the changes are always making things more complicated when things were working just fine before. Who really needs this, I ask you. Likewise the editor… well, I just use the old one.
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I have to tell you, I haven’t even looked at the new editor! I am dissing sans reason 😉
As for the inLinkz… we’ll get used to it 😉
I dunno why they feel the need to “improve” when it wasn’t “broke” in the first place!
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And the fun continues. Nicely dovetailed, Dale.
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Thank you, Margaret. I was inspired 😉
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Bringing the characters to life!
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So glad you thought so!
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Bravo, Dale! This was so well done. Just like Rochelle, you captured the personalities so well.
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Thank you, Fatima! Glad you enjoyed.
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