Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In…..?”
exactly 18 words using the required three words
‘resolutions’, ‘custard’ and ‘hairdryer’. I have also
responded to Sue & Gerry’s Weekly Prompts Colour
Challenge (‘Blanc’) and used one of the great images
by Kevin at The Beginning At Last/No Theme Thursday.
This is my 18 word story.
“Babe, your skin is Blancmange custard smooth
and your highlights look fabulous
using your new High Resolutions Hairdryer!”
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18 Words
This is “Sweet Talkin’ Man” by Delbert McClinton
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Nicely done, Nancy, and thank you for taking part in Blanc.
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Always my pleasure, Sue. Thank you for these wonderful prompts!
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Our pleasure, Nancy.
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You rock!
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And other times I roll! It’s all those holiday goodies! 😂
Thanks, Toots! ☺️
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Hahahaha!!!
You know it!
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Well played, Nancy! Very clever! 👏👏👏
Anyone heard of Delbert and Glen? I never heard of them until an episode of Live From Darryl’s lol
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Thanks so much, Kevin! 😊
You mean Daryl as in Daryl Hall? His place is in Pawling NY, I believe, or near there. About 2 hrs from where we are. We saw him perform at Mohegan Sun this past July; the opening act was Elvis Costello who was fantastic! I love Daryl! 😍
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Yes, Darryl Hall. His web series is great.
I’ve never seen him live unfortunately. Also haven’t been to Mohegan in like 100 years lol
Hall and Oates were awesome. Shame they broke up, but that’s not exactly uncommon in music as we know 😄
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They were great; this great is particularly nasty. I want to go up to Daryl’s Restaurant. It looks like a cool place and maybe he’ll pop in for a special appearance. 😂
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A little impromptu concert maybe lol
Yeah it’s unfortunate, but it sounds like they weren’t on the same page for a long time.
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Re-reading my comment, my first sentence makes no sense! I meant to write This breakup is particularly nasty. Oy!
Daryl Hall is so damn cool, just being in the same room with him is a treat.
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I kinda figured that was what you meant, yes lol
Yeah, he seems like a pretty suave dude.
Too bad things shook out the way they did, but such if life eh?
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Yep, shit happens …. even between the best of friends. It happened to me. 🤷🏼♀️
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A triple header, Wow!!! Great work and Delbert? One of my favorite artists.
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No kidding? I’d say that’s a home run! ⚾️
Thanks so much, Dawg! 🐶
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Very nicely done, and it was a tough one!
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Thanks, D! That was a weird combo of words.
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Well with a Name like Delbert McClinton it would have been rude not to☺️☺️☺️🌞
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Precisely! 😂😂
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Right to the point. I think you might be onto something. Hemingway preferred less words and was the master..we all could use less words in this wordy world.
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Papa had it going on. Everybody talks too damn much!
Thanks, Phil.
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What smooth words, Nancy!
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Thanks so much, Esther. This was fun!
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💝
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Grazie, cara Sadje. 🩶
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LOL! Very creative 👏 👏
Well done Nancy ✨
An interesting trio of words to pair together, as well!
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Thanks so much, Laura! Interesting sums it up. 😎
I always have fun combining prompts and getting creative. 😊
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He certainly was a
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Yes! My finger hovered over that one before deciding on Delbert McClinton. A great choice, Willow! 🩶
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