Our gracious host, Rochelle, encourages us
to be creative by writing a story in 100 words
or less using the photo prompt below. This is
Friday Fictioneers. Here’s where the photo took me.
Jen had a bad night. Usually when she went out for drinks with the girls after work, she’d limit herself to two drinks in two hours; however, last night something was bugging her and she lost control.
The next morning, Jen felt like crap. She brewed a fresh pot of coffee, inhaling the deep, earthy bouquet. The first sip tasted awful. “Yuck! It’s like mud!” Jen exclaimed. She spit the offending coffee into the sink.
Jen rolled her eyes when she realized in her hungover state she mistook the bag of potting soil for the bag of freshly ground coffee.
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100 Words
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Yup, that’s earthy. lol
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Puts hair on your chest, as my father liked to say!
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interesting , tastes buds were not hung over
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Nope, but her eyes sure were!
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Oh I hate it when that happens! I hope it doesn’t stop her from her Girls Night Out in the future. Everybody gotta cut loose sometimes. Funny story, Nancy 🙂
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Everybody Wang Chung tonight! Sorry, couldn’t resist! 😂
Thanks very much, Lisa. I’m sure my MC will be back in action for the next Girls Night Out.
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🙂 You’re welcome, Nancy.
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Ugh now there’s s wake up call. Ouch and ugh.
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Here’s mud in your eye, Laurie! 😂
Thanks much!
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This was hilarious! 😀
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Thanks, Dahlia. Sorry for the late response; I just fished you out of spam!
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Ho boy! That was SOME night!! Why there is potting soil near the coffee remains for a whole ‘nother conversation…
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Ha! Well there’s a plant there and what looks like spilled soil on the counter. (It was difficult to tell if that’s soil or part of the pattern but I went with soil.) My MC obviously did a little repotting recently. Voila! Mystery solved!
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Yanno… my bad. I forgot about the plant in the pic! Good on you for using it! She really was bleery-eyed so…
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It’s funny. The plant was the first thing I saw in that pic!
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Oh, I saw it but you used it!
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😁
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Oh, no, that’s hilarious, though I suppose not so for Jen! 🙂 I’m guessing it didn’t help what she was upset about and what caused her to get so drunk in the first place. I can imagine myself doing something like this when in a muddled state. Nice one, Nancy!
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Similar bags, brown contents, and a less than clear head …. a recipe for disaster. It could happen. How many of us have confused sugar for salt? After a batch of salty cinnamon buns, I’ll never make that mistake again! And I don’t even drink! 😂
Thanks for a wonderful comment, Brenda.
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Yikes!
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In a word, yes. Thanks, Joy.
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ha ha ha
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Thanks! Glad to know you liked this one.
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OMG! I can just imagine what that would taste like.
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Me too …. like my sister’s coffee!
Thanks, Sandra.
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Oh no! 😂 Well, a little dirt never hurt! ☕ A wonderful weekend to you, Nancy and thank you for the laugh. 🙏🏻
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It puts hair on your chest, as my dad liked to say. Oddly, that prospect never appealed to me! 😂 Happy weekend to you, too, Michele. ☀️
Thank you!
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haha I heard that phrase a few times, too. Not appealing to me either. 😂 Thanks so much! 🌄😎
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My great pleasure, Michele. ☺️
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Yuck!! That’s so good, Nancy.
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Yuck is right! Thanks very much, Esther.
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Literal mud. LOL
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You got that right, James!
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Oh, nasty! I accidentally made a cup of coffee with gravy granules once!
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Hahaha! At least you have gravy for your next roast beef dinner!
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There is nothing like a brewed cup of potting soil first thing in the morning.
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You bet! Here’s mud in your eye, Jim!
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😅I don’t believe it Jen must have been around at my couples house – great minds Nancy🤣
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Really? I haven’t read the other stories yet, Ange.
It looks like potting soil on the counter, doesn’t it?
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😀
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Laughing all the way! I’m not sure how your brain went from the photo to the story, but I love it!
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Thanks, D! Regardless, I’m glad my story made you laugh!
There’s a plant in the corner and what looks like soil on the counter. That’s all I needed to see to get my mind going!
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Whoops …Blue screen Blues … here’s the song …
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Fab fun song, dear Ivor. Thank you! 😊
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In between Blue Screens, I can still hear the music 🎶 Nancy 🎶🟦
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Thank goodness for small favors!
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I know the feeling, and I’ve done the same mix up thing, but mine was a jar of gravy powder!!!
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How funny! Our friend Keith made a similar comment. 😅
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At least it was the same colour 😊🤎
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Dear Nancy,
Well that would explain why the coffee tasted like mud. 😀 Made me laugh out loud.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
My mother’s coffee used to be thick as mud; not my sister is carrying on the tradition! How difficult is it to make a decent pot of coffee? ☕️ 🙄
Thanks for a great comment!
Shalom
🕊️
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Just when she thought things couldn’t get any worse!
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Really! She better go back to bed.
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Uptido ! 😮☕
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No idea what that means but I like it! 😂
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Its politease for OMG & WTF 💜💜💜💜
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Yuck. That was quite a mistake.
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You’re not kidding, GC!
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I’ve had coffee that tastes like that!! (I often wondered why)
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So have I! I just don’t understand how it can be so difficult to make a decent pot of coffee.
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Lol 😂
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Haha! Thanks, Sadje.
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You’re welcome 🥰😂
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