Written for Esther’s “Can You Tell A Story In” –
#319, exactly 40 words using the four prompt words
shown below. In exactly 40 words, here’s my flash.
resolution – human – raisins – mood
My New Year’s resolution: eat healthier.
Day one, I’m munching raisins like a responsible human.
They’re even in my salad.
Day two, I realize raisins are just old, disappointed grapes.
My mood plummets.
I order pizza.
Resolution abandoned.
Mood elevated.
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40 Words
This is “That’s Amore” by Dean Martin
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The Elephant's Trunk 
A good start… fun omission!
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Let them eat pizza! Thanks Cindy. Cheers 🍷
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New Year’s resolutions rarely stick. I thought for a second that the raisins would be traded in for wine.
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That’s definitely true; I never kept any my resolutions. I like wine & pizza too much!
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Raisins vs pizza – yeah no contest. I’m with you, Nancy! Love the song 😍
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Nope, not even close! Thanks, Lisa
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Pizza is my go-to cheat meal too- so I definitely get it!
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It’s the perfect meal with something from each food group! 😆
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I don’t think that I have ever kept a New Year’s resolution.
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I only kept one and that was to make no more resolutions!
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Thank you for the laugh and yes to the pizza! 🍇😂👍🏻
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My great pleasure, Michele. Enjoy! 🍷 🍕
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🥂
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Disappointed grapes! Very good!
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First I had sour grapes, then changed it to “disappointed”, and I thought it was so much better. Thanks, D.
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Changed resolution to ‘eat pizza with no raisins.’ 😂
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A girl after my own heart! Thanks, Lois
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I don’t make New Year’s resolutions any … I found I was always too irresponsible!! Nancy
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I don’t either. Thanks for a little bit of the wonderful Bobby Darin. Love how he does this song. 🥰 🎶
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He has such a great voice, Nancy 🎶💕
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The best in the business, I think.
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Oh, if only there were pepperoni-flavored raisins…
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😆 I like how you think!
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Too funny and too true, too! haha old disappointed grapes is the funniest line! 🙂
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Haha! I’m glad you liked that line, Barbara. I was chuckling as I wrote it. 😆
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Good ol’ pizza to the rescue!
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Every time! Thanks, Esther.
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Relatable!
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Very! Happy New Year, Sweets!
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Happy New Year! 🥳
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Love it – sounds like my kind of resolution 😀
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Pizza? Mine too, easily! 😆
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😃👏🏻
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Lol! This is the fate of most New Year’s resolution.
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Very true. I am the voice of experience! 😆
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😂😂😂
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