by JOHN BECK
Member since:
August 27, 2008

Balanced Diet ~ for GWWE ~ Gather Writing Essential--Random

June 15, 2011 07:30 AM UTC
views: 0 | 17 people recommend this | comments: 46

 

OK quickly to the prompt...use these ten words in a story/poem.

dragon

friar

binge

false teeth

king

concrete

whiskey

vegetable

flesh

alarm


The friar looked on with alarm as the king continued his binge on Scotch and the slow roasted flesh of a dragon.  “That’s not a balanced meal.”

“The roast is the first I’ve had since I got my false teeth.  Before that, everything tasted like concrete.  And whiskey is a vegetable.”

 

Comments: 46

Kimberly Blackadar Jun 15, 2011, 9:44am UTC
You made me laugh in such a few words, John. Well done!
JOHN BECK Jun 15, 2011, 10:00am UTC
Thanks, Kimberly.
Susan Budig - Mindful Poet Jun 16, 2011, 2:51pm UTC
Yes, this made me laugh, too,
JOHN BECK Jun 16, 2011, 7:30pm UTC
Thanks, Susan.
brian bennett Jun 15, 2011, 10:00am UTC
Heh...nice use of the words, and funny to boot!
JOHN BECK Jun 15, 2011, 10:00am UTC
Thanks, Brian.
David W. Jun 15, 2011, 10:13am UTC
Well done and done well Sir John.
JOHN BECK Jun 15, 2011, 10:18am UTC
Thanks, David.
Marge H. Jun 15, 2011, 10:24am UTC
Love it, John. Funny and succinct.
JOHN BECK Jun 15, 2011, 10:25am UTC
Thank you, Marge.
Elsie Duggan Jun 15, 2011, 11:34am UTC
Now why didn't I think of that? ;) , great John, love, Elsie
JOHN BECK Jun 15, 2011, 2:03pm UTC
Thanks, Elsie.
Sheila Deeth Jun 15, 2011, 1:41pm UTC
Wish I could recommend this more than once. Excellent!
JOHN BECK Jun 15, 2011, 2:03pm UTC
Thank you, Sheila.
A. F. Stewart Jun 15, 2011, 4:07pm UTC
The right healthy priorities are so important.
JOHN BECK Jun 16, 2011, 8:39am UTC
:) Thanks, A. F.
William Dotani Jun 15, 2011, 4:15pm UTC
Leave the man alone to enjoy his vegetables. Cute tale.
JOHN BECK Jun 16, 2011, 8:39am UTC
Thanks, Bill. Single malt perhaps.
William Dotani Jun 17, 2011, 2:20am UTC
I believe it qualifies.
At the moment I'm sipping B&B (Benedictine & Brandy). My favorite cognac. Lately right shin leg pain has made getting to sleep a bit difficult, but I'd say 5 shots of this stuff and I'm ready for the dreamland rodeo.
Sonia M. Jun 15, 2011, 4:50pm UTC
Enjoyed it... Good use of the prompts!
JOHN BECK Jun 16, 2011, 8:38am UTC
Thanks, Sonia.
Barbara H. Jun 15, 2011, 9:38pm UTC
I take it you mean rye whiskey.
JOHN BECK Jun 16, 2011, 8:38am UTC
In the story he drank Scotch.
Kushal Poddar Jun 16, 2011, 8:23am UTC
Ha ha
Kushal Poddar Jun 16, 2011, 8:32am UTC
Lost in this Chinese binge
a new year Dragon
with false teeth and whiskey breath
ask me if I know the road to his home.
I know one home less than I should have known.
We devour some vegetable flesh doused in oyster soy
wrapped in the earthen skin of a friar,
our legs dangling off the concrete end of the concretes
thinking we are the official kings
Kushal Poddar Jun 16, 2011, 8:33am UTC
oh we missed the alarm ringing for quite some time
JOHN BECK Jun 16, 2011, 8:37am UTC
:) Thanks, Kushal.
Tina Coruth Jun 16, 2011, 10:28am UTC
I enjoyed this!
JOHN BECK Jun 16, 2011, 7:33pm UTC
Thanks, Tina.
Lynn P. Jun 16, 2011, 11:16am UTC
Ooo, someone else who did it in less time than I did. And, my little Irish heart loved this. Of course whiskey is a vegetable. And a six-pack and bag of chips is a 7 course meal. ;)
JOHN BECK Jun 16, 2011, 7:33pm UTC
:) Thanks, Lynn.
Karen E. Jun 16, 2011, 10:17pm UTC
Great fun John. I would go for the flesh of the dragon as I am a protein girl.
JOHN BECK Jun 17, 2011, 8:10am UTC
Yes, dragon flesh is high in quality protein, Karen.
JOHN BECK Jun 17, 2011, 8:10am UTC
Thanks.
Alison H. Jun 17, 2011, 10:57pm UTC
Whiskey is a vegetable, LOL!

Hee hee! Well and succinctly told.
JOHN BECK Jun 18, 2011, 10:01am UTC
Thanks, Alison.
William Dotani Jun 20, 2011, 3:37am UTC
Dragon sounds chewy & yummy and should be put in school lunch programs.
JOHN BECK Jun 23, 2011, 12:17pm UTC
Probably would improve many school lunch diets.
Mustafa Demiri Jun 20, 2011, 9:54pm UTC
... and can we call cognac a fruit?
JOHN BECK Jun 23, 2011, 12:17pm UTC
I believe it is.
Ms Lee P. Jun 23, 2011, 12:05pm UTC
Chocolate is also a vegetable! LOL! Very nice. I enjoyed your story.
JOHN BECK Jun 23, 2011, 12:18pm UTC
Thanks, Ms Lee.
Marilyn (PaintsOnSlate) S. Jun 25, 2011, 10:00pm UTC
that was fun!
JOHN BECK Jun 25, 2011, 10:05pm UTC
Thanks, Marilyn.
Tracy Fabre Jun 30, 2011, 1:09pm UTC
Ohhhh so much amusement here.

That’s not a balanced meal <-- reminds me of my favorite joke. Guy goes to the doc with a carrot in one ear, a chunk of steak in the other, and two peas up his nose. "Doc," he says, "I don't feel so good." The doctor answers, "Well, you're not eating right."

;-)
JOHN BECK Jun 30, 2011, 2:09pm UTC
HaHaHa!

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