tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post4603173571320083471..comments2024-03-08T15:14:31.312-05:00Comments on Landless: #FridayFlash: The Endless WarTony Nolandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-81813002339516488042010-04-18T19:53:15.897-04:002010-04-18T19:53:15.897-04:00This was absolutely fantastic. I loved it!!! Great...This was absolutely fantastic. I loved it!!! Great work!!!Stinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07479342767111654357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-52976221838292140962010-04-18T14:56:52.580-04:002010-04-18T14:56:52.580-04:00Excellent! Great twist. Now I'll have to go ba...Excellent! Great twist. Now I'll have to go back and re-read it, a la Fight Club. Well done, Tony!Eric J. Krausehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05774468607814244185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-53441570659935096222010-04-18T12:45:54.721-04:002010-04-18T12:45:54.721-04:00I worked really hard to make everything in this pi...I worked really hard to make everything in this piece work as a double-entedre, the dialogue in particular. If you go back and re-read it, I think the words all work rather well as if spoken by a an intergalactic super-spy or by a stubborn, imaginative 8 year old boy.<br /><br />The twist at the end is my favorite part!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-31641404376959048292010-04-18T11:20:03.639-04:002010-04-18T11:20:03.639-04:00Wonderful surprise, but I knew something was up by...Wonderful surprise, but I knew something was up by one silly word... The "General" said "gotten" rather than "received", so I waited to try to figure out the twist.<br /><br />Never expected teeth and dad. <br /><br />You wove this one well.peggyhttp://pegjet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-57936339321056814352010-04-18T11:12:34.366-04:002010-04-18T11:12:34.366-04:00I thought for sure you were talking about blackfli...I thought for sure you were talking about blackflies or mosquitoes.<br />Cavities, though... heh... better!Cathy Olliffe-Websterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12729578896443750402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-36816542181138142802010-04-18T08:57:05.335-04:002010-04-18T08:57:05.335-04:00Fantastic. I was totally surprised.Fantastic. I was totally surprised.Chris Chartrandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09766438158698041660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-44291481010596391162010-04-18T08:29:10.642-04:002010-04-18T08:29:10.642-04:00Like Anton said: hook, line, and sinker. Very good...Like Anton said: hook, line, and sinker. Very good, sir.<br />~jonJ. M. Strotherhttp://www.jmstrother.com/MadUtopia/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-6156640651443644352010-04-17T18:12:37.970-04:002010-04-17T18:12:37.970-04:00...and in the twist smack down, it's Tony Nola......and in the twist smack down, it's Tony Noland by a mile! Well done!PJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07521953491880916840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-64822266861005615402010-04-17T10:12:30.495-04:002010-04-17T10:12:30.495-04:00I'm glad you liked it, guys! Al, I have to say...I'm glad you liked it, guys! <b>Al</b>, I have to say, that's one of the best comments I've ever gotten.<br /><br />I wonder if the American Dental Association publishes fiction in their quarterly newsletter...Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-64191829765418988222010-04-17T09:38:24.697-04:002010-04-17T09:38:24.697-04:00You got me. : D Nice writing, Tony. You piqued my ...You got me. : D Nice writing, Tony. You piqued my interest with your "Bug" reference, automatically thought it had something to do with the Running Bug. *LOL* Creative, man. I'll give it a go with my reticent seven-year-old.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00038885104845754639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-35327487536750800442010-04-17T07:30:04.179-04:002010-04-17T07:30:04.179-04:00aaaahhhhhaa fun!
love it :)aaaahhhhhaa fun! <br />love it :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-50179742981114768742010-04-16T22:29:09.403-04:002010-04-16T22:29:09.403-04:00HA!
That was 8 shades of awesome!HA! <br /><br />That was 8 shades of awesome!https://www.blogger.com/profile/09492062472206579391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-1648725224442576722010-04-16T22:07:47.448-04:002010-04-16T22:07:47.448-04:00O.o [flosses for an hour]O.o [flosses for an hour]Carrie Clevengerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05093923008179106837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-84860032729131930202010-04-16T18:25:08.750-04:002010-04-16T18:25:08.750-04:00I was thinking Starship Troopers all the way - it ...I was thinking Starship Troopers all the way - it read very differently my second time through. Very clever!Laura Enohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09982794146667832204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-62046461605346340492010-04-16T15:53:27.169-04:002010-04-16T15:53:27.169-04:00Aw Tony!
Yup - swallowed it whole! Great job, a v...Aw Tony!<br /><br />Yup - swallowed it whole! Great job, a very funny flash.<br />Simon.Skycyclerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17412698481175267626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-17009718930064515902010-04-16T15:45:09.670-04:002010-04-16T15:45:09.670-04:00Great read Tony. I love the twist in the end!Great read Tony. I love the twist in the end!elainenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-50831625973577786632010-04-16T13:14:49.085-04:002010-04-16T13:14:49.085-04:00my wife the dentist will approve!my wife the dentist will approve!Michael Solenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01120045114297450520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-21738323329250781532010-04-16T12:05:27.066-04:002010-04-16T12:05:27.066-04:00Thanks, guys! Don't forget to floss!Thanks, guys! Don't forget to floss!Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-62796637075515686822010-04-16T11:58:18.908-04:002010-04-16T11:58:18.908-04:00You totally got me. Jeez. I didn't see it comi...You totally got me. Jeez. I didn't see it coming at all.<br /><br />Brilliant. You are the king of twists. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-66547444740760789392010-04-16T11:44:40.678-04:002010-04-16T11:44:40.678-04:00Heinlein would be so proud of this.Heinlein would be so proud of this.John Wiswellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07416044628686736927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-2467802410774358472010-04-16T10:43:36.844-04:002010-04-16T10:43:36.844-04:00Ah, touche! Very clever twists.
Seems like #Frida...Ah, touche! Very clever twists.<br /><br />Seems like #FridayFlash is full of twists this week.Benjamin Solahhttp://benjaminsolah.com/blognoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-6975647840676295902010-04-16T09:15:05.017-04:002010-04-16T09:15:05.017-04:00This is by far my favourite of your pieces!! Wonde...This is by far my favourite of your pieces!! Wonderful way of explaining it all - I wish my dentist had said this to me when I was younger.<br /><br />Awesome flash.Icy Sedgwickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11501193571425442406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-23597328697897106142010-04-16T08:23:55.268-04:002010-04-16T08:23:55.268-04:00hehehe, very clever, Tony! You certainly fooled me...hehehe, very clever, Tony! You certainly fooled me, there was no way I would have seen this coming, I don't thinkmazzz in Leedshttp://mazzz-in-leeds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-70730866056809788282010-04-16T07:29:57.415-04:002010-04-16T07:29:57.415-04:00Very nicely done. Completely got me with the switc...Very nicely done. Completely got me with the switch at the end.The Four Part Landhttp://www.thefourpartland.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797188666559531190.post-373548826598048282010-04-16T07:18:29.767-04:002010-04-16T07:18:29.767-04:00I'm glad the sci-fi surprise worked, guys. Fee...I'm glad the sci-fi surprise worked, guys. Feel free to use this as a parenting approach.<br /><br />The best parents know when to be the Voice of Authority and when to get down on the rug with their kids.Tony Nolandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15090583562737225942noreply@blogger.com