Thursday, March 17, 2011

Friday Flash 55.....

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At 4:55 AM on a moonless July morning, he could see
the coastal silhouette of Ogunquit (Algonquin for"Beautiful
Place by the Sea") coming into view.
What a GENIUS set-up they had!!
Load a fishing trawler in Key Largo.
Work your way slowly and unnoticed up the Inter-Coastal.
Unload in Maine.........MAINE???
(Chuckles to himself.......)
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Uh Oh...I can hear a Glenn Frey song in the background...
"It's a losing proposition,
but one you can't refuse.
It's the politics of contraband,
it's the smugglers blues"!!!
If you or anyone you know has written a Friday Flash 55
Please come tell The G-Man...
I will visit, read, enjoy, comment......Then BOOK!!
So from the most clandestine host from coast to coast...
Have a Kick Ass Week-End!!!
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68 comments:

  1. Jannie FunsterMarch 17, 2011 at 8:01:00 PM EDT

    Hey, I was born and raised right next to Maine! And I love me some Glennn Frey.

    Mark Twain's iPhoneis mine.

    xoxo

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  2. Jannie FunsterMarch 17, 2011 at 8:02:00 PM EDT

    de wango de tango! :)

    xo

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  3. Brian MillerMarch 17, 2011 at 8:03:00 PM EDT

    nice...great song...maine...dont they have lobster or crab there?

    assisting Ti this week as well..

    Titanium's 55

    My 55

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  4. Brian MillerMarch 17, 2011 at 8:04:00 PM EDT

    jannie can i get a translation on wango de tango...it sounds a bit risque...

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  5. dustusMarch 17, 2011 at 8:09:00 PM EDT

    So that's how they do it. Come creeping up from The Keys. Cool 55. Glenn Fry/Eagles rock! For St. Patty's I distilled mine into 55...

    Southern Discomfort

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  6. MillieMarch 17, 2011 at 8:14:00 PM EDT

    Key Largo to Maine--what a trip! The human's 55 is here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2011/03/17/wearing-o-the-green/

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  7. Jannie FunsterMarch 17, 2011 at 8:14:00 PM EDT

    Brian, Ted Nugent, I think? :)

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  8. G-ManMarch 17, 2011 at 8:21:00 PM EDT

    Yes indeed Kiddies.
    The Motor City Madman...Terrible Ted Nugent!
    I believe the songs about Dialing O on the Pink Telephone....:-)

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  9. JannaMarch 17, 2011 at 8:45:00 PM EDT

    Maine always makes me think of Stephen King. Creepy but interesting, in a "No, thanks, I'll stay here in Michigan" kind of way.

    Thanks for another Friday 55!
    Mine's here. :)

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  10. Steve IsaakMarch 17, 2011 at 9:04:00 PM EDT

    Fun work, good write.

    Thanks again. =)

    Here's mine.

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  11. moondustwriterMarch 17, 2011 at 9:06:00 PM EDT

    Well them folks in Maine had a good time I'm sure...

    The monkey

    Thanks for hosting us yet again G

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  12. Monkey ManMarch 17, 2011 at 9:19:00 PM EDT

    Pusher! Word pusher. Great kick off, G.

    My 55 is HERE.

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  13. SerenaMarch 17, 2011 at 9:21:00 PM EDT

    I like Glenn Frey. And the word clandestine.:)

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  14. G-ManMarch 17, 2011 at 9:36:00 PM EDT

    Why thank you Miss Begotten, I'll input that in my database...:-)

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  15. drybottomgirlMarch 17, 2011 at 10:05:00 PM EDT

    Great G-man I'm getting ready to go to bed and now I have the "Smuggler's Blues" running through my head! Liked your 55, and hoping you have a great weekend! My 55 is up!

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  16. ChristineMarch 17, 2011 at 10:10:00 PM EDT

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  17. ChristineMarch 17, 2011 at 10:10:00 PM EDT

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  18. hedgewitchMarch 17, 2011 at 10:56:00 PM EDT

    '..Don't touch my bags if you please, Mr. Customs Man...'oops--wrong coast, wrong artist--same principle, though.

    My mind has been playing in the cereal this week--more whole graininess from me here:

    Wheatfield

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  19. knot eyeMarch 17, 2011 at 11:05:00 PM EDT

    aw man...I know how this story ends
    "and now for our top story"...a 55 from 77'

    Peace, hp



    my 55

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  20. limeMarch 17, 2011 at 11:13:00 PM EDT

    that's one helluva a long haul!

    i'm here...and then i'll be gone....

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  21. PattiKenMarch 17, 2011 at 11:26:00 PM EDT

    Well, it wouldn't be the most bizarre thing a smuggler tried. Still, a bit like taking coal to Newcastle...

    I'm in here.

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  22. gautami tripathyMarch 17, 2011 at 11:30:00 PM EDT

    Love that photo..!! The words too.


    lost in a maze

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  23. LarryMarch 18, 2011 at 12:05:00 AM EDT

    I don't get it

    Pole dancers

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  24. avoid the clapMarch 18, 2011 at 12:24:00 AM EDT

    That's how most people end up in Maine (accidentally). Just kidding!

    A mother's pessimism is described in my 55.

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  25. TALONMarch 18, 2011 at 1:14:00 AM EDT

    It all sounds so intriguing, Galen. And a wee bit dangerous, too. The sounds of the 80's. :)

    My 55: The End

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  26. A Daft Scots LassMarch 18, 2011 at 2:44:00 AM EDT

    Mine is up too, believe it or not.

    Have a wicked weekend!

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  27. anthonynorthMarch 18, 2011 at 3:46:00 AM EDT

    Key Largo to Maine is quite a way, isn't it?

    You'll find mine here.

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  28. MorningAJMarch 18, 2011 at 4:45:00 AM EDT

    Nothing wrong with Maine. Just a very long way from Key Largo!

    My 55 is up here

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  29. PratibhaMarch 18, 2011 at 5:35:00 AM EDT

    I love the names of cities you mention here !!
    Good lines in theend of post :)

    My try for this week is here : Biscuits

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  30. NessaMarch 18, 2011 at 5:40:00 AM EDT

    Traveling the extremes for a fun time.

    Flash 55 - If Memory Serves

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  31. hMarch 18, 2011 at 5:44:00 AM EDT

    http://therummaker.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/uneasy-endings/

    hey guys I put up mine

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  32. Belinda MunozMarch 18, 2011 at 5:55:00 AM EDT

    No peaceful easy feeling, eh? Bet it's still pretty with a tequila sunrise...

    Here's mine:
    http://thehalfwaypoint.net/2011/03/waves-of-hope/

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  33. AkelamaluMarch 18, 2011 at 5:55:00 AM EDT

    Ah so that's how they do it!

    Mine's up.

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  34. JinksyMarch 18, 2011 at 5:58:00 AM EDT

    I'm aboard with my cargo
    HERE

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  35. budh.aaahMarch 18, 2011 at 7:05:00 AM EDT

    'The smugglers blues' now thats a unique perpective

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  36. FireblossomMarch 18, 2011 at 7:33:00 AM EDT

    You lost me at "4:55 a.m." LOL.

    Mine is up, Mr. G Man sir. :-)

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  37. OliviaMarch 18, 2011 at 7:41:00 AM EDT

    Now I know.. :)
    Nice song there Galen!

    Hugs xx
    Nature

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  38. JerryMarch 18, 2011 at 7:53:00 AM EDT

    I think I get the Maine point...nice. I got a point too.

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  39. hopeMarch 18, 2011 at 8:45:00 AM EDT

    Too funny.

    Mine's up...no, really. :) Have a wonderful weekend!

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  40. UnknownMarch 18, 2011 at 9:12:00 AM EDT

    Really now? Who'd a thunk!

    Mine is HERE

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  41. izzyMarch 18, 2011 at 9:13:00 AM EDT

    And a great Friday it is! with sunshine
    warm temperatures, and a topic! Thanks for posting.Have a great weekend.
    http://izzy-conversing.blogspot.com/2011/03/flash-fiction-55-31811.html

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  42. LisaMarch 18, 2011 at 9:27:00 AM EDT

    Here is mine. Love the picture.

    http://inspiredbylisa.blogspot.com/2011/03/sunset-in-cove.html

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  43. LindaMarch 18, 2011 at 10:10:00 AM EDT

    Good morning! I've seen that little town in Maine. Lovely coastline. Great seafood, especially fried clams. Yum! Great 55.

    Here's mine at Roses to Rainbows

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  44. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallMarch 18, 2011 at 10:37:00 AM EDT

    an inviting escape for all,
    exquisite 55 for many,
    fabulous view ...


    Happy Friday,
    here is My 55,

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  45. magiceyeMarch 18, 2011 at 11:22:00 AM EDT

    lovely imagery...

    my 55 today deals with the tragedy in Japan at http://instantwords.blogspot.com/2011/03/natures-fury.html

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  46. MargaretMarch 18, 2011 at 11:35:00 AM EDT

    ...lots of talent comes from Detroit, Michigan!

    I have a You-Tube clip of my son singing. He wasn't born in Michigan, but we lived in Petoskey for 7 years and go back in the summer for a stint...

    My 55

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  47. HelenMarch 18, 2011 at 12:03:00 PM EDT

    A tiny step into the Friday Flash 55 world.


    link_words

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  48. HelenMarch 18, 2011 at 12:06:00 PM EDT

    Glenn Frey and 'Strange Weather' accompany me on my power walks!

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  49. AnonymousMarch 18, 2011 at 12:17:00 PM EDT

    Smuggle me some coffee! Thanks to Brian, I only missed out on part of this week's fun. Zipping around to visit everyone now...

    Thanks for another 55, G-Man.

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  50. Someone is SpecialMarch 18, 2011 at 12:20:00 PM EDT

    fun 55 G-Man..

    Someone is Special

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  51. BubbaMarch 18, 2011 at 12:25:00 PM EDT

    I've been to Maine - it was okay - a nice place to visit kinda thing.

    I started working on a 55 this week, but then it grew into a 66 - then it became a 99 - so I just decided to let it grow and posted the end product - all 193 words of it!

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  52. LincMarch 18, 2011 at 1:10:00 PM EDT

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  53. Katherine KrigeMarch 18, 2011 at 1:29:00 PM EDT

    Ha! You are a card Mr G. I am in here

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  54. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallMarch 18, 2011 at 3:52:00 PM EDT

    Hello,

    I wrote one and did not post it until now, I believe that you deserve a tickle...

    Here is my original 55:You, She I, Thanks for reading!

    Happy Weekend....

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  55. UnknownMarch 18, 2011 at 4:24:00 PM EDT

    Oooh... I smell somethin' fishy here, G-Man.. ;-)
    Going unnoticed is the "key"!!

    My 55's up... here

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  56. Lulda CasadagaMarch 18, 2011 at 5:23:00 PM EDT

    We are planning on checking out Maine for Summer Vacation...;)
    Hope to see you before midnight!

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  57. DonnettaMarch 18, 2011 at 7:06:00 PM EDT

    Galen: I haven't forgotten you! I'm going through some rough personal times right now. Only have access to the computer off and on again. Tough times. But hope eventually to write some. Best as always. D

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  58. Pheromone GirlMarch 18, 2011 at 7:23:00 PM EDT

    I've always wanted to visit Maine...

    I'm tardy, but I did play. Happy Friday, Galen!

    What's in the little blue box?

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  59. UnknownMarch 18, 2011 at 8:21:00 PM EDT

    Here we go..really getting the hang of this now :)

    My 55 offering this week as follows:

    http://wp.me/p1hLXl-5I

    :)

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  60. Maude LynnMarch 18, 2011 at 8:27:00 PM EDT

    Talk about a trip!

    Good one, G-Man!

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  61. haiku love songsMarch 18, 2011 at 10:21:00 PM EDT

    i can just see the pink jacket with the sleeves pushed up ala Miami Vice. i have a feeling you and i are of the same generation. either that or you know a lot about recent history. {smile} loved it! dani

    here's the link to my 55 ~

    http://haikulovesongs.wordpress.com/2011/03/18/flowers-of-spring-weekly-photo-challenge-spring-postaweek2011/

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  62. LincMarch 18, 2011 at 10:45:00 PM EDT

    I've gone and mucked up my blog with a bunch of old crap, so the 55 is no longer on top. Here's the direct link:
    Broken

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  63. Doctor FTSEMarch 19, 2011 at 7:39:00 AM EDT

    Nowhere is safe now. Check that HERE.

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  64. Brian MillerMarch 19, 2011 at 8:54:00 AM EDT

    swinging through picking up the last couple...happy saturday g!

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  65. CloudiaMarch 19, 2011 at 3:43:00 PM EDT

    Heh heh.


    Been there-
    done that-

    years back... similar, very similar... go where you are not expected, heh heh...



    Warm Aloha to you
    from Honolulu!


    Comfort Spiral

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  66. SMarch 19, 2011 at 8:54:00 PM EDT

    65! Whoa now!
    ;P
    ♥

    i got got got no time
    no time
    no time....

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  67. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallMarch 19, 2011 at 10:57:00 PM EDT

    Good Evening, G-man:

    basically scanned all the offers in 55 words,
    enjoyed most of the treats.

    Happy Sunday 2 u.

    Have been out for the day, thus I am kind of late...

    See you later.

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  68. secret agent womanMarch 20, 2011 at 9:14:00 PM EDT

    I've only been to Maine once - pretty, but I don't think I'd want their winters.

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