The eventual fatal weakness of Emperor Claudius,
was that he was easily controlled by his wife.
Agrippina started in...
"Eat your dinner darling, those Chanterelles came
all the way from Gaul. And tomorrow you WILL adopt
my son Lucius Domitius, then you'll have a WORTHY successor"!
(Henceforth known as Nero Caesar Augustus Germanicus)
The delicious Chanterelle is sometimes confused with the
deadly Webcap, also known as 'The Assassin Mushroom'
(Cortinarius Rubellus). The toxic effects of this killer often
takes up to TWO Weeks to dispose of it's victim.
What a Bitch eh?
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 toxic host from coast to coast...
Have a Kick Ass Week-End!!!
54 comments:
Looks like Aslan to me.
55 Flash Fiction Friday: Set Fire
You just crack me up! What a great way to start the weekend with so much great writing!
Mine is here. http://razzamadazzle.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/the-birth-of-a-poem/
didn't know that... mine is up:
http://a-sweetlust.blogspot.com/2012/02/question.html
have a great weekend ~
All those episodes of "I,Claudius" suddenly come back to mind--lovin the mushroom lore, my friend. Did you know mushrooms are the only plant to provide Vitamin D?
I'm playin, with an oldie from out of the hedgewitchian Vaults:
Night Light
Be around to visit tomorrow.
Every visit to your blog is educational. :)
I managed to find 55 words this week. Mine is HERE.
yikes....def got to watch those kind of invitations...devious....
i will be in tomorrow in the AM>....
'Shrooms!!! Love 'em. HEY! I played.
HERE is my 55 for this week.
Good scene-setting. Thanks for hosting this (again)!
Here's mine, Turn it.
The webcap, is that a nightcap after much web surfing?
Great picture. She's the witch, right? And the wardrobe is somewhere off in the distance?
Jannie has no 55 up, but jannie still loves you, G-Man!!
xoox
Hmm, so that's what those are for. I've got them growing all over the back yard.
Mine's up: Flipping Out
You just can't trust fungi (or, apparently, wives - lol).
Have an amazing weekend, Galen!
My 55: Rara Avis
Good we don't like mushrooms.
Agree with Teresa... this was hilarious! :)
My Flash 55 is here this week: http://artofleo.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/for-what-sins/
You're very funny..... always a great visit.
I'm up with a minor announcement....
History is always so interesting when I visit here... ha!
Orange mushrooms, though? That's just crazy - I'll stick with morel mushrooms!
I have a very sorry 55 this week - truly done in 55 seconds! (I spent what little time I had struggling with the haiku's. Sick kids are a calling me... but first, here is my 55 :)
Guilty
I'll be around sometime late tomorrow to comment.
I'd love to know how much of what Suetonius wrote was true. He sure made his people out to be a wild and crazy bunch!
Doll Collector
Hmm the cupbearer on vacation?
Great epicurean 55 Galen
Thanks for the weekly inspiration
cold case
blame it on the wife! {smile}
my 55 is up! have a FABulous weekend, G.
http://haikulovesongs.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/sinnerman-fmhcd16/
Yeah, she was bad. Worse, he was smart enough to see it coming.
Mine is up
Two weeks? That's heinous! I like your double five and Ceasar's original name.
Psychedelic stuff for the week-end, eh, G-Man? Nice picture prompt.
My 55 words
Is that the one that's also known as Destroying Angel? It's supposed to be the best tasting mushroom you'll ever eat. One to die for, you might say! ;)
My 55 are here. And maybe should carry a parental advisory note....
OMG...! This is great G-Man... My 55 is here and I'm back home after a long time...
Someone is Special
Deliciously funny :-)
You'll find mine here.
Fun and interesting G!
Mine's up too.
They were such a serious lot about killing their friends and relatives too, weren't they :)
Mine's up:
Somebody's Father
Have a great weekend!
Very cool G-man and thanks for the mushroom tip, its always good to know! My 55 is up so have a super sweet weekend!
you are such a wonderful treasure of tales .. and you use them so good ..
Bridal dreams
My 55 is here..http://janukulkarni.blogspot.in/2012/02/unsung-heros.html
LOVE it!!! How perfect for a week that started with valentines...that was some valentine she gave him!
Here's my 55:
http://www.shinethedivinecreativityisaspiritualpractice.com/2012/02/within-hands-breadth.html
I Participated
MMMMMMMMushrooms. O the delicate hand that feeds on such a delicacy is a delight.
Hey, gotta watch out for those funny shrooms G-man! :o)
Mine is here:
http://writinginthebachs.blogspot.com/2012/02/cabin-fever.html
Vindictive much?!~ yikes-
Poor Claudius. Wheww-
Great piece if you want to kill someone off slooowwwly...
Thanks for 55's.
Back at it with Fammblee ( family)
'tis such a slippery slope! ;)
http://izzy-conversing.blogspot.com/2012/02/ff55-21712-definitive-preferences.html
She's baaaaaack.
:)
:)
:)
xoxo
And check your email, about to send ya one.
yo man...told you i would be back...smiles...happy friday...finishing my trip around the 55 world and...
mine is up
Dude, what are you smoking, or should I say eatin'? As they used to say at the Dead concerts, watch out for the funguys, bah ha ha... Seriously, I've not had enough sleep and am off to work, but you did so well with your lore, I'll offer you an idea for lunch, I got from the Grammys. cheers ~
Two weeks? Yikes!
Lol...oops.
I made it today. Hope you have an amazing weekend :)
http://autumnraven.wordpress.com/2012/02/17/flash-friday-55-7/
Funny. Gripping yarn with a deadly ending. I tried my hand.
http://beinghappygirl.blogspot.com/2012/02/my-office-space-in-55-words.html
dont eat mushrooms! LOl sorry this was a very good one
Oops ... left my link on your Vodka post! No, I haven't been drinking ~ it's 9:52am here.
I'm thinking about shrooms in a new way ...
outstanding blog.
I wish to do a poem in 55 words, not sure if I am making it,
please visit me to check it out for me,
let me know.
thank you, gentleman.
Ahhhh, the direct link here to G-Manland from Funsterland works like a 350 in a Yugo!!
Works well, that is. Like a charm. A top.
THANK YOU!!
xoxo
Ah, the high brow feast this week...what better way to cleanse our minds from some of those words you've been sharing! :)
Have completed the root canal. When my braincells return, I shall play again. Have a great long weekend!
I believe Jannie has recently posted a 55 HERE, Kind Sir.
xoxo
ah the calculations. think i'll stick with the nice little button mushrooms and portobellas. seems safer that way.
Oh, what a scheming woman...
Remind me to avoid anyone named Agrappina. (The name makes me feel a stomach ache coming on.)
Here's mine. A Flash 55 back to the days before GPS.
A Flash 55 back to the days before GPS
(i'm hoping I can do the link right.)
G-Man, been checking you out
for eons, since Jannie adores you.
Brian Miller too. So here is my
Friday Flash 55, OH CHRIST:
http://bibliosity.blogspot.com/2012/02/oh-christ.html
And where can you get this delicacy? hahaha
Mine is up. Says it all for me this evening.
Hope you are well. D
I've always wanted to pick wild mushrooms but I"m convinced I'd end up with the deadly ones.
Very cool. I love the way your mind works.
I'm running on empty these days, but here is my contribution at Roses to Rainbows.
Mushrooms for dinner, with a kick for the bucket. I'm having dinner, too. Mine's here.
http://beinghappygirl.blogspot.com/2012/04/ken-cooks-dinner.html
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