Thursday, December 5, 2013

Friday Flash 55.....



Flint Junior College...1968
Mr. Drew was no-nonsense instructor, and he hated slackers.
The verdict was still out about me, until one day he woke me out of
a nap in Western Civilization 101.
"Mr. Haynes, what year did Garibaldi unify The Papal States?"
(No Clue)
'Ummm...1870?'
"Ha!!! Out of the mouths of babes...."


A true story, and the answer was pulled right out of my ass! He never asked me anything again.
If you or anyone you know is a lucky guesser or has written a Friday Flash 55
Please come tell The G-Man
I will visit, read, enjoy, comment.....Then BOOK!
So from the most slacking host from coast to coast...
Have a Kick Ass Week-End!!!

( I got a C+ in the class...hehehehehe)
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41 comments:

  1. Brian MillerDecember 5, 2013 at 8:01:00 PM EST

    ha.
    had to teach world history last year....i remember giribaldi...
    a lucky save...ha
    how come it never worked out that way for me...smiles.

    i wrote two this week...choose your own adventure...

    my poetic 55

    my more story 55

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  2. Brian MillerDecember 5, 2013 at 8:02:00 PM EST

    shazam!

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  3. GabriellaDecember 5, 2013 at 8:02:00 PM EST

    I am not sure I know a lucky guesser but I have written a 55. Here is my Ode To 55.

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  4. MaryDecember 5, 2013 at 8:03:00 PM EST

    Cool story. I have never been a lucky guesser; but I enjoy doing 55's. Here is mine.

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  5. author.nara.maloneDecember 5, 2013 at 8:07:00 PM EST

    I did that in Calculus once, then he asked me to show him how I got the answer. I never could keep history dates straight.


    Mine is here: Blessing the Hounds

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  6. ScarletDecember 5, 2013 at 8:08:00 PM EST

    Don't know the answer but history is one of my fav subjects ~ Am playing along ~

    Scarlet Verses: Of spring dreams

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  7. Alice AudreyDecember 5, 2013 at 8:24:00 PM EST

    Off hand I'd say you were a genius. My ass produces completely different answers. :)

    Mine is up


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  8. MargaretDecember 5, 2013 at 8:24:00 PM EST

    C+ for sleeping! That's pretty amazing.

    My Angel"

    I will be back between commercials and after "Sound of Music" - it is LIVE on NBC - a theatrical production with Carry Underwood. Grew up on that show - also our family has participated in it many times.

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  9. MargaretDecember 5, 2013 at 8:25:00 PM EST

    UGH

    My Angel

    That's what I get for being in a hurry.

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  10. Maude LynnDecember 5, 2013 at 8:25:00 PM EST

    Quick in your sleep, eh, G-Man?

    The poem I've got up on my poetry blog is 55 words . . . if you don't count all the parentheses. Margaret told me to give you a shout; she thinks you'd get a kick out of it.

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  11. TALONDecember 5, 2013 at 9:22:00 PM EST

    Obviously you were dreaming about Garibaldi...right? :)

    My 55: Ornamental

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  12. FireblossomDecember 5, 2013 at 9:35:00 PM EST

    I knew that. NOT!!!

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  13. AnonymousDecember 5, 2013 at 9:56:00 PM EST

    One time, I knocked over a cup of coffee after falling asleep.

    My 55 is a tribute to Mr. Mandela. ~

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  14. UnknownDecember 5, 2013 at 10:30:00 PM EST

    I cheated in latin class. All my guesses were "lucky".

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  15. Ann (bunnygirl)December 5, 2013 at 11:04:00 PM EST

    Maybe it really is true we can learn subconsciously as we dream?

    I wrote about a clever idea, too. Coincidence? Prada Marfa

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  16. brudbergDecember 6, 2013 at 4:35:00 AM EST

    Wonderfully lucky... and a true story also... This week I have one for this... ha.. so many dVerse entries coming here.
    http://brudberg.wordpress.com/2013/12/05/on-shores-of-susquehanna/

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  17. LydiaDecember 6, 2013 at 5:33:00 AM EST

    You have to be way more than a "lucky guesser" to have had that experience, G. There are some psychic genes inside those jeans, at least that day there were!

    Isn't Brian cute with his "shazam!" at being numero uno this week?!

    Remembered

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  18. Grandmother MaryDecember 6, 2013 at 6:54:00 AM EST

    Just when you needed it! Well done. Here's mine:

    http://journeyintoelderhood.blogspot.it/2013/12/mistress-of-magic.html

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  19. Yvonne OsborneDecember 6, 2013 at 7:16:00 AM EST

    I would never guess you for a slacker! I'm trying not to be. Up and at em just for you. Here is my ode to Red Rover.

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  20. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 7:39:00 AM EST

    I wish I had pulled some answers out of my…. took me back though and here is my contribution G Man - on the 55 http://ramblingsfromamum.wordpress.com/2013/12/06/a-time/

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  21. hedgewitchDecember 6, 2013 at 8:37:00 AM EST

    I always say you know a ot more than you say you do, Galen--I'm betting your subconscious works along in overdrive while your brain is otherwise occupied.

    Well, my internet is back up, and I'm playin politics:

    Curds

    Be around to read after some coffee and I have a few intimate moments alone.

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  22. Other MaryDecember 6, 2013 at 9:15:00 AM EST

    Ha - I always knew you were above average!

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  23. LincDecember 6, 2013 at 9:25:00 AM EST

    Lucky indeed! That's a great way to build a reputation, though I'm not sure if it'd be good or bad!

    I'm with Alice Aubrey on this; my ass has never been so useful.

    Here's mine: Mandela

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  24. TCPCDecember 6, 2013 at 9:51:00 AM EST

    Ha! lucky you. here is mine: a bit of well, melancholy that rides my mind now http://randomlynovel.blogspot.in/2013/12/the-inevitable.html

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  25. UnknownDecember 6, 2013 at 9:52:00 AM EST

    Hahaha...nice.
    Mine is here - http://janakinagaraj.com/2013/12/soul-within.html

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  26. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 10:12:00 AM EST

    Someone must have been helping you out! Love the luck of the G-Man!

    Mine is HERE.

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  27. AmeliaDecember 6, 2013 at 10:53:00 AM EST

    So happy to have found your blog and this meme! Here's my first one - Day Off

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  28. Glenn ButtkusDecember 6, 2013 at 10:54:00 AM EST

    Another dVerse tribute to you & the Flash 55, G-Man; expect dozens more than usual today; well deserved, sir. Mine is called MIRACLE IN THE BURBS
    http://bibliosity.blogspot.com/2013/12/miracle-in-burbs.html

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  29. Tempest Nightingale LeTropeDecember 6, 2013 at 11:06:00 AM EST

    I've not written a Flash 55, but I'll tell a tale of when I was in nursing school. I was working nights (which I still do) and going to school during the day. Ugh! The women who ran the program were a bunch of unsympathetic See You Next Tuesdays, overall. I dozed off in class one time. This instructor knew that I worked nights, but that carried no weight with her. She drew up this manifesto after that, all because of me. I never realized that I had such power! She was really pissed off that I dared fall asleep during her terribly exciting lecture!

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  30. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 1:00:00 PM EST

    back for another helping of 55 - hope you don't mind, Galen ~

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  31. BubbaDecember 6, 2013 at 1:18:00 PM EST

    Sorry I'm late!

    ’Tis The Season 55

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  32. John (@bookdreamer)December 6, 2013 at 3:35:00 PM EST

    What's luck gots to do with it ( oh wrong song)


    Here

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  33. AnonymousDecember 6, 2013 at 9:11:00 PM EST

    sometimes the guess is the best answer.

    My very late 55

    http://wp.me/p1ZKiY-30o

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  34. Lady In ReadDecember 6, 2013 at 10:04:00 PM EST

    my history teacher - well he just read out of the book,. but his life lessons were fascinating..
    http://myrandrspace.blogspot.com/2013/12/treasure-trove-thursday-of-fun-friday.html

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  35. AnonymousDecember 7, 2013 at 12:36:00 AM EST

    Much better than a D-minus! Maybe you were sleep learning! Always fine. Hope all well. k.

    Here's mine.

    http://manicddaily.wordpress.com/2013/12/07/blue-in-55/

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  36. AnonymousDecember 7, 2013 at 3:03:00 AM EST

    Taking a slight poetic turn with my 55 words.

    http://wp.me/pPury-10d

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  37. AnonymousDecember 7, 2013 at 3:32:00 AM EST

    Hey G-Man - Claudia pointed me in your direction. Here's my 55 for the week - sorry it's late teacher ;-)

    http://freyawrites.com/2013/12/05/the-big-reveal-dverse-form-for-all/

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  38. lynnieg1948December 8, 2013 at 8:57:00 AM EST

    You do live a charmed life Galen!!

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  39. lynnieg1948December 8, 2013 at 8:58:00 AM EST

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  40. GABDecember 8, 2013 at 10:09:00 PM EST

    Seems to me I did that just once myself I hadnt fallen asleep but was writing a not to a girlfriend but some how I got the right answer! I also got a C in that class. (not sure what class it was though cant remember that!)

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  41. MargaretDecember 12, 2013 at 7:07:00 PM EST

    Finally finished participating in last Friday's 55's :) Now I'm ready for this weeks, but I will be posting a bit later tonight. See you then.

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