‘Ice with it?’
‘My dad said that was sacrilege.’
‘He liked his scotch warm?’
‘He didn’t like scotch. He just didn’t like others
having it with ice. He was a G&T man.’
‘No ice?’
‘Always ice and a slice.’
‘Bit of an odd relationship with ice.’
‘He called me Ice.’
‘Why? He can’t have thought you were cool.’
‘I found it in his phone. My contact was “Ice”. I
liked that.’
‘You doofus. It means ‘In Case Of Emergency. You were
his nominated contact.’
‘Really? Oh well. At least I was his best pick.’
‘From a small field.’
‘True.’
Morgan and Logan are considering Ice this week, as prompted by Charli Mills’ Carrot Ranch, here
May 23, 2019, prompt: In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story without ice. It can be a world without ice or a summer camp that runs out of cubes for lemonade. What does the lack mean to the story? Go where the prompt leads!
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In my Pops phone our names are all followed with ICE!!!
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You’re all cool!
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As ICE😍
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Excellent use of the prompt, Geoff.
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Cool, huh?!
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Uh huh.
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What a delightful take on this prompt. Had to smile. No icy reception here!
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Thanks Chris. Keep cool and carry the can, or whatever the saying is…
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Very cool response, Geoff.
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Ah Robbie you know how to pun!! Thanks
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LOL!! Too funny. But I am the winner too regarding emergency numbers… haha.
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how many have you down as their rescuer-in-chief?
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Basically it is my two sisters and my husband. But my sisters live too far away. So the choice was clear… lol!
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That was also informative – who knew coming from those two. We ‘ICE’s’ are all cool 🙂
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yep, who knew they could be helpful? like the stopped clock that is right twice a day…
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My dad kept a bottle of gin in MY freezer. He really liked his gin cold.
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that is seriously professional; I admire a man who likes his medicine served cold
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Of course this same man is why I no longer drink! But you can see the centrality of alcohol in his life.
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A titanic effort Geoff 😲💜
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ha, oh ho!
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🙄🤫😉
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Cool as ICE, hey? Jolly good fun!
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Thank you!
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ICE – I like it! I hope I’m not the only one who didn’t get it. But it was great comical surprise anyway.
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Ah ha. Maybe its a European thing
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You’re kind. Maybe it’s just another acronym I missed. There are way too many of them in education and they keep changing.
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I think you nailed it.
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I’ve not tried nailing ice. Sounds like fun
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It’s best to warm your nails, first…
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Perfect take on the prompt, Geoff. Very funny!
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Thank you Molly. I iced it then?
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You did indeed!
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Ice and a slice sound right to the point, even for water. Ha! Now I wonder who all the cool kids are listed in their parents’ contacts! A fun take on the prompt, Geoff!
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Thanks Charli. I often get asked who ICE is when it’s my spouse. She is the epitome of cool,natch…
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