‘They’re updating Shakespeare’s Richard III. He’s no longer the baddy.’
‘A modern setting?’
‘I suppose.’
‘Somewhere with unspeakably awful politicians?’
‘Australia?’
‘They’re just called silly names like flymo. No, the US. You’ve warring houses, a King who’s
pretty bloody awful…’
‘He’s not got a twisted spine.’
‘His mind is pretty bent.’
‘You’d need to rewrite some of the language.’
‘The battle scene could be in front of the Lincoln Memorial, old Rughead on his knees pleading with Fox News for their help. “My kingdom for a cola.’
‘Unless it was in Oz. Then it’d be “my kingdom for a …’
This was written in response to the, frankly bizarre and challenging Carrot Ranch prompt this week…
July 11, 2019, prompt: “My kingdom for a koala!” In 99 words (no more, no less) write a story about a koala in a kingdom. You can create a character out of Norah’s koala and give it a Vermont adventure. Or you can make up a story however you want! Can you pull off a BOTS (based on a true story)? Go where the prompt leads!
Nice
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This is brilliant Geoff, I like the way you went. I had a side swipe at old rug head today. 💜💜
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As one does
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Lol 😏
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Most clever!
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Thanks
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This is a pretty cool response, Geoff.
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A bit of nonsense
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Great take, Hs Geoffleship 😁
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Being silly as per…
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I’d expect nothing less…
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Love your clematis! I think our kingdoms would do better with koalas than some of the representatives we have now!
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How true
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Ha ha ha. Good one
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Cola! 😀 😀 😀
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The power of fizzy drinks
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How do you say koala in Russian?
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I don’t know… how do you say Koala on Russian (that was a joke wasn’t it, Molly?)
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Yes, in honor of King Rughead.
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Ah ha, the supreme tuft himself
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Yes, with his Russian connections!
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That was a bizarre prompt! But you rose to the challenge. I can maybe see “my kingdom for a tortoise”
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It feels like that given the slow progress in politics right now
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Good one, Geoff. I don’t know how I missed it before. I thought I’d captured all the koala stories. 🙂
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A sneaky little bear!
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