Saturday, June 5, 2010

Glad It Wasn't A Double Feature - A Saturday Centus


Jenny Matlock

Well, it’s time once again to chop your babies and make literary magic!  That’s right, it’s time for Saturday Centus, a themed writing meme hosted by Jenny Matlock at her blog, Jenny Matlock ...off on my tangent.... Every Saturday she posts a "prompt," a phrase that must be used in the essays of each contributor.

Each story must contain the prompt as written and be a total of 100 words or less, not including the prompt words. After posting their stories, the writers link up with Jenny's Saturday Centus meme post so that we can all share our treatment on the prompt.

Come on, join the fun!  It's cheaper than therapy and gives you great practice at chopping your babies culling the words in your writing projects.

Here is this week’s prompt, lovingly crafted by that wordsmith himself, Mr. Jenny:

I settled into the comfortable movie theater seat with awkward 3D glasses perched on my nose, a small tub of popcorn on my lap, and a bottle of water lodged into the seat holder,

This is the treatment that I am offering up this week. But I warn you it might make you hungry. I call this:


Glad It Wasn’t A Double Feature


I settled into the comfortable movie theater seat with awkward 3D glasses perched on my nose, a small tub of popcorn on my lap, and a bottle of water lodged into the seat holder, restlessly anticipating the start of the film.

My date, Olivia, was busying herself arranging the feast of edibles she had so lovingly chosen to complement this cinematic experience.

In addition to the extra-large tub of heavily-buttered popcorn, she had ordered eight pepperoni mini-pizzas, six hot dogs, nachos, assorted candy, peanuts, pretzels, ice cream bars, cookies and two large diet Cokes.

At her feet, her backpack held three foot-long meatball sandwiches, four double bacon burgers, five bags of chips, eight pieces of chicken, coleslaw, mashed potatoes with gravy and biscuits.

I hoped the $185 I had spent would pay off afterwards.



Jenny Matlock






25 comments:

  1. Some serious foodies...reminds me of times past when we used to go to the five and dime for ten cent hotdogs to take into the movie theater next door...Nice, quirky job on this week's Centus...Peace

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  2. Two large diet cokes, that will certainly make up for the feast in the backpack. This cracked me up, great take on this week's prompt! Kathy

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  3. Hilarious! You did it again, Tom. But then, it is quite obvious you've got TALENT. Yup, with capitals. :D

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  4. Yes,sir, you do know the way to a girl's heart! :) Glad the Cokes were diet...otherwise, it would have just been over the top! Thanks for making me laugh!

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  5. This was too funny. I think you all will be too stuffed to do anything later LOL.

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  6. You're a riot! I love the "diet" Coke; helped her save some calories. This one must've been a really big date.
    xoRobyn

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  7. Tom, I hope you didn't have to pay for parking too!

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  8. lol Nice job Tom! I think the food was worth enjoying over the movie !

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  9. What a hoot! I don't buy anything at the theatre because it is so expensive. i just go to the movie right after a meal, I'm full. i guess I would be a cheap date!

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  10. Well, did it? I want a sequel! ;)

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  11. Very funny - yep, we need to know if it paid off!!

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  12. You would be incredibly gratified if you could hear how LOUD my laughter was!!!

    GREAT JOB!!

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  13. You should have a disclaimer about the inadvisability of reading this when everyone in the household is asleep...I woke somebody!

    And I think you got a bargain on the price for all that food - obviously, buying wholesale works for you.

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  14. LMAO! Too friggin funny! I so would have never spent the money no matter what the payoff!

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  15. Hahahahahahaha..what a DATE!
    I really did not see this coming...
    well done!
    I was looking for a monster , not knowing that it was the FOOD..LOL
    Mine is here
    Have you a great Sunday!
    hugs
    shakira

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  16. OMG!!! I LAUGHED OUT LOUD!!!! LOVED IT!!!!

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  17. I was waiting for that comment that you left on my blog for Saturday Centus. The answer is.....maybe......And now I see you're a guy! No wonder! I have a husband of actually 36 years who woulda ask the same questions! :)

    I love yours too. Very creative. And very guyish....food.

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  18. Tom! You totally cracked me up! And I'm not certain but I think there are "cheaper" ways! You're awesome!

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  19. Still trying to stifle the chortling this produced...you're awesome.

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