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The Artist as a Blushing Bride
“Blushing Bride” and “Artist” are the paired items that need to be included in this communal writing exercise.
Will Rogers once (maybe even twice) never said that he had never met a blushing bride that he didn’t like, but that has nothing to do with this tale; sticking in a name like Will Rogers or Will Shakespeare is simply a shameless ploy designed to gild an otherwise base-metal lily. Now that I have endearingly wrapped this dead fish in skunk cabbage leaves of literary artistry, I should be able to sit back, relax, and watch the royalties roll in. 
Mommie Dearest, early in her talkie career
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Having been stood up at the Las Vegas altars one too many times, this blushing bride was forced to do bar mitzvahs, and bachelorette parties as a Michael Jackson impersonator.
This story, in addition to having no literary merit of its own to recommend it, is equally unconnected to the world of celebrity, which renders meaningless all gratuitous references to famous people like Joan Crawford, Michael Jackson, O.J. Simpson, Michael Vick, or Mother Theresa; the lack of meaning is something I have learned to embrace.
This glove, in a shattering revelation, did not fit either O.J. Simpson or Michael Jackson, and it continues to baffle befuddled investigators. Amazingly, the glove did fit Dorothy much better than the ruby slipper she managed to rather awkwardly squeeze into.
An artist posing as a young man in order to snare a blushing bride, once a common sighting, but now a fast-disappearing remnant of Western lore.
As blushing went the way of the sixties beehive, todays modern artist and bride have developed other methods to impart a delightfully tacky, yet unrefined zest to add to the connubial proceedings.
In a side note (yes, I know, the more astute among those still left are wondering how I can have a “side” note when I have written nothing to attach it to), we have not yet included musical groups to pump up the interest in what, so far, amounts to little more than internet litter, but not to worry, friends, we will cover that base as well.
The search for the missing glove has reached every corner of society.
“Hey, man, like, I dig that crazy glove, like, you know, the way an artist might dig a blushing bride.”
In retrospect (OK, OK, I know, look back at “what”?), it has become increasingly apparent that all the twisted threads were certainly not born of the same skein of thought, but, remember never to forget what it was we were supposed to remember before we started to drift away from the subject, which was just some made up stuff anyway.
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Well lol I certainly enjoyed this story/article/ one man discussion…whatever you may call it, interesting/funny
Now that was a ramble if I ever read one. LOL Guess we still have to give you points for the creativity though.
Very funny and an exaggerated but potentially successful exploitation of “tag dropping”. I’d be curious to know how many hits this piece generates!
David, I’ll let you know in a few days; this was a toe-in-the-water.
For fun, I’m thinking of doing some insane tag-dropping, combined with a “top ten”article. : )
Creative. It’s like brainstorming in public.
I must say that this is really very interesting.
Rod, you certainly have your own entertaining way of telling a story, or as we say it in Kentucky, bull-jiving. Very funny story, and tell the bank that the royalties in the mail. Well done friend.
There’s definitely something in there for just about everyone. I can see the Google-meter pegged already.
Nice one Rod a variation of cinderella?
If the glove fits–
witty pieces combined to make it a cohesive quilt of hilarity.. good piece Rod..
I’m starting to wonder if some of the bits I have written over the past have damaged you. That was mental
very funny and i have to agree with david crerand… i would love to know how many hits it gets
This was wacky, totally without form or meaning, and fun. Thanks!
Absurdist, like me. Great!
A witty, engaging story Rod – I enjoy reading some of the entries for Duff’s challenge but half the time I’m not sure whether it’s an entry for the challenge or just another far-out story/poem LOL. There’s a mix of intellect and wackiness – it’s light epigrammatically and satirically.
And I sense a natural flair for hyperbole
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haha.. BRILLIANT.. =)
Dear Square at the Round Table,
You Really Off
Beat
Me!
Yours Truly,
the One & Only
Troll of Triond
Love the differnt picture of brides in there outfits. Very Humorous
Lee Ness
A great write, well in my op. brilliant!!! Thanks for the share I really enjoyed reading this one!