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<p>Hello, there. I'm Laurence Simon of the 100 Word Stories podcast at podcasting dot isfullofcrap dot com.</p>

<p>The topic for Weekly Challenge 200is "It's gotta be better than" and "Road apples".</p>

<p>To play along, send the following to isfullofcrap at gmail dot com by midnight on February 20th:</p>

<p>The ...
<p>Today is my first Jacketless Day of the year.</p>

<p>It's nice enough out for me not to wear my leather jacket.</p>

<p>I figure I'll leave it on the back of a chair for a few days, then it will go back up in the closet, waiting for the next Jacket Day of the year.</p>

<p>I should go through my ...
<p>The 100 word stories weekly challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.</p>

<p>The next topic is <b>Gods</b>.</p>

<p>You have until midnight on Saturday March 20 to get me the following:</p>

<ul><li>The text of your story so I can post it on the ...
<p>The 100 word stories weekly challenge is where I post a topic and then you write and record a story based on that topic.</p>

<p>The next topic is <b>Gods</b>.</p>

<p>You have until midnight on Saturday March 20 to get me the following:</p>

<ul><li>The text of your story so I can post it on the ...
<p>Welcome to the Weekly Challenge Number Two Hundred and Three, where I post a topic and then challenge <i>you</i> to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.</p>

<p>The topic this week was... was.... um...</p>

<p>It's <strong>Desperately Ostentatious and Disconnected? </strong>!</p>

<p><b>VOTING</b></p>

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<p>Old Captain Jack was a friend to all creatures of the sea, so when he died, they took his boat out thirty miles from shore and cast him into the briny deep.</p>

<p>Six mermaids caught his shrouded body and escorted him over the horizon.</p>

<p>The crew set course for port, but winds blew them back ...
<p>Rameses knew he was a royal dick. His heart was heavy with guilt. So, he constructed a fake from red feathers.</p>

<p>"That way I pass Osiris' Test of Balances and go into Paradise," he said.</p>

<p>On the day of their master's death, his assistants did as he wished. They tore out his heart, put ...
<p>Billy and Bobby live next door to each other. They have the same birthday, too.</p>

<p>That's caused problems.</p>

<p>You see, Billy and Bobby hate each other. And those feelings boil over when they have their birthday parties.</p>

<p>One year, they each got a pony. Cute, right?</p>

<p>Wrong. ...
<p>Sally trained hard for years, dreaming of the day that she'd win the gold at the Olympics.</p>

<p>Her family sacrificed so much for her, giving up so much so she'd have the best trainer and the best equipment.</p>

<p>They paid off the Board Of Education so that her training would count as school ...
<p>I bought a new phone.</p>

<p>It has a lot of features, but instead of sitting down and reading the manual, I'm going to power it up and then complain about how hard it is to use.</p>

<p>Yes, I'm that much of an impatient dick. Instead of spending a little time now to save a lot of time later, I ...
<p>After thousands of years of praying, sacrificing, killing, maiming, and suffering through gospel music, mankind had finally determined which of all religions was the right one.</p>

<p>The Global Address System, normally reserved for planetwide emergencies, was turned on as the researchers revealed ...
<p>Welcome to the Weekly Challenge Number Two Hundred and Two, where I post a topic and then challenge <i>you</i> to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.</p>

<p>The topic this week was... was.... um...</p>

<p>It's <strong>Bats</strong>!</p>

<p><b>VOTING</b></p>

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<p>We smuggle the temple priests, women, and children out of the village under cover of darkness.</p>

<p>The jihad strikes at dawn, mercilessly killing everyone.</p>

<p>The children and women are told not to cry, lest we be spotted.</p>

<p>They cry silently, never sleeping.</p>

<p>The next day, we ...
<p>There's nothing unusual about Fungusville.</p>

<p>It's a typical small town just a half mile or so off the freeway.</p>

<p>There's houses, schools, businesses, and even a Main Street.</p>

<p>City Hall has a square with a cannon, a fountain, and a statue as part of a war memorial.</p>

<p>They ...
<p>Does Colin care?</p>

<p>You can't tell by looking at Colin's face. He's always got the same confused expression on his face.</p>

<p>Colin is easily confused.</p>

<p>Snap your fingers, and he'll turn his head to see what's the racket.</p>

<p>Set fire to his shoes, and he'll just watch them, trying ...
<p>We shut down the particle accelerator, turn off the lights and call it a day.</p>

<p>Back in the break room, a food fight breaks out. We're throwing cookies at each other.</p>

<p>Smashed cookies litter the floor.</p>

<p>And then, upon closer inspection…</p>

<p>"Wait," says Dr. Thompson. "These ...
<p>I've been having trouble sleeping.</p>

<p>I've tried counting sheep, but I've only got one sheep.</p>

<p>His name is Fred.</p>

<p>"One," I say, looking at Fred.</p>

<p>"Baaaaaaaa," says Fred.</p>

<p>"Jump over the fence again, Fred," I say.</p>

<p>"Baaaaaaaa," says Fred, and he grazes a bit.</p>

<p>So, ...
<p>While I'm at work, the cat sleeps on my pillow all day.</p>

<p>I know this, because his long orange hair is all over the pillow when I get home.</p>

<p>I brush it off, roll up the clumps, and put them in the trash.</p>

<p>I go through this every day, going to work and coming back to find that my ...
<p>Welcome to the Weekly Challenge Number Two Hundred and One, where I post a topic and then challenge <i>you</i> to come up with a 100 word story based on that topic.</p>

<p>The topic this week was... was.... um...</p>

<p>It's <strong>What have I got in my pockets?</strong>!</p>

<p><b>VOTING</b></p>

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<p>I think there is a hole in my sock.</p>

<p>There was a hole in my underwear a few days ago, but it slipped and dropped into my pant leg.</p>

<p>I don't see the hole in my pants anymore, so either the hole fell into my sock or it dropped out through the cuff and on to the ground.</p>

<p>I take off ...
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