Oh my goodness. It is Wednesday already! And don’t blame me… Blame David Stewart for this fantabulous image that sent me way outta the box, methinks. Always a huge thank you to Rochelle for hosting this party no matter what is going on in her life. You da best! To join in, just click on my frog below and add the link to your 100-word story. Just like that! Easy as one-two-three, flip! one-two-three, dance!
Honest to God, where do they find these old pole dancers? The garbage bin? This one shoulda been put out to pasture years ago. She’s all saggy skin and bones, for chrissakes. Must be desperate to still be dancing at this age. She is too old for this shit!
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How the hell am I still doing this at this age? Fucksakes, I wanted to retire years ago. I could have if it hadn’t been for that asshole taking me for everything I had. I see their looks – tips are gonna be awful. I am way too old for this shit.


🤣🤣🤣 That is all!!! Loved it!!
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So glad this made you 🤣🤣🤣 Kimber!
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Hi Dale,
Jilly here – I am reading and loving your Friday Fictioneers posts but the system won’t like me like or post. Such a shame. Anyway, keep up the brilliance, you’ve got it! But if there is anything can be done I will be a lot happier when I’m allowed to call and ring the bell and come inside again.
Love from Hampshire, England,
Jilly xx
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Hi Jilly!
So glad you did manage to comment here. How dare those WP gremlins limit your access! So not cool. I am beyond pleased that you enjoyed my silly post!
Lotsa love from Boucherville, Canada!
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Totally a mystery to me, Dale, that my comment got through. I replied on your email! Maybe that’s how it happens now – so I will do the same next time.
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That method always works when directly on the site does not. I know as I’ve had to before as well.
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Hi there Jilly!
I am so glad you did manage to leave this great comment. Dang WP for giving you a hard time. Thank you from Boucherville, Canada! 😉😘
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Wow! That is out of the box!
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Waaaaaaay out 😉
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I love how your mind went from that photo to this story! 😊
But, I feel so bad for the dancer without the money or support to retire.
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I could not unsee a pole dancer in the meat and skewers so figured why not?
As for the old dancer, I wish I had another 50 words…
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Why not indeed?
Sometimes word limits help focus, but sometimes you just need more.
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This is so true!
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😊
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It’ll help tone up her hips, thighs and spare ribs…
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Hahahaha! Exactly! I’m thinking she’s been doing this so long, she has that built-in strength…
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So creative!
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Thank you, Cindy 🙂
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Oooofff! 😀
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Buahahahaha!!! 😉
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Amazing your story emerged from the skin and bones. I must live a sheltered life , as I have never seen Pole Dancers in the flesh so to speak. Your character has had a real rough time. Good story, with a subtext of disapproval of the profession.
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The mind is an interesting thing. I’ve not seen any in the flesh, either; but have in movies so…
Thank you, James. I don’t know if it’s disapproval of the profession – more of a sad choice in her case. In his, obviously he cannot afford the more upper class ones!
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FROM: Murphy’s Law
STOP! I’m laughing so hard tears are running down my legs! Shit, I think they’re tears!
Only you Dale would look at this photo and come up with your story. Why! Cuz u iz nukkin futz! That’s why I love you.
The old girl may not be a spring chicken anymore, but she sure ain’t chicken either, is she?
L O V E this.
ginger🦋
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Now THAT is the reaction I was looking for! I knew I could count on you, Ginger.
Honestly, once my mind saw that image, I just could not let it go! I figured why the hell not?
She is one tough one, that is for sure.
YAY!!
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Laughing soooooo much! Can you hear me, Dale? Good thing I’d mostly swallowed my huge mouthful of iced tea just now…I mean…you’re a little far away to be called in for clean-up duty. But then again, you ARE the guilty party. LOL…to the extreme! 🤣🤣🤣
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Yay! So glad you are! That means I succeeded… Apologies on the mess 😉 😁
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Haha! All good! 🤪❤️🤪
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😁💞
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Loved your story, and she may be too old for that shit, but I love her grit.
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Thank you, Diana. Yes! She has grit to do this shit!
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🤣🤣🤣🤣
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😁😁
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Great story. I was pole dancing in Germany. Agreed. Way too old…
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Thank you, Tim. Oh man… what I wouldn’t have given to see that!!
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The teacher thought I was a natural. I did some pretty cool moves. But that pole is painful on tender skin.
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I bet you were and I don’t know how they do it! My hands and legs ache just watching!
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Pole dancers are strong.
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They are! I am blown away by seeing what they do. I feel like such a wimp 😉
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Great fun, Dale. Well done.
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Thank you, John. Hope it make you smile 😉
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It did. 😊
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Hilarious, you crazy chick! 😂 😂
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So glad you think so! Gotta go outside of da box, eh? 😁
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Love how your story went from skin and bones to fabulous! Well done.
Yes, WP is gremlin-y lately. I’ve had to go to my admin deck to ‘like’ comments because I can’t when clicking on the the comment link. And the replies to comments aren’t in order any longer. You have to scroll through the entire lot to find it. Grrr. I think the Happiness Engineers have too much idle time on their hand. What ion the heck do they continue to ‘fix things that aren’t broken?’ 😬 I gave them a piece of my mind, not that that will have any effect but it allowed me to blow off some steam. Bastards.
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Thank you, Monika. Sometimes I surprise even myself 😉
They’ve been hard at work. One of my followers simply responded to the email she gets (I guess she is like me and isn’t into the Reader) and was shocked that I did receive her comment right in the comment section. I swear there are so many damn issues. Go get ’em, Tiger!
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I don’t use Reader either and I know several people have mentioned their comment didn’t show up. Maybe your explanation is why. It’s always something, isn’t it? Sigh.
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I can’t stand it either. It is always something! Sigh times two 😉
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don’t blame her. somebody has to make a living, i suppose.
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Absolutely, Plaridel. Some have limited choices…
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Great. When I saw the photo, I had to look to see what you wrote.
🙂
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Oh well. Pension plans ain’t what they used to be.
(J’ai bien ri. Merci.)
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Ain’t that the truth!
Suis contente de l’apprendre 😉
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Tips should come in obsolete coinage from treasure trove
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Oh my! Thank you, Derrick.
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Needs a more age-appropriate way to earn money.
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It’s all she knows …
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👍😜
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I’ll take that as a yes…
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😂
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Good response!! 😉
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heheheh poor old girl either has a habit or a gaggle of kids!
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Quite possibly that or (fill in blank)!!
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Now that I really look I can exactly see what you mean – so funny Dale – for one horrible moment I thought you were having a midlife crisis 🤣😄
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You cannot unsee it! That’s why I just had to go with it. Buahahahaha!!! Too funny, Ange! Now you have me laughing out loud!
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😉
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OMG! When I first read your post, I was, like, “Huh?” Then I took a closer look at the photo. OMG! I bet you have the BEST response to this prompt … LMAO!
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Hahaha!! Success! What a great reaction, Marie. I dunno about best but I’m pretty sure there are no so Omar stories… 😉
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Oh, that poor woman… ugh breakups can be devastating. I love the two part view of the same moment from each perspective
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Yes. To be needing to do this at her age. Though I’m thinking it ain’t so much a breakup as an addiction – or something!
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As depressing a scenario as this is, it still made me laugh Dale, just because everyone involved seems to be dreading the upcoming experience.
And don’t blame me for it being Wednesday: it was Rochelle that chose the picture. 🙂 Have a great weekend!
-David
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I am glad you did, David. It was meant to make you laugh (and not think of the depressing side of it).
Of course not – just don’t blame me for seeing a pole dancer in your photo! Have a marvellous weekend, you too!
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Yup, that’s right out of the box…but brilliant! 😂
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I think it went to another room 😉 Thank you, Fleur. So glad you think so 😉
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Fun take on the pic. Love how your mind zooms right into untrod territories
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Thank you, Crispina. Honestly, I surprised even myself!
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And now I want a master league of old pole dancers. So typical of the crowd to focus on a woman’s wrinkles instead of on her acrobatics. And the poor woman knows exactly what they think. Great writing, Dale.
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You know, outside of somehow seeing this in the meat and skewers, I cannot help wonder if I was also inspired by an Instagram post I saw of a quite ripe woman pole dancing as exercise. And yes, this is also representative of society’s judgments. Thank you, Gabi.
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Yeah, pole dancing seems to be great exercise for strength. Not only for the young, and not only for women.
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I have zero upper arm strength. I am blown away each time I watch anyone doing this!
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There’s now an image in my mind I’d rather not have, I can even hear her bones rattling. I almost feel sorry for the pole!
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I can’t stop giggling! What a wonderful thought… going older and still dancing… with maybe vigour (let’s hope so). 🥰😂
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So happy to hear that! I do love that idea and hell… I’m aiming for it!! 💞💃🏼
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This isn’t autobiographical, is it? Your a strange bird regardless.
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First of all, I ain’t skin and bones – far from! And who you calling strange?
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Dear Dale,
Gotta feel for the poor old gal. I admit, I laughed. Life is difficult for the visually inspired. 😉 Two people with the same thought from a different perspective. Well done, my friend.
Shalom and lotsa still relevant hugs,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Seriously. And I wanted you to laugh. Yes, the undertones are sad but hey… And truly. Can you see why I went there? LOL… Thank you, kindly!
Shalom and lotsa still-got-it-in-her love,
Dale
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Funny take, never connected the plated to a pole dancer.
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Thank you! I don’t know why I saw one. 😉
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This is quite a tragic story, Dale
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That it is, Robbie.
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Hahahahaha!
The Peal of Thunder! 🤔joke😅
Yeah – those pole dancers do look fried.. and battered. That happens when you get too old to pole dance.. or log roll. Log rolling sounds cool. Maybe the clubs could get in some Log Roll Dancers?
xoxoxo⚡️💥xoxoxo
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Laugh away Sorceress. It was my goal!
Love it!
Some of them do, for sure. Leg roll? I am not familiar!
xoxoxoxo 🧚🏼♀️🪄 xoxoxoxo
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Log Rolling…actually spelled Logrolling. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBCmarSoM7U
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Oh! You literally meant logrolling!! I thought there was some newfangled workout!
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Yeah… it would be neater than pole dancing. At least the logs are in water. It seems cleaner.
Although, as a workout, it doesn’t get better than logrolling.
xoxoxoxoxo
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Thanks for delivering the laughs I needed, just when I needed them (Well, when I finally got here).
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Always my pleasure to do so, Dan. It was my goal, after all!
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You do it very well.
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Thank you, kind sir!
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Oh my lawd, GF, where you went with this! (lol)
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Hahaha!! Right? What was that? 😁
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That’s some imagination you have!!! Wow………!!! Thanks for the laugh. xo
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I honestly do not know where that came from! And I am glad I gave you a laugh 🙂 xo
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Ours is not to question our imagination, but to only applaud and appreciate. 🙂
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You are so very right!
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Q
Bahahahahahahaha!
I’ve heard of burnout but this is (hilariously) ridiculous! And yes, I would agree that you played this one waaaaaaay outside the box, you cheeky monkey. I think it could be said you also played this one outside the . . . wait for it . . . bucket!
B
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B
Good answer!
Tee hee… I am beyond pleased you enjoyed my jump outta da box and outta da bucket and outta da frame!
Q
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GREAT use of the challenge capture! This one goes in the top five of all time, Just like that.
That post iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiis . . . . . . . . outta here!
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Thank you again! It’s fun when I can “see” something outside of the obvious.
Yaya!
MWAH!
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Oh, you saw something alright! And I’d hedge a guess that you were the only person who saw this particular storyline so there’s more Q for the win going on!
MUAH!
MUAH!
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I did! And you are right… I was rather on my own on that one! I’ll take it!!
MWAH!
MUAH!
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You blazed a Kentucky fried trail to the finish line with this episode!
MUAH!
MWAH!
MWUAH!
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Hahahaha! Love it!
MWAH!
MUAH!
MOUAH!!
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😘
MUAH!!
😘
MUAH!!
😘
MUAH!!
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😘😘😘😘
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