He stares at the ovals on the page. ABBA-DABBA seems like a brilliant idea, as long as he doesn’t think it too loud. It does not match the rhythm of the rum drum in his brain.
“Why did I think drinking would settle my nerves and make me study better?”
Today’s offering comes in at half-weight…50 words. This week’s word is drum. The upper limit for August is 100 words.
Everyone interested in playing along with FTP need only pick one of the featured words, write a flash (staying under or at the maximum number of words for the month), and link back to the post where the word is featured. If you would like to get ahead or catch up, the words are posted on the Flash in the Pan page where your flashes will be linked. (Check out the early entries for this word there.)
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Have you ever ABBA-DABBA on a standardized test? Have you ever over-estimated your capacity for drink the night before something important? What goes with the rhythm of a rum drum?
Laurie
/ August 19, 2012I played where will my pencil land to pick the answers. Not so much over estimated drink, underestimated need for sleep before a big event……rum drum goes with a day in bed in a nice deep sleep.
Red
/ August 19, 2012Would it drown out short kid sounds? I may have to switch from tequila.
Laurie
/ August 19, 2012It sure does drown out kid sounds, black out the room, lay down, close eyes……….dead to the world for at least 24 if you did it right.
Wendy Reid
/ August 19, 2012I was boring. If I didn’t know the answer, I just took a good guess and hoped for the best. Good flash Red. 🙂
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Red
/ August 19, 2012Thank you! I only used ABBA-DABBA once. I fell asleep before the end of one and needed to hurry to get finished 😉
Valentine Logar
/ August 19, 2012I remember that rum drum, that head. Oh my do I remember that.
Good one.
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Red
/ August 19, 2012I was winging this one. Never been much of a rum drinker. Too sweet for my palate. I like it sour! 😉
raymond alexander kukkee
/ August 19, 2012“eenie-meenie-minie-mo”, a big Aspirin and a guess is as good as any when the headache sounds like your drum from the rum. Gave up that foolishness a LONG time ago… “:)
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Red
/ August 19, 2012You sneaky devil! You did not send me the links. They are all linked up now 🙂
Lizzie Cracked
/ August 19, 2012I was going to say no I have no idea what you are talking about..but I had a wicked grade A hangover when I took the ASFAB,,,
it sucked although I still scored above average. I am not real good at mechanical stuff so when I got to the section with the gears and stuff.. I guessed.
I should have just had a few more whatever Iwas drinking and skipped the whole thing….
Hugs. Lizzie
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Red
/ August 19, 2012LOL! I took ASFAB so long ago I have no idea if I actually read the questions. It was a long summer I took a ton of those things…All of the college boards. Yuck. I despise those bubbles to this day. {HUGZ} xxx
Gail Thornton
/ August 20, 2012I skipped all those tests, I was so nervous. Entered college at age 35 not needing them! And I purposely took courses that required essays and term papers, haha. Never much of a drinker, but still had numb drum of a head when it came to testing!
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Red
/ August 20, 2012I think skipping the ovals may well have saved some brain cells for me…
Tess Kann
/ August 22, 2012Rum is TeRrIbLe, Nasty stuff. Had some ONE time when I was much younger and never again.
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Red
/ August 22, 2012You learn quickly 😉
Noeleen
/ August 23, 2012You’re so clever, Red 🙂 – & ALWAYS entertaining. Never humDRUM…
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