FF – Ancient Secret
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by J. Hardy Carroll.
Copyright J. Hardy Carroll
Lost to the ages, three men set out to re-discover… The Secret.
“Brock, this is it, it must be! An ancient storage facility… deep underground… it all fits!”
“Careful, Chad, remember what the boss said about booby traps.”
“Nonsense! The Colonel wasn’t so clever. I’m opening…”
KABLOOIE!
“What was that? Where’s Chad?”
“Um… over there. And over there. And up there. He got impatient. You might say he lost his head. Get it? Hahaha!”
“…”
“Too soon?”
“Dammit! The recipe! The Colonel’s special recipe! Blown to bits! Nooooo!”
And so, lost forever, chicken was never quite as finger-lickin’ good again.
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I don’t know how you made something so gruesome so funny 🙂
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It’s a gift 🙂
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🙂
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Oh yes!
What’s the past participle of Kablooie?
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Um… kablung?
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HAHAHA! The Secret went up in smoke 😀
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Sadly, yes. It was a secret mix of herbs and spices too. We’ll never recreate it 🙂
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Damn! That Colonel was serious about keeping his secret. Or was Chad a secret ingredient?
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Haha, he’ll certainly give it an iron-y tang!
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Dear Ali,
Are you sure you spelled Kablooie correctly? Oh no! Not the Colonel’s special recipe!!! Fun stuff…except for the part about Chad being blown apart.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Yes, poor Chad. And poor secret recipe, gone forever.
According to Mirriam-Webster, that the “less common” spelling. Though it’s the only one I’ve ever seen (I think that’s the spelling Calvin and Hobbes uses).
Ali
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What a loss to the world! MacDonalds it is from now on then.
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Oh Lordy! Maybe he kept a backup copy somewhere…
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Oh no! Horrible outcome for poor Chad, and yet I still laughed.
Susan A Eames at
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Me too! Hee 🙂
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“The Colonel” was never in such an adventure before. I hope to see him in more 🙂
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The Colonel is long gone, as is his recipe now… I often wonder if there really is/was a “Colonel” in charge of KFC. I’ll have to Google it!
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I know they had some dude who said he was the colonel in the commercials, but that doesn’t mean anything…
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hmmm …
I’m considering veganism … 😉
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Me too. With a fried chicken exemption 🙂
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😀
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Men should have paid attention to Colonel’s warning. Now they have to pay with their health.
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Yeah. No more finger-lickin’ chicken for these dudes.
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I think explosions ARE the secret recipe. I have similar explosions after eating KFC…
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But it’s tasty at the time…
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Haha! I was just there last week! All 11 secret herbs and spices, gone forever! NO!!!
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You were there last week? Did you get any clues as to the secret recipe? Even one of the herbs or spices will help us recreate it 🙂
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You are so bad!
And so am I, as I am laughing here!
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Chad would be pleased to know that his legacy is one of laughter 🙂
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I’m glad to hear that 😉
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heheeh, that was a bit funny. sick funny, but funny. Long live fried Chicken! I guess we now know where the idea of nuggets arose. heheh!
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Urgh, Chad nuggets 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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ah, just another case of curiousity killing the cat and everything held dear. 🙂
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Yes, never mind about Chad, it’s the loss of the special blend of herbs and spices that’s the real tragedy 🙂
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Well, he was forewarned after-all. Gruesome and funny at the same time. Well-done! =)
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He was. I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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KABLOOIE! I love that term!
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Me too, ever since I first saw it in Calvin and Hobbes!
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Horror and humour! Excellent.
Here’s my tale!
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All the extremes in one little story!
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Bloodthirsty and funny, Ali — great story.
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I always find bloodthirsty to be quite funny 🙂
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Comical and enjoyable, it reminds me of a cartoon sketch.
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Thanks! Yes, it could be South Park or something. Cartman would be the insensitive one, and Chad’s obviously Kenny!
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I kept seeing The Goonies in my head!
Fun.
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Ha! I don’t remember it being quite so gory, though! Must be the director’s cut 🙂
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In the remake perhaps?
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I thought you’d made up KABLOUIE until I looked it up. Sounds a heck of a lot better than SPLAT. 😉
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I originally got it from Calvin and Hobbes 🙂
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Maybe it was for the greater good… now we can finally find a new favorite food… but what will the president say.
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I’m sure he’ll be most upset. Expect a strongly-worded tweet imminently!
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What a sad story! 😉
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A tragedy!
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Ewwww 😀
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Heh 🙂
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You’ve done it again, Ali. Dark humor seems to be your specialty. 😀 — Suzanne
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It does 🙂
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Another treasure lost in history, just like the Mayan Opossum stew.
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Mmm, sounds tasty… 🙂
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You have no idea…
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