Backfire – Gargleblaster Microstories #212

Posted on May 6, 2015 by EagleAye

Johnson figured there’d be troubles hitching a dragon to his wagon. He just guessed they would come from its mouth.

Smoke billowed from the wagon’s charred remains.

The dragon looked sheepish.

Johnson glared at it. “I told you not to eat Habanero peppers!”
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I like looking at the serious subjects in the news and seeking the lighter side of the issue. I love satire and spoofs. I see the ridiculous side of things all the time, and my goal is to share that light-hearted view.
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25 Responses to Backfire – Gargleblaster Microstories #212

  1. YeshuM says:
    May 6, 2015 at 12:38 PM

    If only dragons listened to reason. At least we get to say ‘I told you so’.

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  2. Kathy Combs (@KathyCombs16) says:
    May 6, 2015 at 7:01 PM

    LMAO!! I am so glad I wasn’t drinking something when I read this because I would have spit it everywhere! You out did yourself on this one. Hilarious! ♥

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    • EagleAye says:
      May 6, 2015 at 7:41 PM

      Hehe. I had someone else spitting their drink out this week. I’m only 1 for 2 then. Gotta work on my timing. 😉 Glad to know you got a good laugh. Makes me happy to hear it. Thanks kindly! 🙂

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  4. Ruby Manchanda says:
    May 6, 2015 at 9:15 PM

    taming the dragons … not best of the ideas but then it never harmed to try. Only the poor wagon

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    • EagleAye says:
      May 7, 2015 at 5:06 AM

      Hehe. Then there’s the way dragons tend to eat a couple goats before heading off to market with the wagon. Not a good thing for the children to see. 😉

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  5. Darshana Kalyanpur says:
    May 7, 2015 at 1:30 AM

    Burping dragons! You’re a rockstar 😀

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  6. Christine says:
    May 7, 2015 at 10:18 AM

    HA! Poor Johnson. Poor dragon, for that matter. Love where you took this story – it was a good laugh. 🙂

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  7. Michael says:
    May 7, 2015 at 1:06 PM

    I wonder if they ever have this problem in Game of Thrones? “A Fart of Dragons,” maybe…

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    • EagleAye says:
      May 7, 2015 at 5:33 PM

      I’ll bet they do. I understand Smaug obliterated 6 villages in Middle-Earth without even trying. Eventually the locals realized they should stop growing hot peppers… 😉

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  8. Cyn K says:
    May 7, 2015 at 1:55 PM

    I love your choice of the word sheepish to describe the dragon.

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  9. Shey says:
    May 17, 2015 at 3:26 PM

    Ooppss! 🙂

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