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It was a pretty April day that I decided to wear my new white "Dittos" for the first time. You must understand that I worked hard and searched even harder to find those white pants. They weren't the saddle-back one...just the plain ones. 2
Here I was all decked out in my white pants, a light blue shirt with a cute kitten on the front and one of those light blue satin jackets that were all the rage. My hair was pulled back in one of those perky ponytails. Honey, I looked good, but I digress.3
School was the same old same old. I couldn't wait until lunchtime. My friend Janet and I had a standing date out in the field; where we would play Frisbee through lunch. Finally lunch came and both of us trouped out to the field. Janet pulled out that red Frisbee that had seen better days. We started out just tossing it back and forth to one another just to warm up. Gradually we started throwing that Frisbee longer and harder. We had that red disk flying up to 30 feet. Laughing at each other when we couldn't catch each others "long bombs".4
Unbeknownst to us; I was headed into a section of the field that the maintenance people had just finished watering. Still laughing and tossing that red Frisbee, I headed into disaster.5
The bell had rang just as Janet had given the Frisbee one last hard throw...knowing that I would have to run hard and fast if I were to catch it. Jumping up and back I caught it. Astonishment on my face, I landed. But as I landed my feet splashed down into 2 feet of standing water. With the ground so soggy and water logged, I sank to 3 feet. Muddy water splashing up and all over my new white pants. Unable to keep my balance I toppled over, landing in that water with a huge splash. Now I had water dripping from everywhere. My satin jacket now saturated and in ruins...water plastering that pretty kitten to my now totally soaked chest. To add insult to injury, Janet was standing there laughing like a loon.6
At first I was mortified, as I saw Janet laughing, I too began to see the funnier side of this. Janet reached down for my hand. With just a little tug, I pulled her into the messy mud puddle with me. We always did share everything. Why not this. Here we were both of us just sitting there laughing our fool heads off. Finally we both shook off the hilarity of the situation, getting up and reporting to the office so we could call out moms for a change of clothing.7
The principal asked us what in the world had we done to get ourselves in such a mess? We explained the situation to him. As he fought back a smile he told us:8
"White Pants And Frisbee Don't Mix"
Author notes
This is a true story...as the time of her passing comes closer I'm reminded of this time.
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perfect~
Too cute
I needed this grin today and thanks to my sis for giving it to me
You should do more of these stories sis...your a natural
Love ya
Your sis
Susan~~~~
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Nice work. I had never stories by you before today. I see that they are posted fairly recently, so maybe you haven't posted many before.
I really like the style you have taken for telling these stories. Telling this in first person and telling it in a vernacular style gives the storyteller a real voice and adds tremendously to your delivery. I really enjoyed reading it. -
That is a sweet story, Willow, I haven't read anything so nice for a long time. They were different times, and I like the way you have evoked them with the costume and the game. Nicely done!
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this is a GREAT story and i like the way the title is also the end of the story great work!
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very funny
This brought a grin to my face, I have done something similar to that but it involved cow manure up to my waist. Queen
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wonderful work!
LOL sissy...... I really laughed after reading this one!
it was a really nice story, tell ya one thing.. you should write more stories! you're talent is beyond mind
Love always,
Sehrish~
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good job. really funny and a great narrative. this was written really well. very entertaining to read. nice work.
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awesome
Good job! Sorry I'm late, finally got around to reading it. You did an awesome job
Keep up the good work!
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Well, that was good for a chuckle and a half or more I must say! Very cute. You had my curiosity peaked with the title & it turned out to be as cute as I thought it would. Congrats on yet another great write my friend! Love, Trish
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lolololol hahahahahah it great
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Excellently Done way to go!
Hi Willow it's William and I loved your short story,
But I've also found one mistake for I think you meant to say
Unbeknowst to us, but other than that I really enjoyed the write my friend and keep it up. -
a beautiful memory that was such a sweet treasure to read..you kept it light airy and fun and i reached the end wanting more..which is always a sign of a good story....hugs...leanne xxx
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This was really good, I'm always one for a good frisbee story. I had my foot in a cast 6 times - all due to frisbee play. ah, the good old days. LOL
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Very amusing
LOL! Let me guess, it put you off wearing white pants ever again? I loved this, it reminded me of a time when I was in high school and my friend threw a baseball to me, I jumped up and back to catch it and fell down a muddy slope. I ended up in mud upto my knees! We got a laugh out of it though. Great story, thanks for sharing it.
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I think this is funny Strange sometimes the days we remember, a good memory to have and look to to bring a smile to your face.
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hahaha why does the misfortune of others always make people laugh? ...well I feel sorry for you when this happened, but me, I'd be happy to ditch classes for even a few minutes...nice story, one of those things that never let you forget...I have way toooo many ...again, nice story
~colleen~
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Nice and touching story. thanks
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Hey I really liked this ...and must admit I can remember some times when I have shared such things with my best friends. I look forward to reading another.
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Hey I really liked this ...and must admit I xan remember some times when I have shared such things with my best friends. I look forward to reading another.
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A truly unique opinion and a memory that I'm sure you'll treasure! Thank you for sharing and reminding some of us that it's okay to laugh and play in the mud! I can't remember the last time I did that - but am planning on doing it soon! Thanks for the inspiration! libraryangel
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This is one of those beautiful quirky moments that you just can't put a price on. I'm so glad you shared it with us. It made me start thinking about the funnier moments in my life with my friends. It's always nice to take a walk down the pleasant side of memory lane. Again thanks for sharing. It was great to read.
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