Sunday, April 24, 2011

Eat Your Gestapo (Six Sentence Sunday)

As part of Six Sentence Sunday, http://www.sixsunday.blogspot.com, I've been challenged to post six lines of writing today. These six lines are from my unpublished novel, Being Bompsy Carleffa. Ben and Fiso, the crime boss father who Ben had just met, have a bit of a communication breakdown at the dinner table. I've edited my work from its original version to fit the six sentence challenge.


            After Gil placed a tomato-base soup in front of each of us, I blew on the spoon and took a sip of cold liquid. All this money, and these people couldn’t heat the food.
            “Do you like the gazpacho?” Fiso asked.
            I dropped my spoon on the table and wondered why he'd mention the Gestapo? What was he, a modern day Nazi? Sick; this guy’s really sick!

Thanks for tuning in. I'll catch you on Monday when I explore the letter U and Uncle Pancreas!
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24 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 10:39 AM

    you weren't kidding - humourous is right ! I love gazpacho ! but yeah, some people don't get cold soup - great in the summer - and the word is similar to gestopo lol - I will definately look for more !

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  2. Catch My WordsApril 24, 2011 at 10:45 AM

    Thanks for stopping by, Sassy.

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  3. Roseanne DowellApril 24, 2011 at 11:50 AM

    Great six. Terrific visual. I can picture the whole scene.

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  4. Cate MastersApril 24, 2011 at 12:33 PM

    Too funny! Love this character's voice. Great snippet.

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  5. Viviane BrentanosApril 24, 2011 at 2:41 PM

    Funny. I love the caustic wit. My kind of writing.

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  6. Sarah GrimmApril 24, 2011 at 2:48 PM

    ROFL! I can 'see' the whole scene. Great job with this six!

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  7. JApril 24, 2011 at 3:11 PM

    LOL..."eat your gestapo." Which I love, by the way, but that and vichyssoise always gives people pause the first time. Funny six!

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  8. Jean DavisApril 24, 2011 at 4:11 PM

    I'm with this guy. I'm not a cold soup fan either. Funny!

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  9. Catch My WordsApril 24, 2011 at 4:12 PM

    Thanks to everyone for stopping by!

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  10. LindsayApril 24, 2011 at 4:42 PM

    ROFL. Those are fantastic. Love the interplay

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  11. Lynda R Young as Elle CardyApril 24, 2011 at 4:48 PM

    hahaha this is great. Thanks for the smile.

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  12. Susanna FraserApril 24, 2011 at 6:14 PM

    Fun six! Not a cold soup fan either, unless it's a dessert soup.

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  13. Lisa KumarApril 24, 2011 at 8:24 PM

    Nice six. What a misunderstanding!

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  14. Verna ClayApril 24, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    Now THAT is funny!

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  15. UnknownApril 24, 2011 at 9:32 PM

    Ingriguing! I'd love to hear the rest of the conversation :) Great six!

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  16. Catch My WordsApril 24, 2011 at 9:44 PM

    Thanks to everyone for stopping by!

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  17. AnonymousApril 24, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    Very funny. :) I wonder what that person has to hide that they're worried about the Gestapo?

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  18. Roberta WalkerApril 25, 2011 at 6:10 AM

    Too funny! He sounds like his misinterpretations will get him into a whole lotta hot water at some point!

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  19. UnknownApril 25, 2011 at 10:47 AM

    This sounds fun as well as fun to write! Welcome!

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  20. Catch My WordsApril 25, 2011 at 5:22 PM

    Thanks for stopping by. Ben had been kidnapped by a father who he thought was dead, and Dad's men roughed the teen up a bit after he showed disrespect. During the kidnapping, his uncle shot his mom, and he learned that Dad is the head of a crime family; so yeah, he's worried about these people. But also, he's never had gazpacho and misunderstood his father's question.

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  21. Lydia KangApril 25, 2011 at 8:32 PM

    Gestapo, gazpacho, tomato, tomahto...

    Great post, made me giggle.
    Nice to meet you and your blog!

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  22. Pip GreenApril 26, 2011 at 6:59 AM

    Love the misunderstanding in this. :)

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  23. AnonymousApril 27, 2011 at 2:44 AM

    HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

    This was fun! Made me think of Red Dwarf; there's an episode where one of the characters embarrassed themselves by sending the soup back and demanding it be warmed up. ;)

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  24. LindsayApril 27, 2011 at 2:51 AM

    Gazpacho in the summer is like a breath of fresh air. The only bad news-it's good for you what with all the veggies in it.

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