Thank
you to Grandma’s Goulash for hosting Succinctly Yours! The idea of this meme is
to use the picture to tell a story in 140 words or 140 characters. The bonus
word was “subsist.” Mine this week has 135 characters.
In order to get their
corsets laced, Amelia and Fanny resolved to subsist on Dr. Snakoyl’s Magic Reducing
Pills. Eventually the potion would be known as Tic Tacs.
A culture fixated on female thinness is not an obsession
about female beauty, but an obsession about female obedience. Dieting is the
most potent political sedative in women’s history; a quietly mad population is
a tractable one. ~Naomi Wolf, The Beauty Myth:
How Images of Beauty are Used Against Women
Dr. Snakoyl? Very clever, Tammy. (And your quote is perfect. Yes, we're all quietly mad, desperate for some mashed potatoes and a side of buttered rolls.)
ReplyDeleteYes! Not to mention a fresh loaf of Panera's asiago cheese bread....
ReplyDeleteI missed the Dr.'s name until Sioux mentioned it. Ha. Good one, but the meme was a good one regardless if the name went over my head. And LOVE the quote.
ReplyDeleteAww! Thanks, Lynn!
DeleteExcuse me, but I think the position of her hands means she's describing the length of something, which I doubt is a fish. And that would explain why they are both holding smelling salts.
ReplyDeleteGood heavens. If that's not a fish she's describing, she needs more than smelling salts. That's a way better take than mine - you should definitely follow the link and post it on your blog!
DeleteI think she's pointing some where, perhaps to the store she procured these diet delights? Diets should be about health not beauty, so I love your quote.
ReplyDeleteFunny how differently we all see the picture! Thanks for stopping in and commenting, Judy!
ReplyDeleteIf I thought Tic Tacs would really work . . . ! Even when I went gluten-free (over a year ago) I didn't lose weight. I guess maybe bread wasn't my problem. Probably the wine and chocolate is the problem. But geez, I can't give up everything! ;)
ReplyDeleteI figure Tic Tacs would have to work if they were all a person ate, but who would want to live like that - not to mention live without wine and chocolate? The horror.
DeleteLOL, Tammy, you always have a unique take on these micro-fiction pieces.
ReplyDeletePat
Critter Alley
Thanks so much, Pat!
DeleteI loved your story, especially the Tic Tac zinger at the end. Great quote too.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much, "Grandma!" I really appreciate your hosting this and stopping by!
DeleteLike always, I love it. You are always so clever, Tammy, and I LOVE the quote at the end!
ReplyDeleteAww! Thanks so much, Theresa!
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