
PHOTO PROMPT © C.E. Ayr
“You sure it’s that physics guy?”
Ned stared across at the beat-up camper.
“Certainty. On principle.”
Ned sighed. It wasn’t a very good pun, but Thumbs could have groaned.
“Look, I know he has been cooking all night. This is his rig. It’s him, the big H.”
Thumbs shrugged and moved.
The sun rose over the horizon as they approached the camper.
H. was planning on scoring big, but Ned had other plans.
A bald man stepped out of the camper.
Ned moved.
“I need to sample the goods!”
“You’ll have to wait for the chili cook-off, like everyone else.”
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I ran out of words, but I wanted to give the idea of Breaking Bad at first before throwing in the twist (it’s not Meth he was cooking, but chili). Heisenberg is the code name of the antihero. He drives a beat up camper. The real Heisenberg is a physicist best known for his Uncertainty Principle.
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I have been out of Friday Fictioneers for a few weeks. Not easy getting back into the groove ;)
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Word count = 100
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I loved your story and knew exactly who you were talking about. Great chili twist!
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Thanks! Chili is healthier, though I know some guard their chili recipes with almost as much force as their meth ;)
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LOL
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No explanation was necessary for us fans of Breaking Bad. I got the reference immediately Love the twist! Chili is much better than meth! ;-)
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Thanks, Dale. Yeah, I think chili is much healthier than meth!
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Much!
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Did my postgraduation in Physics.
So love the whole thing!
Hi5!
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You may be the only one that caught Ned’s bad Heisenberg pun ;) Thanks!
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😆😆😆
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Loved this and got the reference pretty soon after the beginning, I think he was probably the Chemistry guy! Good stuff Trent
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Yes, he is the Chemistry guy, but the name “Heisenberg” is a physicist, so… Thanks!
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Aaaahhh! This is enlightening. I stand corrected!!
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I don’t know why they used “Heisenberg”, but my guess is because he is famous for the Uncertainty Principle, and there was a bit of uncertainty about that character, or at least the messes he ends up in ;)
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I’m going to have to google that now!
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I’ve a good mind to watch the whole thing again, I’ve got the dvds
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lol. Actually, I didn’t watch it, but my wife watched it twice. I think she has the first couple of seasons on DVD and streamed the last one.
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Oh its so good, if you’ve got about 67 hours spare
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Between the two viewings I did see about 60% of it it, in clips here and there: enough that I know most of the story-line and a lot of details.
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Your reference to Breaking Bad definitely worked. A chili cook-off, though – count me out!
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Not everyone is a fan of chili, but it sure beats Meth ;) Glad the reference came through. Thanks.
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it was the ending i didn’t expect. great twist. :)
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Sorry – I obviously haven’t watched the relevant TV programme to get this!
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That is the danger for using popular culture as the basis of a story – not everyone knows the source. I almost never watch television so often give this type of thing a blank stare myself ;) I hope the little explanation I gave helped.
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But if we know exactly where he is and what time it is, can we be certain of what he’s cooking…? Nice one!
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I’m not 100% sure what he was cooking and will let others taste test the chili before me, just to be sure ;) Thanks.
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I really hate running out of words. Agree, it’s rather challenging getting back into the swing after a break. You nailed the set-up.
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Just 10 more words, that’s all I ask for ;) Thanks.
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Well done. I was thinking Breaking Bad all the way to the punchline.
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Thanks. I guess I got it right.
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If it’s a chilli cook-off, it could have been ‘Breaking Wind’! :-)
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lol, I almost wrote the title “Breaking… uhm.. Something” without thinking of that interpretation, but it would have worked.
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I saw where you were going, lived it 💜
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Thanks, Willow!
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💜💜
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I once actually followed a winning recipe for a Texas chili cookoff. I think I was taken away by the local burn unit, but i have little memory after that first bite. I liked this much better than breaking bad. I like food more than meth :-)
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I do make homemade chili, but it never comes out the same twice. One thing I am better at than when I first started – it is hot, but no longer dangerously hot – no being taken to the local burn unit. And when it is good, I think it could win ;) The show was interesting – my wife binge watched it twice, so I saw quite a bit of it by the second run through, but I like food much better than drugs.
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I totally thought “Breaking Bad” when I started!
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That was the first thing I thought when I saw that camper…. Glad people got it
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Dear Trent,
I never saw the series. Heard a lot about it, though. I did get the misdirect though. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I think the show was big enough that people know what it is about even if they didn’t see it. Thanks.
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I love that series. Caught the references and a nice twist. Happy new year!
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The series was pretty powerful – I don’t think I can see a camper like that without thinking of it ;) Thanks, Happy New year!
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