Lost

“Don’t say it.”

“Say what?”

“What you’re thinking.”

“Man, my feet hurt, it is cold and dark out here and I got to take a shit and you want to play guessing games?”

(c) 2012 Michael Yost 3/16

This weekend’s www.trifecta.com challenge is to write a story entitled ‘Lost’ in exactly 33 words. The word ‘lost’ can only appear in the title, not your 33 words. Any reference to the TV show could result in another visit to see the editors in the Trifecta offices.

46 responses to “Lost

  1. oh noze . . . great job, Michael. Such Manly-Man talk! 🙂

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  2. haha I can definitely understand your frustration. very nice

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  3. Sounds like a few weekends I used to have.

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  4. Where’s a damn toilet when you need it?!

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  5. Spot on. I have the privilege of living with 3 men, all of whom hate guessing games and love informing me of when they need to take a shit. Stories abound!

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  6. Best use of crude language (didn’t feel like forced shock value) that I’ve read recently. Felt genuine, with that necessary touch of mystery. Well done.

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  7. Hilarious. Awesome. I love this one. I thought about how funny it would be to write from the perspective of being lost. I’m glad I didn’t because you rocked it.

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  8. This was funny, and the dialogue was authentic. I could totally picture it!

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  9. Thanks for linking up to Trifextra this weekend. I think you nailed it here. The dialogue is definitely authentic, without seeming gratuitous, and the whole thing is both funny and relatable. Really nice stuff, booguloo. Hope to see you back on Monday.

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  10. Great! And how come we all know what being talked about? Makes it a good story, that’s for sure! I can see it all now. 😆

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  11. I have had this VERY conversation, and I’m sure I’m not alone. Great job of capturing a slice of life.

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  12. Ha ha ha ha! So real. Blessed be.

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  13. Oh, Michael, too funny. I can see them now… at least it’s dark. Hope the one who needs to go has a few tissues on hand! Like the bears…
    Amy

    Let’s Get Lost (Trifecta)

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  14. I imagine two guys on their very first camping or hunting trip. Nice!

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  15. That’s funny! I especially liked what the second person was really thinking instead of “We’re lost”

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    • Thanks. I just imagined what I would have said; didn’t have enough words left to express what I wanted to do though. Not knowing if you need to pass gas or not is definitely not comfortable.

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  16. Brilliant. I loved the first character’s demand, and the failure of the respondent to heed.

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  17. lol, that was splendid and soooooooooo funny, another good one! 🙂

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  18. Exactly why I only hike well marked trails.

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  19. Oopsie! Hopefully someone didn’t take a dump in a patch of poison ivy, I’ve heard that’s a real pain in the ass. This made me LOL… love your take on the prompt, booguloo!

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  20. Been lost for hours before on a hike around Lake Tahoe. Sounds kinda like the conversation that took place between us hikers. Funny take!

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    • I think we’ve all experienced a cheek squeezing event at one time or another. At least in the woods you can have some privacy and if worse comes to worse you always have underwear (thong wearers should take this into consideration when hiking) that can be used for toilet paper (not that I’d know anything about such problems….ha ha). I care about what you think; I think the question now should be whether or not you care what I think. smiles…

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