“Excellent plan, Citizen Marvin”
“Thank you General Bob.”
“Our Supreme Leader will be well pleased.”
“Might I expect a reward from His Greatness?”
“Oh course – the honour of being the first to initiate Plan 9*”
Marvin gulped. That was not quite what he had in mind: a medal placed around his neck by the lovely Her Supremeness, some spending money, adoring women, a parade, a cruise.
But he was trapped. As trapped as he would be on the Johnston’s lawn. His cruise — intergalactic.
Poor Marvin. His Plan 9: to hide in plain sight. The suburbia invasion had begun. (99 words)
© Lorraine 2017
*Plan 9 from Outer Space is a bad Grade B cult classic from the absurdist mind of director Ed Wood. The movie, Ed Wood, starring Johnny Depp, is worth the watch, if for no other reason than the Academy Award winning performance of Martin Landau as the aging Bela Lugosi.
Wonderful image from Mark
for fffaw, week of June 27, 2017
Lorraine's frilly freudian slip 
July 1, 2017 at 4:22 pm
Aha! As a connoisseur of really bad movies, I have to stand up and applaud your post. Cheers, Varad
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July 3, 2017 at 4:43 pm
Glad to hear you are a fellow connoisseur! There was a movie festival in Ottawa, Ontario that was all about bad movies. It was a real hoot. It was called, I believe, Rotten Tomatoes! And, as a result, every Friday night, they showed bad movies on a local channel.
Here, its Svengoolie on METV.
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July 1, 2017 at 6:32 am
That’s not a reward anyone would want! A wonderfully fun story, Lorraine. :)
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July 1, 2017 at 7:55 am
Thanks. Mark’s incredible photo does inspire whimsy!
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June 29, 2017 at 1:10 pm
“Plan 9 from Outer Space”. Haven’t seen that one in decades. Have to watch those old, really bad films just one.
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June 29, 2017 at 3:37 pm
We watch Svengoolie on Saturday night. He runs old horror films — some with a touch of quality, others, well . . . .
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June 29, 2017 at 12:59 pm
I like your take on this prompt! I loved the “hiding in plain sight”. I used that a form of that thinking in my story. Great minds, they say!
Vacation
Annie at ~McGuffy’s Reader~
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June 29, 2017 at 3:36 pm
I’m having trouble leaving comments on the blogger platform, so I wanted to say here — I love your story! The twist at the end is delicious. Well done.
Yes, great minds think alike. Then my mother would counter with “but fools seldom differ,” lol.
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June 29, 2017 at 9:17 am
This is awesome. :D I’ve meant to watch Ed Wood for years. Maybe it’s time. :)
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June 29, 2017 at 3:33 pm
Thanks.
It’s a great movie for popcorn and a break from the ordinary. Landau as Lugosi is absolutely marvelous.
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June 28, 2017 at 4:57 pm
Haha. Good stuff, and enjoyed the Plan 9 reference.
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June 28, 2017 at 9:57 pm
Thanks. Glad you liked the Plan 9 reference. Once I started the story, I thought Marvin has to be designing a Plan 9!
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June 28, 2017 at 8:33 am
Poor Marvin indeed, what a horrible task! I love that you brought Plan 9 into it. A local theater group does the play based on Plan 9 and it is absolutely hilarious!
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June 28, 2017 at 9:52 pm
The play must be so good, as the movie is so bad! Sounds like a fun evening!
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June 27, 2017 at 7:26 pm
Having watched Ed Wood the movie I would say its worth watching for no other reason than seeing you a movie shouldn’t be made. Enjoyed your response to this image Lorraine.
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June 27, 2017 at 9:23 pm
Thanks, Michael.
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June 27, 2017 at 5:40 pm
Hahahaha! Hiding in plain sight isn’t really hiding at all! GULP! LOL! Cute story!
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June 28, 2017 at 9:50 pm
Thanks. Thought, if little green men were coming, what better way to infiltrate our communities. Or at least the ones in the area Mark took the picture, lol.
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June 28, 2017 at 9:56 pm
Hahaha! So true!
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June 27, 2017 at 5:09 pm
Those who are brave enough to think should make sure they aren’t the volunteer. I’ll have to see if I can find the movie. 👽
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June 28, 2017 at 9:49 pm
You should give it a watch! Absolutely amazing Landau performance, and Ed Wood’s bad, bad movies remade in the picture.
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June 27, 2017 at 5:04 pm
Ha,not the reward he was looking for. Good disguise though :-)
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June 28, 2017 at 9:48 pm
Yes, the suburbinates will never notice . . .
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