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*Note: This marks the third week we will be on our road trip from Kansas City to Los Angeles and back again. This has been posted ahead. Thank you for understanding my slowness to read and comment.
The next photo is the PROMPT. Remember, all photos are property of the photographer, donated for use in Friday Fictioneers only. They shouldn’t be used for any other purpose without express permission. It is proper etiquette to give the contributor credit.
PHOTO PROMPT © Douglas M. MacIlroy
Please be considerate of the over 70 weekly participants and keep your stories to 100 words. Thank you.
The following story is a rerun from November 2014, so many of you will remember it, some of you won’t. However I did use a different prompt at the time. To visit Click Here
Genre: Hysterical Fiction
Word Count: 100
IN AN EARLIER LIFE
“Too much studying will ruin you. Carpe Diem. Let’s play catch.” Ted grabbed Douglas’ notebook and pressed a pie tin into his hand.
“Catch? With this?”
“From the Frisbie Pie Company. It’s all the rage on campus.”
For the next hour Douglas forgot about Yale, final examinations and commencement. Tension from late nights hunched over text books lifted off his shoulders and a sense of euphoria filled him as he and Ted flung the whirling dish back and forth.
“This is bound to become a national sport,” cried Douglas.
“Tin Tossing Tournaments?”
“Why not?”
“School’s finally driven you mad, MacIlroy.”
With Doug, in Kansas for a disc golf tournament in 2016. I think I was standing on a step.
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Nah, It’ll never catch on
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Ha! Thanks, Neil. I’ll let Doug know. .;)
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I knew he was mad before I read your story. I see you have been to Hawaii to ‘borrow’ photos now.
p.s. I hear the old man is pretty good with the disc…
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Dear Ted,
If the old disc flinger doesn’t like my borrowing his photo he’ll just have to show up and tell me about it. 😉 Mad? A little fershimmelt perhaps. Well, okay, batshit crazy but gotta love him anyway. Thanks for swinging by.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A nice way to relax.
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Dear Irene,
I guess if you’re into that sort of thing, it’s relaxing. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Good story based on the beginning of the Frisbie, Rochelle. 🙂 — Suzanne
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Dear Suzanne,
Who knew? Loved finding this history. Thank you. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I remember this from long ago, in a previous incarnation.
It was good then, m’lady, and it still is.
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Dear C.E.
I do remember your pink trunked alter ego being involved in the day. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Play is needed. Important to be relaxed.
Hope he releases all the stress & does well in the exams! 🙂
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Dear Anita,
One thing’s for certain, flinging a disc is a stress reducer for the Doug I know. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Oh I do remember this…. how can you ever predict the future if throwing a frisbee back and forth… and who could ever thought of merging it with golf
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Dear Bjorn,
Who knew? Disc Golf certainly has taken off as a sport all around the world. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Excellent story, Rochelle. I am related to the New Haven Frisbies on my maternal grandmother’s side. Pie-baking was a thing in our family. My brother is the one who is good at it now.
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Dear Josh,
I had fun finding this piece of history. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ha ha – brilliantly done, Rochelle. (I wasn’t around when you posted this in 2014.)
http://susan-a-eamestravelfictionandphotos.blogspot.ie/2018/04/spirit-spinner-100-word-story.html
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Dear Susan,
Glad you enjoyed my re-post. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I remember this one. Hadn’t realized I’d been doing this so long.
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Dear Alice,
Tine flies, doesn’t it? 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Indeed… too much studying and not enough playing makes for a boring Uni life…
Fun stuff.
Hope you are taking advantage of your road trip and having a blast!
Lotsa love,
Dale
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Dear Dale,
Everyone needs some kind of recreation, don’t they? Glad you enjoyed my story. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom and hugs,
Rochelle
About to head for home in the next few days. Mixed feelings.
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Absolutely.
And I know what you mean. End of the vacation is sad/happy. Sad it’s over, happy to be home in one’s things…
xoxo
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Play actually makes for better exam results. Better than last minute cramming. Thanks for the interesting history on the origins of frisbee!
Pie tin!
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Dear Fatima,
History shouldn’t be dull, should it? 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Fun flash, Rochelle.
So that’s how frisbies started😂 I always wondered…
Hope you’re enjoying your road trip!
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Dear Luccia,
It’s fun to find where a fad’s roots come from, isn’t it? 😉 Back home today. Still feels a bit strange. Thank you for your kind words.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I do love to fling the pie tin around myself 🙂 We have a rubber one with a hole in the middle, though – flies like a dream but would be rubbish for baking! I had not idea these maddening discs were named after a catering company. You learn something new every day. Thanks for sharing this lovely snippet of history, Rochelle
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Dear Lynn,
I’ve never been much of a frisbee thrower although Doug tried to teach me. 😉 Digging up this history was great fun, though. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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My pleasure 🙂
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Once I figured out–with the help of some friends–what this gadget is, I was able to understand your story and create one of my own. I had no idea whatsoever 🙂
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Dear Linda,
I wondered how many would now what the thingie in the photo was. I didn’t know until I met Doug MacIlroy the professional disc golfer. 😉 Who knew there was such a thing?
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I surely didn’t know about it! I asked some friends, and it seems a lot of people know about this sport. Maybe it will make the Olympics someday 🙂
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Why not? If curling can be part of the Olympics, why not disc golf? 😉
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I always loved playing frisbee. It really it relaxing, soothing. I’m pretty good at doing all sorts of catches too. On the campus near where I grew up, everybody played frisbee. Oh those were the happy days. Great one, Rochelle!
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Dear Eric,
Happy to bring back happy memories. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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We have one of these frisbee courses in a park here in Bellingham. People love them! Funny, I was just thinking about Doug the other day, wondering where the heck he went. You brought up some good memories with this piece. Must dust off the old frisbee.
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Dear Lish,
I suspect one of these days Doug will come around and tell his story. I will say that he’s safe, well and happier than ever. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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All of that is good news. Isn’t it odd how people just pop into your mind out of the blue? Cheers, Dear.
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It’ll never catch on…
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Maybe… 😉 Thanks for coming by, Iain.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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My fifteen-yr-old grandson was just saying the other day that everything simple has been done; there’s absolutely nothing left to invent. I reminded him of the bright-wits who designed the Frisbee. Not exactly new, but simple. And now Frisbee golf! Who’d-a thunk it.
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Dear Christine,
Disc golf is an international sensation. Whodathunkit indeed. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A fun diversion. Frisbee golf and your words this week.
Tracey
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Dear Tracey,
I’m glad my story and its subject matter provided a diversion. Wish we coud’ve stayed another day in Vegas. I’d love to meet you in person.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Sadly, my wife knew what this was right away. I was floored. I sputtered saying to her that I wrote that it was nothing. I slapped my forehead! Unbelievable,
Then I read your story and called her back to tell her that she was wrong. See, it’s a pie tin tossing contest thingy.
Then she slapped me on the back of my head.
😉
Randy
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Dear Randy,
You earned that slap on the back of your head. Just sayin’. Smart woman, your wife. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Harumphf!
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😘
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This brought back a lot of childhood memories. Lovely fun filled flash, Rochelle.
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Dear Neel,
Who knew that the toss of a pie tin would become an international sensation? 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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There’s nothing like a bit of Frisbee to relieve the stress 🙂
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Dear Ali,
I can’t say that tossing a Frisbee is a stress reducer for me. Perhaps painting a picture of one might be. 😉 Thank you for flying by.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A lovely tribute to a much missed Fictioneer. And the first thought I had when I saw the photo of you both was… is he kneeling down?
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Dear Sandra,
I’d really hoped to lure our homesteader back, if only for just a week.
Ah well. I’m pretty sure I was standing on a step when the photo was taken. That way our heads could both be seen. 😉 Good times those. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I loved the Phrase ‘ hunched over text book’.
Thanks for affording us a glimpse into an inspiring friendship.
Wonderful read, as always.🙂
Best wishes for the third week of your road trip.
Love,
Moon
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Dear Moon,
Although the friendship is sort of fictitious (based on two Friday Fictioneers) the history is real. 😉 Glad you enjoyed.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS Back from a wonderful road trip, trying to acclimate to “real life.”
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So happy to hear, you had a wonderful trip. 🙂
Love,
Moon
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Dear Mammy Warbucks W(T)F,
Knowing MacIlroy, I assumed he started out with glass pie plates. Here in Redneckville, we’re considering a Booger Flinging Tournament. The biggest problem is setting up enough divisions to accomodate the huge number of participants.
I’ll let Doug know once we get it “fingered out.” He’s highly competitive and would love to play.
off to the cleaners.
Sir T. Whitey
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Dear T. Whitey,
I think I’ll steer clear of Booger Flinging. That would be nothing to sneeze at. Just don’t blow it. If Doug were to participate that would be boogers from high up. Umbrella needed.
Hope the cleaners can remove those skid marks for you.
Shalom,
Mammy Warbucks W(T)F
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Ah! Named after a pie! Play it too long and you get pie eyed I suppose. After reading this I think every frisbee should come with a complimentary pie of your choice.
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Dear Subroto,
After reading your half-baked comment my eyes glazed with wonder. 😉 (Yeah…had to go there. One pun deserves another.) Thank you for reading and leaving a laugh. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A pun my words. Don’t mind me, I keep waffling on and on. But I do need your input for this week when you get time.
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Let me know on what. 😉
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My FF entry.
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Oops…being in transit for 17 days and switching computers, yours seems to have gotten lost in my shuffle. Going there now.
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Who would want to play that crazy game? Really! Very cute story, Rochelle, and so nice to hear from Doug again.
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Dear Gabi,
I miss Doug’s presence in Friday Fictioneers, but am happy that he’s in such a good place. 😉 I can’t say I understand his passion for flinging plastic. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
YFBM
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Dear Rochelle
I like the way you capture the release of physical energy after hours of study. Those lads were certainly having fun!
Shalom
Penny
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Dear Penny,
Thank you for such a lovely comment/compliment. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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it must be fun. 🙂
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So Doug tells me, Plaridel. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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So that’s how it all came about! Wonderful story, Rochelle. And you sent me off to Wikipedia again and I can confirm Frisbee is a much better name than Pluto Platter :))
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Dear Jilly,
Humble beginnings for a sports sensation, isn’t it? Now professional discs come in every size and weight like golf clubs. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Didn’t see this story the first time around. Glad to have this time. Great story.
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Dear Lisa,
Glad you enjoyed my story. It was one of my favorites to write. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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So that’s where the name came from for a frisbee!
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That’s it, Liz. Frisbee pies 😉 Than you for reading.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Love the pictures in this. I could feel Doug’s tension melting away as he got out there and played, trying to beat Ted of course. And now I know where the Frisbee came from too – educational and fun!
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Dear Sarah Ann,
The first time I posted this story, Doug told me I’d hit the goal. It’s his tension reducer in the here and now. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Touching story, full of love and friendship and fun. Pie tin throwing – eh ?
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Dear Francine,
Humble beginnings for a favorite toy that grew into an international sports sensation, eh? 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I have many memories of playing frisbee golf. Who knew it would be so popular when it all started. Enjoyed your story and lovely photo too. It’s always nice to know a fellow short person. =)
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Dear Brenda,
I’d never heard of disc golf until 6 years ago. Thanks to Doug, the pro disc flinger, I’ve received my Frisbee education. 😉 I think he’s 6’4″ and I’m 5-foot-nothing. (How tall are you?)
Thank you for the fun comments.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I am nearly 5 foot (I never quite made it but close enough to claim). My husband is 6’3″ so I appear even shorter when we are together. 😀
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Oh Wow! Never heard of this till now. Thank you for sharing this. I learned something as always.
What a fun story too! The chatter is absolutely relatable.
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Dear FP,
Happy to pass along trivia. 😉 Although when you have a good friend who tosses a disc for a living it’s hardly trivial. He he Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Hardly trivial! Hahaha! 🙂
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Hysterical fiction indeed. So much fun to get to know about so many new things from across the world.
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Dear Anurag,
One of the things I love about Friday Fictioneers is that it makes the world seem a little smaller and more accessible. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great piece again,Rochelle. I didn’t realise that was the origin of the Frisbee.
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Dear Michael,
Happy to toss out that bit of history. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I had never heard of disc golf before. A delightful story, Rochelle.
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Dear Magarisa,
We learn something new every day, don’t we? I learned of it 6 years ago. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I miss Doug. Thanks for attempting to lure him out.
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I miss him, too, Dawn. Ah well…I tried. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Madness indeed haha I never really got the joy of frisbie. I good way to relax and live in the moment tho
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Dear Laurie,
There are some who are quite serious about their frisbees. Not particularly my cup of tea. I’d rather swim. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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So that is where it comes from! How neat!
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Dear Connie,
From the humblest of beginnings…;) Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Great story! After reading it, I’m having difficulty getting my work done because I can’t wait to get back on the disc golf course! In all honesty, I may have had that issue anyway…except now I want pie too! 🙂
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Hi there!
I’m not sure which one of the disc-flinging family you are, but I appreciate the read and comment. I had no idea what disc golf was until I met my friend Doug, a professional player. He’s played in tournaments all around the world. Although I don’t share it, I understand the passion for the sport. May you rattle those chains and thank you for stopping by. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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