#FRANCE?
The server walked away and Ortiz, impersonating Dan Lovitz, said, "Yeah, that's the ticket." "What the fuck, Joe!" Rosa rebuked. "Hey, the Coneheads are from France!" Joe replied. Chuck said, "Now we gotta tell everyone Teeman is in France? Jesus Christ!" "Hey, he's my friend!" Greg retorted. Silence. Andre spoke up and said, "You know, him being in France is actually possible, since we really don't know where he went." The lie became plausible and they nodded in agreement.
#StoryToots

#FRANCE?
The server walked away and Ortiz, impersonating Dan Lovitz, said, "Yeah, that's the ticket." "What the fuck, Joe!" Rosa rebuked. "Hey, the Coneheads are from France!" Joe replied. Chuck said, "Now we gotta tell everyone Teeman is in France? Jesus Christ!" "Hey, he's my friend!" Greg retorted. Silence. Andre spoke up and said, "You know, him being in France is actually possible, since we really don't know where he went." The lie became plausible and they nodded in agreement.
#StoryToots

#Where's Teeman?
Their eyes grew wide and they looked at each for an answer. Greg drew in a long breath, inflated his cheeks and slowly exhaled. The server's eyebrows raised and began to wonder if she broached a taboo. Then, Joe spoke out, "HE WENT BACK TO FRANCE!" Silence. The Flood knew it was bullshit but the server didn't. "I didn't know he was French." "Oh yeah! He's totally French. He had to go back after the Cup." Everyone nodded. "Aww! I'm gonna miss him." "Yeah, us too!"
#StoryToots

#FACupRound5
They sang: "Don't send me home, don't send me home; I just don't want to go to work; I wanna stay here, drink all your beer; Please don't send me home!" With applause and laughter, the Flood hooligans sat down and resumed their jack-assery. The server arrived and asked if they needed anything. Andre ordered a cider and Chuck a round of shots: Jaeger for himself and J-mo for everyone else. When the server returned with the drinks, she asked, "Where's Teeman?" Silence.
#StoryToots

#FACup
The first Saturday after New Year's Day and the Flood gathered at the #ThreeLionsPub for the third round of the FA Cup. The interior is shaped like a large "U" where patrons enter on one side and exit on the other; maybe an homage to the Underground? The walls are filled with framed signed jerseys from popular English Football teams and TV screens to watch the match of your choice. The sound for today was reserved for Coventry v. Wrexham while other matches played on mute.
#StoryToots

#FACup
The first Saturday after New Year's Day and the Flood gathered at the #ThreeLionsPub for the third round of the FA Cup. The interior is shaped like a large "U" where patrons enter on one side and exit on the other; maybe an homage to the Underground? The walls are filled with framed signed jerseys from popular English Football teams and TV screens to watch the match of your choice. The sound for today was reserved for Coventry v. Wrexham while other matches played on mute.
#StoryToots

#ThePopeDies
"Good!", Joe shouted.

Rosa demanded that Joe call Greg to see how he was doing. He tapped his phone and Greg answered.

"Greg, how ya doin'? Rosa and I just heard about the Pope."

"I'm okay, I'm heading over to St. John's for a prayer service."

"Okay, we'll meet you there."

Joe hung up and said to Rosa, "Vamos al Iglesia."

Speaking Spanish, Rosa understood that Joe was willing to compromise his atheism for their friend but didn't want everyone in the pub to know.
#StoryToots

#ThePopeDies

"Good!", Joe shouted.

Rosa demanded that Joe call Greg to see how he was doing. He tapped his phone and Greg answered.

"Greg, how ya doin'? Rosa and I just heard about the Pope."

"I'm okay, I'm heading over to St. John's for a prayer service."

"Okay, we'll meet you there."

Joe hung up and said to Rosa, "Vamos al Iglesia."

Speaking Spanish, Rosa understood that Joe was willing to compromise his atheism for his friend but didn't want everyone in the pub to know.

#StoryToots

#HNY
The Flood texted each other wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Miguel sent a selfie blowing a party horn and wearing HNY glasses. Dave and Ben sent a selfie kissing each other. Greg deleted it. Joe and Rosa stayed home, listened to the midnight gunfire, and comforted their shivering Pitbull. In the morning, the couple went to the Highbury, a Bay View soccer pub named for the old Arsenal ground. They drank Bloody Mary's as the whole bar cheered when Tottenham lost to Aston Villa.
#StoryToots

@Chriscutler #introduction TMAN here to practice the art of #StoryToots. The theme song of my WIPs is "I'm Forever Blowing Bubbles!"

Happy 23 4 U & ME!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwme-65wBzk

#SmallTalk
Miguel said it's been a busy holiday season at the soccer shop. Dennis, the bodybuilder, expects another January stampede to his gym. David and Ben, holding hands, said they were planning a trip to Cancun. Chuck said he was quitting his job as a programmer and that called for another round of drinks to be served. When the cheers settled, Rosa said she had some art projects in work and will soon show them in her studio. The final whistles blew and they closed their tabs.
#StoryToots

#CatchingUp
The conversation also turned polite and civil: How's work? Your family well? Did you have a good XMas? Joe, the sewer socialist, said XMas is a capitalist plot to exploit the working class. Greg, the Catholic Trump-Supporter, said he enjoyed midnight mass at the Basilica. Delores, the retired accountant, was glad to have her daughter, Danielle, home from UW-Madison, where she is studying sports management. Andre and Ortiz are taking a break from making commercial films.
#StoryToots

#We'reBack
The 2nd half began and the bartender, wearing a pink Fulham hoodie, started ignoring her customers. The lone Newcastle fan in his black and white stripes was buzzing that his club was up 3-0. Everyone was settled into their seats, watching their game of choice, sipping and snacking; except for the Flood. In between gulps and bites, they shouted amongst themselves the heresies of VAR, the merits of enforcing accurate Stoppage Time, and the litany of failures within #USSF.
#StoryToots

#TheFlood
The Flood, established in 2015, is the independent supporters group of #FCMT. The Flood members save those within the pub were away on holiday. The dozen members of the ISG had pushed together 3 small tables to create a banquet table. They drank volumes, spoke loud and laughed even louder. The table was littered with empty beer bottles and shot glasses. At halftime, they stepped out onto Brady Street, split up and brought burritos, pizza, hot dogs, and subs back to the pub.
#StoryToots

#BoxingDay
Texts have been bouncing back and forth all week: "What are we doing?" "Where do we want to go?" Replies have been: "I'm out of town." "Anywhere is cool with me" Finally, a member of the group-text said, "Let's go to the #NomadWorldPub. As the oldest soccer pub in #Milwaukee, in moments of indecision like this, it seemed like the best choice.
One-by-one, the gang walked in and sat at the bar. They ordered coffee, shots, and beer. One guy brought doughnuts and strudel. #StoryToots

Story 1

The Adventures of TMAN

Cover Toot

#StoryToots

#Introduction. Hi, TMAN is on this instance to write TOOTS OF FICTION. Within the limits of #500Characters, the toot is a form of word art. I used to think of the bird-droppings from the birdsite (that shall not be named) as Haiku for the 21st Century. Now that I am unshackled from centralized capitalized social media, I am here to use the TOOT as my new canvas for #STORYTOOTS. I toot stories and add replies to the thread, like chapters to a book.