Photo courtesy Madison Woods
When you live in Arkansas, you can’t buy beer on Sunday. When you don’t stock up on beer, you run out on the weekend. When you can’t get beer on Sunday, you do illegal drugs. When you do illegal drugs, you wander around aimlessly in the woods all night. When the moon is full and you wander in the woods all night, you get bitten by a werewolf. When you’re bitten by a werewolf, you howl at the moon and attack and kill innocent inbred hillbillies. Don’t howl at the moon. Stock up on beer.
bridgesareforburning 
Dear Ron,
I’ll send you an emergency case of dehydrated beer right away. Just add water and you’re set for the weekend. Stay out of the woods and don’t look at the moon until it gets there.
Nice story and the first of what should be a raft of werewolf riffs. Good thing you posted early. Now you can kick back, drink and read.
Aloha,
Doug
What a hoot! You’ve got me giggling 🙂
Great play on those commercials that shall remain unnamed. They are so funny, and you do an admirable job here in that same vein. I’m still laughing……..!
Here’s mine:http://teschoenborn.com/2012/05/10/friday-fictioneers-et-wannabe/
You see, you can never have too much beer in the house. Thanks for making me laugh! 🙂
Awesome! Reminds me of those commercials! Freaking hilarious!
Here’s mine: http://theforgottenwife.com/2012/05/11/friday-fictioneers/
I absolutely love this one! LOL I knew there was a werewolf out in the night somewhere! http://jemcogdell.blogspot.com/2012/05/flash-fiction-trust-me.html
I love those silly commercials. Very entertaining spoof. Great job!
This was hilarious! Maybe that’s why when I was living in Maine there was such a crowd buying beer on Fridays–Werewolf Prevention.
http://quillshiv.com/
Since I’m not in the US I wouldn’t know this is based on a commercial, but I was laughing my head off as I read along. Beer and werewolves! I like the flow, no pun intended! Mine is here: http://readinpleasure.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/fridayfictioneers-tanoas-baby/
i loved this. quite humorous! very unexpected and really fun 🙂
This has great rhythm, and, of course, the HUMOUR! Laughing out loud – so yes, I enjoyed it 😉
Ours is 160 words or so here: http://www.lazuli-portals.com/flash-fiction/moon-and-sky
Like Quill, I don’t know the adverts, but I enjoyed this immensely anyway. Just a little slice of Arkansas life. I wonder if the vampires in Arkansas become blind and weak from biting their sisters and brothers.
Good advice. Well parodied. Now excuse me while I wipe off the remains of my spit-take.
Kathy
http://notforallmarkets.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/stay/
I am still laughing. This is so great, what a delightful change, almost a shaggy dog story cum advert. I don’t know. I just loved it. That’s all – an absolute success!
Lindaura
In case you can’t remember, here I am:
http://fictionvictimtoo.blogspot.com
excellent! and the comments are nearly as entertaining as the post itself. mine isn’t as funny, but here you go
ROFL! In the too oft used words of yet another ad ‘priceless!’
I will never hear the ad again without a big smile. Thank you! https://bridgesareforburning.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/howling-at-the-moon-flash-fiction-for-51112/#comments
I am from Louisiana and moved to Texas, land of dry counties. So this would be a great Bud commercial here.
Here’s my short bit http://createrealitylivelife.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/friday-flash-fiction-2/
Ha yeah I picked up on the commercial angle too — nice. A funny take on the prompt.
Brian (http://pinionpost.com/2012/05/11/the-runaway/)
LOL Ron! That’s a good idea. I’ll keep it in mind if I ever moved to Arkansas. 🙂
Thanks for commenting on mine.
Siobhan
I was howling at the moon myself, but with loud chuckles. The line…”innocent inbred hillbillies…” got to me also. LOL. Terrific take on the prompt. Thanks for visiting me and commenting.
Brilliant. Love the sense of fun and the way your mind works.
I love a sense of humor! We can’t buy beer on Sunday’s in SC either, but I then I prefer wine and do my best to stay away from woods and hillbillies. 🙂
This is a very interesting warning on the dangers of not having enough beer. Couldn’t help but chuckle at the part about the inbred hillbillies.
Welcome back. I missed your sense of humor. Only the Friday Fictioneers will understand the run on beer next full moon.
Here’s mine: http://wp.me/p1Tjpv-aJ
Marvelous. The funniest one I’ve seen and the first with a werewolf. I guess most people thought it would be too obvious, but you showed them how to be inventive. I too, love the takeoff on the commercials. Here is Kentucky, we’re also beer free on Sundays. I’ll just have to remember to stay out of the woods.
Oh, yeah. My link. You just wiped out my concentration: http://melodypearson.com/flash-fiction/friday-fictioneers-photo-prompt/
Great, I live in a town that might as well be dry on Sunday and near several that are. You’re story’s not very reassuring. Great job writing and excellent use of humor. It was a really good twist on a classic.
http://whimsicalquestsofacuriousmind.blogspot.com/
I LOVE those commercials! They always crack me up. I live in West Virginia and you can’t buy alcohol before 1pm on Sundays. I have suppressed the urge to wander in the woods. Nice job on this! 🙂
Am I perturbed by this piece of writing? Just a little. How spooky. The last line reminded of “Don’t drink and drive” ad. haha
Fun twist on the advertisement – I like the train of thought you follow. Nice ending, too.
HAHAHAH! that’s quite a humor you’ve got! it made me laugh and think “yeah, right!”
wise idea.
Nice riff off the DirecTV commercials. Poor inbred hillbillies. 😉
Thanks for the comments on mine.
mwah ha ha haaa! Very amusing 🙂
Thanks for stopping by my place
Very funny and loved the pace!
http://mysocalleddutchlife.wordpress.com/2012/05/12/following-footsteps/
A great story and a warning to us all. I’m off to get the beer in.
Outstanding job, Ron. It’s nice to have help on the humor side of these prompts. I picked up a case of beer on the way home last night thinking that would be plenty, then my son & his buddy stopped by . . . (innocent inbred beware)
here’s mine for those who haven’t seen it
http://russellgayer.blogspot.com/
This was priceless! Very nice job of taking a current trend and bending it to your reality. Super job!
Off to the liquor store right now.
Here’s mine: http://thebradleychronicles.wordpress.com/2012/05/10/flash-fiction-friday-3/
Words to live by! I laughed.
Mr story – http://newpillowbook.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/friday-fictioneers-lunacy/
EXCELLENT!! That’s one of my favorite commercials, and yours was a clever take on it. Love it!
Note to self… must buy beer or else be eaten by wolves. Got it. Will not make that mistake again.
And your story was pretty damn good.
lol. Tha’s pretty funny. 🙂
I actually don’t think I’ve read your stories for a while. Have you been away, or did I just skim past you?
Good advice, should be written inside a Hallmark card or inside a fortune cookie as wisdom to live by
That made me giggle – I shall send an emergency case of our local Somerset cider (if you pay the shipping). Well done 🙂
wow. Funny and entertaining and unexpected. lol guess you got enough beer now?
Impecable logic, Bridges, and definitely a good reason to buy more beer! Nice one.
I’m over here: http://elmowrites.wordpress.com/2012/05/11/friday-fiction-halloween/
This could quite easily be one of those funny TV adverts that you used to see all the time. Very funny and nicely written.
I don’t live in Arkansas but I’m still taking this advice and stocking up!
How did I miss this last week! It flows well and is exceptionally well written. Reminds me of my favorite commercials…This is a great piece, and I’m glad I stopped by!
~Susan