Six Sentence Stories is a weekly writers’ challenge hosted by Denise at Girlie on the Edge. This week’s prompt word is: BAND
A band of violent thugs, the four of them, dressed in their streetwear of red, orange, pink and cyan, patrolling the ‘hood to ensure the flow of their favourite drug – a potent narcotic known on the streets as: Dot.
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Each night they would split up, and roam the mazy streets in search of thieves foolish enough to try and steal their precious Dot.
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There was one such thief who always came back to try his luck – “Big Fat Yellow” they called him, and he was fast and cunning and difficult to pin down.
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The four would try everything in their power to capture him: a direct chase, an ambush, cornering him in some dead-end alley, or just rushing him as one unit.
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It was a challenge for them, and they secretly enjoyed how Big Fat Yellow wasn’t afraid to fight back, sometimes making them blue with the good whupping he could dish out, before escaping into the tunnels of the ‘hood with all the Dot he could steal.
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It was like a game to the four – Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde – who would never fail to rise to the challenge of protecting the ‘hood from Big Fat Yellow, who, to his many friends outside of the game, went by the name of Pac-Man.
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Pac-man. US. Groo. 1989;
Pac-man double screen. France. Picsou. 1984.
Pac-Man bubble-gum dispenser. 1983. UK.
Pac-man tabletop. France. Pif Gadget. 1983.
Thank you for eating dots with us!
The Vintage Toy Advertiser 
Does this ‘dot’ drug come in flavors, such as, cherry, strawberry, lemon, lime, and orange?
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It does. Dot is also a gateway drug that leads to a more potent drug known in the ‘hood as Froot.
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Well, so long as it comes in ‘loop’ form because that is how i best love froot.
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Love the little twist at the end.
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Thanks, Metalman.
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Wow this takes me back to the early part of 1984 and a “Holiday” to the eastern seaboard of the UK, where I stayed in a caravan for a week….and chased/chomped Dots! I can recall this because at the caravan site there was an amusement arcade and it had a classic “glass top” table gaming cabinet with none other than Pac-Man on it! Many 10p coins went into that machine.
And I know it was 1984 because the music playing in the arcade was Madonna’s “Holiday” which at the time was the biggest song in the UK!
Thanks TVTA!
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Thanks FT. Nice observations. I loved those arcades and the happy memories that came with them. Add some Madonna to the mix and you have perfect 80s joy!
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This made me smile!
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Thanks, Mimi. Was fun to write 😁
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Loved the ending 😀
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Thanks, Bernadette. Was a lot of fun writing that 😊
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had me going for a second. Love that game. I have it on my Nintendo Switch. I need a Ms. Pac Man for my wife as that is her favorite.
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Cool. I have a Switch so will look out for the Pac-Man version. Classic gaming!
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And that music when you lost a life…memories embedded deep…as deep as was the search for some extra coins 🤣
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Lol! You’re right. And not just a dot-eater but a coin-eater for us poor, addicted kids back then 😂😁
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What started out a little dark snapped into something kinda cute! 😆 Now how do I get back out of the 80’s?
Loved this!
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Thanks, Liz. How do you get back out of the 80s? Let’s stay!! 😁😎
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This was such a fun read!
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Thank you, Bridgette 😊
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What fun. As I read (the second time) a flag began to wave. But, other than Galaga, I was video illiterate. (Which is a tough state when the environment is a bar or club between sets. lol)
Ah for the days of neon and hearing damage.
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What an unexpected surprise, V….. Pacman 😎
I remember it well, along with Space Invaders, Asteroids and….pinball! Love pinball!
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Thanks D 😎 Pac-man, Space Invaders and Asteroids so cool back in the day. But as for pinball… I agree with you, love pinball!!
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This is great stuff! Cool merchandise too. I suppose it would’ve been quite something to have Pac-Man ready to play at home back in 1983 – especially with some banana milkshake on the side. I want the bubblegum dispenser!
I remember in 2010 Google made a playable Pac-Man doodle for the anniversary. We didn’t get much work done in Graphics that day° ° °
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Hi Jacob, thanks. I missed out on that Googledoodle, but it sounds like it was a lot of distracting fun 😀
Milkshake and bubblegum dispensers… what more can we ask for!! 😎
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Hilarious! Did not see that coming 🙂 Always love your twisty endings
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Thanks J. That was a lot of fun to write 😁
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