Three Words Meme (Part Five)

[smallhobbit]

The final set of words were given by stonepicnicking_okapi 

Cigar

I do not like the smell of cigars, so steer clear of them.  However, they have their place in Sherlock Holmes (and similar) stories.  Gifts of cigars, poisoned cigars, companionably smoking cigars are all acceptable.  Even so, I prefer the use of a pipe.


Martini

Nothing wrong with the occasional cocktail.  But 'vodka martini - shaken not stirred' instantly brings up an image of James Bond.


Roulette

Back to James Bond!  I don't gamble (other than raffle tickets for causes I actually support) so would have no interest in playing roulette.


Putting all three together takes me to Casablanca:

Rick Blaine looked at the man sitting at the roulette table, a cigar in one hand and a martini in the other.  He nodded to Sascha, who acknowledged the unspoken message.  The man would lose heavily, spend what little he won at the bar, and then leave. 

As he left, he would be followed by two of Renault’s men, who would accidentally bump into him.  If he fought back two more of Renault’s men, this time in uniform, would come to his assistance.  Between them they would relieve him of the stolen papers, and quietly return them to their rightful owner.

Everyone knew there were ways of getting things in Casablanca which weren’t entirely legal, but stealing from a widow at her husband’s funeral was not condoned.  Particularly when this particular thief has used his quasi-legal position to do so.  Rick and Renault had been in agreement and action had been taken.

Comments

[stonepicnicking_okapi]

Ha! Thank you! I liked learning about you! And I liked your ficlet too! Brava! I am certain I was thinking about James Bond when I suggested the three but Casablanca works very well, too!

[smallhobbit]

Yes, Bond would have worked, but I could see Casablanca very clearly :)

I'm glad you liked it.

[adafrog]

Love the connections and the ficlet.

[smallhobbit]

Thank you very much.

[howsmyenglish]

As usual, I want to know the rules. What is this meme? Someone tells you three words and you write what you can about each and then all together? Is there a theme?
I couldn't say anything about martini and roulette! Never tried either.

[smallhobbit]

Yes, the meme is to be given three words which the person providing the words may or may not think you are interested in. You then write something about each of the three words (you can see my earlier responses by clicking on my 'meme' tag.

I had so little to say on these three that I felt Okapi deserved more, so wrote a ficlet using all three. But that's just me.

If you would like three words, let me know.

[howsmyenglish]

Thank you for the explanation! Yes, I would like three words, please!

[smallhobbit]

Three words: Forests, Yellow, Microscope.

[howsmyenglish]

Thank you! It took some time, but I did it now!

[solosundance]

I don't like the smell of cigars either but it does remind me of the one, Christmas, cigar my dad always to smoke :)

Never liked martinis, but am fond of other classics.

Enjoyed the little blast of Casablanca!

[smallhobbit]

Thank you - I'm pleased you enjoyed the Casablanca ficlet.

[debriswoman]

An interesting selection and a nice little snippet:-)

[smallhobbit]

Definitely not things I'm personally interested in. It was fun writing for Casablanca again.

[mafief]

Neat. Pipes do seem more elegant compared to cigars and cigarettes.

I’ll play. :)

[smallhobbit]

Yes, I like Holmes and Watson with their pipes.

Your three words: mountain, purple, violin.