Herzblitz
A 20 word satire set in World War 211 total reviews
Comment from kahpot
Ha! Ha! it is hard to tell a story in so few words, but this is wonderful, sad the way the rats started out but happy the way they were saved and treated, very well written and presented****kahpot
reply by the author on 05-May-2025
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Ha! Ha! it is hard to tell a story in so few words, but this is wonderful, sad the way the rats started out but happy the way they were saved and treated, very well written and presented****kahpot
Comment Written 05-May-2025
reply by the author on 05-May-2025
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Thanks so much!
Comment from pome lover
I have never heard that one. So they didn't explode. And when the allies "adopted" them, they chewed through their boots, but what do you mean about their (allies') hearts? They loved them anyway??? rats??? shiver shiver
Katharine
reply by the author on 05-May-2025
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I have never heard that one. So they didn't explode. And when the allies "adopted" them, they chewed through their boots, but what do you mean about their (allies') hearts? They loved them anyway??? rats??? shiver shiver
Katharine
Comment Written 04-May-2025
reply by the author on 05-May-2025
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I mean they made their way into their hearts. It's just sweet symbolism. Don't worry, no gruesome event.
Comment from Jesse James Doty
What an awful visual of rats' bodies detonating like bombs. This satire shows that although they were meant to use rats as bombs, they fell in love with them as pets instead and proved the war machine wrong once again.
Entertaining as all get out!
Jesse
reply by the author on 05-May-2025
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What an awful visual of rats' bodies detonating like bombs. This satire shows that although they were meant to use rats as bombs, they fell in love with them as pets instead and proved the war machine wrong once again.
Entertaining as all get out!
Jesse
Comment Written 04-May-2025
reply by the author on 05-May-2025
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Thanks so much Jesse! I'm glad you got it and enjoyed!
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You're welcome, Gant. It was a welcoming satirical post.
Jesse
Comment from EeanBlack
I read something similar a long time ago. Good fiction is put there in twenty words. Of course, this shows the total disregard for us poor struggling idiots relegated to reading another's celebrated post. I'm kidding. I'm not much of a follower; I have my own to write, but I'll check back periodically.
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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I read something similar a long time ago. Good fiction is put there in twenty words. Of course, this shows the total disregard for us poor struggling idiots relegated to reading another's celebrated post. I'm kidding. I'm not much of a follower; I have my own to write, but I'll check back periodically.
Comment Written 01-May-2025
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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Hahaha, well I'm glad you like it. I'm giving you a follow to see your writing!
Comment from Dolly'sPoems
Ha ha ha, you made me smile with this clever write Gant! This is hilarious. This is what rats do, they chew through just about everything. Before we had fibre optics, the rats used to chew through the cable internet in our street and our internet kept cutting out! I enjoyed your humour here, love Dolly x x x
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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Ha ha ha, you made me smile with this clever write Gant! This is hilarious. This is what rats do, they chew through just about everything. Before we had fibre optics, the rats used to chew through the cable internet in our street and our internet kept cutting out! I enjoyed your humour here, love Dolly x x x
Comment Written 30-Apr-2025
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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Thank you so much Dolly! I always love hearing what you think on my works. Even these short ones :)
Comment from lyenochka
I like your title of using the German words Herz (heart) and Blitz as one word. But it was the British Special Ops who had the idea of using dead rats stuffed with explosives. The Germans found them and liked the idea. I don't think any live rats were used or adopted.
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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I like your title of using the German words Herz (heart) and Blitz as one word. But it was the British Special Ops who had the idea of using dead rats stuffed with explosives. The Germans found them and liked the idea. I don't think any live rats were used or adopted.
Comment Written 30-Apr-2025
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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You're 100% right. This is a bit of historical fiction.
I just felt it was better to make the bad guys the Axis and the good guys keep the rats :)
Comment from Marilyn Hamilton
I'm glad that you verified this story to be satire because I was thinking it was the craziest thing I'd ever heard of and yet i was on my way to believing it. lol Good job on the flash fiction
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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I'm glad that you verified this story to be satire because I was thinking it was the craziest thing I'd ever heard of and yet i was on my way to believing it. lol Good job on the flash fiction
Comment Written 30-Apr-2025
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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Thanks so much! It has some small roots in history, but I changed it to be a cute 20 word moment.
Comment from royowen
That's a little dirty and unfair training rats to carry explosives, but unlike Germans they were duds, but the poor rats, but I guess in war, even a rat is attractive, beautifully written, blessings Roy
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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That's a little dirty and unfair training rats to carry explosives, but unlike Germans they were duds, but the poor rats, but I guess in war, even a rat is attractive, beautifully written, blessings Roy
Comment Written 30-Apr-2025
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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Thanks Roy! I always appreciate you!
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A pleasure
Comment from Iza Deleanu
Wow, I wish I had a six this is brilliant... as in kindness kills;) "No bang, just chewing through boots and hearts alike." Thank you for sharing and good luck with your writings.
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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Wow, I wish I had a six this is brilliant... as in kindness kills;) "No bang, just chewing through boots and hearts alike." Thank you for sharing and good luck with your writings.
Comment Written 30-Apr-2025
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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Thank you so much Iza. 💖
Comment from patcelaw
This is a very interesting bit of history in 20 words and it has informed me of something that I did not know about thank you so much for sharing this and thank you for having the time to show us new things. Patricia.
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reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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This is a very interesting bit of history in 20 words and it has informed me of something that I did not know about thank you so much for sharing this and thank you for having the time to show us new things. Patricia.
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Comment Written 30-Apr-2025
reply by the author on 01-May-2025
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It's changed up a bit Patricia. Technically it's not 100% correct, but the ideas were floated around in WW2.
