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They’d met at the Annual International Bingo Conference last year, when it was in his home town. He’d been captivated by the number of cards she could play at one time and by her dobbing skills. She’d liked his smile and his thoughtfulness. They’d learned they also shared a love of Scrabble. Countless zoomdates had transpired since then.
Serendipitously, the Annual International Scrabble Conference was being held in her home town this year. He flew in two days early. Her text said, “Meet me under the white tent on Si Lom Road.”
Years later they’re still laughing about it.
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Rochelle Wisoff-Fields is the sunny host of Friday Fictioneers.
Please note: the correct term for dobbing is daubing.
Tao Talk 
Sounds like they are made for each other.
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🙂 Yes
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Oh, I’d love to join the scrabble event! Good story.
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I’m a long-time scrabble player myself but haven’t gone to any conferences for it. Thank you, glad you liked the story.
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I’ve played all my life since I was able to spell too. I don;t think I’ve ever seen a conference or tournament for it.
You’re welcome.
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The inspiration for my story today:
https://slicethelife.com/2021/05/11/2021-movie-draft-round-10-pick-2-reely-bernie-selects-word-wars-wordplay/
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Oh, cool. Thanks for sharing!
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That’s a new word to me – dobbing. In my culture, it means turning someone in to the authorities
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Oh wow! Very different meaning here. I went to bingo with my uncle many many moons ago. The hard-core players have bottles of ink with a spongy “dobber” on the end. The bingo cards are thin paper and come in sheets. It’s amazing to see these people and the number of “cards” they have and how quickly they dob.
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Lovely story!
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Thank you, Sadje! Sorry I missed your comment earlier.
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You’re welcome! No worries
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Bingo, that surprised me, but it shouldn’t have
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Happy to surprise you 🙂
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Loved this. So romantic.
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Thank you 🙂
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It sounds like they got the Bingo! If that can somehow be made to mean something clever. They might be board, but they’ll never be bored. Is that better? All right. They’re a good match.
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Funny comment, Nobbin. They also played all 7 tiles on a triple word!
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Lisa,
Sounds like the Bangkok tryst paid off! I wonder if either of them dared use “Si” or “Lom” as a Scrabble word. But no proper names allowed, alas! Great story. 🙂
~🕊Dora
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Dora, I love your comment, thank you 🙂
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This made me smile out loud. What a sweet story. Well done, Jade/Li!
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Thank you! 🙂
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Thats a beautifully crafted love story. From start to finish. Loved it, well done
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Thank you, a couple of nerds, who’d a thunk it.
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What a sweet story! Sounds like a lovely friendship.
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Yes, they do have a solid foundation of friendship and common interests. Thank you, Anne 🙂
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it looks like the real thing. i wonder what’s next. 🙂
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🙂
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Aha! They are still together!
So their words matched with the destiny!
Such a nice story with a happy-ending 🙂
I love Scrabble too.
Here is my story- The Red T-Shirt
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Yes, they are 🙂 Thank you and glad you love Scrabble also.
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A sweet littlel ove story.
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Thank you, Neel 🙂
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Bingo! They like each other in the real world as well as in the virtual one. Mutual interests and an ability to laugh at yourselves are an excellent foundation for long-lasting love.
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Thanks, Penny, yes they are!
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A happy ending! (K)
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🙂
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Dear Lisa,
What a happy, uplifting story. Sounds like Zoom scored a triple word for them. Lovely.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, so happy the story pleases you. Thank you for your wonderful comment.
Shalom,
Lisa
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That’s so sweet. They’ll have a good time together, never boring.
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Yes 🙂 Thanks for reading and commenting, Gah.
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It sounds like they’ll make the perfect couple 🙂
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Yes 🙂
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I haven’t had a dob for years! Perhaps I should, you never know!
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Now is that a British dob or an American dob? 😉
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That is the question!
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Fabulous story to brighten up my evening.
I love a feel good story. You hit a home run, Lisa.
Zoom is going to bring many, many together. I wonder
if those relationships will last longer?!!! Mmmmm ,,,
Be Safe
Isadora 😎
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Isadora, thank you and glad the story brightened up your evening. Ideally one of them is better at bingo and the other better at scrabble 😉
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I enjoy both but scrabble is the one hubby and I compete to win.😎
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Lovely! 🙂
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Thank you, Na’ama 🙂
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Two game lovers and lovers….
Jen and I wandered into a bingo place when we were in our 20s…these women were playing 3-4 cards and they were pros…Jen and I couldn’t keep up with one! They were calling numbers incredibly fast.
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I know! I couldn’t keep up either! And the players have their good luck charms and rituals to try to win. It’s what I would loosely call a “gambling cult.” I think that casinos have replaced bingo for the most part now.
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We felt totally inadequate in that place lol. I felt like a rookie being taken to the cleaners by pros. We finally left after an hour or so.
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What used to be a match made in heaven is now made on Zoom. I must say, some people’s dobbing skills are very impressive.
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Thanks for reading and your comment, Michael.
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Aw a romance via zoom. Lovely story!
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🙂 Thanks!
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Bingo and scrabble, zoomdates and conferences. A lovely story they have to enjoy. Sweet romance, Lisa.
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Thank you and glad you enjoyed the story, Brenda 🙂
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Charming story, I like the slow build up to a full blown romance. Clearly they have a lot in common – first bingo then scrabble. !
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Thank you, WWM 🙂
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Because I’m a word nerd, I have to point out that “daubing” used to refer to people painting, or children playing with their water colors. It was also spelled “dawbing.” In the Midwest, a “dab” was just a little bit. The only definition I found for “dob” was to “dob in,” meaning to fink on someone. Perhaps there is some connection to “dabbling,” but I didn’t have the patience to check that out.
None of the above is of great importance. Just interesting to a word nerd 🙂
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Wow who knew there was all that to it. From what you discovered, daub is probably closest to what bingo players do.
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Yes, agreed. My curiosity was piqued because I’d never seen “dob” for anything other than “date of birth” 🙂
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🙂
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Looks like they got together faster than you can say Clickety click. Sweet story.
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When passions (i.e. interests) collide, passions collide 😉
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How romantic! Now that is what you call love!
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Yes! It’s grand!
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