Maybe on Xerope
Bobby Bear, Manfred Monkey, and Harold Human had a collective thought; a beer after work. Harold held open the door on the climate-controlled saloon not far from the xeropium mine’s exit and let his friends, Manfred and Bobby, stained and sweaty in their work overalls, go in front. After coming from planet Xerope’s harsh sunlight, Bobby Bear squinted in the dim, interior lighting. Manfred shuffled with fatigue. Even his tail was limp and dragged on the floor.
Bobby went first and growled.
Manfred said, “Eep.”
Harold walked into the bar last. “Ouch.”
The Meta-story: I beg forgiveness. It’s such an old joke, but it was the first thing that popped into my mind when I saw the picture, and I couldn’t shake it after that.
Maybe some of my regular readers have noticed my posts were sparse over the last week or so. I’ve been sick and am just now getting around again. I hope to get back to the usual, frantic grind.
Friday Fictioneers: 100-word stories.
Photo prompt: Karuna
May 31, 2017 at 9:21 am
I can’t place the joke even though I myself am an old joke. However, I really enjoyed the whimsical nature of the piece.
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May 31, 2017 at 9:56 am
😀 I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thank you and welcome to the blog.
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May 31, 2017 at 10:18 am
I’m sorry to hear you’ve been under the weather, Kecia. Glad to hear you are coming out of it though.
I liked that you used the subjects of the photo and how you transformed them into these living beings. And the alliteration was amusing and gave the subjects that were originally toys in the photo a childlike quality. The most significant for me was the use of Harold Human, because it gives the sense that humans are not the dominant species in this world.
That was an old joke indeed. I’ve experienced that myself, where I get an idea and can’t shake it.
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May 31, 2017 at 10:49 am
Thank you, Mandie. The trouble is lingering, but I’m writing again, and I managed to walk around my gardens.
I’m glad you liked the story. Even if it was an old joke, I tried to make it my own. 😀
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May 31, 2017 at 11:01 am
When a story get into my head I write it up. Just in case I can use it at some point. Hope you soon feel well.
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May 31, 2017 at 11:32 am
Thank you, Michael.
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May 31, 2017 at 11:47 am
Glad to see you back and on the mend. We have missed you. I just want to know what they saw that made them all freak out. LOL! Great read!
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May 31, 2017 at 12:43 pm
😀 Maybe that joke isn’t as old or worn out as I thought or maybe I disguised it too well. Read the last line again. It will come to you.
I’m glad you enjoyed it anyway and thanks for reading.
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May 31, 2017 at 12:48 pm
“A bear, a monkey, and a person walk into a bar…”
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May 31, 2017 at 1:12 pm
That was the original title! Thanks for reading, James. 😀
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May 31, 2017 at 1:37 pm
Ha ha 🙂
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May 31, 2017 at 2:56 pm
😀
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May 31, 2017 at 3:32 pm
What a great story, thank you for the laughs.
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May 31, 2017 at 6:13 pm
Hehe. Thank you. Glad you like it.
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June 1, 2017 at 6:06 am
I have some friends like that. Sometimes we have a collective thought too. 🙂
I enjoyed this one very much.
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June 1, 2017 at 7:16 am
Thanks. I’m glad you liked it.
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June 1, 2017 at 3:27 pm
Loved the story. Glad you’re on the mend. :o)
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June 1, 2017 at 4:56 pm
Thank you. 😀
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June 2, 2017 at 11:35 am
An old joke indeed, but a new setting; I had to think about it for just a moment 🙂
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June 2, 2017 at 11:40 am
😀
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June 2, 2017 at 11:43 pm
This was definitely a fun take. Sorry you’ve been ill but glad you’re on the mend!
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June 3, 2017 at 6:26 am
Thank you. I’m somewhere better than undead and hope to join the living soon. 😀
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June 3, 2017 at 9:41 am
Well, that’s a start, eh?
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June 3, 2017 at 9:53 am
🙂
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