Hello Dear Readers. Well, if this is Wednesday, it must be Friday. Because at this blog, Wednesdays are the new Fridays!
That’s because Rochelle Wisoff-Fields over at Addicted to Purple is the gracious hostess of Friday Fictioneers even though she doesn’t serve refreshments (that I know of) — where writers are inspired to write a 100-word story based on the weekly posted picture. Here’s this week’s picture:
Louise Goes on a Date
But Louise, how could you borrow a Pietro Pairajelli dress from your place of work to wear to the movies with Howard?
“Well, I didn’t know we’d get robbed waiting in line, and they’d steal the Pietro Pairajelli and Howard’s toupee — the only two things we had of value. I had to watch the movie in my slip, Betty, and poor Howard caught pneumonia and died.”
“From the draft on his head?”
“Uh huh. And now I’ll be fired.”
“Wait! Isn’t that the Pietro Pairajelli over there on the fire escape, Louise?”
“Yes!”
You’re the luckiest person on earth, Louise!
“I know, huh.”
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And there you have it Dear Readers. This week’s story came in at 104 words no matter how much I tried to cram it into 100 — some stories just refuse to cooperate!
Until next time . . . I love you
Linda Vernon Humor 
If only Howard had a backup toupee in the form of a small dog like Chauncy, he would still be alive today.
Hahaha! That is so true! Well not everyone can be blessed with Chauncey the Wonder Dog like we are! (She’s a seeing hair dog.)
Couldn’t she have borrowed her knickers to Howard to have as a toupee… but excuse me, then you would need to age restrict your blog… sorry..
Hahahaha! I still like that idea immensely Bjorn! 😀
well how wordy lol
No kidding! Sheesh. 😀
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Amusing despite Howard’s death or maybe because of it!
Thanks Hannah! Maybe next week I’ll have to make it about the guy who stole the Howard toupee! 😀
So the robber gets robbed and then becomes a robber again. What goes around, comes around. But poor Howard! 🙂
janet
Ha! Poor hapless, bald, dead Howard! Maybe I’ll revive him for next week! 😀
Cute story. Poor Howard that it was so cold in the theater that he died of pneumonia. What theater is that because i’m bald and I don’t don’t want to end up like Howard…
Haha! Well if you’re bald, I wouldn’t even go in unless you’re wearing a ski cap. It seems like they always have the air conditioning on full blast and whenever I go I swear I could see my breath if it wasn’t so dark! 😀
If Wednesday is the new Friday, when is 60 going to become the new 40 already?! Anyway, you could get the story to 100 words by keeping Howard alive and dropping “caught pneumonia and died.” You wind up with:
“I had to watch the movie in my slip, Betty, and poor Howard!”
“From the draft on his head?”
“Yes.”
But it’s funnier as it is. Great job with the prompt!
Oh I loved the way you worked that, Perry! I think it would have been better that way. This story turned out to be one of those stories where you keep tweeking with it to the point that you just want to throw it out but you can’t because you’ve already spent so much time on it. 😛
Imaginative! Well done.
This was really very funny. Well done.
Thank you! And thank you for taking the time to come by to check it out Petrujviljoen! 😀
Dear Linda,
Let me preface my comment by saying that you’re a warped individual. I like that in a person. 😉
I have to admire Betty for watching the movie in her slip. That’s determination for you. Fun story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I’ll have to agree with Rochelle. I like warped individuals too (some have even accused me of being one). Now that she’s found the dress, can Howard’s toupee be far behind?
We “Warpies” have to stick together! And I’ll bet you anything we could find that toupee right now if we went on e-bay! 😀
Louise sounds pretty irrepressible. I guess she really wanted to see that movie.
Irrepressible! Yes, that’s it exactly, David. Apparently the movie wasn’t Howard the Duck. HA! 😀
haha amusing as always ^^
Oh thanks kz! 😀
Louise really wanted to see that movie to sit in her slip. She obviously overestimated the insulation powers of Howard’s toupee. When i read this the only Howard I can imagine is Howard Sprague from the Andy griffith Show. I can just hear him say. “Well gee Louise i know we were robbed, but it would be a terrible waste not to see the movie. I am sure no one will look at you in your slip.”
Oh Joe! This story has got Howard Sprague’s name written all over it, you’re right! Hahaha. I can just see him saying that too! LOL! Good call. 😀
haha! I hadn’t realized that toupees could double as medical head warmers. NOW it all makes sense!
Medical head warmers! Haha Lisa! And the great thing about that is that you could get a prescription for a toupee and your insurance would cover it! I’m surprised somebody hasn’t thought of that before! 😀