Friday Fictioneers

 

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ROSEY LARGE BWI found my friend Rosey sitting in her garage looking rather sad. “What’s up?” I asked. She said she’d lost some of her friends. I remembered a quote I saw online.

“In life we never lose friends, we only learn who the true ones are”

She adopted one of her confused expressions; not the ‘totally confused’ one, but the ‘not-entirely-sure-what-you-mean’ version. She shook her head and started burrowing through the rubbish. I ducked as a bucket flew towards me.

“What are looking for?” I asked.

“Friends” she shouted. Now it was my turn to look confused.

“Series three and five of Friends”.

 

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzccFriday Fictioneers is hosted by Rochelle. Thanks to  Douglas M MacIlroy for this week’s photo.

62 thoughts on “Friday Fictioneers

  1. Iain Kelly's avatar Iain Kelly December 12, 2018 / 11:56

    A classic Rosey misunderstanding. To be fair, I did endlessly watch ‘Friends’ and series 3 is a classic 😉

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 12, 2018 / 12:33

      Hands up, I’m a Friends addict and know some episodes word for word!

  2. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff December 12, 2018 / 12:08

    Dear Keith,

    Since I never watched Friends this one sort of sails over my head. There are friends and then there are acquaintances. Sometimes it’s tough to learn the difference. Nicely done.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

    • Dale's avatar Dale December 12, 2018 / 22:44

      It was a fun show to watch…

  3. pennygadd51's avatar pennygadd51 December 12, 2018 / 13:04

    Teehee! I like your use of the bucket that features in the prompt!

  4. ceayr's avatar ceayr December 12, 2018 / 14:12

    Groan.
    And really, adult males watch this program?

  5. Kalpana Solsi's avatar Kalpana Solsi December 12, 2018 / 14:31

    My teen is a ‘FRIENDS’ addict though I am not fond of it.

  6. Christine Goodnough's avatar Christine Goodnough December 12, 2018 / 16:03

    Oh, the ambiguity of the English Language —further muddied by writers and TV producers!
    Of course Shakespeare gave us Greek to me and Charles Dickens gave us Scrooge.
    Glad to hear you and Rosie finally synced. Wasn’t there a “Neighbours” once, too?

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 12, 2018 / 19:12

      It is all so confusing! As for Neighbours, it’s still going strong!

  7. granonine's avatar granonine December 12, 2018 / 18:49

    Funny. I love a twist like that at the end.

  8. Dale's avatar Dale December 12, 2018 / 22:45

    I admit I watched Friends when it was on… my sister re-watched them all with her daughters… Good one, Keith!

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 13, 2018 / 10:24

      It’s on Netflix, every single episode,and I always dip in when I want a bit of fun!

      • Dale's avatar Dale December 13, 2018 / 12:15

        I know it is! 😉

  9. anuragbakhshi's avatar anuragbakhshi December 13, 2018 / 06:27

    Ha! And yaaaayyyyy, Rosey’s back…with a bang!

  10. Abhijit Ray's avatar Abhijit Ray December 13, 2018 / 07:31

    Has Rosey gone completely mad?

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 13, 2018 / 10:19

      She’s been getting worse by the story – I’ve written 112 about her over the past 9 years!

  11. draliman's avatar draliman December 13, 2018 / 08:02

    Ha! There’s friends and then there’s Friends – you can always trust the latter to be there for you (unless you’ve accidentally chucked them in the garage).

  12. Sandra's avatar Sandra December 13, 2018 / 09:26

    Hah! Great take on the prompt.

  13. Alicia Jamtaas's avatar Alicia Jamtaas December 13, 2018 / 14:09

    Ha! This is so fun. Thanks for the laugh.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 14, 2018 / 02:33

      I’m really pleased that you enjoyed it Alicia

  14. Brenda's Thoughts's avatar Brenda's Thoughts December 13, 2018 / 14:28

    No wonder Rosey looked confused. But, I did like the quote never-the-less.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 14, 2018 / 02:32

      It’s certainly one I’ll remember! Thanks Brenda

  15. plaridel's avatar plaridel December 14, 2018 / 00:54

    did he get it? 🙂

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 14, 2018 / 02:29

      Oh yes – you get used to Rosey’s odd ways after a while!

  16. Violet Lentz's avatar Violet Lentz December 14, 2018 / 01:10

    AH I admit I had forgotten all about Rosey till I saw her here today. Good to see her again.. Thanks Keith.

  17. 4963andypop's avatar 4963andypop December 14, 2018 / 14:36

    I knew I had seen thatquotation somewhere!
    I like the idea of multiple expressions of confusion. Cute misdirection at the end.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 15, 2018 / 10:28

      It did require a bit of squinting to read it! Thanks so much.

  18. lisarey1990's avatar lisarey1990 December 14, 2018 / 20:34

    Great play on words. Great write.

  19. Russell Gayer's avatar Russell Gayer December 14, 2018 / 21:12

    This one made me chuckle and snort. Great stuff, Keith.

  20. JoHawkTheWriter's avatar JoHawkTheWriter December 14, 2018 / 22:03

    Cute story, though I will admit I haven’t watched Friends so looks like I am missing something 😁

  21. liz young's avatar liz young December 14, 2018 / 22:23

    This looks like one of those father and daughter moments!

  22. jillyfunnell's avatar jillyfunnell December 15, 2018 / 09:33

    Rosy is a great character. I really got her straight away. Fun take, Keith. (More of a Frasier girl myself)

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 15, 2018 / 10:19

      ‘When Frasier met Rosey’ – now that’s an idea for a story!

  23. Woman walking Max's avatar Woman walking Max December 15, 2018 / 16:54

    A sweet story Keith. You have a soft spot for Rosie, don’t you ?

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings December 15, 2018 / 17:04

      I do! Having been writing about her for a decade I sometimes have to remind myself she isn’t real!

  24. michaelwynnauthor's avatar michaelwynnauthor December 16, 2018 / 12:15

    Very good, you suckered me in completely to think this would end up a very sad tale.

  25. Laurie Bell's avatar Laurie Bell December 17, 2018 / 06:20

    Bahahaha! Very funny Keith!

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