Friday Fictioneers
‘If we don’t get there soon, there’ll just be empty bottles and burnt bits left’ yelled Fred. Charlie was struggling to keep up.
Reverend Godfrey greeted them on the village green. ‘Gentlemen, you look exhausted’.
‘We are Vic’ said Fred. ‘Where’s the beer and burgers?’
Oh, err, well, Miss Fothergill and Widow Applethwaite have iced buns and tea in the tent, but you must vote first’.
‘Vote?’
‘Why yes gentlemen, for our Carnival Senior Princess. My money’s on naughty Lottie Lovette. Marvellous for ninety-three, and that bathing costume…’
They looked towards her and she winked.
‘B..b..but the barbecue….’ stammered Charlie.
‘Goodness, no chaps, that was yesterday’.
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Friday Fictioneers is hosted by Rochelle. This week’s picture is from Anshu Bhojnagarwala.
Post 1764
Day late and a dollar short….
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Perfectly put! Cheers Violet
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The Carnival Senior Princess sounds like a must to avoid. Better make sure it’s not a raffle ticket they’re giving them, as opposed to a voting slip.
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Now that would have been amusing! Thanks Sandra
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Traps everywhere ….
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Oh yes!
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Sounds like Lottie has her eye on them! 😉
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The things I could tell you about Lottie!
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She sounds like FUN! It’s LOTTIE TIME! This is such a cute story Keith! Brilliant too!
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Yea! Thanks so much for smiling along with me Nan
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Poor chaps! Crashed expectations.
Smart way to pull them to vote 🙂
No reward either coz the barbeque was a day before!
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They did have a nice cup of tea though! Cheers Anita
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Dear Keith,
My very visual imagination has gone into overdrive on this one. You made me laugh.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I’m pleased, thanks so much Rochelle!
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Ninety in bathers? Well, not everyone loses their figure, I guess!
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You’ve not seen Lottie! Cheers Liz
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Haha! You gave me a good chuckle with that story, Keith.
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Mission accomplished! Thank you so much Penny.
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Smiling all the way at this one. Lovely
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I’m pleased! Thanks so much Michael
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Violet stole my line.
Guess they don’t have a handle on their calendars! I’d vote for her! 😉
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That’s one way of putting it! ‘tween you and me, I voted for her too!
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Iced buns and tea can’t replace beer and burgers. Can they?
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Absolutely not! Cheers!
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I thought this was terrific – I could almost hear their different voices!
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That’s very kind of you Jennifer
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it looks like they’re a little slow and late even for leftovers. oh well, it happens 🙂
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It does look that way! Thanks Plaridel
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Ah, sometimes i get the times and dates mixed, too.
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Tell me about it! Cheers Mimi
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You’ve got to love a village fete, is there a knobby knees competition they can join!!
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They would have an unfair advantage, so no!
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Go on!!
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Fantastic fun! Now … for the bathing costume competition, then the talent show! 🙂
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Yes, can’t wait! Cheers Na’ama
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🙂
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I feel sorry for those guys…they were a day late for the barbecue and also were trapped in the carnival which they didn’t want to attend
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I’m sure they enjoyed a bun or two! Thanks Kislaya
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Oops!
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I couldn’t put it better myself!
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Not a good day for Charlie. First he had to vote for a person he had no love lost, second he missed his bar-b-cue, not to mention his beer.. He is really getting old.
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He has seen better days! Thanks Abjijit
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Another of your reminiscences, Keith?
I’m wondering if you and lovely Lottie walked out together back in the day…
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No C.E, not her, but I could tell a thing or two about Widow Applethwaite!
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We all know about Widow Applethwaite, Keith, but is Lottie a bit on the young side for you?
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Cheeky devil! No, I prefer tottie to Lottie
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They were even later than they thought! Never mind, at least they got to see Lottie in her bathing costume… 🙂
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Rather them than me! Cheers Draliman
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Humor abounds, and now you’ve got me craving the “burnt endz”— they charge extra for those, these days!
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Thanks so much Dawn!
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Poor Fred and Charlie need a better calendar app, apparently! Dashed expectations, indeed. Ah well, may as well enjoy the iced buns and the talent show, now that they’re there — carpe diem, and all that!
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Calender app? By the time they’d worked out how to use it they’d be two days late! Carpe diem indeed!
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They do need to speed up a little in the future. This was too funny, and I vote for Lottie, too.
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I don’t think they’ll be speeding up any time soon! Go Lottie! Thanks so much.
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So sad to miss the beer and burgers, only get buns and tea. So disappointing. Love the story and the grumpy guy in the margin. =)
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I love grumpy guy too! Thanks Brenda
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Cute story. You’re missing some punctuation, FYI. 😀
Ronda
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Thanks for commenting. Intrigued. Please enlighten me!
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An entertaining and funny tale – sort of Midsomer Murders writ large ?
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More midautumn methinks!
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Hilarious ! Poor guys got robbed of their barbecue, but look at all those luscious old ladies 🙂
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That’s what I told them! Cheers
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I almost burst out laughing at the last line. Great tale, Keith. One I can certainly relate too.
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So that was you I saw with naughty Lottie Lovette!
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Poor guys, a day late for the barbeque and stuck in the carnival!!
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I know, but I bet they made the most of it!
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I’m sure she’s quite the looker for those ol’ guys.
But, somehow, I think they would have preferred burgers. LOL
Fun write, Keith. Old timers with the possibilities of a Valenitne Queen.
Isadora 😎
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Burger buns re far tastier than Lottie’s buns!! Thanks Isadora
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LOLOL … so funny, Keith. 😎
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That was good fun!
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I’m pleased! Thanks so much.
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Ha. Senior moments indeed. Very funny story. And I’m cheering for Lottie.
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Me too! Thanks Margaret.
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Hah! Not the kind of roast they had in mind, eh?
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…putting it mildly! Thanks Alice.
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there’s always a twist in the tale
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We all do it!! Cheers
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Oh dear, not just late but late with horrific consequences
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Unimaginably so! Cheers Michael
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Not just late, but very late… maybe they can get some sherry from Lottie… 🙂
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Maybe! They may not have made such a mistake after all!
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Damn memory!
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Remind me – what’s a memory?!!
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Oops. Can they drink tea? 😉 Well done as always, Keith.
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They’d rather it was a beer! Cheers Sascha
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I figured as much. 🙂
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