I told my friend Rosey about a man who tried swimming across the English Channel, but two-thirds of the way he felt tired so he turned back. It was, of course, a joke!
She adopted a quizzical expression and started an interrogation.
But he’d have swum further.
Rosey, I wasn’t being serious.
You should be. He could’ve drowned.
It’s a joke!
You can’t joke about something like that.
Rosey, it didn’t happen.
But you said it did.
OMG Rosey, I made it up!
But…but…but…
Rosey, would you like another drink?
Oh yes! A large Chardonnay, please!
Phew, subject closed. It works every time!
Thanks to Rochelle for hosting Friday Fictioneers and supplying the photo.
Prod the frog to see what others have written!
Always a pleasure to see Rosey and her unique view of the world 🙂
…in small doses! Cheers Iain.
Silly Rosey…
Beware Dale, she reads these comments!
Said with a most loving voice and zero malice!
Well saved!
Phew!
Maybe leave the jokes for someone else, then. A glass of Chardonnay will put everything in perspective. Briefly
I once said ‘I like chardonnay too – grape minds think alike’. She didn’t get it!
Funny stuff!
Thanks so much.
Ha ha – that could have been an exchange from The Vicar of Dibley. Fun story, Keith.
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I often wondered if Rosey was a distant relative of Alice Tinker! I always enjoyed the ‘un-got’ joke at the end of each episode. RIP Emma Chambers.
Indeed!
Sometimes the humor just flies right over your audience’s head.
Fortunately is slaps me in the face! Cheers Russell
Well, perhaps Rosey needed that glass of wine … 😉
This was fun!
As an aside — putting my Speech Language Pathologist hat on (not to ignore the humor, just … well … because … ;)) – while this perhaps isn’t the case for Rosey, there ARE those people whose humor perception isn’t ‘calibrated’ to that of their society, and who take things a bit more literally than many of us would, and have a harder time shifting into processing humor when they’re told a story was a yarn (or a pun, or …). I see them in therapy all the time … Some learn how to detect, respond, and manage humor … while others (especially those who did not get good help, early), may never quite ‘get jokes’ and sometimes get defensive and confused and pout around humor – especially the subtle one that requires extra processing. (taking my SLP hat off. Done.) 😉
Again, this was fun!
Na’ama
Thanks for your most informative comment. It’s something I’d never considered. There’s is a world I’d rather not inhabit! Thanks Na’ama.
Yeah, I think it would be a very difficult world to live in, always a step sideways from full participation …
Love the tale, Keith. I think I have met your Rosey. Maybe I should pick up a bottle of Chardonnay.
It may come in very useful! Cheers.
My head is shaking, can’t think of a thing to say without hurting Rosey’s feelings.
Very wise! We don’t want to upset her!
Great that there is a solution to everything….
something while (like white wine or lies)
Thank goodness there is! Thanks Björn
LOL! Thank goodness for large glasses of wine!
Indeed! They do come in very useful.
Rosey is very nice, and if you have to explain a joke, it’s not funny any more, so maybe joke with someone else.
Rosey tries to tell jokes sometimes, usually ones she doesn’t even get herself!
Rosey takes your jokes seriously. You will be stuck if there is no wine to offer her. Lol!
Without it, my story would have been 200 words! Cheers Nancy
101 words!
Man, you are verbose.
No wonder Rosey doesn’t get you, she’s puffed out listening already!
I’ll be unverbose next week – 99 words max just to keep you and Rosey Pee happy!!
I just love Rosie, the literal…
My blog wouldn’t be the same without her!
Rosie had a poor sense of humour or she took you too seriously. But she is a concerned human being, don’t make her anxious.
She never gets too anxious and usually ends up laughing at herself (as her followers know only too well!) Thanks Abhijit.
she did it again. i guess she has your number. 🙂
She knows how to get a glass of wine that’s for sure!
Nicely diverted! Always fun to read about Rosey.
Works every time! Thanks so much.
Dear Keith,
I have friends who never get the jokes. After reading Na’ama’s comments I feel I understand them a little better. I got a kick out of your story. Another Chardonnay, please.
Shalom,
Rochelle
‘Waiter, the lady needs refill’. Cheers Rochelle.
How painful. I’d need wine too!
Great stuff.
It’s the answer to everything!
Your friend Rosey has the patience of a saint!
That she does! Thanks for dropping by Liz.
That was a fun story, I’ll have to read some more Rossy stories. That’s a nice photo of you, by the way, I always love to look at what’s on people’s shelves.
I’ve been writing about her for 12 years,s o there are quite a few! I like looking at messy shelves best. You can tell a lot from what you see. Cheers.
Love it! Great dialogue. I’ve had conversations like this before, sometimes I’m the one that “just doesn’t get it.” haha
We’ve probably all been there at some time! With Rosey, it’s almost every time! Thanks Brenda
Thanks for the laugh, Keith. Reminds me of the woman who called a local radio program to complain that the “Deer Crossing” signs ought to be put in place less dangerous to the deer.
Seriously.
Oh deer! (pardon the pun!) There are several of those signs close to me – I’ll think of this everything I pass them!
As they say, “Life is too serious to be so short.” Let the poor guy get all the way across next time. It’ll save Rosey a lot of distress. 😉
She does worry about people – until the wine turns up! Thanks Christine.
I will agree, wine is a great distraction. Cute story!
It certainly is! Cheers.
perhaps you need to find Rosey’s funny bone before you tell her anymore jokes. Reminds me of Alice in the Vicar of Dibley.
Imagine Alice Tinker and Rosey trying to tell each other jokes! Rosey tells jokes she doesn’t even get herself! Cheers James.
Rosey sounds like a literal thinker. That’s just the way some people’s minds work. She sounds like a kind person. 🙂 — Suzanne
Absolutely so, and I wouldn’t want her any other way! Thanks Suzanne.
Me and Rosey…love some Chardonnay.
Enough if it and we’ll laugh at your silly jokes, even if we don’t get them 🙂
That’s the effect it has! Cheers Dawn
Some are so tuned t the everyday rigmarole of life that they just don’t know how and when to let down their guard. Call it defense mechanisn, perhaps. I empathize Rosie, nevertheless. And you humour is spot on, as usual, Keith.
Thank goodness you and I are not that way inclined!Thanks so much Neel.
Ha! Ha! Nice one. She just rosé to the occasion, maybe that wine cask a spell on her.
I love a good pun – and a glass of pink fizz! Cheers.
This time you made me laugh out loud! It also reminded me about how annoying it is when people don’t get your jokes😬 and you can’t be bothered to explain them, where’s the fun in that?🤣 Thank goodness there’ll always be wine to help out!
It is annoying and it does happen! I’m delighted you enjoyed it Luccia
I have questions too. Hahaha a fun story Keith
Thanks so much for commenting Laurie.