A load of rubbish!

for Friday Fictioneers

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That I’ll keep, this can go. I don’t want this, that can stay.

I’ll keep the bicycle, the helmet too. I don’t want another hamster so I’ll sling the cage.

That’s okay, that’s a waste of space. These are useless, these are quite handy.

What’s in these drawers? Keep, discard keep, discard, discard, discard, keep.

Why we kept that stained mattress I don’t know, or that dotty doo-dah over there.

That dead garlic stinks and those onions pong. Bin!

I don’t even remember getting that awful mannequin. Oh, sorry darling, I didn’t realise you were there!

*note to self, get eyes tested.

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alicia-jamtaas-for-ffThanks to Rochelle for hosting and to Alicia Jamaas for the picture.

 

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60 thoughts on “A load of rubbish!

  1. Reena Saxena's avatar Reena Saxena September 21, 2022 / 13:50

    Be prepared for consequences 🙂

  2. neilmacdon's avatar neilmacdon September 21, 2022 / 13:58

    Ha. That’s not going to be easy to explain

  3. trishsplace's avatar trishsplace September 21, 2022 / 14:25

    Haha! Always the twist.

  4. beth's avatar beth September 21, 2022 / 15:13

    Uh oh

  5. granonine's avatar granonine September 21, 2022 / 15:25

    Great twist, Keith 🙂

  6. Sadje's avatar Sadje September 21, 2022 / 16:31

    Haha! Hilarious

      • Sadje's avatar Sadje September 21, 2022 / 18:10

        My pleasure

  7. Christine Goodnough's avatar Christine Goodnough September 21, 2022 / 17:17

    After he gets his eyes tested, he’d better think of offering her an elegant restaurant dinner, a nice bouquet of flowers, a lovely gemstone…

  8. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin September 21, 2022 / 18:30

    🤣🤣🤣…yes please get and keep some new spectacles..

  9. msjadeli's avatar msjadeli September 21, 2022 / 18:54

    “dotty doo-dah” and “the awful mannequin” had me laughing out loud. You know that would make a great band name: “Dotty Doo-dah and The Awful Mannequins”.

  10. Iain Kelly's avatar Iain Kelly September 21, 2022 / 19:33

    Thank goodness the wife didn’t end up discarded!

  11. The Sicilian Storyteller's avatar The Sicilian Storyteller September 21, 2022 / 21:38

    Haha!! Another great ending!! I recall reading a recommendation by an organization expert. Her advise was to go through our clothes closets and ditch anything that had not been worn within the last year (some actually say 6 months which I think is a bit drastic). Like most women (and men, I reckon) I have items in my closet I haven’t worn in 6 years let alone 6 months. I guess I really need to get ditching! You just never know when those bell bottoms will come back in style!

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings September 22, 2022 / 12:47

      I too have clothes I haven’t worn for years, but in my case, I keep them in the hope I one day lose weight! As for bell bottoms, bring them on!

  12. messymimi's meanderings's avatar messymimi's meanderings September 22, 2022 / 00:38

    Heeheehee! You can forgive a person a lot if s/he is doing the cleaning.

  13. Tannille's avatar Tannille September 22, 2022 / 09:48

    And suddenly the room got frosty and if looks could kill…

  14. Sandra's avatar Sandra September 22, 2022 / 09:48

    I see a tough time coming

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings September 22, 2022 / 13:19

      No doubt about tha.! He should have gone to Specsavers!

  15. creatingahome's avatar creatingahome September 22, 2022 / 10:57

    Ohhh dear, classic case of foot in the mouth here.

  16. starsinclayjars's avatar starsinclayjars September 22, 2022 / 11:35

    Nice little laugh at the end! Thanks for that 😃

  17. Tessa's avatar Tessa September 22, 2022 / 19:36

    I loved your mannequin comment LOL! Great piece.

  18. Bill's avatar Bill September 22, 2022 / 23:46

    I just checked, Keith. Marie Kondo is not smiling. Not at all. In fact, she seems a bit twisted. Fun again.

      • Bill's avatar Bill September 23, 2022 / 13:34

        🙂

  19. plaridel's avatar plaridel September 23, 2022 / 00:12

    busted! 🙂

  20. authorfleurl's avatar authorfleurl September 23, 2022 / 04:07

    LOL that’s a fun twist, and exactly the sort of thing my husband comes out with, too!

  21. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff September 23, 2022 / 11:09

    Dear Keith,

    Oops. I hope she has a sense of humor. As for me you remind me of all the dotty doodahs I need to get rid of in my basement. As always I love listening to you read. Fun story.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings September 23, 2022 / 11:54

      We all have a dotty doodah or two I’m sure! Thanks so much, Rochelle.

  22. poetisatinta's avatar poetisatinta September 23, 2022 / 11:48

    Ha you never fail to bring a smile to my face …… but oh your poor wife!! 🙂

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings September 23, 2022 / 11:55

      Thanks, unfortunately, I didn’t bring a smile to hers!

  23. Nobbinmaug's avatar Nobbinmaug September 24, 2022 / 03:02

    That’s what she gets for not helping. One can’t mistake a moving person for a mannequin.

  24. Brenda's Thoughts's avatar Brenda's Thoughts September 24, 2022 / 19:07

    I really enjoy your stories, Keith. I got a good chuckle from this one too!

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