A flash of fiction …

for Friday Fictioneers

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The heavens have opened. I can’t get my hair wet. There’s a hotel, I’ll pop their bar till it stops.

 

“What’s your pleasure, sir?”

“Just a coffee, please.”

Tic-tock-tic-tock-tick-toc

Still raining.

“Another coffee please with a  shot of brandy”.

Tic-tock-tic-tock-tick-toc

Still raining.

“A neat brandy, please.”

Tic-tock-tic-tock-tick-toc

Almost stopped.

“Another brandy please, a large one”.

Tic-tock-tic-tock-tick-toc

It’s stopped but it might start again.

“A glass of churd-chord-chardnee, please”

Tic-tock-tic-tock-tick-toc

The shun’s shinin’, but I haven’t got my shun hat.

“The resht of da bottle, pleash”.

Tic-tock-tic-tock-tick-toc

“Anything else sir?”

“Can I … hic … ‘ave a woom … hic … for the night?”

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66 thoughts on “A flash of fiction …”

  1. beth's avatar beth October 5, 2022 / 14:20

    hahahaha

  2. neilmacdon's avatar neilmacdon October 5, 2022 / 14:35

    An inevitable progression

  3. Iain Kelly's avatar Iain Kelly October 5, 2022 / 15:13

    A pleasant way to spend a day. Maybe not the following morning though!

  4. Christine Goodnough's avatar Christine Goodnough October 5, 2022 / 15:18

    When I hear how often it rains in England, I think this fellow better buy the room.

  5. Sadje's avatar Sadje October 5, 2022 / 16:19

    Hilarious!

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings October 6, 2022 / 13:38

      That’s good to hear Sadje, just because I find something funny, it doesn’t necessarily mean others will!

      • Sadje's avatar Sadje October 6, 2022 / 14:43

        Oh I think we all do the way you narrate your story

  6. Michael's avatar Michael October 5, 2022 / 17:55

    I smiled and smiled, at a great story

  7. msjadeli's avatar msjadeli October 5, 2022 / 19:01

    Can’t say I blame him. As least he has sense enough not to drink and drive. I like how you made the tick tock sound.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings October 6, 2022 / 13:43

      Very true Lisa! It’s amazing the sounds to can make by tapping a pen on the desk and a book!

  8. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin October 5, 2022 / 19:23

    Hahaha, Keith you have me laughing at my self trying to decipher what the words mean by the end…but of course they are a reflection of a bit too much whetting of the whistle.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings October 6, 2022 / 13:51

      Yes, a bit over-whetted! Glad you found your way through the wordy maze!

  9. granonine's avatar granonine October 5, 2022 / 20:07

    Jus’ a li’l bit shlossed, please 🙂

  10. trentpmcd's avatar trentpmcd October 5, 2022 / 21:16

    lol, yep, I can see that.

  11. Tessa's avatar Tessa October 5, 2022 / 21:29

    Hilarious. Just a wee bit sloshed you might say.

  12. pennygadd51's avatar pennygadd51 October 6, 2022 / 12:15

    And all because you didn’t want to get your hair wet! The price we pay for vanity! You had me smiling, Keith.

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings October 6, 2022 / 14:19

      It would have been a shame! Thanks for smiling along, Penny.

  13. James McEwan's avatar James McEwan October 6, 2022 / 12:15

    It was the first warm coffee that set up the comfort zone. I wonder if the minibar in the room is stocked?

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings October 6, 2022 / 14:25

      The same thought crossed my mind, but I ran out of words!

  14. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff October 6, 2022 / 14:40

    Dear Keith,

    At leasht he din’ get hish hair wet. Luv the shound effectsss.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings October 6, 2022 / 17:46

      Haha, that’s brilliant Rochelle, thanks so much!

  15. Liz Young's avatar Liz Young October 6, 2022 / 17:11

    Should have taken a book with him!

  16. Tannille's avatar Tannille October 7, 2022 / 06:11

    Drink the rain away! Blame it on the weather.

  17. plaridel's avatar plaridel October 7, 2022 / 06:57

    it must be some rain to last that long. perhaps it’ll be over when he wakes up in the morning. 🙂

  18. Sandra's avatar Sandra October 7, 2022 / 09:17

    The story of a wet Wednesday in Widnes.

  19. poetisatinta's avatar poetisatinta October 7, 2022 / 12:24

    laughing loud here – love the sound effects too 🙂

  20. Bill's avatar Bill October 7, 2022 / 16:55

    The coffee was a good idea. A book to read would have saved the cost of the room, but at least that was a good decision. Cleverly done, Keith.

      • Bill's avatar Bill October 8, 2022 / 15:05

        You’re welcome.

  21. Na'ama Yehuda's avatar Na'ama Yehuda October 7, 2022 / 22:57

    I was just on pins and needles to see when he’d have a bathroom break. For, surely, with all them fluids, there was a bathroom break! 😉

      • Na'ama Yehuda's avatar Na'ama Yehuda October 8, 2022 / 15:07

        Perhaps he was too drunk to care … 😉

  22. Gattina's avatar Gattina October 8, 2022 / 09:17

    Lol ! That’s an old song, I think I even heard it at school when I learned English

    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings October 9, 2022 / 14:20

      I hear kids still singing it today! Cheers, Gattina.

  23. starsinclayjars's avatar starsinclayjars October 8, 2022 / 09:38

    I am starting to look forward to your posts Keith! So funny! Well done 😀

  24. susanrouchard's avatar susanrouchard October 8, 2022 / 14:54

    Ha, ha, ha. Thanks Keith for this and the Mac and Donald golf game.

  25. creatingahome's avatar creatingahome October 8, 2022 / 23:01

    wet hair would have been cheaper.

  26. authorfleurl's avatar authorfleurl October 12, 2022 / 08:15

    It’s raining Brandy and Chardy…
    I look forward to your stories, Keith. They always have a fun twist!

  27. britcanwrites's avatar britcanwrites November 4, 2022 / 15:53

    🙂 your audio recording reminds me of the stories they tell on the radio. Fun to listen to.

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