Six Semicolons!

Keith's Ramblings

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Ted always towered over everybody else, but as he made his way back from the bar with a tray of drinks he looked even taller than usual, more six-foot-five-ish than six-foot-two-ish; “have you started growing again Ted?”, asked Arthur, “no,” Ted replied “I was in my loft yesterday and found these old platform shoes that I wore in the seventies and decided I’d give them a day out, I thought they might be a bit uncomfortable so I brought some slippers with me in case” – “looks like they’e in a plastic bag to me!” joked Colin”.

“John’s sister’s friend Susan’s son, Thomas, has got a job with the railway to train as a station master”, said Ted, “he’s started by checking your ticket at the platform entrance, you’ve got to hand it to him!”

“Speaking of platforms, I see Len’s put one up in the pub garden”, said Babs, “anyone know what it’s for?” ; “I’m told he’s going to put on an event called Baaamy’s Got Talent” said Bill, “I can see him now as head judge wearing his dark glasses, shirt unbuttoned to his belly, SCowelling at the acts!

“I’ll take part, I’ll sing!” shouted Suzie from the next table; ”last karaoke night when you sang All by Myself”, said Arthur, “everybody left their seats and walked off to the bar, perhaps you should try some magic, you certainly know how to make an audience disappear!”

“I’ll do a stand-up comedy routine”, said Colin who’d been customarily quiet whilst listening to the various ongoing conversations – “my shoes make a lovely pair, they’re sole mates – one said to the other, you are bootful, lets take a walk – my train was late the other day, it was a slowcomotive – I think it had a cold, it was achoo-choo train – Len was almost run over by a tram, he …”; “OY”, yelled Landlord Len, “careful you don’t cross the line”,  – everybody laughed, falsely assuming he was adding to the jocular repartee which just made him more annoyed!

And so, as another evening came to an end at The Baaamy Inn, Len poured himself a brandy, sat down at the farmer’s table and looked around the silent empty bar; “they’re a great bunch really, I don’t know what I’d do without them”, he muttered.

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Thanks to Denise at GirlieOnTheEdge for hosting Six Sentence Stories where this weeks prompt word is Platform.

25 thoughts on “Six Semicolons!”

  2. Misky's avatar Misky Jul 25, 2024 / 15:51

    Aah, Len’s got in on the act … albeit after hours.

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  3. Suzette Benjamin's avatar Suzette Benjamin Jul 25, 2024 / 16:20

    I love the ending, Keith. So sweet.

    Fabulous puns I was soled on them. I loved this…”he’s started by checking your ticket at the platform entrance, you’ve got to hand it to him!”—ahaha good job, well done!

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  4. Frank Hubeny's avatar Frank Hubeny Jul 25, 2024 / 17:25

    Nice one: “you should try some magic, you certainly know how to make an audience disappear” 🙂

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  5. clark's avatar clark Jul 25, 2024 / 22:56

    bar. rum…bump!

    “…he’s started by checking your ticket at the platform entrance, you’ve got to hand it to him!”

    lol

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  10. Dale's avatar Dale Jul 26, 2024 / 15:51

    Pour me a Bourbon, would ya? I’d like to sit back and listen to this lot a bit more 🙂

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Jul 26, 2024 / 17:58

      I’ll get Len to bring a glass over to you! You can’t just listen though, you’ll have to join in!

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      • Dale's avatar Dale Jul 26, 2024 / 18:03

        I am pretty sure I can come up with a story or two! 🙂

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  11. Liz H-H's avatar Liz H-H Jul 28, 2024 / 16:46

    Okay, so ONE of those acts has to be a comedian! I’m just sayin’….

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