100 words

Keith's Ramblings

…for Rochelle’s Friday Fictioneers photo prompt

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The village priest, Dick the Vic entered the pub with his son Mick. It was the lad’s eighteenth birthday and time for him to quaff his first ‘legal’ pint.

He handed Mick a tankard of frothing ale and showed him a piece of paper.

“First, you must read this, son”, he bellowed, “one Corinthians, thirteen eleven”.

“When I was…”

“Louder son!”

“When I was a child, I spoke as a child, understood as a child, and thought as a child. When I became a man I put away childish things and … drank beer!”

Everyone raised their glass and shouted ‘Amen’!

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Click the Vic or Mick to visit the squares!

PHOTO PROMPT © Ted Strutz

35 thoughts on “100 words”

  5. Prior...'s avatar Prior... Feb 5, 2025 / 18:57

    hahahah – really fun and I always enjoy your humor and credence with sounds in the read aloud (Dick the Vic and Mick — 🙂
    Also fun with the bible verse leading to the beer. Reminded me of a book my son loved when in the early grades. It was called “Eating the plates” (a Pilgrim book of food and manners)and the children sometimes had sips of beer with their meals.

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Feb 6, 2025 / 17:14

      Thanks so much. An interesting subject for a book! When I lived in France, our friends often let their kids have a drop of watered down beer with their meals.

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  6. MrBinks's avatar MrBinks Feb 5, 2025 / 19:03

    I listened, as I do each week, and was smiling by the time you got to “Mick”. Nicely done!

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  7. James McEwan's avatar James McEwan Feb 5, 2025 / 20:19

    I wonder what happens when he starts turning water into wine, or is wine in water?

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  8. rochellewisoff's avatar rochellewisoff Feb 5, 2025 / 21:17

    Dear Keith,

    I’ve read that scripture and I just don’t remember anything about beer. Love it. Dick the Vic and his son Mick…that did just the trick.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    • Keith's Ramblings's avatar Keith's Ramblings Feb 6, 2025 / 17:50

      A fitting quote indeed – I had to famiarise myself with it!

      Thanks, Mimi.

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  13. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli Feb 8, 2025 / 03:17

    Keith, I’ve heard that drinking beer can be a holy experience. At least the young man is being ordained the spirit of the holy hop. 🙂

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  14. Will's avatar Will Feb 8, 2025 / 03:43

    A true rite of passage. Like the rhyming names.

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