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Babs seemed intrigued by George’s shirt; “what’s with that great big mark on it, did you spill some paint or something?” she asked; “no” he replied “it’s a trendy shirt from that bohemian woman in the market, Len want’s a younger looking crowd and I thought this might help – by the way, while I was there I went over to the second hand book stall and said, ‘I need a new bookmark’, and the bloke said ‘take your pick, and by the way my name’s Bob not Mark’ ”.
“I remember when I was really young”, said Ted, “I wasn’t happy with the mark my teacher gave me for my English test so I begged him look it it again and he actually agreed to do it, when I got home that afternoon my Dad asked me how it went and I told him the teacher said it was remarkable!”
Arthur was studying a piece of paper and Fred asked him what it was, “well”, said Arthur, “I’ve been having a problem with my cows barging through the hedge and wandering into my neighbour’s field just lately so I got that electrician, Mark the Spark to give me quote for installing an electric fence, I was shocked by the price, I still am, but I guess I’m going to have to do it” ; ”hopefully your neighbour won’t be dead against it”, quipped Colin – and he was off!
“I wasn’t allowed a calculator for my maths exam, I was really counting on it – I passed all my exams with ease, english e, maths e, geography e, art e – I’m taking an archaeology exam, even if I pass my future will be in ruins – the sweater I bought was picking up static electricity, I was given a replacement free of charge – I heard a joke about electricity but I’ve forgotten watt it was – I asked an electrician to fix my electricity and he re-fused – when he got a shock he said ‘that hertz’ – his favourite band was AC/DC – when he got a new car, it was a Voltswagen – I fancy a job cleaning marks off mirrors, I can see myself doing that – I hate spring cleaning, the damned things bounce all over the place – for my birthday I was given a shirt with dirty marks on it, but I appreciated the sediment….”
You may recall that last week Landlord Len asked for suggestions to make the pub more appealing to younger folk something that didn’t go down too well with the regulars; however, they did as asked and the ideas include installing a charging point at every table as they tend always to be glued to their phones, a crazy golf course around the bar and between the tables, movie nights, snail olympics, speed dating, first round free, drag queen nights and complimentary ear plugs because youngsters often scream like banshees – none of which really hit the mark.
As he thought about what to do, something his dearly departed Maggie would have said came to mind – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it; ‘you’re right my love’, he thought, ‘let’s just keep it the way it is’.
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Thanks to Denise at GirlieOnTheEdge for hosting Six Sentence Stories where this week’s given word is Mark.
An excellent array of marked puns, Keith. Well done! “….my future will be in ruins…”Ahahahah!!
Glad you liked them, Suzette!
“The teacher said it was remarkable!” … very clever and not a lie!
Thank you, Nancy!
You are definitely the king of puns Krr er both – excellent 😅
Haha, thanks Ange!
Love this episode Keith
I’m pleased, thanks, Di!
I liked Colin’s comment on the shirt he was given with dirty marks on it: “I appreciated the sediment”
Thanks, Frank, he was feeling very sedimental!
Ah, what would he do without his regular crowd? Delightful fun, as always.
It wouldn’t be the same, that’s for sure! Thanks, Mimi.
I’m all for keeping it as ill, it’s a delightful place
Me too, I’ve no idea how I’d change it!
wow – you’re really quite good at what you do! impressive six.
That’s really kind of you, thanks so much!
It’s such an pleasant pub. Definitely don’t change anything, Len (nor Keith).
Fear not, it’s staying the same, Suzie at the next table’s singing and all!
It just wouldn’t be Friday without my trip over to the Baaamy! I am of the inclination that if you want the young people’s money- but not their input- install the charging ports so they never have to look up from their phones!
Thanks, Jodi, I’m pleased you enjoy your weekly glass of silliness! As for youngsters, I think on balance Len’s better off without them!
Hilarious puns Keith. I love how the story of the pub keeps moving with every installment.
Thanks, Sadje, somehow the installments almost write themselves!
You’ve trained your characters well my friend 😂🥰
Wise advice from Maggie…fave quip(s): “I fancy a job cleaning marks off mirrors, I can see myself doing that – I hate spring cleaning, the damned things bounce all over the place…”
bar…rum…bump!
Thank you kind sir, all that’s required of me is a bit of quip thinking!
My ex used to say, “if it ain’t broke don’t fix it”–but he was blind in one eye and couldn’t see just how much fixing he needed…so I left. Good story, as always.