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It was another evening at The Baaamy Inn and Arthur was shuffling his way from the bar to the farmer’s table with a pint in one hand and a wodge of money in the other, “you won the lottery, Arthur?”, quipped Babs, “no, Len just paid me what he owes me”, he replied – he’s been supplying the pub with produce from his poultry farm for years, first eggs then chicken, or first chicken then eggs, whatever!
“I’ve got a great big new cock”, he said, “stop grinning, Babs, I’m being serious…the other chickens love my new cockerel, he likes nothing more than to jump onto the roof of his coop and sing to them the way cockadoodles do, they all shuffle forward and bob their little heads up and down, it’s like a crazy hen party – he really rules the roost!
“That reminds me”, said Suzie at the next table, “there was a karaoke session at the church hall the other night so I thought it might be fun to go along; I assumed we’d be singing hymns so I popped into the church and nicked a hymn book (Dick the Vic who was sitting in the corner writing a sermon looked up and frowned at her) but I was wrong, we were singing proper songs – Poppy Perkins was there, she has the voice of an angel and she sang Bat out of Hell, Undertaker Digger Hole sang Another One Bites the Dust and I performed the Harlem Shuffle, dance moves and all – yeah yeah yeah do the harlem shuffle….”
Ted was giving a pack of playing cards a shuffle, “my grandson taught me a magic trick”, he said, “this will amaze you”; he walked over to the knitting circle and asked Natalie to choose any card and place it face down on the table, then over to Dick the Vic, then barmaid Brenda and finally Bert, “now all raise your cards and it will display my date of birth…go…that’s 5-4-7-6!” – “May the fourth 1976, you’re not fifty”, said Arthur “- “oh, no, wrong way round, 6-7-4-5!”
It was joker Colin’s turn to steal the show – “I ran a dating agency for chickens but I struggled to make hens meet – I dreamt about dancing chickens, it was poultry in motion – what type of poultry dances the best? twerkey – there’s a chicken that writes detective sories, Eggatha Christie – my wife refuses to go to Karaoke with me, I have to duet alone – I heard several Tom Jones’ songs at the karaoke the other night, it’s not unusual – the Beatles judged a singing contest, they were Hey-Judeicators – we say Amen not Awomen because we sing hymns not hers – the Magician that lost his magic is Ian – I have a phobia of playing cards but I’m dealing with it – the magic tractor turned into a field – there’s a sad magician called Boo Hoo Dini – the Spanish magician said ‘uno, dos’, then disappeared without a tres…..”
It’s the time of year when Landlord Len adds some Spring Specials to the Baaamy menu including his prawn cocktail which has one secret ingredient – everyone knows what it is, but they haven’t the heart to let on – and there’s Arthur’s stuffed chicken breasts, aka, birdy boobies, and best of all, dearly departed Maggie’s mint chocolate cheesecake – cook Chrissie came upon the recipe when clearing out a drawer, so this year it’s returning again in all it’s glory; “what do you think Maggie?” muttered Len, ‘it’s sweet’’, she whispered in his ear.
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Thanks to Denise at GirlieOnTheEdge for hosting Six Sentence Stories where this weeks prompt word is Shuffle.
Last Saturday, I invited one daughter and two nieces to try out The Baaamy Inn Spring Specials.
We sat around one of Shepherdess Bab’s fields!
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What a great night at the Baarmy Inn!!
Every night’s a great night there! Thanks for dropping by.
Lovely post Keith………….. especially the last bit!!!
I am at a noisy cafeteria and somehow as reading I felt like being in a beautiful inn where people tell stories.
The food looks delicious too.
I wish you’d been there, Reelika! Thanks so much.
Thanks Di, I couldn’t resisist adding it!
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looks like a fab meal, in sprite of all the craziness!
When the girls come to my place it’s as crazy as The Inn!
What a good laugh you gave me, dear Keith! 😂
I’m pleased to hear it – even though I couldn’t! Thanks, Nancy.
Nice one from Suzie: “Undertaker Digger Hole sang Another One Bites the Dust”
Thanks so much, Frank!
wow that was a great night – I felt I was there amidst that crazy throng – this killed me – “I ran a dating agency for chickens but I struggled to make hens meet“ so very funny Keith- bravo 🙌
You should drop by one day! Cheers, Ange!
“the Spanish magician said ‘uno, dos’, then disappeared without a tres…..” fave line (Colin’s again this week)
also enjoyed the playlist at the karaoke
fun as always
Much appreciated, Clark
Visiting the Baaamy is a highlight of my week. You set a most beautiful table and your menu is a delightful one.
What a lovely thing to say, thank you, Mimi.
All I can say is… yum! (and often)
That’ll do nicely! Thanks, Chris.
I had to listen twice- the first time you lost me at Arthur’s great big new cock! heheheheh
You got there in the end!
Interesting story Keith. I loved the idea of you hosting a Len’s special.
My guests seem to have enjoyed it! Thank you, Sadje.
You’re very welcome my friend