Tag: comedy
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LEMMINGS
There were six of them now. Jimmy had been the first. He had been strolling along until he came upon the sign: ‘Sidewalk Closed – Please Use Other Side.’ The sidewalk appeared to be passable, but the sign told him otherwise. Jimmy had waited for a break in the traffic. It was an eight-lane highway.…
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LUXURY HOLIDAY
Archie sat in the small boat. ‘Is that it? We’ve hardly got out of the bay. You didn’t even put the sail up.’ ‘No wind in the bay for that,’ the boat owner answered. ‘Well, I haven’t found anything luxurious about my cruise at all.’ ‘I’m sorry you feel that way, although as you’ve had…
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DYSFUNCTIONAL
Max stared at the wall. He threw the chewed paperclip into the plastic cup and picked up a fresh one. ‘How many is that?’ Darcy asked from across the cubicle divide. ‘Ten.’ Max answered, putting the new paperclip between his teeth. ‘You’re not functioning well today.’ ‘A-ha!’ Max shouted and spat out the paperclip. Leaning…
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ARCHIE’S INFERNO
The sound of the chisel chipping away stopped. Archie had been out in the garden for the entire week. Agnes was skeptical about Archie’s latest hobby, but it kept him out of the house. The neighbours had stopped her in the street to ask her about the chainsaw noise at seven in the morning. They…
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CAN I HAVE MY BALL BACK?
The chairs and table sat in the centre of the garden, with uplighters in either corner. Around the four flawlessly straight sides a selection of rare flowers and plants, all in symmetry. The gardener snipped the last piece of grass with his lawn clippers. A smile spread across his face. He had taken the patch of…
Iain Kelly 