Mistaken Identity
I can hardly believe it’s time for Friday Fictioneers once again, but it is! This is a 100-ish word writing challenge hosted by the lovely Rochelle, who is currently on her summer break, it seems. Therefore we have a re-run photo to write to. It’s not a re-run for me, though, as I’ve only been doing this for a year. A year and 4 days, in fact, so this is my FF anniversary!
The photo was contributed by Madison Woods, and nearly made me throw up when I saw it. I have no idea what it is, and I don’t think I want to either. Thanks, Madison 🙂 .
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“Trust me, this stuff is fine! Hmm, tastes a bit rank.”
“It looks gross. How you know it’s good to eat?”
“It says so in the ‘Fruits of the World’ book. See? Ugh, it’s all crunchy.”
“’Curved and yellow in colour, a good source of potassium. Peel before eating.’ Sounds like a banana. That’s not right. Look, there’s a page missing. It’s been ripped out.”
“Oh. I wonder what the description for this was?”
“Gross, do not eat? I’ll Google it. Here it is. Oh.”
“I can’t feel my feet. Everything’s going dark.”
“If anything were to happen to you, could I have your Xbox?”
“Why do you ask?”
“No reason.”
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Whatever that is it is absolutely pukey looking!
Bleh… of course I had to see that right before lunch. I’m not longer hungry…
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I actually swore when I saw the photo! Sorry about your lunch 😦
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Funny. The Xbox comment made me laugh. Brothers I guess.
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Could be, though he doesn’t seem too upset! Possibly he’s read it’s not definitely going to be fatal.
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I think my boys might be more concerned about the Xbox!
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🙂
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Creative entry! It indeed does not look like a banana! 😀
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I certainly wouldn’t eat bananas if they looked like this 🙂
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always get your priorities right, lol 😉
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Exactly 🙂
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Ew. Yuk. Ick. But I’ll take the xbox.
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Me too.
I wouldn’t eat that no matter what the book supposedly said.
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Good story, funny that the kid is calling dibs on the xbox. This was the picture for the first FF box I did. I remember this photo well.
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Not one that can be easily forgotten, is it? What it *really* is can never compare to all the stories everyone came up with to explain it, LOL.
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It must be fun to take a picture when no-one knows what it is, and see what people come with!
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It’s hard to forget I reckon! Glad you liked the story 🙂
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Funny! I don’t want one friend like this one.
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No, he seems a bit mercenary!
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I think I lost a few Fictioneers when I posted this photo, but it has to be one of the most memorable of all the photos used. Sure you don’t want to know what it is?
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The title of the photo said something about grapes. Maybe some bugs have built their home on a bunch of grapes?
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It was a large grapevine that had been cut when the road crew came down our road. The goo is the stuff that oozed out of the end of the vine. Still pretty yucky! I’d never seen anything like it before, so of course I had to take a picture. So there you have it, the rest of the story.
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Wow, who knew all of that could ooze out of a grape vine! Yuck.
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I would love to! Don’t keep us in suspenders. 😉
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LOL. That was a great read, D-Man, loved it! 😀
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I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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very funny. this made me laugh. 🙂
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That was the plan!
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Very funny. Well done!
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Thanks, glad you liked it!
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Funny. Always check with google before tasting!
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Google is the font of all knowledge!
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Seems like home a to me!
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Ali, I’m glad I now know what that stuff is. That’s really weird. I would also never have guessed that was inside a grape vine. Rocelle has quite a sense of humor to choose that photo of all those shown over the years. Your story was funny, but sounded like kids. That one was kind of mercenary. He should have actually gone for help when his firend’s feet went numb. That was real dark humor. Of course kids often can’t envision someone actually dying, so it probably isn’t that bad. Well written dialogue. 🙂 —Susan
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Thanks 🙂
I would certainly hope if it happened to me my colleague(s) would get help (especially since the other guy in my story has a phone).
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Mmmmm!!! I must borrow some of that for a certain marsupial…. 😉
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Ooh, nasty! Pop it in a cartoon so we can all watch him eat it 🙂
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There is a purpose for everything.. and an Xbox is a great price sometimes … 🙂
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Every cloud and all that… 🙂
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hahahaha! you are sick..or should be after seeing that revolting whatever-it-is!
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I was inflicted with a sick sense of humour even before seeing the picture 🙂
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ha. That’s one way to get an x-box. Rip out the page about poisin and then get the other person to eat it.
I’d like his baseball glove, if he has one.
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Hah, I never though of that. Quite sneaky!
I’ll get back to you regarding the baseball glove 🙂
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Ooops! Hopefully just a momentary paralysis 😛 And you’re right…this picture is pretty gross. And ewww even more to Madison’s explanation. Hahaha!
Ellespeth
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Yes, I’m sure he’s going to be just fine 😉
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Dear Draliman, You are so flipping funny – I love the “Could I have your x-box?”. Great story! This “Oozy junk made me queasy too!” Your story is very good and smart! Hey – what are friends for? I don’t care if someone told me it tasted like good old home cooking – I still wouldn’t eat that stuff – Maybe the leaves on the tree, but not that glob! Nan 🙂
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Thank you! I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
I wouldn’t eat that under any circumstances, but I’m not very adventurous when it comes to food. though I think even the most adventurous would baulk at that.
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Your story had me laughing out loud, a good think for the middle of a Friday afternoon and when I’m just ready to start attacking piles of papers. Thanks.
janet
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I’m glad I brightened up an afternoon of paperwork 🙂
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Oh, no. You would have to go with eating this thing! Too bad about that missing page. Oops! Really funny, Alistair. Happy Blog Anniversary! Congrats!!
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Quite a few people decided it would be eaten! I don’t think it ended well for any of the eaters, though.
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Nasty looking. Burnt lemon cream with foam, maybe.
Great story, I want your mind.
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Very nasty looking! It’s goo from the severed end of a grapevine covering grapes, apparently.
I’m glad you liked it!
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I always read comments, yes grapevine but it also resembles a few of my kitchen mistakes. My dogs would not even eat them, really.
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That would be quite the kitchen mistake to look like that!
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Dear Ali,
Happy anniversary first off. You’ve been a delightful addition to our FF community.
Now onto your story…eeeeeeeeeeeeewwwwwwwwwww! Poor shnook, first he ate it and then his sentimental friend cares only about his XBOX. (I hope a snake bites him you-know-where 😉 ). Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Thanks! I’ve really enjoyed my first year at FF.
Yes, he deserves some sort of prize just for eating the stuff, and who needs friends like that!
I hope you’re enjoyed your holiday 🙂
Ali
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This is delightful. Love how the Xbox was asked for but the discovery on Google not read aloud. Meany-pants.
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He just wanted to stake his claim before panicking him I expect!
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Oops. Better check for ripped pages where exotic fruits are concerned. Love the priorities here – boys will be boys.
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Yes, a bit careless of them not to check. Everyone loves a free Xbox 🙂
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somebody methinks is cruising through life with serious ulterior motives…oh, the poor innocent “why do you ask” character. 🙂
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All’s fair in love and Xbox 🙂
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I missed this one! Hilarious!
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An unfortunate mistake to make, to be sure!
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Sounds like they used one of my nature and wildlife books – they’re in desperate need of updating too, though I hope I wouldn’t be so daft as to try it! 😉
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I’d hardly know a deadly toadstool from a cucumber, so I don’t push my luck 🙂
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Wise decision 🙂
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