FF – Getting Your Kicks
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, the weekly 100 word challenge hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Jean L. Hays.
My story this week was “inspired” by the famous song “(Get Your Kicks on) Route 66” as I have no imagination (it’s written all over the photo!), and also because I was trying desperately not to write such a dark story as previous weeks.
To read the other stories for this week, click on the blue froggy.

Copyright Jean L. Hays
When Freddy ran short of fuel he shouldn’t have stopped at a run-down bar and petrol station in Nowhereville, USA.
When Freddy parked up he shouldn’t have been so careless.
When Freddy saw the bike he’d hit knock down twenty others like dominoes he shouldn’t have gone in and announced it with a big grin on his face.
When Freddy saw twenty-one angry bikers rise from their seats he shouldn’t have said “Ooh, I’m scared, ooh…” in quite such a sarcastic tone of voice.
On a more positive note Freddy got plenty of kicks on Route 66.
Humour, but dark humour
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I’m getting there!
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A good chuckle.
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I’m glad you liked it!
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Love the clever humor! Well written 🙂
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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LOL Definitely what not to do in this situation! 🙂
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For sure. The silly fellow 🙂
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Ha.. you could say that there are many things you shouldn’t do… hope he made it through the kicks,
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Yeah, at least he didn’t insult anyone’s mother.
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Haha, good laugh. Freddy got what he deserved – not the brightest guy!
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No, he’s probably bumbling his way across America getting into all kinds of interesting scrapes!
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HA! That’s funny, unless you’re Freddy. Then not so much. Perhaps he’ll think about what he says, and how he says it, the next time.
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He should, but I don’t think he has the good sense. A case of mouth engaged before brain 🙂
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Hahahaha…Ali the master comedian has returned! Welcome back! 😁😁
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Back at last!
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😁🙌
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Oh, poor Freddy…but this made me laugh! I love your use of repetition–definitely builds the humor. Great one–I needed this after your dark ones the past few weeks!
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A slightly dodgy ending for Freddy but definitely not as dark. I’m glad the repetition worked for you!
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Some folks just have no sense of time and place. Poor Freddy is lucky he’s alive. Hope he has good medical coverage!
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If not he’ll just have to stumble back to Blighty so he can get treated for free 🙂
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Hehehe.. Freddy shouldn’t have really done all those things!!
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He definitely shouldn’t 🙂
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Quick, Freddy! Do the Pee Wee Herman “big shoe” dance on the bar! They’ll like you then!
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Yeah, that’ll do it 🙂
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Hilarious, Ali. Freddy needs some duct tape over his mouth. Good writing. 😀 — Suzanne
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Many people could do with duct tape over the mouth! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Very funny! And Freddy deserves all he gets.
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Yeah, they’ve taught him the meaning of “sorry”!
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Laughing. Good piece of writing.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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Not the brightest light in the tree, our Freddy is, eh?
Humour doesn’t always work, ‘parrently…
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Not in the face of 21 bikers with dented bikes 🙂
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That’s for sure! Like the movie “Wild Hogs” with John Travolta!
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I’ll have to watch that now 🙂
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Fun, no-brainer movie…
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He should have burst into a nice show tune. It works on the family guy. 🙂
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They’d have been so confused he’d have had time to make good his escape!
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Yep! 🙂
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Dear Ali,
When common sense was handed out, Freddy was nowhere around. Nowhere USA…I like that. Very funny. I was thinking it reminded me of Wild Hogs, too. It’s hilarious.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
I’m glad you liked it! I’ll definitely have to track this film down now.
Ali
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Wonderful, made me laugh out loud. Poor freddy, he’s got the kicks but not the brains. Great to see the funny again, and it even rhymes in the end.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it! He certainly got the kicks. Unfortunately I can’t take credit for the end rhyming – that’s down to the song writer!
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Really great! Thanks!
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Glad you liked it!
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i guess it wasn’t the kind of kicks one would wish on anyone. hope he survived.
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No, not the kicks he anticipated when he started his road trip. He’s fine, though a little wiser!
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LOL! Now this is some funny 😛
Ellespeth
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Back to the comedy, for this week anyway 🙂
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Brilliant! I love this. The last line is a knockout – no pun intended! 🙂
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Thanks, and ha 🙂
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Wonderful humor!
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Thanks 🙂
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Funny 😀 I also liked the way you used ‘He shouldn’t…’ throughout the story. It makes an interesting read.
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I’m glad you liked it, and the repetition 🙂
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Now that I like! Thanks for the grin.
My silly story!
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You’re welcome, glad you enjoyed it!
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Good writing style.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it.
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brilliant last line 😉
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Thanks 🙂
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MOL…at least he got something… on route…MOL 😀 Pawkisses for a Peaceful Day 🙂 ❤
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More than he bargained for 🙂
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Nicely written and you made me laugh. What more could I want?
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Thanks, I’m glad I made you laugh 🙂
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LOL
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🙂
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He’s obviously not the brightest spark! At least he got his kicks, even they weren’t quite the type he was hoping for. 🙂 A fun story, Ali.
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I get the feeling this isn’t the first time he’s found himself in hot water 🙂
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Yeah this really did it for me. Very funny and told so well I pictured it without having to try
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Thanks, I’m really glad you liked it!
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ha!
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Hee 🙂
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He is lucky to be around to tell the story.
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For sure, the silly fellow.
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Oh that is so funny! As they say – don’t be like Freddy 🙂
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No, unless you like a kicking 🙂
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🙂
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Very neat and clever.
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Thanks!
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I loved it. Too cute.
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Thanks 🙂
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Ha. What a kick! You had 66 likes, too, until I went and made it 67…Almost didn’t want to do that. But I loved it! 🙂
On another note, it happened once that I was on a trip with my husband and the dominoes happened to us…only with cars! Yep, and it was our fault. Not good…
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Ha, I didn’t notice the likes total 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
Something similar happened to a friend of mine too. He spun his car after missing a tricky junction and bounced nose and tail off all the cars in a pub car park…
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LOL, Freddy is not the sharpest tool in the shed. Loved it.
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For sure! I’m glad you liked it.
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It looks like Freddie got what he deserved.
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He did. What a total muppet!
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Definitely well deserved kicks on Route 66. Freddie’s such a plonker! The repetition of ‘When Freddie…’ works really well and drives home the fact that Freddie has cotton wool between his ears.
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Yeah, he’s a real muppet. I’m glad you liked the repetition 🙂
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really cool photos!
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Not mine, I’ve never been to America.
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