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FF – On the Thoughts of Ghosts

Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Liz Young.

I had no real ideas this week, so fair warning – you need aย really weird sense of humour to see anything in this, and even then, it’s likely to be “huh?” It’s a wee bit surreal ๐Ÿ™‚

Copyright Liz Young

 

Typical. With all the โ€œspace-saving grave relocationsโ€ going on, his coffin had to be on the one plane which blew up mid-air.

His tombstone had landed in a public park. The rest of him was scattered the length and breadth of Wiltshire.

When heโ€™d been alive heโ€™d often needed to be in several places at once. Now he was. It was rubbish.

He supposed heโ€™d better start haunting someone now he was no longer stuck in a coffin.

Or several someones. The length and breadth of Wiltshire.

That tenacious dog playing with his shin-bone could be his first victim.

Boo!

 

  1. April 26, 2017 at 7:51 pm

    He’s all over the place! ๐Ÿ˜

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  2. April 26, 2017 at 8:21 pm

    Perfect! A happy-go-lucky ghost ๐Ÿ‘ป!!

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  3. April 26, 2017 at 8:28 pm

    Love this Alistair. That explains the left foot I found in the garden. Pity the shoe didn’t fit!

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    • jellico84
      April 26, 2017 at 9:46 pm

      Oh, man, that’s a good one. But can you explain those boxers in the tree?

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    • April 27, 2017 at 8:08 am

      The shoe probably belongs to another unlucky corpse ๐Ÿ™‚
      I’m glad you liked it!

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  4. April 26, 2017 at 9:09 pm

    It reminds me of a joke that involved an RAF flyer who could be found “there and there and there and there.”

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    • jellico84
      April 26, 2017 at 9:46 pm

      I heard the same one, but US Navy Pilot and involving the flight deck. LOL!

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      • April 26, 2017 at 10:35 pm

        They’re only old if you’ve heard them. ๐Ÿ˜‰ Yeah, I’ve heard it, too.

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    • April 27, 2017 at 8:08 am

      I’ve heard something similar ๐Ÿ™‚

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  5. Merbear74
    April 26, 2017 at 9:22 pm

    Thankfully, I do have a weird sense of humor. This is morbid! Yay!!

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  6. jellico84
    April 26, 2017 at 9:30 pm

    I really shouldn’t have read that in a public place, people are looking at me funny, and pop is fizzing outa my nose. That was hilarious! (Cackling laughter brings tears). ๐Ÿ™‚ ROFLMAO

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  7. April 26, 2017 at 9:42 pm

    ha-ha-ha A master of multi-tasking! ๐Ÿ˜€

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    • April 27, 2017 at 8:09 am

      Think of all the things he can do in so many different places at once ๐Ÿ™‚

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  8. April 26, 2017 at 10:36 pm

    Dear Ali,

    I guess I’m blessed with an absurdly warped sense of humo(u)r. I laughed out loud. ๐Ÿ˜€

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    • April 27, 2017 at 8:10 am

      Dear Rochelle,
      I wasn’t sure if anyone would “get it”, but I should have known better with our little group of writers ๐Ÿ™‚
      I’m glad you and everyone liked it!
      Ali

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  9. Lyn
    April 26, 2017 at 10:39 pm

    All very exciting for him until a former business associate (also deceased) yells from across park, “Oy Cedric! I gotta bone to pick with you!”

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  10. michael1148humphris
    April 26, 2017 at 11:06 pm

    Spot on, I think my dogs just found one of his neck bones, where do I send it to. Ps sorry that its a bit chewed.

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    • April 27, 2017 at 8:11 am

      He needs to sort out a home base for all his bits ๐Ÿ™‚ I think “slightly chewed” is the least of his worries!

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  11. Dale
    April 27, 2017 at 2:41 am

    Reading all the comments… I can assure you that you are surrounded by many of us of the same ilk… This was great! What happens when you REALLY have no ideas?

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    • April 27, 2017 at 8:13 am

      Yes, I was pleased that so many saw the humour ๐Ÿ™‚
      I’m glad you enjoyed it too! I wanted to do a funny one, but the picture wasn’t really that funny…

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      • Dale
        April 27, 2017 at 12:10 pm

        I did. And no, not a funny picture but…๐Ÿ˜‰

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      • April 27, 2017 at 1:00 pm

        We work with what we have… and you did a funny one too ๐Ÿ™‚

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      • Dale
        April 27, 2017 at 1:02 pm

        Thank you. I tried to! Started off morose and then ditched that (obviously) ๐Ÿ˜‰

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  12. April 27, 2017 at 4:57 am

    You know it’s going to be a bad day when it’s raining decayed body parts….

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    • April 27, 2017 at 8:14 am

      It can really put a crimp on your day.
      “I missed my alarm, my coffee machine broke and then dead people started falling out of the sky…”

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  13. April 27, 2017 at 11:26 am

    Wow, Ali, a new kind of multitasking. Good writing. ๐Ÿ˜€ — Suzanne

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  14. gahlearner
    April 27, 2017 at 1:45 pm

    I laughed out loud about the story, and chuckled my way through the comments. Brilliant!

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    • April 27, 2017 at 1:54 pm

      I’m glad you liked it, and the great comments people have added ๐Ÿ™‚

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  15. April 27, 2017 at 1:58 pm

    Made me laugh and I could picture it well.

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    • April 27, 2017 at 3:27 pm

      I’m glad you liked it ๐Ÿ™‚

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  16. April 27, 2017 at 2:11 pm

    Hahahaha! This is hilarious! I think that dog should stop playing with his shin bone and run! LOL!

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    • April 27, 2017 at 3:27 pm

      Let’s hope he doesn’t run off with the bone ๐Ÿ™‚

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  17. April 27, 2017 at 2:41 pm

    “When heโ€™d been alive heโ€™d often needed to be in several places at once. Now he was” Loved it! Enjoyed!!

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    • April 27, 2017 at 3:28 pm

      I’m glad you liked it! Sort of “deadpan”, pardon the pun ๐Ÿ™‚

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  18. April 27, 2017 at 4:31 pm

    I like a corpse that gets around. And I’m glad to see a note of levity. ๐Ÿ™‚

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    • April 28, 2017 at 6:57 am

      I was determined not to do a sad/loss story ๐Ÿ™‚

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  19. April 27, 2017 at 5:24 pm

    What a great wishful thinking… poor dog that has to deal with him

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  20. April 27, 2017 at 5:31 pm

    This is sheer delight. Thank you for a spot of humor.

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    • April 28, 2017 at 7:04 am

      I’m glad you liked it! I was determined to do a humorous one, despite the rather grim scene ๐Ÿ™‚

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  21. April 27, 2017 at 10:57 pm

    for the life of me, i never thought anybody could write something funny looking at this week’s prompt. you just did. well done.

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  22. April 28, 2017 at 2:35 am

    My reaction is a combination of “Horrors”, “Grim” , and “Ha. That’s funny.” ๐Ÿ˜Š

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    • April 28, 2017 at 7:05 am

      The full range ๐Ÿ™‚ I’m glad you liked it!

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  23. April 28, 2017 at 6:24 am

    Hilarious, yet so realistic comment on his life!๐Ÿ’

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  24. April 28, 2017 at 9:44 am

    Funny & grisly – not easy to pull off but you did it!

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    • April 28, 2017 at 10:38 am

      Funny and grisly’s my middle name! I’m glad you enjoyed it ๐Ÿ™‚

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  25. April 28, 2017 at 2:44 pm

    It made perfect sense to me. I wonder what that says about my scattered brain?

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    • April 28, 2017 at 3:09 pm

      It seems to have better received than I thought it would be, so I guess the members of our little group are all of similar mind ๐Ÿ™‚

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  26. April 28, 2017 at 6:27 pm

    Ha Ha! This is a fantastic imagination. A hilarious take on the prompt.

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  27. April 28, 2017 at 6:42 pm

    Well, my weird sense of humor loved this! Very clever and witty.

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    • April 30, 2017 at 4:55 pm

      I was a bit worried but it seems to have worked for most people. I’m glad you liked it!

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  28. pennydanger
    April 29, 2017 at 1:42 am

    This was extra clever and I loved the humor. I was cracking up while reading it. I was thinking…the dead guy can go wherever he wants but he better not lay a hand on my Cadbury’s chocolates! lol.

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    • April 30, 2017 at 4:58 pm

      Your chocolates are probably safe from our stomachless ghostie ๐Ÿ™‚
      I’m glad you enjoyed it!

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      • pennydanger
        April 30, 2017 at 5:06 pm

        Probably just won’t do. lol.

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  29. April 29, 2017 at 5:00 am

    He was probably never a grave person. Nice one.

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    • April 30, 2017 at 4:59 pm

      Ha, no! He’s much happier out roaming.

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  30. April 30, 2017 at 4:33 pm

    For a no-idea writer you’ve done very well!

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    • April 30, 2017 at 5:06 pm

      Thanks! I wanted to do a properly funny one but the photo wasn’t very funny-looking ๐Ÿ™‚

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  31. May 1, 2017 at 4:29 am

    Thanks for the warning. Lol
    No, cute story, really.

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  32. May 2, 2017 at 8:06 pm

    Definitely a multi-faceted story today. Multiple hauntings too. I really do wonder where you come up with all your weirdly hilarious ideas for these stories. Perhaps the Cornish air aids creativity. ๐Ÿ™‚

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  33. May 3, 2017 at 7:02 am

    Phew! I’m glad I’m not a doggie ๐Ÿ˜€ Pawkisses ๐Ÿ™‚ โค

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