Pegman – Grand Adventure
Here is my story for What Pegman Saw. This week we are in Syria.
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“I can’t believe this. I really can’t.”
“It’ll be okay, Hun. It’s a mistake anybody could have made.”
“No, Dear. Just you. I mean, honestly. We should have been sitting in beautiful Sicily, instead of which…”
“I know, I know, we’re stuck in a sand storm in a war zone.”
“Syria. Syracuse. They’re not that similar.”
“I wondered why we needed visas. At least there’s sand. Pretend we’re at the beach. It’ll be a grand adventure!”
“…”
“Never mind, love of my life, we’ll soon be on our way to romantic Paris. All this will seem like a bad dream. Ah, freshly-baked croissants in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower.”
“Let me see those tickets. Ah yes. Well done. Two seats to Paris. Texas.”
“Hmm. I wondered why we needed visas.”
“I want a divorce.”
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I love your ability to see the lighter side of things. What a marvelous take on a difficult prompt!
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Really liked your tale. I suspect this “misguided traveler” is being abetted by some clueless ticket agent. They do exist, too. But Paris, Texas isn’t so bad. 😉
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I think you might be right! Sounds like they’ll be okay in Texas then 🙂
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LOL! Good thing he wasn’t driving! Great story! 🙂
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Who knows where they could have ended up! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Haha! Not a bad idea, I’d say 😀
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Enough is enough!
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😂 Oh dear. The true adventurer finds excitement in any destination….
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Their destinations certainly sound more fun than their original intended ones!
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Could be worse. They could have been sent to Texas, Australia. Yep, we have a Texas here. https://www.fourstjames.com/blogs/stories/14652785-welcome-to-texas-queensland-australia
or Memphis in Egypt, or Lebanon, New Hampshire, or Moscow, Kansas, or Sydney, Australia vs. Sydney, Canada. Yep they are all genuine places 😀
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So many possibilities for mishaps 🙂
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hahah – you have this wonderful mix of being right there and feeling the mishaps and then adding the humor. After smiling with the idea of “freshly-baked croissants in the shadow of the Eiffel Tower” I laughed at the Paris texans and divorce….
and the syracuse – syria – lol
well done
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it! This sort of thing does happen… 🙂
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Hahaha! They managed to get out of Syria alive … what more could the wife expect? 😉
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Yeah, that’s pretty good going!
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Dear Ali,
She’ll never make it as a travel agent. 😉 You do have a knack for the absurd and funny. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Interesting – in my mind it was the man who had screwed it all up 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
Ali
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Oops. That does make more sense. 😉
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Ha ha 😉
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Oh dear! That’s quite a mix up. A fun story, Ali. 🙂
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I wouldn’t want to be in his sand-filled shoes 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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I would not be surprised if Paris, Texas didn’t actually have its own Eiffel Tower. Some towns make their tourist dollars on their name alone…
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According to Google Maps, it does indeed have its own Eiffel Tower…
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See! Why spring for the real thing when you can see a fake knockoff on the cheap?
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Well, “real” Paris would be a lot cheaper for me!
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So much fun! The dialogue is perfect. He seems so totally clueless. Kudos.
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It does seem as if he’s not quite all there. I’m glad you liked it!
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Ooops! So no Paris then…
Loved your dialogues Ali. 😀
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Well, they’ll be visiting a Paris… 🙂
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MOL…at least Paris brings up some memories 😀 Pawkisses 🙂 ❤
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In this instance memories of sand, heat and gun-toting Texans 🙂
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