FF – You Too Can Make a Difference
Here is my little story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Björn Rudberg.
Copyright Björn Rudberg
Nigel glares at the sign. He can’t understand. Others with disabilities pass with no problem. All races, creeds, colours and sexual orientation, all are welcomed with open arms.
Why is he any different? Why is he singled out?
The sign is clear. He turns and walks back the way he has come.
Have you been affected by Nigel’s story? Maybe, like Nigel, you were born with a single huge hand, or know someone who was. If so, please take to Twitter, using the hashtag “#iwasbornwithsinglehugehandsyndromeandfeelostracisedasaresult”. If you have any characters left, leave a message.
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draliman on life 
Great stuff. I didn’t expect less from you.
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Thanks 🙂 I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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Great story……..BUT I really want to know what is round that corner!
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If you have two normal-sized hands, you may pop round and take a look!
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Damn. That rules me out then!
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Humour and sarcasm… great Ali👏👍
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Thanks, I’m glad you got that and that you liked it 🙂
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Poor Nigel. I’ve seen the sign myself, and thought “lucky I have two hands the same size”…
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We are indeed the fortunate ones!
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Yep! That sign doesn’t affect us at all 😀
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It’s an affliction that needs a spotlight shined on it.
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That’s exactly what we’re trying to do. Can I sign you up? 🙂
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Giant single hand. Well, I guess we don’t have to worry about our prez. He has two tiny little hands.
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Maybe there’s a sign somewhere for that too?
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I think he could sneak by if he kept his hands in his pockets. You just have to outsmart some of these taboos. 😉
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His one gigantic pocket might give him away 🙂
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Oh lol!! Poor Nigel. What does this sign actually mean?!
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“No people with a single huge hand allowed past this point” 🙂
I don’t know, presumably it’s “no entry to foot traffic”?
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maybe he’s the lucky one. he’s been spared :).
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Yes, who knows what’s around that corner?
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It seems this affliction has long been overlooked. I suspect it’s hereditary and limited to a small population in a village somewhere in the hinterlands. I’m surprised one of the gossip sheets hasn’t been there to report on it. If it wasn’t so tragic I’d say it was hilarious. I may say it anyway. Good writing, Ali. 😀 — Suzanne
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Not enough people know of it, that’s why we’ve started this awareness campaign 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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Ali, you never cease to amaze me! This is stellar!
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Thanks for your lovely comment, I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Nigel doesn’t know how lucky he is to be ostracized….. just beyond that curve is a sheer cliff with a thousand foot (some unknown amount of metres) dropoff where the broken remnants of all the normal people lie piled up at the bottom.
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The sign has been placed there by others suffering from the same condition to save their own…
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What Alicia said 😀 Only you could think of something like this, Alistair 😆
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Hee, thanks 🙂 My mind works in mysterious ways.
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LOL I never would have guessed 😀
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Great take on the prompt! I still don’t understand what the sign is supposed to mean. If it’s supposed to be a person holding his hand out to say “stop, no entry”, then why is there a red line through it meaning “no”? It looks like “no people stopping traffic allowed here”!
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It is a funny one. Of course, many of the signs people have in different countries would seem weird to people from other countries, I suppose.
I’m glad you liked it!
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Haha! Fabulous. Had me smiling. I liked your hash tag! 🙂
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I think the hashtag is very catchy 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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It’s definitely an issue that needs raising … 🙂
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This is discrimination in its worst form. Made for a great little yarn though!
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I thought I’d slip a little message in behind the scenes. I’m glad you liked it!
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Great story! Discrimination is terrible!
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I’m glad you liked it! It is 😦
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Loved the last part. That always gets to me when I hear that little bit of nanny-ing going on at the end of a programme.
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They’re doing it after practically every programme these days.
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HAHAHA! Nigel is grateful that you have shed some much-needed light! 😀
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Somebody had to, awareness must be raised 🙂
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I love it when someone misrepresents something by taking it absolutely literally, and you’ve produced a wonderful example of that! I particularly enjoyed the section beginning “Have you been affected by Nigel’s story?…” – so true to life.
For fellow nerds out there, the pictogram is a standard European safety notice meaning “No access for unauthorised persons”. Yes, I don’t think it’s clear either!
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Nearly every drama/soap on TV these days ends with the voice-over “if you have been affected by any of the issues raised in tonight’s episode of…”
Though the UK is in Europe, we have our own set of signs so I’d never seen this one before!
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Got to hand it to you , made me think and had a slight chuckle.
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I thought I’d hide a message behind some humour. I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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Ha! Very funny!
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I’m glad you liked it!
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I have to hand it to you, I was affected by Nigel’s story 😊
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Don’t forget to take to Twitter and spread the word 🙂
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LOL
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🙂
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Poor Nigel. It’s such a cruel world for people with that particular disability that I could never type right.
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That hash tag is a bit of a mouthful, but the message must be spread!
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Dear Ali,
Only you…what more can be said. A big one handed wave to ya. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
I expected there to be lots of huge hand stories this week. Very odd 🙂
Ali
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LOL. So funny. I love where your imagination took us this week. Great journalistic voice in the second portion. And a great way to extend the 100-word limit with a hashtag…
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Haha, I though that. There’s another tom of words in there 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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Brilliant, Draliman.🙂🙂🙂
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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You are such a nut, Ali! We can count on you every week to give us a good chuckle!
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Fortunately I have a literary outlet for my crazy 🙂
I’m glad you liked it!
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Most fortunate for us as well 😊
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You’d better watch out. You may have offended a whole segment of society who will feel you’ve made fun of their huge single hands.
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That did actually cross my mind while I was writing.
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Ha ha ha ha, that was such a wacky take. Loved it.
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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You almost had me – I wasnt quite sure whether that was a footnote or part of the story 😀
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It’s a very important message – pass it on 🙂
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Surely would but I ran out of character 😉
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I told them that hashtag was a bad idea but they wouldn’t listen… 🙂
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Must remember Nigel’s plight in my prayers! 🙂 Great story. Very funny.
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Oh I think it would be a hard thing to be born with such heavy hands…. or as ee cummings wrote:
nobody,not even the rain,has such small hands
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Hard indeed. Poor Nigel.
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LOL
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🙂
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Awwww, poor Nigel. Not only is one hand larger, it’s a different shade from the rest of his body, like a reverse mime.
Good one! 🙂
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He’s not had much luck 😦
I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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