FF – SpyBird
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Jean L. Hays.
I’m not all that taken with my story this week, it just seems to amble along, but never mind 🙂
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Copyright Jean L. Hays
Inside the truck, Agent Smith describes his new invention to his superiors…
“There’s SpyBird approaching the house, its cunningly situated head-mounted micro-camera transmitting everything it sees to our monitor. See how it sneaks covertly past the window.”
Inside the drug dealers’ house…
“Hey, there’s a bird flapping around outside the window with a great big camera strapped to its head. Kill it!”
And so Agent Smith’s SpyBird was consigned to the bin of espionage history alongside his equally ill-fated MurderPen, ExplosionSoap and ElectrocutionDoorbell. He later died of massive blood loss following an unfortunate incident during development of his ScissorBladeToiletSeat.
Ouch painful way to go. An enjoyable amble with a couple of chuckles 🙂
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It doesn’t bear thinking about 😦 I’m glad you enjoyed it!
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CUT!
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Ouch!
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It made me laugh. Got me thinking of Maxwell Smart
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Ha, yes, loved that series!
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Oh my…..
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Yeek ouch!
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Eek! Loved this story – gave me a good chuckle. Thanks!
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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Some people just aren’t naturally gifted at inventing stuff. RIP, Agent Smith.
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He had more enthusiasm than talent, I feel.
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Dear Ali,
I don’t know if you ever saw 1960’s spy show, Get Smart, but I couldn’t help thinking of him as I was reading. However, that last line made me laugh out loud! You might not be taken with your story but I am. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
Yes, I saw it a long time ago and enjoyed it. We have a similar chap, “Johnny English”, played by Rowan Atkinson of Blackadder and Mr Bean fame. It started as a TV advert and became a couple of films.
I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Ali
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An amiable amble
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Ha, thanks!
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Smiling all the way up till the end.
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Then more of a grimace…
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Fun and interesting.
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I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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This is what you have lab assistants for…. to test out the inventions first. I don’t think the loss of Agent Smith will hurt the organization very much…
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They’re probably glad he’s gone. Maybe that’s why they didn’t assign him any lab assistants…
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I give him an A for effort. Maybe, eventually, had he not killed himself, he would have made THE invention….
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Now we’ll never know… 😦
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It seems Agent Smith was brilliant but his own worst enemy. 😦 — Suzanne
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Yes! It was his insistence on testing everything himself which eventually did him in 🙂
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I’m afraid I have to agree with you, not your usual scathingly funny stuff, though I loved the way he died. I too am not very kicked about my story today 😦
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I tend to go through phases 🙂 It took a lot of last-minute thought to try to at least get a humorous death in there!
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I felt the same way about my story. But at least it didn’t have a scissor-bladed toilet seat to reflect upon. 😦 Ouch!
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I thought, “how to save this story? I know – a humorous toilet-related accident” 🙂
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At least he tried, just a shame he made the wrong career choice!
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There must have been other jobs available where he could have invented less lethal equipment 🙂
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fun read, it is nice to know that the early Tech spy techniques were so effective.
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At least his toilet had the desired effect, it just wasn’t supposed to be him!
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Hilarious! 😀
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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I love all the inventions you came up with – except that last one. 😉 A fun story.
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He did dodge a few untimely ends before accidentally sitting on the wrong toilet seat 🙂
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He needs a better Q. This is too funny. Robot birds are everywhere these days, it seems.
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Yes, Bond struck it lucky that this guy wasn’t in charge of his tech 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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Oh… and you leave me to imagine what part of the body the ScissorBladeToiletSeat bled.
Snip snip
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Don’t imagine too hard, you might have nightmares…
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Made me laugh, such an inventive story – love the idea of all these failed gadgets – especially the last one ! Sort of like James Bond gone horribly wrong.
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Ha yes, James Bond gone horribly wrong 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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Reading this in work and I laughed out loud. Great piece!
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Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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The ScissorBladeToiletSeat…oh, the horror! 😀
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Such a gruesome and embarrassing way to go 🙂
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it’s not a total loss. i’m sure those who follow him will learn from his mistakes 🙂
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I certainly hope so 🙂
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LOL. Brilliantly done.
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it!
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Slick storytelling, Ali. Toilet-based humour is always good for giggle!
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I felt it needed a little oomph at the end!
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The toilet was the dumbest idea–he deserved to be its first victim 🙂
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I think the failure of his other inventions drove him to insane lengths 🙂
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Very funny – I suspect you enjoyed “inventing” all those gizmos.
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I did! Took a bit of thought, though 🙂
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You have a really nasty imagination – clever, but nasty!
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Heh 🙂
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LOL!
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🙂
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Very funny, I liked his explosion soap. Rough way to go though. As someone else wrote, your story reminded me of Maxwell Smart. =)
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One of the roughest ways to go, I reckon. I’m glad you liked it!
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Wat on earth do you need a ScissorBladeToiletSeat for? Agent Smith was keen, but his superiors need to look to themselves for taking him on surely?
Your story doesn’t amble; it’s funny and definitely goes places, even if they are a bit surreal.
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I mean ‘what’ obviously. Think it’s time I got myself some glasses.
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Sometimes I wish we could edit our own comments…
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ScissorBladeToiletSeats are the next thing in remote assassination technologies. You mark is bound to use it sooner or later 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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Brilliant!! 😀
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Thanks 🙂
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Poor birdie, it was better if he landed in my paws…MOL 😀 Extra Pawkiss 🙂 ❤
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He does look quite tasty 🙂
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