FF – Coconuts
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Susan Eames.
Well, this one pretty much wrote itself 🙂
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Copyright Susan Eames
Despite the beauty of his surroundings Micah sat, head in hands, tears streaming down his cheeks.
How had it happened? He’d always been so careful. Every step planned, everything accounted for.
How would he tell his wife? His poor, darling wife, waiting for him at home. She’d be preparing supper right now, oblivious, maybe humming a tune as she worked.
She’d sent him out for coconuts. He’d climber higher, higher, his foot had slipped… he’d landed, legs akimbo, on this branch.
She’d sent him out for nuts and HE’D CRUSHED HIS OWN.
On the plus side, the choir needed more sopranos…
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Oh, that is funny!
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I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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An optimist!
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Every cloud and all that…
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ha ha In a jr. high school sort of way
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We all need a bit of juvenile humour once in a while…
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Oh, dear! Although, maybe a new career path? 😀
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Maybe there’s a job opening somewhere for Chief Eunuch 🙂
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Oh, that was so funny and unexpected! Thanks for making me laugh with a wince on Micah’s behalf.
Susan A Eames at
Travel, Fiction and Photos
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Thanks for thinking of poor Micah 🙂
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That made me laugh, although there’s nothing funny about that happening. Nice job. 🙂
-David
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It’s only funny if it happens to someone else 🙂
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Oh ouch. Shouldn’t laugh, can*t help it. 😀
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It’s okay, made me laugh too 🙂
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Ouch, I felt that one! 🙂
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All we blokes did 🙂
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i feel sorry for him. will the wife divorce him now and look for another man that can complete her? 🙂
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We can only hope not, he’s had a rough enough day as it is 🙂
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Hahahaha
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🙂
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Oh god, that’s gotta hurt…. busted nuts lol
Fun read.
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He did well to manage to stay in the tree 🙂
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Painful exercise, and life-changing too.
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Doesn’t bear thinking about.
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Dear Ali,
Oh my! Oh my, my my! That had to hurt…and I’m busting a gut laughing.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
I’m glad you liked it! Not something I would like to experience. Or witness 🙂
Ali
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WOL while
ROTFL!
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You text-speaker, you! How very modern.
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I burst out laughing, to be sure! Though, poor guy. I fell on a balance beam and I may not have nuts but I can tell you that it hurt like a sonovab….
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Urk. My story’s making me feel a bit ill… 🙂
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LOL! I can well imagine!
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🙂
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Yeah, there was no hiding this one… I knew exactly what the gag was going to be! Hopefully he can get a prosthetic….
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It was obvious what was happening in the photo. I’m surprised no-one else wrote the same story…
Maybe he can glue on a couple of coconuts.
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Maybe it says something about the way we think……..
Naw, come on. How can anyone not see he just got racked?
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Right?!
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Ouch! Poor Micah! Still, as he’s still in the tree, perhaps he should struggle down and find a doctor…
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I’m sure he will, just give him a minute… or two… 🙂
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Ouch, funny, not so funny.
Tracey
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I’m in two minds myself 🙂
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“She’d sent him out for nuts and HE’D CRUSHED HIS OWN.” That’s my NEW favourite sentence from your stories!
Maybe his wife didn’t want any more kids anyway. 😉
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I’m happy you’ve found a new favourite draliman sentence 🙂
I’m sure their family is already the perfect size 🙂
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Oh dear. I don’t even want to think about that, poor guy!
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Me neither. It’s the best way 🙂
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Ouch! Great twist at the end – caught me totally by surprise and made me laugh!
DB McNicol
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I’m glad you liked it! Early on I wanted to give the impression of some indiscretion on his part or similar.
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Ha Ha – made me laugh, love the twist in the ending. Poor bloke !
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One little life-changing slip… I’m glad you liked it!
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Oh, no. Poor Micah. The beautiful surroundings wouldn’t mean much to him. I don’t know whether to laugh or be sad. Well written though, Ali. 🙂 — Suzanne
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No, the surroundings are the last thing on his mind, poor chap 🙂
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This is seriously funny – for us, that is, not him!
My go at Friday Fictioneers!
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I can’t help wondering if I’d laugh if I actually saw it happen. I’d probably be trying hard not to!
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OUCHIE. I love how you could still see the bright side.
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Every cloud and all that 🙂
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Great laugh, his wife will be nuts – what about having children?
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Nuts everywhere! I’m hoping they already have the family of their dreams 🙂
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Enjoyed…. in a painful way.
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Very painful, I should imagine!
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That’s funny, What an optimist he is to be making plans for his new role in the choir.
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He’s got to look on the bright side!
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Oh no, poor Micah. Glad he’s making plans and hope his wife finds him soon before he’s swept out with the tide. =) I’m a glass half empty kind of person.
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He’s certainly looking forward to what happens next now that the deed is done 🙂
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He is in real trouble. With his nuts crushed and all!
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He is indeed! Poor chap.
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Oh dear…. 😮
😀
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Oh dear indeed! Poor chap 🙂
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Tears to my eyes…
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And to the eyes of about 50% of us!
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OMG…that last line me me snort out loud!
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He’s an optimist!
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❤
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♪♫♪Sing halleluja♪♫♪😹😹Extra Pawkisses🐾😽💞
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Hee 🙂
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He might start practicing already. The repertoire…
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A whole new musical world has opened up before him!
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One never know where his luck lies buried…
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