FF – False Assumption
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Randy Mazie.
This is a photo from December 2013 and I actually remembered it! I was going to just repost that story, but I wrote a new one so here’s a link to the old one instead. As a sort of drali-bonus. You’re welcome.
For all the stories, click on the froggy.

Copyright Randy Mazie
“No, we shouldn’t go in there!” Jeff was adamant.
“Ha, come on. ‘NO TRESSRASSING’? What does that even mean?!”
“It’s obvious. Come on, let’s go.”
“Chicken!” laughed Mike, already working at the boards on one of the windows. It creaked and splintered. “Last one in’s a rotten egg!”
Jeff peered through the window as Mike cavorted around the abandoned building.
“NO TRESPASSING!” boomed a voice. An axe swung. At first Jeff thought it had missed, then, almost in slow-motion, Mike’s head rolled from his body.
Jeff ran.
Just because you can’t spell, doesn’t mean you’re not a psychotic axe-wielding maniac.
Truer words have never been spoken. Psychotic axe~wielding maniacs tend not to bother with thing like spelling.
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Nor do they need to 🙂
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Yep. It all comes down to brute force in the end.
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Sadly yes.
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False assumption and frog=jumping to conclusions. °°🐬~
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Yep!
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Great story. A cut above the rest I thought!
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Ha ha thanks 🙂
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Cutting edge comedy, indeed! I am ashamed at how much I LOLed! 😀
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Hee! Laugh away 🙂
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That last line is a keeper. It’s high comedy horror if there is such a thing.
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There is now 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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🙂
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Our president can’t spell. But as far as I know, he doesn’t (yet) wield an axe.
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Just a nuclear arsenal…
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Spelling Schmelling… why take a chance?
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That was Jeff’s belief anyway. Mike… well, Mike will be Mike…
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‘Psychotic axe-wielding maniacs’ need no education….
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And if you mention it to them they’ll be happy to “explain” the situation to you.
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axe-plain, you mean
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Ha ha groan 🙂
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All and all you’re just another head on the wall….
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Ha ha ha ha
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That’s a belting last line!
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Thanks! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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I like this one better than the first story. And when you flunk out of spelling class, there really aren’t that many available career paths outside of axe murderer…
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‘Cos this one’s more bloodthirsty…
All those kids at the spelling bee leaving without a trophy, their futures written in stone…
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So that’s what happened to the character in my story! Nice one.
My tale – ‘No pain no gain!
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Indeed! Thought I’d fill in the gory details 🙂
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Well that’s true, of course. As many have learned to their detriment.
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I’m sure they have. That feeling of superiority soon disappears when your head falls off.
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Mike was just a two-bit hero once he met the axe-wielding maniac! That was unexpected and entertaining, Ali!
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Yes, he fell far short of the mark in both the decision-making and self-defence categories! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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For some reason I think an axe-wielding maniac would be less likely to know how to spell than a more stable person….
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That is very true!
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boys will be boys. you win some and lose your head sometimes. 🙂
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It’s just the way the cookie crumbles 🙂
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You never disappoint with the weird and wonderful, Ali 😀
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I try my best! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Perhaps the spelling is a trick to lure the literary into the madman’s den.
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You could be right.
I say, excuse me, I don’t if you noticed but you misspelled… CHOP!
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Dear Ali,
You have been at it a long time. 😉 Nice to have familiar participants. 😀 I don’t guess an axe-wielding maniac takes much care with his spelling. Chillingly funny.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
It’s weird to think I’ve been writing a story every week for over 6 years. That’s a lot of stories!
Axe-wielding maniacs don’t need to worry about things like spelling 🙂 I’m glad you liked it.
Ali
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Oldie but a goodie!
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Thanks!
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What an awful memory for Jeff! If he makes it out, that is.
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It’s certainly something that will stay with him for the rest of his life.
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Uh, oh. I could see that happen in my mind. Well written, Ali. It’s so odd. I never noticed the spelling on the sign. That ax must have been exceptionally sharp.
— Suzanne
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That axe was indeed exceptionally sharp. What else does he have to do all day but sharpen his axe? 🙂
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Too true!
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🙂
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A house to be advoided at all cost,
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Definitely.
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Dark humour at its best! A lesson for us all. 😁
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Things like this should be taught at an early age 🙂
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Instead, we learn how to count… what a waste of time! 😀
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Yeah. I bet the axe-wielding psycho’s arithmetic isn’t up to snuff either but he still came out on top 🙂
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Brilliant up to your normal lurid, horror standard. We both used misreading/spelling of No Trespassing, there must be thousands of stories out there. 🙂
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So much you can do with such a misspelling! I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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I do like a story with a moral. 😉
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It brings a little something extra to the whole affair 🙂
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Maybe even the not knowing how to spell-thing should be a reason for extra caution. Well done, fun story.
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He obviously spent his school days sharpening his axe… 🙂
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MOL…Extra Pawkisses🐾😽💞
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🙂
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Mike’s Spelling Competition Award didn’t help him.
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Some self defence training might have been more handy 🙂
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Yes!
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