A Bungled Camp-Out
Here is my story for Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. This week’s photo was contributed by Jan Wayne Fields.
I don’t know if you remember my completely fictional characters Rocheel and Dail and their Disappointing Day Out? Well, they’re back and joined by the equally fictional “Jon”! This week they’ve decided to go camping in the back garden…
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“Aargh! Dail! Help!”
“What are you doing, Rocheel? Is that you under the tent?”
“It fell on me.”
“The instructions clearly say ‘insert section iii of pole B into flange A of tent flap 3, while gently tugging guide rope 7c’.”
“CLEARLY?”
“Fair enough. So, the barbecue…. hmm, nothing’s happening, maybe a bit more lighter fluid…”
WHOOMP!
“Aargh, my eyebrows, my eyebrows are gone, gone forever!”
“Well, Dail, who are we gong to blame for this debacle?”
As one, they turned to look toward the house…
“Good idea. Jon, oh Jon, could you come out here a moment please…?”
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I’m glad you enjoyed it 🙂
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HAHAHA! This is why I never read the instructions. I look at the pictures. And if that fails, I improvise. 😀
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Who needs instructions? They never make sense anyway 🙂
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Bit unfair on poor Jon that! 🙂
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He can take it. Hopefully 🙂
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I’m sorry, Jon is not available at the moment. Can Alexa help you?
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Hey Alexa, you’re to blame!
“I’m sorry, I don’t know how to do that.”
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Ha ha ha! If ‘Rocheel’ and ‘Dail’ were not fictional characters, I don’t think they would be too pleased with this characterization 🙂
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Dodged a bullet there, then!
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I remember your characters Chad and Brad, and I keep waiting in vain for them to make another FF appearance. They would have been too stoned to even notice they were camping in someone else’s driveway…
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It looks like maybe they were brought in to erect the tent, though.
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Dear Ali,
Jon is definitely to blame. It’s always Jon’s fault. Dail and Rocheel sound like lovely ladies, although I know they’re totally fictitious. 😉 😉 If the directions were any clearer they’d be in Chinese with the characters upside down and backward. Cute story.
Shalom,
Rocheel. I mean Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
They are lovely ladies (and bear no relation to any persons alive or dead etc etc) 🙂 They’ve fallen foul of the standard sort of instructions you get with things these days, though…
I’m glad you liked it!
Ali
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Jon needs to make a hasty exit via the back door! Brilliant.
My story – Gail’s Gazebo!
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Hopefully he has little shed out back he can hang out in!
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Ha ha! I would have thought using lighter fuel would be more a man’s thing.
But then, this is fiction in every single way 😉
Poor Jon. Methinks he might have been used as a scapegoat more than once.
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Yep, totally fiction 😉
Me and my dad did squirt lighter fluid on a BBQ we had a few weeks ago. Fortunately we escaped serious injury! I think you’re right about poor Jon…
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Poor Jon, or maybe he’s used to their antics. A fun and entertaining story as always! =)
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He’s the long-suffering scapegoat 🙂 I’m glad you liked it!
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it was a scene i can relate more often then folks realize. 🙂
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Ha ha, oh dear 🙂
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A great post my friend. Now that all my children are grown and I can no longer blame them, it reminds me to always have a scapegoat handy. Usually the dog or ‘Bob the Burglar’.
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That “Bob”, he sure gets around. I’m sure he messed up my carpet the other day… I’m glad you liked it!
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Hah Hah, yes he does indeed.
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Oh no, the fire should not be rushed. It’s a case of who’s cooking rather than what’s cooking.
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Patience is everything in these endeavours.
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Everyone needs a scapegoat. Especially at a BBQ.
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Yep, so much possibility for disaster.
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Laurel and Hardy, calling Inspector Clouseau! Such a funny story, Ali.
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I’m glad you enjoyed it! It is a bit slapstick 🙂
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Instructions are bogus!
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Yep. Barely worth reading, usually!
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Jon, don’t come out! They are doing this AGAIN.
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Out the back door, quick!
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🙂
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This person Dall looks to be a disaster. Rocheel is no less either.
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Yep! Fortunately they’re both completely fictional 😉
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Poor Jon. That seems to be the barbecue from hell. Funny, Ali. 😀 — Suzanne
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It all went a bit wrong 🙂
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Dail and Rocheel are lucky that the only thing that was singed was eyebrows! 😀
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A lucky escape for our totally fictional characters 🙂
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You make me laugh! I got too close to the gas barbecue when I was young and singed my left eyebrow. It did grow back but it STUNG for days! Nicely done!
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I stuck my head in a gas oven trying to light it once and it didn’t end well 🙂
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Fun read!
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Thanks!
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The fashion these days is to draw your eyebrows on. Of course that is more for women, I suppose. lol
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I reckon that would look pretty silly on me 🙂
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LOL
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An entertaining story Ali – love the way Dail and Rocheel in unison turn to blame Jon !
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I’m guessing this isn’t the first time poor Jon has been ganged up on 🙂
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Those two girls are a couple of mischief makers 🙂
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You’re not wrong!
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I *knew* Jon had something to do with this…
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He’s always there somewhere, lurking in the background…
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