FF – Mr Bad Decisions
Here is my contribution to Friday Fictioneers, hosted by Rochelle. The photo was contributed by Na’ama Yehuda.
My story is a bit surreal this week. So what’s new…
The instructions said to use one on hands, eat the other. Let’s open this. Ooh, lovely, says “cream”, that must be for the hands.
Slather
So I eat this one. Tastes of antiseptic! That’ll be great for my stomach problems. Bit chewy though.
Three major surgeries later, and our hero is faced with a chainsaw and an elastic band.
I was told to snap one on my wrist to train myself against bad decisions and use the other to trim the hedge.
Ten minutes later…
Really hard trimming the hedge with this elastic band, especially now I only have one hand…
Categories: Fiction
flash fiction, Friday Fictioneers
Using one hand is tough.
Antiseptic was kept in the ice-cream box?
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There’s some sort of antiseptic wipe in the photo he was supposed to use on his hands which he ate, he was supposed to eat the ice cream 🙂
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He ought not to be let out on his own. 😉
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For sure, or people should give him more explicit instructions 🙂
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It may be surreal but it is almost armless!
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Badoom-tish!
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Give that man a hand!
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🙂
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Poor fool should never be left unsupervised…
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He does seem to need some help making correct choices…
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I would leave him with decisions with fewer consequences such as ice-cream or liver-smoothie…
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Yes, something a little less potentially fatal.
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Darwin would not approve of this man surviving.
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I imagine he won’t be surviving for very long!
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HAHAHA! This is what happens as the human species degenerates. Hopefully he did not have offspring.
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He hasn’t destroyed that part of his anatomy – yet 🙂
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Hugely creative Ali… what a take!
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Thanks, I’m glad you liked it 🙂
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Creative … but I’m staying FAR AWAY from this one … 😉
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Yes, you wouldn’t want to be part of one of his bad decisions 🙂
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‘zactly … 😉
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Should not be left on their own, must be supervised at all times!!
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I’m sure he has that written on a tag somewhere. Unfortunately he made the decision not to wear it…
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darn, it looks like he still needs close supervision. he’s not mature enough to be on his own.
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He’s not, for sure.
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Ouch! Messy way to go! I hope my neighbour takes care when he trims his Leylandii…
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Yes, those “hedge-trimming” elastic bands can be really dicey 🙂
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Legend in his own mind!
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Very much!
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I think you made full use of the photo. 🙂
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Yes, that antiseptic wipe (I assume) was a great stroke of luck 🙂
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Dear Ali,
Sticky hands and sour stomach. This shnook needs a keeper for sure. Funny.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle,
He’s got no common sense at all!
Ali
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Brilliant, thanks for the biggest grin of my day – I trust it’s not true, or I’m going to feel very awkward!
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Ha ha, no, not true. Sometimes I worry about commenting on someone’s story in case it’s based on real life!
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Darwinism must be a failure. This idiot is still alive…
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Poisoned, dismembered, and still going!
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How has this dude survived long enough to write his story?
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Nobody knows. And there’s some poor sensible guy somewhere who’s been careful all his life and a piano falls on his head…
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Ha! Yes, there are no guarantees 🙂
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Poor thing. I think he needs more specific instructions and 24 hours a day supervision. Surprised he’s still alive. Funny story!
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He definitely shouldn’t ever be left alone. I’m glad you liked it!
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An ingenious take on the photo Ali, and gruesome. I felt really worried when the hero is faced by a chainsaw and an elastic band, it was all downhill after that.
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Yes, it was pretty obvious what was going to happen to the poor chap at that point!
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Some people are just so STUPID!
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And yet, he lives on!
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Off course it’s a man, I hope it’s a man! 🙂
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Yep, it’s a man. In fact I’m surprised he even read the instructions 🙂
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OMC…he did had eyes, didn’t he?😸Pawkisses for a Happy Weekend🐾😽💞
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That’s about all he’ll have left if he carries on like this 🙂 You have a lovely weekend too!
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“If he had a brain he’d be dangerous.” Old saying but so fitting here 🙂
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Ha, yes, he’s probably best as he is. At least he only seems to be a danger to himself 🙂
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🙂
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sounds like the medication is not working – quick before he cuts off someone’s head.
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Hopefully he’s forgotten where he left the chainsaw…
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I have a feeling he won’t survive another mix-up. I guess he’s never understood the phrase “live and learn”! 😉
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He’s still working on the “live” part 🙂
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