Wednesday, 13 May 2015

A tin thing

I wrote this for Friday Fictioneers where this week's photo prompt comes courtesy of Marie Gail Stratford 













My friend Keith drove me home from the pub the other day because I’d had a chardonnay or two and he wouldn't let me drive under the affluence of incohol.

In a field I saw this cylindrical tin thing sticking out of the ground. I asked what it was and he said it was a space ship that had crash-landed point first. 

I'm pretty sure he was joking.

Then he said if I tapped it with a couple of spoons it would sound like a silophone.

Then I knew he was joking because it’s actually pronounced zylophone and spelt xylophone.

I’m no fool!


PS. OK, hands up -I must admit it's not completely true. I actually had three glasses of chardonnay, not two. I'll never go to heaven!


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36 comments:

  1. Gah Learner13 May 2015 at 15:26

    This is so full of fun, I don't know where to start. I chuckled all the way, but the crashed space ship sent me LOL. Great writing.

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    1. Unknown13 May 2015 at 16:51

      I LOL'd writing it! Thanks for crashing by!

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  2. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 15:33

    Fabulous!
    AnElephant loves crazy ladies!

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  3. Lisa Dunn13 May 2015 at 15:42

    Cute story!

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  4. Anonymous13 May 2015 at 18:30

    LOL. Who needs heaven if you are having enough fun here? This was a fun read.

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    1. Unknown14 May 2015 at 11:25

      I quite agree! Thanks for dropping by.

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  5. i b arora13 May 2015 at 19:00

    but for all you know Keith may have been speaking truth.

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  6. Dawn13 May 2015 at 19:59

    I love chardonnay! ;)
    Keith sounds like a good friend.

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  7. Alicia13 May 2015 at 23:24

    affluence of incohol Ha! This entire piece reminds me of times I'd rather forget. Thanks for the smile.

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  8. Sally14 May 2015 at 11:23

    Great humour - loved it.

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    1. Unknown14 May 2015 at 11:25

      A bit of nonsense now and again is good for you!

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  9. Anonymous14 May 2015 at 11:44

    great funny story even if you were under the affluence of incohol. ;-)

    Randy

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  10. brudberg14 May 2015 at 12:53

    Had to laugh at silohpone.. But it might have been a sillyphone... ;-)

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    1. Unknown14 May 2015 at 13:08

      Now who's being silly? Thanks for commenting

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  11. Anonymous14 May 2015 at 14:40

    Can you only reach other farmers on a silophone?

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  12. plaridel15 May 2015 at 03:04

    affluence of incohol? that's lovely. :)

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  13. Perry Block15 May 2015 at 07:46

    I'll take some chardonnay. I'll believe anything you or Keith wants to tell me!

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    1. Unknown15 May 2015 at 22:42

      That's m'boy! I've also got some Merlot or red wine aficionados! Blimey, that's a long word!

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  14. Rochelle Wisoff-Fields15 May 2015 at 10:55

    Dear Rosey,

    Ah the Wrath of Grapes. Silophone? Cute. Love the plays on words here. Sloshingly well told.

    Shalom,

    Rochelle

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    1. Unknown15 May 2015 at 22:41

      Ooo, I like that word! Sloshingly, sloshingly! Bril.

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  15. Subroto15 May 2015 at 13:17

    Grape story, maybe it was just a house of the Riesling sun. Nicely done.

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  16. Anonymous15 May 2015 at 13:17

    A most refreshing piece! You're funny!

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  17. Unknown15 May 2015 at 18:31

    Thank you for that Friday smile :D

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  18. Unknown16 May 2015 at 08:15

    Always enjoy your stream of conscious writing. Laughed at your spelling and obvious slurring but how you proved you really weren't that drunk by being able to spell xylophone properly but you still hadn't got the joke. Made me laugh.

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