PHOTO PROMPT © Rochelle Wisoff-Fields
“Hi Christopher.”
“Hi Mum. How are you?”
“Fine thanks. You’ll never guess what Barry’s given me!”
Christopher’s mind wandered to all the weird and useless presents Barry had given his mother and speculated what the latest gift would be.
“Go on.”
“A crystal bowl,” she said breathlessly.
A crystal ball? Oh God, even more useless than the nose-shaped contraption that dispensed shower gel from its nostrils. Does he think she’s a gypsy fortune-teller? Can she not see how insulting that is?
“What are you going to do with that?” His patience was barely concealed.
“Put fruit in it of course!”
Written for Friday Fictioneers – a 100 words story based on a photo prompt. Hosted by Rochelle. Read the other entries here.
Word Count: 100
Clare Hempstead 
should have cleaned his ears out, it’s all in the pronunciation. Nice play on the words.
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Thanks James – it seems a few of us had a similar idea.
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Yes we did use the same play on words as a launch pad.
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Great minds…!
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Hehe! Christopher must be so confused after that. Nice tale. Made me laugh.
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Thanks very much. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Dear Clare,
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I’m both intrigued and disturbed by the image of a nose-shaped shower head. It sounds like something our Russell would come up with. 😉 Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It does conjure up some fairly disgusting images!
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LOL. Now who’s the nut?
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Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Haha, about as much use as a crystal ball too 🙂
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Thanks Iain.
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Love it. Crystal bowl/crystal ball. Great stuff.
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Thanks Granonine. it seems a few of us used the same play on words!
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I love the humour in this. Great observations too.
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Thanks very much. I’m glad you enjoyed it.
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Ha! I think Christopher heard what he was expecting to hear, given Barry’s present-giving track record 🙂
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Yep, he wasn’t pre-programmed to hear something favourable!
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Christophers next present from Mum will be a hearing aid!
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Ha, ha. Yes that would be good.
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Nice, cheerful story with a fun punchline. I like the way you insert a crafty ‘breathlessly’ to account for Christopher’s mishearing!
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Thanks Penny. I’m pleased the ‘breathlessly’ didn’t go unnoticed!
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Ha! Ha! Nice one. Where can I get that nose-shaped shower head? Such a thoughtful gift to get.
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Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Ha! Clare. Had a great laugh at this. I wonder what it means when you see fruit in the crystal ball? Does it mean the person is destined to become a fruit loop?
Well done.
Best wishes,
Rowena
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Ha, ha! Yes, or perhaps I should have put nuts in it!
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Classic crossed wires! Made me smile Clare
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Thanks Lynn.
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My pleasure
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That’ll shut him up! Funny😂
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Thanks for reading and commenting.
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Ha… you ha ve to listen well before you make any conclusions.
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Indeed! Thanks Bjorn.
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Hahaha oh yes one word makes all the difference. Great story!
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Thanks Laurie.
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Ha! This reminds me of the conversations my husband and I have every day.
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Ha, ha! Thanks Alicia.
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I hope the crystal bowl is more aesthetically pleasing than that shower gel dispenser. Great take on the prompt.
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Thanks Jilly.
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You say bowl, I say ball… who’s to argue? 😉
Yeah, that is definitely a Russell shower dispenser…
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Thanks Dale.
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The frustration, lack of listening, judgment and misunderstanding all blended together to make me laugh. I wonder if Mum does it on purpose? 🙂
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Thanks, Jan. I think she might!
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