Sue Vincent’s #writephoto prompt is
‘Hello. Lovely evening.’
‘Yes.’
‘Balmy. Given the time of year.’
‘Indeed.’
‘Mind if I…?
‘Sure.’
‘Funny, isn’t it? The sea.’
‘Funny?’
‘You know. How it looks, you know, not like water.’
‘No.’
‘No?’
‘Yes.’
‘Ha! I suppose I should explain.’
‘Ok.’
‘To me it looks like Mercury.’
‘Mercury?’
‘The mineral, not the god.’
‘Thermometers.’
‘That too. It’s so slow. What do you think it looks like?’
‘Cellophane.’
‘Really?’
‘No.’
‘Ha! Joke.’
‘Maybe.’
‘Can I ask a question?’
‘Sure.’
‘You only ever answer with one word.’
‘Yes.’
‘Is there a reason for it?’
‘Yes.’
‘Are you going to explain?’
‘No.’
‘Can I guess?’
‘Sure.’
‘New Year’s resolution?’
‘Kinda.’
‘Isn’t that cheating? I mean, ‘kinda’ is really ‘kind of’.’
‘No.’
‘No, it isn’t, or no it’s not cheating.’
‘Either.’
‘Or both.’
‘Perhaps.’
‘So a resolution? What kind? To be, you know, mono-thingy?’
‘Sorry?’
‘You know where you only use one word?’
‘Monosyllabic?’
‘Yes!’
‘No.’
‘No?’’
‘Yes.’
‘We’re back in one of those yes-no loops, aren’t we?’
‘Suppose.’
‘Must be tricky, though, only using one word. I mean, at work say.’
‘Retired.’
‘Or at home.’
‘Single.’
‘Shopping.’
‘Online.’
‘Isn’t that two words.’
‘Polyphonic.’
‘You sure?’
‘No.’
‘What then?’
‘Portmanteau?’
‘I thought that was luggage?’
‘Maybe.’
‘Still, it’s a lovely evening, isn’t it?’
‘Yes.’
‘I’m Chris by the way.’
‘Gustang.’
‘Unusual.’
‘Grandpa’s.’
‘Apostrophe’s ok, are they?’
‘Sure.’
‘And are you here for a reason, Gustang?’
‘Yes.’
‘What’s that?’
‘Waiting.’
‘Waiting? Like, for Godot?’
‘No, waiting until you bugger off so I can watch the sunset in peace. Geez.’
That caught me out! Very funny.
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thanks Anabel; I guess we’ve all been in that situation – me, it’s usually on the train
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Geez
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Couldn’t have put it better…. oh I did… moving on… Happy New Year Jesska!
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Hehe! Cheeky git.. tsk tsk..
Happy New Year! 🙂
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He he, Geoff, sounds like my hubby. His reason is that I stole all his words when we got married [grin!]
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not you too! Bloody spouses and their vocab thefts!!
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That was a giggle 😁
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I knew I could rely on you for a snigger-a-thon…
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You know me so well!!!
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Yes!
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Oh we share his pain, huh!?
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Was not expecting that last line! Brilliant.
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But you understand the inevitable denouement! Oh who will rid me of these irritatingly chatty passengers…
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Indeed I do. One doesn’t wish to be rude, but you do so wish they would sod off!
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Ha! Exactly
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🙂
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You toad! I was waiting for some amazingly, stunningly clever retort! Loved it though!!
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2018 is the Year of the Dumb Finish, after 2017 was the Year of the Dumb Schmuck
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Eeek, interesting!! 😱💜
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Haha! Good one. “Yes loops” indeed.
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Very important those confused loops…
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Hahaha…. that was so funny 😅 I admire you for your ideas!!!
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Thanks just a silly trifle
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I loved it 😄
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Haha! Great punchline too
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Thanks Al. Sums up a recent train journey really
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Unconnected, but have you come across this site: https://whoownsengland.org/2017/12/15/how-land-registry-data-reveals-londons-secret-tunnels/
Am just reading it now. Thought it would be right up your subterranean alleyway…
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Oooo ta! I was given a ticket for a trip along the abandoned post office railway this crimbo. #bestpressie. You are so right about my love of the bleak and drear. It’s why I love your poetry…
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But hang on, my style is cheery…hang on…I see what you did there…!
That definitely deserves the best present hashing 😀
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Supercalifragilisticexpialodocious
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Precisely!
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