(Prompt: In 50 words or less, craft an original joke in the format of your choosing)
Alas
"Alas, poor Yolky! I knew him, Horatio: a fellow of infinite jest, of most excellent fancy."
"So what befell him, Egbert?"
"Ah Horatio! It's TOO tragic.
Yolky was struck down in his prime by the dastardly hidden weapon of that Shakespeare chap - a poison pen!"
Author's Note: Well then I just couldn't leave well enough alone, could I? Here are the results -
RevHeads Anonymous
Two car-jackers steal a car, go for a joyride and then decide to ditch the evidence.
They drive to a high seaside cliff and push the car over into the sea.
Just one thing they overlooked... the tide was out!
Is that CARMA, or what?
Author's Note: No apologies to the Aussie hoons this really happened to... it was 'simply irresistible'.
Author's Further Note: No apologies to WriteOn admin. either (IF they're still lurking somewhere), for taking further licence on the path of hysteria.
'For they sow the wind
And they reap the whirlwind'
- and likewise, when you tickle funny bones!
Eggsposed...
Was he a 'bad egg' from the day he was laid?
His mother said no good would come of his attitude (loudly BOK-BOK-ing her news to the world)
- ova and ova and ova.
Author's Note: They're getting pretty pitiful now... maybe because the funny bone is so far removed from the gray matter?
Author's 'nother Note: This was another of several yolky type odd-ball humour moments inspired by photos - and then memes I've made.
"WARNING WILL ROBINSON... 'sicko' approaching"
He had an accident requiring multiple amputations -
first they left him legless,
then rendered him 'armless,
then no-body... huh?
then the head had to go... EXCEPT for one dear little ear.
Bad news. It was deaf!
And the moral of the story?
YOU SHOULD QUIT WHILE YOU'RE AHEAD!
Author's Note: Don't say you weren't warned! And don't forget where this ALL began - WriteOn Admin.
PS: The good news was that despite its disabilities, it was a dear and fearless little ear!
"So what's he find so humorous, Egerton?"
"Ah Egbertina my dear," he said, licking his lips nervously.
"He's not laughing, he's Gay!"
Author's Last Word (ha! maybe... was that a pig flying overhead?):
Now you know why I'm not a poet or a jokester... but you must admit, I'm a trier (or trying or something similar)
YOU ARE READING
Prompt and Circumstance
Short StoryA collection of tales I wrote to meet the challenges of the Weekend write-in Prompts on Amazon's writing platform, (the soon to close) WriteOn for Kindle. At around 500 words each, they are quick little reads to fill in a dull moment.
