
PHOTO PROMPT © Connie Gayer
“It’s called ‘humor’. You know, ‘ha, ha’, humor?”
“I don’t know Russell, that might have crossed the line.”
“Oh come on, they’re all adults. They can take a joke.”
“But that jibe against, D, well. And what you said to R… Oh my! And JP, and others. Just, Wow!”
“But it’s all part of the game, it’s what I do. I’m a humorist.”
“Humorist, tumorist, bloomerist, sometimes mean is mean.”
“Mean? They know what I mean. It’s not mean. Is it?”
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“Hey, what are you doing?”
“Nothing much, just watching Russell trying to dig himself out of a hole.”
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Word count = 100
Friday Fictioneers is hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. This week’s prompt is here and uses a photo © Connie Gayer. Read more or join in by following the InLinkz “linky“.
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Note to non-Friday Fictioneer participants – the photo is of Russell Gayer, FF’s official humorist. Or at least that’s his excuse ;)
Ha, neat little story. Good one.
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Thanks. I usually don’t poke fun at fellow bloggers, but couldn’t help it here ;)
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Teehee! Nice play on words, Trent!
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Thanks!
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trying to dig out of a hole – love the ending most
:)
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Thanks. As I said in other comments, as soon as I saw that photo and knew it was Russell, I could not resist…
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:)
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I was confused by the photo too. Is that golf he is playing? Cos he seems to have got a hole in one.
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It does look like he got a hole in one… My guess is that he is planting a tree, though the hole seems awful deep for that.
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Good one! Loved it!
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Thanks Jelli
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That really works for that picture and it also made me laugh. The laughter was very welcome!
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Thanks Marilyn. I’m glad I could make you laugh :)
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Hahahah, yes, nailed it
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Thanks. I couldn’t resist this little poke at Russell….
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Ha! Ha! Humor indeed. An appropriate and funny take on the photo of Russell!
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Thanks. This one was hard to resist.
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A great post, Trent.
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Thanks, Robbie.
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I like where your mind went with this prompt. Funny. :-)
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Thanks. When I saw the photo of Russell I just had to go there.
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We’ll have to send Russell a bottle of cologne when we’re done with him. Channel #5 would be a good selection. Or maybe Roots.
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Yes, poor Russell is getting a little beat up today. Of course we are also paying tribute to his wit and humor, so in ways this is a bit of a homage….
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My first chuckle of the day! Bril.
Click to read my FriFic tale
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Thanks. Glad you got a chuckle. Sorry to Russell that it was at his expense ;)
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I must be the slowest spark in the FF community. It’s only after reading Trent’s post and comments that I finally worked out that it was actually Russel in the photo. Perhaps, the mud’s now ended up on my face.
Best wishes,
Ro
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As soon as I saw the name of the photographer, I wondered. Rochelle verified it by her story. Poor Russell, has his photo plastered all over the Internet and stories like this written about him…
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He seems to take it in his stride. I’ve been thinking about writing a second one including Russell. See how I go.
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He is pretty good natured about it.
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I loved it, Trent. I have been known to start a hole and not know when to stop digging. Thankfully, my “victims” are good sports, and considered very close friends.
But there is a fine line between being funny and being a smartass. If you’re not careful you can fall over on the wrong side.
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My dad’s definition of a smartass was someone who can sit on an ice cream cone and tell you what flavor it is.
Just dipping by,
Jacqueline Benny W(T)F
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lol
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As soon as I saw the picture the punch line jumped up immediately. All of the rib-poking I’ve seen on Friday Fictioneers has been pretty friendly. If it wasn’t, I would have stayed a thousand miles away….
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Ha… the more you keep digging the deeper it gets.
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Yes, if you find yourself in the hole, ask help/forgiveness and don’t continue to dig…
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Funny, and a good use of the prompt. Poor Russel, getting picked on all over the place.
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Thanks. You’re right, poor Russell – I don’t know what I’d do if I opened FF and saw my picture there!
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Seems like a lot people are trying to do that these days.
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Too many. I think with the instant access to a mouthpiece (Twitter, Facebook or whatever), people seem to “talk” before thinking and spend more energy digging than they ever imagined possible….
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True story.
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Haha, nicely done Trent!
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Thanks!
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To tell the truth, Trent, Rochelle and I were in cahoots from the get-go. I wrote my story as a direct follow-up of hers…
And I am so very glad you played along! Russell (two “l’s”) is gonna have a field day…
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Two “l’s – I’ll fix it before he sees it…
Yes, i did see that your two stories were linked. I guess it is about time for a good Russell Roast.
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;-)
I think he was due… ;-)
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Maybe, but with this post I think I just volunteered to be the butt of one of his jokes… ;)
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You may indeed not be spared now… ;-)
Good thing he’s not mean about it!
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Yes, I know, or I never would have joked that he was.
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True…
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Clever pay off.
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Loved it! The set up and the punch line were both fantastic!
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Thanks I have to be careful with this type of post when the person I’m roasting has a quicker comedy whit than mine….
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Looks like poor Russell is the subject of a roast.
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Yes, it looks like it is his turn over the fire,. I’m surprised at how few have joined the roast.
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I, for one, don’t actually understand it.
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There is a lot of back and forth ribbing between several of these players going on. I usually don’t stick my nose in the middle of it, but the second I saw that photo, I had the punch line and so the little joke was inevitable….
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I get the impression a lot of the participants know each other pretty well, and I only have a passing acquaintance.
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I think a few people know each other a bit better and a couple have even met in real life, but I think more are what you call “passing acquaintances” – they may chat and joke a little on line, but it doesn’t go much farther than that.
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Dear Trent,
All I can say is bwahahahahahahahahahah. :D Well played.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks Rochelle. I know, I used the same joke twice, as a comment on your story and here, but that photo is the perfect set up. I’ve read several stories and am surprised that so far only Dale has taken the “Roast Russel” part of the challenge.
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I was set up, Trent. Even my wife was in cahoots with those two.
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Lovely lady, that Connie. <3 :D
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I keep my wife as far away from the blog as possible for a reason ;)
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