“If he hopes to hold on to his title, our newly-appointed chief of police really needs to get his priorities straight.”
“Why? What did he do?”
“His first day on the job, he found a housefly in his office. Rather than handle it himself, he called for a S.W.A.T. team.”
John H. Dromey’s short fiction’s been published in Mystery Weekly Magazine and over 150 other venues.
That’s a great groaner! lol. Loved it!
This made me laugh :)
Thanks, Christopher and Patrick,
Those are the responses I was hoping for.
Ditto from me too.
Bloody Hell John! Kindly leave the stage :) Dear oh dear!! (Suppresses hysterical laughter and leaves scene)
If Shakespeare is to be believed, all the world’s a stage. That reduces getaway travel options for us mere players even more than they were already. If it’s any consolation to you, David, there won’t be a repeat performance with the same cast—the premiere was curtains for the fly.
And there was me expecting a Broadway run! Take care John, keep scribbling!
Thanks, David, I will. I hope you do, too! In your 50-Word story “The Wall,” I like the way you demonstrated for readers the value of the theatrical concept of “comic relief.”
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