Ron Lexican was the greediest man to ever walk the earth. There was nothing he wouldn’t shamelessly usurp – other people’s land, other people’s wives…
It got so bad that his neighbours banded together to build a big, beautiful wall with which to contain him.
When Ron learned of their treachery his cheeks burned incandescent orange with rage. He attempted to scale the spiky barrier but his tiny hands were not up to the task…
…So he tweeted out insults, but alas the wall was fitted with a device that blocked internet traffic. Ron was never heard from again #SAD…
(100 words)
Written for: Friday Fictioneers (100 word fiction)
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Dear Martin,
I think you mean ‘he’ in the first line rather than ‘we’.
Would that it were so easy to pen someone up like that. Well done. #good job.
Shalom,
Rochelle
I did indeed – thanks editor!
No charge. 😉
Where can we get one of those walls?
If you have $4-20 billion knocking about (estimates vary) it’s yours!
I’m not sure whether having Ron missing in action is so good after all. More a case of liking to know where he is and what he’s up to instead of being at large.
Laughing.
I can’t help feeling this reminds me of someone, just can’t put my finger on it…
…That sounds dangerously like defamation. My lawyers will be in touch.
Dream on!
…if recent events are to be believed then ANYONE can dream of being ANYTHING!!!
More’s the pity. Just think what goes on the dreams of that particular citrus brain. On second thoughts, don’t.
Ugh. I’m all Trumped out…
Well-written, though 😉
Ron reminds me of someone. I’m not too sorry he’s #SAD.
Gee. I wonder who you’re really talking about? 😉
Oh, if only truth would follow fiction and he really was never heard of again…
Ah, if only. We all have someone we’d like to wall in! Nicely done Martin
That reminded me of someone… bigly. 😦 Good one!
Thank you for this, Martin. I love the humor of it–a really good way to deal with the current Orange Infection.
My pleasure – whatever helps us all cope with the present horrors!!!
Hilarious!❤
Loved the subtle humor.
Bwahahahahahahahahahahahaha…I was quite amused.
For those of us living in the US I think we are at the point that if we don’t keep laughing we will start to cry. This was a great laugh.
From the UK – Keep on keeping on!
Very amusing. You should send a link to someone in power. See if you can get a tweet….. rofl
You never fail to deliver my good, unlike the cheeto in this one. Was laughing so hard!!
Sarcastic and subtle. Well done.
Strangely, I’d almost forgotten about that someone. I’ve been embroiled in research for the last few months and it’s been blissful relief. You’ve also got to hope that Australia’s isolation has a few benefits as well.
xx Rowena
That would be a big, beautiful wall indeed. And how clever for it to block internet traffic!
We need this wall around a certain orange menace stat! Loved the humor, well done.
HA HA … someone needs to be monitored. A vague familiarity in this tale.
Tiny hands may have given it away. Muy Bueno ….
Isadora 😎
Gracias Isadora!
If only, if only… laughing is the only thing the world can do right now about the orange ordeal.
Hummm… sounds familiar. The image of the tiny man trying to scale the fence is so funny!