While going through some old boxes, looking for my kazoo, I found
the written record, taken by me, of an unfortunate
incident at my first rented flat in San Francisco in 1985
***
6 a.m.
House-mate awakens
feeling violently ill.
***
6:15 a.m.
Woken by his cries,
I immediately
fall back to sleep.
***
6:30 a.m.
Woken, again, by
his cries, I rush
to the kitchen,
and fix myself
a heaping burlap
satchel of waffles.
***
06:45 a.m.
I call the doctor.
***
07:30 a.m.
Doctor arrives,
rushes to
the kitchen,
and
fixes himself a
heaping burlap
satchel of waffles.
***
08:30 a.m.
Doctor goes to House-mate’s room.
Sends in a canary.
***
11:59 a.m.
Canary returns
with a renewed
sense of pride,
an olive branch,
and a
heaping burlap
satchel of waffles.
***
12:01 p.m.
Doctor administers medicine
***
12:02 p.m.
House-mate feels better
***
12:03 p.m.
House-mate dies.
***
12:30 p.m.
Doctor composes the Magic Flute
***
12:45 p.m.
Austrian Deluxe singer Falco records ‘Rock Me Amadeus’.
***
1:00 p.m.
George runs out of ideas for time-line bit.
***
1:03 p.m
George begins working on next bit.
A hilarious and sad tale
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It’s not that sad, really. At 12:04 my house-mate arrived in heaven, got his wings, met his dead relatives and fixed himself a heaping burlap satchel of waffles. So, all is well. Thank you, Sadje
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😂😂😂
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You cruel man…….
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Truth be told, he played his music very loud. Thanks, Don
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Had it coming to him then inconsiderate sod. I hate loud music from neighbours too……..
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Did you find your kazoo?
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As some-times happens, the kazoo was in my hand the entire time. Thanks for reading, Bob
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For years I wasn’t sure who the composer of The Magic Flute was. Now I know!
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It’s an age-old argument, was it Mozart or some heretofore unknown fictional doctor from a blog post. Thanks, Neil.
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The canary sing for its supper? Or was that breakfast?
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The canary mostly ate out, so i am assuming it paid cash. Besides, a canary with a credit card? Unheard of back then. Thanks, Pam.
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LOL This was fun. :D
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Thank you, K.
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The lost idea, or the next bit
1:02
George opens old box
Finds kazoo
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It could be the kazoo doesn’t want to be found. Thanks, E. Sum
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Maybe kazoos sometimes just want to vant to be alone, you mean?
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(1) I once ate an awful waffle. It didn’t have that burlap satchel aroma that I always crave.
(2) So where is the canary now? Somewhere in the islands?
(3) The hand that rocks the cradle belongs to Amadeus? I prefer Rebecca De Mornay.
(4) True story: When my aunt became pregnant years ago, I suggested she name the boy Wolfgang. My aunt’s married name is Green.
(5) I suggest you go back in time and correct this whole house-mate situation. Do you wish to borrow my DeLorean? I just overhauled the flux capacitor, so it’s ready to go.
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Haha Great! Thanks, David.
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[…] The time-line — t r e f o l o g y […]
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Thanks, David
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You are such a strange fellow. :P
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Why thank you, B.
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Any time, G. :)
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Waffles for the win!
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Always. Thanks, Ford.
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A very hilarious tale!
12:28pm Doctor is sued by house-mate’s family for administering medication instead of waffles.
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Is there nothing waffles cannot do? Thanks, MM
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I believe Tolstoy used a similar approach to writing. Nice work Geo. R.
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I am not surprised. We used to hang out. Thanks, B.
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7:10 pm Janny reads Trefys post. Flabergahusted eats heaping burlap satchel of waffles.
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Haha That is hilarious, Janny. Thanks.
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I made you smile; my mission is done. *tips hat*
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How weird! I live on waffles. That’s all I eat! Along with the occasional apple. And bacon, of course. :)
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Sounds good to me. Thanks, Stacey
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I waffled before deciding to serve this, but it’s not too syrupy, so I think you can stomach it:
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As I always say, if the song has “George” in the title then I will listen. Though, truth be told, I have not said that many times. Thanks, MM
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What did I just read? Lol
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I am not certain either. In Mac’s Opinion I would say, “Greatness” but of course, I am not Mac. Nevertheless, thanks for reading!
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Crazy and delightful!
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Thank you!
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Are Doctors still using canaries on house calls?
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