© G.L. MacMillan
"Henry! Henry Jekyll! I'm
coming down the hall to see you!"
"Just
a minute, Charles," called Hyde. "I'm ... uh ... dressing."
"OMG!"
thought Hyde in desperation. "It's such a complicated formula. Why didn't I write it
down?!"
"Let's
see … yes, half a beaker of the blue bottle, third from the left, bottom shelf. Then 25 milligrams from the yellow bottle, top shelf.... no, no, that's
middle shelf!"
"Henry,
got to come in now!"
"Why
didn't I write it down?!! Okay, a swig of this green
bottle, hope for the best!"
"Hello,
Henry. Just wanted to return this Robert Louis Stevenson book I
borrowed."
"Thank
you, Charles."
"Oh,
and Henry?"
"Yes,
Charles?"
"I'd
humbly suggest you either get your hair cut eight feet shorter or learn to WRITE IT DOWN!"
~~~~~~~~~~~Let's hope you're a bit better at extricating yourself from hairy situations than our friend Hyde. In any event, here's a lesson we all should learn: Always write it down! Especially when there's going to be a quiz later that goes on your permanent record.
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I'd humbly suggest you WRITE IT DOWN!
Writing it down... Dr. Jekyll should have known better. Fun story.
ReplyDeleteAnd I should know better too. Are my fangs showing?
DeleteLOL
ReplyDeleteThank you, Dawn. Don't forget to WRITE IT DOWN!
DeleteTo many, writers especially, this can be a common occurrence...I mean not writing things down and regretting it... Very amusing story!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Francesca. I can forget almost anything if I don't write it down. That 'eating and sleeping thing' can be especially tough.
DeleteFun story, Perry.
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Do you know that your comments on my blog direct me to Twitter rather than here?
And that I can't get your site to believe who I am?
Blogger is weird and often screws up. Some people who've wanted to join the blog have not been able to.At least it took your comment with your picture and name this time. As for the Twitter direct I can't fathom, it works on my end. Oy, but thanks for writing.
DeleteThis is a mantra by which I live my life. Shopping lists, story ideas, telephone numbers, where I live... Eight foot hair sounds... different. :)
ReplyDeleteToo often I don't follow. Therefore I have forgotten appointments, assignments, my head ...
DeleteEvidently Charles hasn't been fooled one little bit!
ReplyDeleteHard to miss the fangs and hair dragging on the ground. Don't forget to write it down.
DeleteDear Perry,
ReplyDeleteCharles should know that mental notes are only as good as the paper they're written on. Am I the only one who chuckled at "Oh, and Henry?" ...O.Henry...okay...well to me it was funny.
Shalom,
Rochelle
Well, of course it was meant to be funny. It's part of my riotous subtle humor. Thanks for picking it up, Rochelle. Don't be a baby, Ruth. There's another one!
DeleteI did write it down, but forgot where I put it.
ReplyDeleteIt's nice to hear you're working on something to conquer hair loss instead of wasting your time on an elixir to make yourself irresistible to women.
Why would I work on an elixir to make myself irresistible to women? Already accomplished! The hair loss potion is for you, when it starts.
DeleteNice one, Perry - and clever too!
ReplyDeleteThank you! Happy moving.
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