Hector showed up at work today out of uniform. The tike sized salmon polo he chose to wear instead instantly made him the victim of some harsh ridicule at the hands of his fellow employees. (ie. Who you supposed to be? Little Jackie Paper looking for his Puff??)
Not unaccustomed to a bit of abuse at the hands of his coworkers, Hector did his best to take it in stride. That is of course before his little dress code infraction was noticed by the big boss.
“Reverendez!” Mr. Merlin boomed from across the theme park the moment he noticed the not so smiling face protruding from the the up end of the pint sized near pink polo belonged to one of his least favorite employees. “Have I got a job for you!”
He sentenced Hector to take up the least favored position in all of Dragon’s Lair. Rear Emissions Monitor at the Fire Breathers exhibit.
“That, ought to teach him to pay attention to de-tail.”
Word Count: 165
Written for Sunday Photo Fiction
Thru Violet's Lentz 
Oh dear, Violet, oh dear dear dear!
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Well you tool the picture! If not this then why is he standing there?
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Laughing.
My mum always told me never to argue with a lady.
I now know why!
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Lovely pun at the last. 🙂
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Thank you for that. But I think my rear emissions reference is getting lost in translation…
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No, I got it. 🙂
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That’ll teach him! Standing close to de tail doesn’t sound much fun!
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I’m thinking fun was the last thing on Mr. Merlin’s mind…. thanks for reading Keith.
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🤣 Oh I love it!
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Thank you Christine!
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😀 😀 😀.. That pun(ch) at the last… Well done❤️
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Hahahaha I’m just full of hot air!
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Ha ha, “rear emissions monitor” is hilarious – and yes, I can see how that punishment would inspire better discipline from now on! But now I’m curious: why would Hector risk that in order to wear a small pink shirt? Sounds like there might be an interesting (ahem) BACKstory there.
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I didn’t make that part up. look at the picture again, hes standing there all alone behind the dragon…. Thanks for letting me know you enjoyed the read..
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Yes, I didn’t notice him before reading your story, but I did once you mentioned him. But now that you’ve named him and imagined a bit about what’s going on, you make me want to know more!
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Very entertaining, Violet! Love the last line. =)
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Me too. It was my first thought when I saw hector standing there in the prompt.
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I imagine that’s rather like being the back end of a pantomime horse.
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He’s not in the dragon hes behind it. See him back there just under the tail? hope he doesn’t light a match……
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Got it, you’re right about the match!
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he clearly stood out at the worse time – nicely written Violet!
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I doubt he’ll forget his work shirt any time soon…. Thanks for being here Gina.
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oh my pleasure Violet, love your story
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That’s stinker of a job for the least favoured employee.
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you hit that one right on the head!
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A lovely humourous tale of windy woe for our pink-shirted hero. Well written Violet
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I love the way you worded your comment. Thank you so much for letting me know you were here…
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Ha, ha! I didn’t even see that guy in the background at first.
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Haha! I didn’t see the guy in the background until I read this.
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It’s all in the de-tails….
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It’s just like being at school where you haven’t read the question properly.
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I scour the photos for minute detail so that I purposely send the reader back for a closer look.. Thanks for ‘falling prey’….
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I’d better pay more attention next time.
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What? And take all the fun out of it? 😄
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😊 😊
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That last punch line 👌 Amusing story.
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Thanks SLSM, these tight word counts make me love a twist!
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You won.
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good one Violet. You noticed a small detail (overlooked by most I assume) and ran with it. Very pun-y
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