Hello Everybody, It’s been a while 🙂
Here’s my contribution to Friday Fictioneers, I hope you enjoy it.
Thank you to Ted Strutz for the image today. And also thank you to the lovely Rochelle for running the challenge. If you’d like to have a go, pop onto her page and take a look at the prompt. Write your story in 100 words or less and post it up. Good Luck!
The Fun of the Fair
‘What if one of them throws up?’ Ray laughed and we both took a step back.
‘Do we have to go on that?’ I grimaced. The people above had now become a continuous blur of colour.
‘Come on, where’s your sense of adventure?’
‘It’s still on the waltzers with its head between its knees,’ I replied. ‘There’s some nice pedalo’s over there.’ I pointed to a lake in the centre of the park.
Ray turned to look just in time. Vomit cascaded down and hit the floor hard, splashing onto his shoes.
He looked up at me and grinned. ‘Pedalo?’
100 Words
I will never understand what prompts people onto those infernal machines. It seems the very antithesis of adventure to me, vomit or no vomit.
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Lol! I agree Mick.
If I wanted to spin around and feel sick I could just drink a bottle of whiskey and lie down on the sofa 🙂
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Whiskey does that to me too.
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I watched my brother do that once, but then I had also seen him eat two corn dogs, a cotton candy and a chocolate milkshake. It was pretty nasty.
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Oh dear, and did he go on it again I wonder?
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I used to have a hard time during my childhood. Thanks for sharing this.
Love and light ❤
Anand 🙂
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You’re welcome, and thanks so much for reading Vibrant 🙂
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It’s my pleasure. Love and light ❤
Anand
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Hahaha, this feels very familiar. I went to a fairground last week, and both me and my friend felt ill after just two rides. The Waltzer is still my favourite.
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You’re brave, the last time I went on the waltzers I was pregnant with my second son – although I didn’t know at the time. Don’t think I could stomach them now 🙂
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Good decision there. For me, the swans or the tea cups.
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Gotta love the teacups 🙂 Thanks for reading Patrick.
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II am no good on fast spinny rides or anything with heights, which pretty much leaves me holding the coats and bags at funfairs! 🙂
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Lol! you and me both Edwina! I have three boys – all adrenaline junkies – glad to see there is other fellow coat holders out there 🙂
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Indeed, there is more go-around than merry sometimes..
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For sure, thanks for reading Bjorn 🙂
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Dear Cheryl,
This doesn’t strike me a fun day at the fair. The image of vomit will stay with me.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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After reading, I sense a hint of sarcasm in the title. It does not sound very enjoyable at all.
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It could have been worse 😀 thanks so much for reading Francesca.
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The second choice seems much better.
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I think so too 😀 Thanks for reading Alicia
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I hadn’t thought of that.
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I always loved these carousels, but never thought about vomit raining from the sky. Eek. That takes the fun out of the fair quickly. I did enjoy the story, though. 🙂
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Lol, thank you gahlearner 😀 unfortunately this is kind of a true story, but thankfully it didn’t happen to me!
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There are always those ones who shouldn’t go on the spinney things but do anyway! As I get older, I’m not so found of these. I’ll stick to the roller coasters!
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I’m with you Dale. Not a big fan of anything spinning, upside down, backwards and forwards…in fact maybe I should just have a lie down 🙂
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Ha ha!
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I’ve seen that too…the vomit…from one of the riders. Its usually when they get off but I’ve also seen it while they are on the ride. I used to work at an amusement park. I’ve seen lots of stories there.
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I bet! What a great experience, and so much material 🙂
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