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monkey play

April 10, 2002 at 11:33 a.m.

Picture you are in a personal essays and memoirs class and you are supposed to do an exercize in a group... your group is given a slip of paper that reads:

"A man is getting off a bus and falls. When he looks up a woman is smiling at him"

Then you are given a monkey puppet and a teddy bear and are told to write a scene of just this moment. So I give you:

Flibbertigibbet

Scene exposition: Day

A monkey is riding the bus. The monkey, known to circus fans all over the Midwest as Mr. Sprickets, is obviously intoxicated. He is old, about 60, his legs are severely disabled due to advanced osteoporosis, and his right eye is visibly disconnected, which is the reason that he is on the bus that is heading toward the unemployment offices. As he heads for the door, the bus driver notices his halting steps and speaks to him.

Bus Driver (with a Scottish brogue): Aye sir, you�re drunk!

Mr. Sprickets (with slurred speech): No thank you, I�ve had enough to drink.

Bus Driver (as if he hadn�t heard what Mr. Sprickets said): Aye then, watch your step there.

Mr. Sprickets continues to stager down the aisle.

Mr. Sprickets (mumbling incoherently under his breath): gawwwwr Jar jar Binx ain�t got nuttin on rrrrrrrrr I�ll tell you when I�ve had.. nuuuuuuuuh and another thing �.I love you man. (falls on the bus driver�s shoulders in a sloppy hug)

Bus Driver (now visibly impatient): Aye now then sir, git offuh my boos. (pushes Mr. Sprickets off and down the steps harshly)

Mr. Sprickets (as he is rolling down the steps): Oops! No legs!

Mr. Spricket�s tumbling comes to a halt as he lands on the street legs to the bus. He is now flat on his back, his hand has managed to become lodged in his mouth and his arms are flailing across the nearby sidewalk. A woman stands above him on the sidewalk, watching the spectacle. She is wearing a diner waitress outfit. She is obviously amused because Mr. Sprickets is a professional circus clown and he makes it look really funny. When he opens his eyes, she is smiling down at him.

Woman: Flibbertygibbet!

Mr. Sprickets: Whaaaaaa??

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a bit of funniness to forget that life is a headache and Mr. Crabtree already messed up. Why bother with men?? I've got monkeys on my side:)

SUPERCRACK is practicingpracticingpracticing!!!!

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