When his ransom demand went unmet, the Crimson Conundrum carried out his dastardly threat. The great city of Centopolis was blanketed in an electric field that targeted the language centres of the brains of its citizens. Across the metropolis mixed metaphors and collapsing idioms caused havoc; People found themselves up a spout without a paddle - the flying pigs had come home to roost! Even the city’s hero, Amazing Man, who had the strength of a slippery slope, found that he had bitten off more than he could swallow when he tried to grasp the early bird by both horns…
Pamela Kennedy
30/7/2021 12:45:02 pm
Fun and enjoyable!
Peter Genet
30/7/2021 01:45:01 pm
Brilliant! I read that with Ronnie Barker's voice in my head!
Elizabeth Zahn
30/7/2021 04:44:31 pm
Clever!
Sue Clayton
31/7/2021 04:59:38 am
A babel of humour, Bill. Loved all the metaphors.
Paul Lewthwaite
31/7/2021 09:29:22 am
Great, playful story...I could see a longer version as a fun children's book.
Bill Sells
31/7/2021 04:12:05 pm
Illustrated, please. The Crimson Conundrum strikes again. All-around great story!
Norman Shaft
31/7/2021 10:43:57 pm
This is fantastic. Very clever! Comments are closed.
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