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Now You See Them, Now You Don't, by Doug Bartlett

22/7/2022

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After eating a delicious dinner at my favorite restaurant I realized there would only be two dollars left in my wallet after paying for my meal. It was getting dark quickly and I decided to get some exercise by walking from the restaurant to my bank to get as much cash as I could from the ATM machine.

As I was returning to my car I was accompanied by three thugs, each one younger, bigger and stronger than myself. One guy had a six inch scar on his left cheek. Another had tattoos all over his face and the last guy had a black patch over his right eye. They were all over six feet tall and weighed more than two hundred and fifty pounds.They had me cornered up against the bank with no help in sight and with no way out. There was only one thing to do.

I coughed loudly three times.

I then said, “Which one of you punks want to be first. I’ll beat the living tar out of you and if I don’t this Covid 19 virus will.”

“Hey, where did everybody go?”
17 Comments
Marjan Sierhuis
22/7/2022 01:53:21 pm

Powerful story, Doug.

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Doug
22/7/2022 04:01:37 pm

Thank you Marjam.

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Jim Bartlett link
22/7/2022 03:48:41 pm

Thugs chased away by a bug.
This story should go viral ;-)
Jim

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Doug
22/7/2022 04:02:42 pm

Thanks for that clever comment Jim.

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Candace Arthuria Williams
22/7/2022 04:28:32 pm

I used to think that if you grasped imaginary birds on the subway, it would have been a sure-fire way to get a seat. I just never had the guts to try it. But this is better. So much better. Ha, ha, Doug!

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Doug
22/7/2022 04:34:13 pm

Thanks for sharing that Candace.

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Mike Uptain
23/7/2022 12:00:42 am

You should have titled it four thugs and a bug!

Another good one Doug!

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Doug
23/7/2022 12:45:10 am

Thanks for taking the time to read it and comment.

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Michael Borjon
23/7/2022 02:37:37 am

Clever story Doug!! Finally something good came from Covid…

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Doug
23/7/2022 05:29:28 am

Thank you Michael.

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Sue Clayton
23/7/2022 04:26:03 am

I guess even Covid can have a silver lining, Doug.

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Doug
23/7/2022 05:30:49 am

Thank you Sue. I guess it can.

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Sivan Pillai
23/7/2022 05:44:54 am

Enjoyed it well, Doug.

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Doug
23/7/2022 02:32:06 pm

Glad you enjoyed it Sivan. Thank you.

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David Milner
23/7/2022 10:26:07 pm

Or does he have Covid? Either way he could cough in the left eye....Crafty!

Chuck
24/7/2022 12:34:34 am

Good thing they weren't wearing masks.

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Doug
24/7/2022 12:45:12 am

Thank you David and Chuck for your responses.

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