“I can’t believe you told the Butcher’s Union that,” shuddered re-election director Fitzgerald.
Councilman Winton sighed. “I only said they’ll get their pound of flesh.”
Outside, hundreds of butchers sharpened their knives.
Fitzgerald winced. “I think they want more than a pound.”
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EagleAye
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Ohhh… oops! Ya think? ha ha! Great micro story! 🙂
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Hehe. Butchers are really not the folks to fool around with. 😉 Thanks so much, Courtney! 🙂
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The moral of the story? Don’t cross guys with knives! Fun story!
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No kidding! And be careful what you promise. 😉 Thanks kindly! 🙂
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Oh my! The pressure is on now! I doubt very seriously that a retraction made by Councilman Winton would be of any use. “Open mouth, insert knife!”
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Haha! No doubt. Methinks the Councilman won’t need to worry much about his weight problem after this. 😉 Thanks so much! 🙂
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Oh dear! Don’t turn your back!
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No kidding. Maybe it’s time for him to invest in kevlar vests. 😉
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I guess campaign promises came back to bite him in the ass – or is it stab him in the back?
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Hehe. They came back to stab him in the rump roast. Sirloin too. 😉
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Ha! I don’t really feel sorry for him.
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Hehe. Me neither, to be honest. He should’ve known better. 😉
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The wrong people to mess with I think!
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Yep. They take that “pound of flesh” idea very seriously! 😉 Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
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Butcher PAC! Like the double entendre on ‘”pound”. You are always clever with word play.
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Word play is one of my favorite things. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks very much! 🙂
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I meant to write cleaver instead of clever. Stupid auto correct.
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I enjoyed this too. As always, great, original take.
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Awesome. Thanks very much! 🙂
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And they’ll even “throw” in some steak knives for free 🙂
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Haha! Just a couple of “rib-stickers?” That’s a “sharp” wit, you’ve got there. 😉
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but never any cutting comments 😉
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Haha! Of course. Just edgy enough. 😉
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