Photo by: Sarah Potter
Paul and Marjorie returned home from an afternoon of shopping. In the garage, Paul saw his shoes and groaned, “Binky!”
“What’s wrong?” said Marjorie.
Paul pointed, “Binky got hold of my work shoes.”
Marjorie crossed her arms. “You wanted a Giant Spider for a pet.”
“Oh stop. Binky’s just a baby…”
“Baby Giant Spider,” corrected Marjorie.
“Oh, he’s a sweetheart. He’s just acting out because he misses us.”
“Uh huh.” Marjorie continued into the house while Paul brushed out his shoes. She returned moments later.
“Binky’s just acting out, right?”
“Yeah.”
“Then you’ll love what he did to the living room.”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2017/09/20/22-september-2017/
Pets: You gotta love ’em.
EagleAye
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Why anyone would keep a spider for a pet has always been beyond my reasoning!
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I know. I’ve seen people keeping scorpions and snakes as pets too. I just don’t get it. *shrug*
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Dear Eric,
Only you would come up with a giant spider named Binky. 😀 Hilarious. And the picture of the dog. Priceless. Thus confirming the reason my husband I only keep each other as pets.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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You know me. I like writing outside the envelope. 😉 So far, Shey and I have no pets either. We’re messy enough as it is, and now Hannah has us both beat. 😉 Thanks much, Rochelle! 🙂
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Thanks for my morning chuckle! I like the way you gave such a unique spin (pardon the pun) to the usual dog-left-alone problem. I’m guessing Binky will meet his doom via the suction end of a vacuum cleaner some day when Paul is out of town. (Because that’s what would happen at this house. Nyahaha…slurp.)
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My pleasure, Christine. I’m trying to keep the chuckle industry in business. Marjorie will keep her distance from Binky, since he’s two feet across. Binky will probably survive. He earns his keep as a guard dog. He doesn’t bark, but when burglars see him they either faint or run for their lives. 😉
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My vacuum cleaner isn’t even two feet across. They probably feed him steaks.
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😀 How did you know?
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Hilarious! I’m with Rochelle…only you, Eric, only you. Binky is so British, and yet it’s perfect for this tale. I see him as big and hairy and wearing a bowler hat 😀
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Hehe. And I’m rather proud of that reputation. 😉 I can see him with a Bowler too. He’s eminently well bred, you know, and always maintains a stiff upper lip. 😉 Thanks Lyn! 🙂
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I may have a nightmare at the thought of the living room. No Binky’s at my house.
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Well lets hope not. Binky means well in the end even if his methods are disconcerting. I wouldn’t have a Binky either, though. I’d be too nervous all the time. 😉
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Another vote for the great name for a giant spider. And what an excellent guard pet he makes! Now, if they could just keep him out of the living room…
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Well that settles it then. Binky gets to keep his name! 😉 And yeah, they should keep him out of the living room…except on Halloween. I wonder how they punish him? Swat his carapace with a newspaper? Would that even hurt? 😉 Thanks Joy! 🙂
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They might have to swat him with something larger, I agree. Like a chair, maybe. 😉
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True. I think anything short of a two-by-four or a baseball bat won’t get his attention. 😉
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oh dear! This did make me laugh.
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That’s all I was hoping for. Thanks very much! 🙂
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I thought Binky was a mutant spider! 😱 What have you done to my mind, Eagle?! 😱
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Haha! My evil plan is finally coming together. 😉 Time to go back to the Andromeda Galaxy 😉 Thanks Kelvin!
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Cackling laughter! Love it!
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This was great fun to read. Love that last line, it sent images of a cobwebbed room running through my mind. I was expecting Binky to be a dog so it was a fun surprise to envision a giant pet spider.
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That’s pretty much what their living room looked like. Imagine cleaning that up! Glad you had fun. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Hahaha! Brilliant! Perfect. :o)
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Thanks so much! 🙂
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Does Binky pull at the leash when taken for a walk? Otherwise minor misdemeanours can be forgiven. Nice one. Was that your dog in the photo?
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Hehe. Binky doesn’t need walks. Usually he spins a web in the corner and sits there. Occasionally he writes haiku in his web. 😉 That wasn’t my dog, just a pic I found. Still, I felt many dog owners could identify with it. Thanks much! 🙂
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I loved this, Eric. Acting out because he misses us. That line killed me. Still chuckling …
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Glad that one worked as I hoped. Thanks so much! 🙂
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Love the way you built up to the last line. Hilarious.
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Glad the technique worked. Thanks so much! 🙂
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