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“It’s a magic mirror!” said Charles, the Senator’s majordomo. He aimed it towards the giant city. “In the reflection we can see the origins of things. See? The city of Megapolis began as a farmhouse.”
“Really?” drawled Senator Graves, looking bored.
“I look into it, and see a magnificent peacock!”
“Gimme that!” growled Graves. He gazed into the mirror, grimaced, and shook it around.
“What do you see?”
“It must be broken. It’s not working right.”
“I assure you it works fine,” said the majordomo, checking it again. “Try it now.”
Senator Graves sighed. “No, I still see a tapeworm!”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2018/08/29/31-august-2018/
EagleAye
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Good one! Tapeworm… 🙂
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Hehe. Thank you!
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LOL!!!!!!!
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Glad you got a laugh. 😉
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I don’t even know what a tapeworm looks like (that’s a good thing not a bad thing)
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Good for you. If you ever see a pic of one, you’ll think it’s not from this planet. (shudder). 😉
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An honest mirror. Should be a must for all politicians.
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Though, I doubt it would be popular. 😉
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Hah! I can think of a few politicians down my way that clearly evolved from tapeworms.
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Haha! We’ve got some up here that clearly evolved (and I use that term lightly) from leeches. 😉
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This is just a wild guess, but I think I’m starting to see a trend…. By any chance do you not have a good opinion of politicians? 😉
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Heavens! What would make you think that? Just because I believe comparing a politician to a tapeworm is an insult to tapeworms, you draw conclusions? 😉 😀 😀
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Yeah, that’s pretty slim, I know, but you’ve left other hints too. 😉 😉
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Trouble with those tapeworms is they never stop…unless drastic measures are taken… got any ideas?
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As far as I know, surgery is the only way. That’s why they need a lot of surgeons in Washington. 😉
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Darn tootin’!
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Ha ha ha, politicians!
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They had it coming. 😉
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Sounds about right. He should count himself lucky he managed tapeworm.
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True enough. Most his colleagues see maggots. 😉
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A parasite! Politician! Nice satire.
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Hehe. Thank you kindly, sir.
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You made me guffaw with that twist, EagleAye!
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Always love to hear that. Thanks Penny! 🙂
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Perfectly correct 😀
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Thanks Lyn! I thought it was spot on. 😉
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Heehee 🙂 A tapeworm, indeed. Lots of politicians are tapeworms, feeding off their hosts.
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And when you realize what they’re doing down there, you realize where politicians perfected their craft. 😉 Thanks much! 🙂
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There’s nothing worse than an ambitious career tapeworm. You never get a straight answer out of them, that’s for sure.
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Yep. I just watched a tapeworm on the news saying something he thought was clever. Later, after being accused of malfeasance, he claimed he never meant it that way. Those tapeworms! 😉
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I’ll never see a politician in the same way again! Nice one.
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You’re just seeing the truth now. 😉
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Dear Eric,
Ha. I set my coffee aside before the last line. Good thing. Such a gentle way of saying parasite. Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Ha! Ha! How the worm has turned becomes a true story. Probably needs to build a wall to stop other worms from coming through.
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I agree with your comment about. The comparison with politicians is an insult to the tapeworm.
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It is. I must apologize to tapeworms now. 😉
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Such a twist!
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Thanks most kindly! 🙂
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A true reflection on all politicians; they try their best but do their worst.
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They most certainly do! Thanks! 🙂
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Nice punchline. The Peacock was a good comparison too, though I confess I had to look up majordomo to learn it meant the steward of a great house. Not a mirror I want to peer into!
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Oh, you never know. You might see a butterfly. Me, I’d probably see a rock. 😉 Thanks so much!
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Tapeworms are awful things, what a sad reflection!
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They really are. One can only hope the Senator changes his ways after seeing that!
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:):):). really, you are so funny.
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