Photo by: Dale Rogerson
Little Brian and a lawyer were the only people in the park when a spaceship landed. An alien emerged, held up a silvery device, and said, “With this I can grant any desire. What would you like little boy?”
Brian said, “I want an ice cream cone!”
*poof*
Brian had his ice cream.
“Foolish child!” scoffed the lawyer. “I would like ultimate power.”
*poof*
The lawyer disappeared.
“Where’d he go?” said Brian.
“He is now a pocket universe. Effectively a god.”
“He’ll get anything he wants?”
“Well, stars and planets need to form first. Give it a few billion years.”
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Written for the Friday Fictioneers: https://rochellewisoff.com/2019/10/02/27-september-2019/
EagleAye
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Be careful what you wish for! I like the mechanism by which you fulfil the lawyers wish.
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giggles…lesson learned the hard way for the lawyer. hehe!
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It’s always in the fine wording that these things fall down – a lawyer should know that!
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Right? He apparently hasn’t read enough fantasy stories. Wish fulfillment is always dangerous. Thanks Iain!
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Too bad it wasn’t a politician 😀
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They think they already have the ultimate power.
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😀
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They’ll learn differently one day 🙂
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Initially, it was, but I’ve been picking on them a lot. I thought I’d spread the wealth around a bit. p.s. I saw your comment about Chummy. You’re right, and I’ve been thinking about how to continue the series.
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Yaaay Chummy ❤ LOL
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never be worried about picking on pollies – most of them deserve all they get 😀
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Smart kid.
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Agreed. He should run for office.
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I’d vote for him. Better yet, let’s send that alien to visit some of those who have already been elected.
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You just can’t trust those genies
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True dat. 😉
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Ha ha! Perfection! I always knew there was a ‘catch’ to those genie things! 😉
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There always is. Thanks for stopping in! 🙂
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Yep, fine print and all … 😉
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Dear Eric,
Poetic justice. Make mine chocolate chip cookie dough. 😉 Good one. (I always set my coffee down when reading your stories.)
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I thought with ultimate power, the process of creating the stars and planets only takes six days or so.
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Hehe. That was fake news… 😉
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You’d think a lawyer would have checked the small print 🙂
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Apparently, he wasn’t a very good one. 😉
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An ice cream cone sounds like a good shout to me, especially in the park
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Same here. That’s just good living. 😉
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I am never unhappy seeing a lawyer getting what they deserve!
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Me too. Maybe the alien will go on a world tour?
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Keep it simple indeed. Smart kid. Not-so-smart lawyer. Poetic justice, methinks.
Fun one as per, Eric!
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<D This one caught me by surprise after all the grim stories. How nice, generous space alien instead of predatory humans! Very good job.
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Your title is perfect. Always!
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Haha, that’s great. You’d think though the lawyer would be a little more careful about the words he chose to speak and understand.
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Delayed gratification 🙂
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Whoops. Well, he’ll get what he wanted, eventually. Hilarious, Eric. 😀 — Suzanne
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