This 100 word piece was written for the Friday Fictioneers photo prompt below.
‘What’s with your new display. It’s a little one-sided, isn’t it?’
‘It’s symbolic of my political views.’
‘How so?’
‘Do you see any red there left of centre?’
‘Now that you mention it ….’
‘No tomatoes, no pinko apples, no anti-capitalist red capsicums, no radical radishes. And don’t get me started on those sob-story red onions. I’m not going to provide any oxygen to any fruit or vegetable that’s left of centre.’
‘But aren’t you cutting of half your income to make your point? And surely you can’t assign a political leaning to a vegetable?’
‘Have you voted lately?’
PHOTO PROMPT © Roger Bultot
Sharply humorous as always, Doug.
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Thanks, Robbie
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Ha, great last line, and inspired take on the photo 🙂
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Ha! That last line got me, fortunately I didn’t vote him in!
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Don’t you mean blue when referring to left of center? Right is usually red.
But what do i know? Just tell me where I can buy a tomato – red, green or otherwise.
Randy
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Very well and drolly done. No inferences as to thin-skinned pip-squeak sour and rotten on the inside Mandarins though. Oh well, you say ‘potato’ I say ‘ass-whole.’
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Humorous modern fable.
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Thank you
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You’re welcome.
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‘Have you voted lately?’ Nice.
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Thanks 😊
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That’s half of his customers alienated! Excellent take Doug.
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Thanks, Keith
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Tongue in cheek about to burst into laughter. Brilliant.
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So kind, Susan. Many thanks.
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Loved the punchline
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Thanks, Michael.
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And the red vegetables are packed with free radicals, can’t have that.
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Indeed not
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