Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – mat/met/mitt/mot/mutt.”

~ John W. Howell

A picture of a string with drops of water- the logo for SoCS

 

My cup runneth over mainly because an accidental hit of the brew button brought three instead of two 5 oz servings. Luckily the machine has a drain, or the tsunami of caffeine would be on the floor. So the absorbent mat that is in reserve will not be necessary. Sipping the life fluid reminds me of last week’s arrival of too many Warner Brothers look-alikes for comfort.

The grey rabbit said there was going to be a circus. An inquiry to the city assured me that no permit was necessary if it was held on my property, and no entrance fees were charged. We met in person so that the possibility of talking them into a restraining order could have happened. The mutt of a compliance officer refused to prevent what will no doubt become mayhem.

In deep thought, the thirty-story falling piano crash of the doorbell jerked me back to reality. It also set off a round of barking, cracking every mirror in the house. A toss of my old baseball mitt causes Lucy and Twiggy to think a sheep is loose in the place and brings the silence of chasing the lambs.

“Who is there,” is the inquiry through the Ring doorbell.”

“C’est Moi. Phiil Harris.”

“Baloo?”

“Bon mot. The very same.”

“What do you want?”

“Your friends Dan and Tom said you needed a ringmaster for the circus. Also, I have some mail for you.”

“Hold on.” The security shutdown procedure takes a few minutes, and the door is thrown open. Standing there is Phil Harris. “I thought you were dead.”

“This is fiction, right? Here take this and point me to my dressing room .”

Phil shoves an envelope into my hand and then pushes by me. I open the envelope, and it is a message from Linda Hill. It says, Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “mat/met/mitt/mot/mutt.” Choose one or use them all, any way you’d like, in your post. Have fun! Also, there is a note from Tom and Dan. Good luck is all it says.

To have fun, visit Linda’s blog and read how easy it is. Here is the link.

https://lindaghill.com/2023/03/10/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-march-11-2023/

Mat/met/mitt/mot/mutt by John W. Howell © 2023

“Not bad.”

“What?”

“You got all the words of the prompt in that intro.”

“Thanks.”

“One problem, though.”

“What’s that.”

“Your readers want a circus with all those characters. So you’re on the mat to deliver.”

“The objective will be met.”

“A fine mot ‘objective'”

“What are you, a linguist?”

“Mitt skämt.”

“Huh?”

“Swedish for ‘my joke.'”

“How about Swedish, for you are a mutt?”

“The same, ‘mutt.’ Du är en mutt.”

“Well, we’ve pretty much killed this one.”

“We all want a circus.”

“Fine. In the meantime, how about a pub visit.”

“Hello, Uber. Already place the order, and Helmut is on his way.”

 

84 thoughts on “Stream of Consciousness Saturday – Prompt – mat/met/mitt/mot/mutt.””

  2. I’m with Willow, John. The circus sounds a little crowded and I’m not sure I want to be that close to Pepe. Bring some popcorn to the bar. I’ll slip you some bonus points.

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  16. 🤣 It sounds like the circus is just beginning and there are far more 🤡 than I’m comfortable with, so I’ll have to pass this time. I was gonna join you at the bar, but on second thought, I think I’ll take a nap so I’m ready for the neighborhood tour tomorrow! You guys have fun, though!!!

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  19. Ha ha ha! I swear there is a permanent smile on my face when I start reading your posts. You never disappoint. Now I’m curious about what comes next… C’est vrai!

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  21. Hmm. I don’t know about a circus in your backyard. Might be a little much. And I agree with everyone else; you may need a bigger coffee mug. 🙂 Great response to the prompt, John!

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