Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Chuck-it.

~ John W. Howell

“What’s up?”

“This ball is driving me crazy.”

Why’s that?”

“It just sits there. I want it to run or something.”

“That’s a chuck-it ball. You need someone to throw it.”

“Well, now that you mention it, I think I know the someone who can help me.”

“Okay, Twiggy. Here’s the ball. Who wants the Chucky ball?”

“Just toss it, will you, Dad? Wait, did you say Chucky?”

“Yes, I think it was a slip of the tongue.”

“It’s getting to be Halloween time. Chucky was that scary doll, right?”

“Yes, but your ball is called Chuck-it, not Chucky.”

“Humm, next, we might have to worry about a werewolf.”

“Why do you say that?”

“Well, when you think of Halloween, a werewolf naturally enters the picture.”

“I think it is too early to worry about a werewolf.”

“You could be right. I think I will focus on playing with Cheeseburger.”

“Where are you going?”

“I think I hear a door-to-door salesperson and need to get my bark on.”

“There are no door-to-door salespeople here. Come on and get Chuck-it.”

“Not a chance.”

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Thanks to Teagan for her Halloween Game/Creativity Challenge

You can read more about it by clicking the link. The three Halloween things assigned to the first initial of John were: Werewolf, door-to-door sales, and Chucky.

105 thoughts on “Thursday – A Little Personal – Twiggy and Chuck-it.”

  2. Excellent work with the prompt. Twiggy is an imaginative genius. She deserves extra accolades for this one. (Or for fear of Chucky, which I completely understand.) Sending her bunches of ear scratches. And belly rubs, too. Thanks for the smiles, John.

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  14. Halloween, werewolves…of course Twiggy is right.
    I used to work with a guy named Chuck. Every time we’d get on the elevator, I’d say, “Going up, Chuck?” Cracked myself up. Chuck, not so much.

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      1. haha! I can so imagine that. It’s like you know it’s old and it’s awful, but you just have to say it. Strangely, I didn’t work with a single John. Boy, now there’s a statement…🙄😏😆

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  17. Nailed it, John! Still giggling over how small that Chuck-it ball really is. With Monk’s strong jaw, he’d probably swallow the thing … or shred it to bits! Good thing there are different sizes for different pups.

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  18. And doesn’t Chucky have orange hair like the orange in that ball? Hmm… maybe he can transform into a chuck-it ball the way a werewolf transforms. Better hide the ball if it’s a full moon, just to be safe John! 🎃 🌕

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    1. I’m glad they stopped by. Yes ,Twiggy and I did have fun with it. I was worried about door-to-door sales but it gave Twiggy a good line. Thanks for the prompt. Hugs

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  30. Oh! The Twiggy Resort begins preparing for the Halloween! That sounds great. The ball seems to be so small for Twiggy, but this diversity creates a special mood. 😁😁😁🍻🍤🍤🍤

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  38. Twiggy, you are wise to avoid the Chucky….erm Chuck it.
    You are very smart.

    Please tell dad I might not be very talkative this week.
    One of my pussy cats is going to the Rainbow Bridge on Wednesday.
    I know he will say hello to Lucy.

    🐂🐂🐂🐂🐂

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