This piece was written for the Six Sentence story challenge, with the prompt word of ‘improvise’.
‘Mr. Moneybags, sorry to call you but I’m having difficulty giving instructions to the crew working on your new home, including the carpenters working on the stairs, especially when the architect’s drawings you sent me provide no measurements.’
‘I fell in love with Mr. Escher’s design, knowing that it was eccentric and ground-breaking but, Bob, everyone told me you were the best builder around and there was no problem you couldn’t fix, for a price.’
‘Mr. Moneybags, I can assure you that this is not some sort of shake down for more money; it’s just that we’re having trouble working out, just as an example, how the servant bringing the bottle of wine is going to be able to serve it to you on the terrace.’
‘Yes, I can see the challenge, Bob, but I think you might be holding the drawings the wrong way round and if you orient yourself to the terrace, which clearly must be at ground level, all will become clear.’
‘Sir, we did that and all we could see was you sitting at the table defying gravity and some poor sod sitting on a box doing the same.’
‘Look, Bob, I’m the one providing the money, Max is the architect and you’re the builder, so you’re just going to have to improvise or we’ll get someone else who can actually read a plan!’
Six Crooked Highways 
A great response to this picture, Doug.
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Thanks, Robbie
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‘Jeez Bob, the hell with the measurements just think outside the box- try the fifth dimensions and go from there.’
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🙂
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After studying the picture for 5 minutes, I need a lie down now. Enjoyed the read.
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Then I won’t encourage you to look at his other works until you have a stiff drink in hand. 🙂 Have to warn you that you’ll never think about perspective in quite the same way. https://duckduckgo.com/?q=escher+drawings&iax=images&ia=images
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Thank you for the link Doug😊
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I wish there were someone who knows how to confine Mr. Moneybags in the two-dimensional picture itself…
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🙂
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Love this, Doug! I’m a big fan of Escher 🙂
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Have always loved Escher.
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You know, with enough money that surely is buildable…having more than one person occupy it might be problematic
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Zero gravity would help. 🙂
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It should be a test for candidates (to go to the ISS) that they totally have to be thinking about Escher when they get there.
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🙂
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Ah, the unrealistic requests of people. This doesn’t have to be just with the rich. Many people feel they are entitled to what they want even if they don’t even know what they want. Very good story.
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What hobbo said…
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Somehow Mr. Moneybags does seem familiar 🤔
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🙂
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That drawing is going to be hard to construct.
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Hmmm, this might be the time to give it up as a bad job.
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The impossible always takes a little bit longer. 🙂
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Discovered M. C. Escher in college. Love his work. Very entertaining Six, Doug 🙂
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Best of luck with that Bob! I wonder if Escher’s house was similar to his illustration. If so I’d love to see it!
My Six!
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Escher being Dutch, it was probably very clogged. 😉
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Nice pun!
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🎵”Can we fix it? Yes we can!”🎵 (hmm, on second thoughts)
Reminded me of certain vanity projects dreamed up by another Mr Moneybags (and friends)
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Congrats on being the first person to pick up on my little joke. 🙂
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Brilliant! 🤣
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Many thanks 🙂
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I canNOT tell you how much I loved this. So clever!
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.. but you just did. 🙂 Thank you, Liz, very much appreciated.
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Aha, Escher was an architect!
That explains so much about some of the places I lived in my student days…
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… and the difficulty you had negotiating the stairs after a pint or seven at the Pig and Whistle. 🙂
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Again, I’m laughing out loud. I love Escher, but I’m glad I wasn’t the architect. 🙂 Another great link for Story Chat.
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Again, many thanks, Marsha. 🙂
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Always my pleasure. 🙂
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