These pieces were written for Six Sentence Challenge, with the prompt word of ‘key’.
Can you dig these ‘ere worms?
No point in a brand new pair of roller skates (even if you’ve got a brand new key)
when you can’t roller skate in a buffalo herd,
especially since I heard it through the grapevine
that there’s a flying purple people eater
wearing a yellow polka dot bikini
on the highway to hell.
The key to good design
Engineer: “The key to understanding the need for this dam is that it’s designed to help cotton growers.”
Reporter: “So these would be irrigators that grow cotton to ship to Asia to be turned into T-shirts in sweat-shops and sent back to us to be turned into landfill?”
Engineer: “Well, we don’t dictate the market ….”
Reporter: “And the fact that the food farmers downstream of the dam will end up as peasants in their own country, is that dictated by the market as well?”
Engineer: “We’re running workshops for them on how they can adjust their business model.”
Reporter: “To businesses that don’t rely on water.”
Engineer: “I’m sorry, what’s your cotton-pickin’ point?”
Six Crooked Highways 
I think the conversation between the reporter and engineer has – with a few minor changes – occurred many too many times. I guess we just don’t understand the business model. Good one!
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Thanks, Janis. I think we understand the business model alright; the problems is we swallow it most of the time. 😉
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Nice 12-pac Doug. Those are some classic songs. That second one… too true.
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Thanks, D. So which one is ear-worming you now? 🙂
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‘scuse me Miz Avery… Doug, serially, “One-eyed, one armed…“?!?! What have we Readers done to be treated so?
lol
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Well, you will read such nonsense. 🙂
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You’re breaking my heart with this one, it’s too sad and too true.
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There may also be farmers upstream of the dam who will be underwater..
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Indeed, Frank, but it’s a damn good dam. 😉
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Very clever Doug
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Thanks, Brian.
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Unfortunately, these things happen too often. A writing, that depicts life.
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Wormed by the first, concerned by the second.
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There was a time when being able to call up each song would be a source of pride… now, it’s cause for alarm. lol
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Think of it as training for your next pub quiz. 🙂
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You rolled another great double six, Doug!
The first: great tunes!
The second: sadly someone always has to suffer in the name of ‘progress’.
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Thanks, Chris. ‘Progress’ always to bring to mind for me the progressive barn dance i.e. a bunch of inepts standing on each others’ feet. 😉
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A much better thought, Doug!
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Just spent a delicious half hour with Roger Miller (and Del Shannon)!
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Glad you didn’t Runaway from the earworms. 🙂
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what a unique take…good job.
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Many thanks, UP.
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The Jacqhammer hits twice.
Highway to hell please…warm climate and always, helluva music there!
As for the good design – it can improve with some c4 fireworks when the engineer’s car is parked on the dam.
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I like the way you think. Promise, I’ll be right behind you. 🙂
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Hahaha!!
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Cool. Some excellent musical journeys in that first one! 😎
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Thanks, TAM.
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