This piece was written for the weekly Unicorn photo prompt Challenge.
‘So, how’s the leg coming on then?’
‘Another 4 weeks before I can walk on it. Driving me nuts stuck in here.’
‘You’ve got the TV and you can stream whatever you want.
‘Yes but it’s like Bruce Springsteen says. 57 channels and nothin’ on. And I’m sick of reading.’
‘You get visitors, like me.’
‘Look, no offence, mate, but you’re hardly riveting company without a pint in your hand.’
‘Hey. What’s with the chair drawn up to the window and the binoculars. You perving on the neighbours? Seen any good murders yet, Jimmy Stewart?’
‘No such luck. The odd domestic. Spotty teenager picking his nose. Mind you, I live in hope that the divorcee on the second floor will leave her bedroom blinds open one day.’
‘You can’t carry on like this. It just isn’t right. People have a right to their privacy.’
‘Privacy? They’re all screen addicts. The entire world knows what they had for dinner, who they’re practicing their horizontal folk dancing with, what they’ve been buying, what they, like, Like.’
‘Well, don’t be surprised if someone comes around and punches you in the nose or reports you to the Police.’
‘No, no chance of that happening. They get their revenge every day. Remember during Covid and everyone would get out and clap and bang saucepans for the health workers? Every night at six o’clock this lot stand at their windows, drop their kit and moon me. It’s a sea of rears in windows.’
Six Crooked Highways 
ROFL
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Many thanks, Cage. Can’t remember the last time I saw ROFL 🙂
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And what a revenge!
Nothing off about this tale, Doug.
Still laughing.
Particular favourite: ‘…what they, like, Like.’
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Then my mission is accomplished. 🙂
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Great tale, Doug, and inspired title!
I liked (and identified with) … hardly riveting company without a pint…
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Thanks, CE. Some people are best seen through beer glasses.
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Less Like Tik Tok, more Like But Tock.
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Thanks, Obb
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Where is this place? We don’t get more than 20 or so channels.
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Ah, the wonders of streaming, Ms. Sighs. 🙂
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“Practicing their horizontal folk dancing”
You do have a way with words, Doug.
Loved it!
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Many thanks, Nancy. Can’t claim that as an original. Australians are very creative with their euphemisms. 🙂
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Hahahahaha! This is great.
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Thanks, Sally
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Very funny Doug- I enjoyed
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Objective achieved. 🙂
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This is hilarious. You’re so clever with humour, Doug. Great ending in particular. I’m imagining him waiting at his window every evening at 6 to watch the moon rise. 😊
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Many thanks, Margaret. I wish I’d thought of that moonrise line. 🙂
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Ha. Feel free to use it whenever you like.
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This was a fun story and the part that made me laugh was when the MC was asked if they’d seen any murders and the reply: “No such luck”.
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Glad you enjoyed it, Michael.
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Hilarious, fun from beginning to end!
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Thank you, Doug,
This is a fun read. 😁
Very entertaining ❤️
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A great last line! That photo looks as if it was taken in Scotland somewhere.
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Given that sponsors of the Unicorn Challenge are both Scots, I think the likelihood is quite high. 🙂
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