Tucker didn’t believe in aliens from outer space. He had more immediate and pressing concerns; like how to get rid of all the flies that invaded his house over summer. Each autumn would be spent with a squirt bottle of window cleaner in one hand and a rag in the other, clearing walls, windows, and cupboards of little black specks.
He didn’t like using chemical fly spray much. To be honest, he wasn’t a Greenie; he didn’t avoid fly spray because of environmental concerns. He avoided fly spray because he had a fish tank and life in an aquarium doesn’t appreciate lethal chemical weapons. The fish were safe.
But enough is enough! The day was hot and sticky. Tucker was cooking some corned beef to have cold with a salad in the sultry evening. Flies came from far and wide. Tucker grabbed an old can of fly spray and let the flies have it.
“That’ll teach you… you… you…” said Tucker.
The fish in the aquarium died. Its last words were, “I had told my boss back on the home planet that I didn’t want to be a fish.”
This may be where the expression “poor fish” comes from…
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Yes – certainly the fish was in deep water.
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First chuckle of the day, Bruce! Thanks.
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Your chuckles are always so affirming, thanks Lisa.
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I can’t blame him/her… who would want to be a fish?
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Not a SOLE person I would imagine.
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You are krilling me now!
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I never did like fish.
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One can of fly spray for you.
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Wait! Maybe the flies are the aliens!
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They nearly were!!
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“So long, and thanks for all the …”
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Just don’t get fly spray in the cat food!
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It is not clear what was the medium of communication used by the fish to their boss existing in the farthest fringes of the universe as fly sprays are known to contain anti-dark matter molecules.
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Fishes can SCALE any obstacle.
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Why do bosses never listen?
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That’s their job – not to listen.
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Well they do a good job then.
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This story is very fishy – an alien fish? But then you do like aliens or is it fish?
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Flies is what I likes – Gecko the Alien.
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