Sunday, April 4, 2010

A Day By The Sea

Lyn and Barry decided to spend a day by the sea.

Lyn went to the souvenir shop near where the boats were docked. She looked at an assortment of earrings made from real-life shells and a snow globe, which (when shaken), looked just like the ocean.

Barry looked in the 'Line 'n' Tackle' shop and came out with some earthworms and a lime-green fishing reel. He sat on the finger-wharf and carefully threaded a worm through the hook.

After fetching some calamari and chips from "Fresh And Chips" (the charmless name of the nearby seaside kiosk) Lyn sat down beside Barry and watched him fish.

Barry got a bite and yanked at the reel. Unfortunately, the hook was stuck in the woody-pylon holding up the wharf. When Barry yanked, the hook was set free, but like a whip, it hurtled out of the water and into Lyn's face, gouging into her eye and plucking it clean from her head.

Terrified, Barry and Lyn both tried to stand at the same time, bumped heads and fell into the sea where they were devoured by a visiting Tiger Shark who had watched the entire nightmare play out with a great deal of satisfaction.

The end.