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It's No Yolk
by Stephen Philip Druce

Breakfast at my local cafe -

"Bacon and egg please my good man" I said.

"Yes sir, we've run out of bacon though" said the cafe manager.

"No bacon?" I said, "well in light of this unforseen omission to the meal - subsequently condensing the choice on offer today, may I suggest a straightforward exchange here?. In simple terms I'd like to propose a negotiation. How about we supersede the relegated bacon slice for a newly promoted breakfast addition?".

"What's that in plain English?" he said.

"Give me a sausage instead of the bacon" I said.

"I can't do that - it's breakfast policy" he said.

"But you can't expect me to pay the same amount for less food" I said. "Why dont we remedy this overpriced dilemma by reducing the value of the redundant rasher from the overall charge? - thus compensating me for the expired porky piece that I have been so cruelly deprieved of".

"What's that in plain English?" he said.

"Give me a discount" I said.

"I can't do that - it's breakfast policy" he said.

He served me a tiny yolkless egg.

"Sir, I'd like to express a euphemism. May I encourage you to initiate a demonstrative enforcement of the chicken-layed sizzler into the darkened depths of your rear side anatomy?".

"What's that in plain English?" he said.

"Shove that egg up your ass" I said.

"I can't do that - it's breakfast policy" he said.