If I told him once, I told him a thousand times–cups go on the left, plates and pans on the right, cutlery underneath. I cook, clean, and mend. It really shouldn’t have been hard for him to manage the washing-up.
There has to be a system for everything. Left-overs go to the hogs. No need for acid baths or body parts in freezers.
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Hannibal Lecter got married? I do like a tidy kitchen.
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Great! She may in the market for a new husband.
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OMG!
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Hah
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Everything in its right place!
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Exactly
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Is she maybe just a little too house-proud?
Fun story, Neil
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Thanks so much
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An organised, capable woman. Capable of almost anything, I should imagine.
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I’m glad you saw her strengths, despite her little flaws
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Dear Neil,
Oh dear. I think you channeled Mr. Ayr this week. Also it put me in mind of a story I posted a long time ago. https://rochellewisoff.com/2012/11/14/16-november-2012/ Enjoy. 😉
Your story is a good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thanks so much, Rochelle. There are worse people to channel than you and CE
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Oooooo, DIABOLICAL! Great job, Neil!
Five out of five OICU812. 😀
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Thanks so much, William. What’s an OICU812? Oh I see you? Or are they what the missing stuff of the universe is made of?
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It’s Oh, I See You Ate One, Too. Got it? 😀
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I must say she has a maniacal penchant for order. Good one Neil.
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Thanks so much
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Oh dear, he’s failed to attain her exacting standards and paid the final price. I wonder how many of his left-over bits the hogs got. Very neatly told.
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Thanks so much, Jilly
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He should have done those dishes. Let it be a warning to lazy partners.
Great twist,
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Thanks so much, Tannille
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Gosh! He must have listened to her.
Skeletons in the cupboard – freezer has secrets.
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It’s the pigpen that hides the secrets
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Yikes. Now that was unexpected.
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You can only tell them so many times
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What I like. Direct and to the point. Well done.
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Thanks so much, Bill
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Body parts do take up so much room.
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Yup. Give me hogs any day. They even eat the bones
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Eek, I wasn’t expecting that to change to chilling in just a few words! Nicely done, Neil.
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Thanks so much, Susan
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Now if he left the bed unmade it might be a different story. Enjoyed it!
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Thanks so much, Paula
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Mmmm. I wonder whether they sometimes have guests for dinner. By guests I mean people that are allowed to leave.
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Oh she lays a tidy table
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O.M.G. Tidy horror is the most chilling kind. Great job, Neil.
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Thanks so much, Jade
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You’re welcome.
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confused… haha well done x
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Thanks so much
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Makes me think of a few series I have recently watched, such as “Justified” in which it’s Mama who rules the roost…
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Power is a wierd thing
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That it is!
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Great story! I like the contrast between the casual tone and the dark subject matter of the last lines.
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I think the motivation for bad things often runs along that line of contrast
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Wow, the last lines send the imagination reeling. Great write!
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Thanks so much, Brenda
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Handy when you have a “green” solution on hand to get rid of those little inconveniences!
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It’s the modern way
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Grim and good misdirect, I would not like to see the freezer
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thanks so much, Mike
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Nicely penned!
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Thanks
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I admit to insisting that everything has its rightful place, but fortunately, my collection of ex’s are still alive and kicking!
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They’re in their rightful place too
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Oh my word – a lot beneath the surface here!
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The surfaces are all spotless
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Eeeep
Creepy end to this one Neil!
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That’s what I was going for
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OCD in the extreme, with a fitting punishment. I think after a thousand times the message would have got through – in this case, it seems it did not.
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It’s not as if he wasn’t warned
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Sinister indeed!
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Thanks, Joshua
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You’re right Neil, there is a system for everything. Good story!
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Thanks so much
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Great system, I’ve always thought the only foolproof way to dispose of a body is to feed it to animals. Which may be where Carole Baskin’s first husband ended up, but we’ll never know because it’s such an efficient method.
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A systemtatic approach always pays dividends
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I hope her roses do well this year.
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Well, there should be lots of pigshit
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Hell hath no fury…
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Ignore her at your peril
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Who needs acid baths and freezers when one has hogs? Chilling logic (even without the freezer).
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Thanks, Magarisa
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