Our gracious host, Rochelle, is asking us to get
creative in 100 words or less using the photo
seen below. Welcome to Friday Fictioneers.
This is where the prompt took me.
“Dummies.” Geraldine announced. “Gerald, did you hear that? They’re actually calling us ‘dummies’.”
“I’m aware. I’ve been silently furious since 1987.”
“You’ve only existed since 2019.”
“It feels like 1987.”
Teenagers shuffled by, crotches down around their knees, glancing up briefly in stultifying indifference.
“They looked through us,” Geraldine seethed. “Literally through us.”
“People are shallow, my dear.”
“We’re wearing better outfits than anyone on this street, Gerald. Look at that man’s shorts.”
Gerald looked.
“Dear God.”
“Exactly.”
Children blew shimmering bubbles that drifted lazily past the window as people oohed.
“Even the bubbles get more respect,” Geraldine whispered ruefully.
NAR©2026
100 Words
This is “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now” by Starship from the movie, Mannequin
Everything on The Elephant’s Trunk was created by me, unless otherwise indicated. Thanks for your consideration. NAR©2017-present.
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Good one sis
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Ah, all the elements of the photo captured in the life of a mannequin’s self-importance.
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The wonderful passtime of people watching! Thanks, James.
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Dear Nancy,
One has to wonder what’s going on behind the painted faces. 😉 I couldn’t help but going back to the Twilight Zone. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1QIOvglHxiE 😉 Good one.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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For sure! I’ll never that Twilight Zone episode; they were so good! I think you’ll remember this:
https://youtu.be/ZQTb-62m0FI?si=-strm12E7eMdG_Dv
Thanks, Rochelle 🕊️
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Hilarious. In all honesty, (gasp!) I never watched Seinfeld. I’ve already taken steps to rectify that since it’s streaming on Netflix. I watched the first episode…onto the second. Just in time for summer binge watching. 😀
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You’ll love it! We still watch the reruns 🙂
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This was fun! and they are not wrong…..
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I’m glad you thought so! And they definitely are not wrong.
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I hear you, Geraldine. Dummies. Hmmph. They don’t have a clue!
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Makes me wonder who the dummies really are! 😉 Thanks, Lois
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these dummies I can relate, but not the ones who are actually breathing and alive, like politicians.
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That’s exactly why I stay away from that subject as much as possible!
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i hear you loud and clear. or shall i say read? 🙂
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Some of them wink at me when they see me & I have to wonder which side of the window I’m on
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No worries, Ron. Just wink back. 😉
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I often wonder what they are thinking! Nice one, Nancy.
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Me too! What does that say about us? 😂 Thanks, dear Keith.
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Mannequins. “Dummies” is a slur.
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Their point exactly!
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Scarecrows and Mannequins, they are all just dummies, lingering among the lizards and the grasshoppers …
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Haha! Don’t let them hear you call them ‘dummies’! Thanks for the music, my dear friend 🎶💙
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My absolute pleasure my friend
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Good one
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Thanks so much, Geeta 😊
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I liked the Gerald/ Geraldine thing
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I’m so pleased you did, Neil! Thanks.
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Such a great take Nance – I love the mannequins conversation- brilliant 🤩
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Is it weird that I understand mannequin talk? 😂 Thanks so much, Ange ✨
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Nice Interpretation of the photo, Nancy.
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Thanks very much, Fan
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