SoCS June 11/16 – mb

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Linda called and said get your self over here to blogger heaven.

Little did she know that to do so meant enduring a numb bum from the fifteen hours of sitting in a plane seat in cattle class that progressively got harder the longer I sat there.

There’s one thing that I do like about plane travel and that is the climb as you take off that feeling of the engine thrusting you back into your seat.

On this particular day I was pleased to be on my way as I’d had a hair cut the previous day, wanting to look my best for Linda, she was a bit choosy about how her men looked, and now sporting my favourite number one cut knew I didn’t need to pack my comb.

It was a peaceful flight until the man in the grey suit said with aplomb that he had a bomb in his bag. I went numb all over, I was struck dumb, I sat there my life flashing before my eyes all sense of living suddenly came to an abrupt halt.

It was then I wished had my gold comb, the one with the super powers to overcome plane hijackers and defuse bombs but this I would have to accomplish with a new word with ‘mb’ in it…..I sat and thought what word could I use that would set everything straight…..of course I realised and set about to climb from my seat as he……….

 

Written for: https://lindaghill.com/2016/06/10/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-1116/

 

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18 Responses to SoCS June 11/16 – mb

  1. JoAnna's avatar JoAnna says:

    Hate that numb bum, but love that climb. Good use of mb!

  2. Ooo that’s cheeky leaving us dangling like that ffs!

  3. Clever! Made me smile, which is always a good thing. I imagine you found the word. After all, Linda is at the other end of this flight, and you can’t let her down!

  4. Good use of the prompt, Michael. Numb bum made me LOL.

  5. Linda G. Hill's avatar LindaGHill says:

    Ah, I hate a numb bum. Especially on a long flight when I have to climb over people to get out of my seat. And then where do I go? Can’t just step off for a minute. 😛
    Oh, and by the way, you’re very handsome, my dear. 🙂

  6. joey's avatar joey says:

    So imaginative 🙂 Your hair looks great! 😉

  7. Lyn's avatar Lyn says:

    In this case, the only word I can think of for “mb” is tomb :/

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