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An Aquired Taste
by Stephen Philip Druce

I took my girlfriend for a meal to celebrate her birthday.

She read out the menu at the reataurant table - "lime-leaf crusted shrimp with mango salad and donkey dentures".

"Donkey dentures? - well that's my meal cancelled" I said. "The disgusting image of a set of donkey dentures in my mango salad has caused a sudden loss to my appetite".

"Well I want to eat - it's my birthday" she said.

"Well eat then" I said.

"I don't want to eat alone" she said.

"Well don't eat then" I said.

"But I'm hungry" she said.

"Well eat then" I said.

"I don't want to eat alone" she said.

"Well I've lost my appetite" I said.

"Well I want to eat - it's my birthday" she said.

"Well eat then" I said.

"I don't want to eat alone" she said.

"Well don't eat then" I said.

"But I'm hungry" she said.

"Well eat then" I said.

"I don't want to eat alone" she said.

"Well I've lost my appetite" I said.

"Well I want to eat - it's my birthday" she said.

"Well eat then" I said.

"I don't want to eat alone" she said.

"Well don't eat then" I said.

"But I'm hungry" she said.

As it was here birthday I agreed to try to eat with her.

When the starters arrived she told me she'd lost her appetite.

"What's wrong?" I said.

"There's a set of donkey dentures in my salad" she said.