- Lizzie
- Richard
- Serendipidy
- Norval Joe
- Tom
- Rick Thomas
- Planet Z
LIZZIE
The postcards came from everywhere in the world.
The director thought of finding pen pals for the residents of the home.
“Pick a card. Any card!”
Everyone was thrilled.
Everyone, except Mr. Morris whose card was the only one left. An unknown town in the middle of nowhere… “I didn’t get to pick. Now I’m stuck with this…” He waved the card in the air dismissively.
“Be grateful, Mr. Morris.”
Grateful, huh… When the police found the card Mr. Morris hadn’t picked shoved in the director’s throat, Mr. Morris was long gone… That unknown town would now become quite famous.
RICHARD
Magical
My wife took me out for a meal for my birthday – it didn’t turn out quite as she expected.
They had one of those wandering table magicians, harassing diners as they waited for their food.
“Pick a card he said… any card”
So I pulled a business card from my wallet, and slid it across the table.
“No!” he protested, “pick a card from the deck!”
I looked around, “we’re not on a ship”, I replied.
“Take a card from the ones I’m holding”, he snarled through clenched teeth.
“Or you’ll do what?” I countered.
That’s when he punched me.
TURA
Pick a card… any card!
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General Wei went disguised among the people. In a small town, a travelling circus had set up. A conjurer spread a pack of cards to the crowd, saying, “Pick a card, any card!” General Wei took a card, and with it suddenly slashed open the face of the pickpocket behind him.
He explained to the bystanders, “As a boy, my father told me, ‘To see how the trick is done, watch his other hand.'” Pointing to the pickpocket, he said, “Behold this conjurer’s other hand!”
Thereafter, travelling entertainers avoided the town, calling it Zhùlìngshǒu, or “They Watch The Other Hand”.
TOM
Pick A Card Any Card
Funny in lockdown I created a Trick called Seven Sevens. It starts with
three people picking, a card any card, show it around, then place it face
down on the table. I the magician deal down seven cards in row. On top of
each card deal six more. Have these three turn their back. I the magician
move the selected cards under piles #3, #4, #5. The three turn towards the
table. One collects the seven pile into one. I do an elimination deal till
only 6 cards are left. I discard #1, #2, #6. Remain car are the selected.
SERENDIPIDY
Don’t look so frightened, we’re going to play a game.
You may have heard of ‘Cards Against Humanity’, well this is very similar, it’s something of my own design, given my own unique twist.
In this stack of cards, we have a whole range of scenarios that we will be acting out; and the other – a delicious assortment of weapons, tools and medical instruments.
I choose a card that dictates your eventual fate.
And you, choose one to determine how we get there.
Mine says: ‘You are to be skinned alive, using a…’
Your turn: Pick a card, any card.
NORVAL JOE
The super villains remained hidden behind their car.
“What are our options, Mom?” Billbert asked.
A gray haired old man piped up. “We don’t know what Nuclear Fission is capable of. Any action on our part is a wild card. So, take a card…”
Just then Linoliamanda stood up and turned dizzily. She wandered directly to the super villains and collapsed onto Benedict Arnold.
“Linny!” Billbert shouted, wanting to run to her aid. “She’s under their power, now.”
The old man put his hand on Billbert’s arm. “Don’t worry about it son. She’s a normal. We haven’t lost anyone important.”
RICK THOMAS
Your Fate Is In The Cards
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Funny thing … business cards. Always offered as something that might help you, but, really just a greedy businessman trying to line his pockets with your dough.
Filthy, germ ridden, bacteria laden, disgusting cards!
I say no thanks, walk away. Every once in awhile though they don’t take no for an answer. They insist, press the dirty thing into your hand … UGH!
Now it’s personal!
I keep those!
Sealed in plastic I hold them until the time is right, I select one, and act.
Sometimes a slashed tire, broken window, or maybe a fire …
… Sometimes a bullet to the skull.
PLANET Z
I’ll pay by credit.
Pick a card, any card.
Sure, there’s different names on them, but they’re all me, I swear.
Okay, so they’re not all me now, I’m me right now, but they’re all my past and future lives.
They just happen to all exist concurrently.
I’m me right now, but I was Alice DeSantis before, and I’ll be Johnathan Grimsby next.
So, I have every right to their money… well, my money, as they do.
As do they have to mine, if I had any.
I wonder if I keep getting karmically regenerated to learn not to steal.