Sliding off the summer solstice, now fully back in her Mistress role as maven of Friday Fictioneers, Rochelle has selected a photo of a suspicious looking senior gentleman entering a resale store, cane in hand. My fib-ulous 100 words follow the photo by John Nixon.
Genre: Old Fart Fiction
Title: Secondhand Security
Word Count: 100
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I didn’t think they would need security. It was a fun gig that beat boring-ass Wally world.
The text, 4 guns @ seconds, meant four armed robbers at the secondhand store.
It was close.
There’s no fool like an old fool, but younger is dumber.
I smiled as I walked in.
I cane-zapped one guy as I ‘tripped.’ The owner shot another.
Number three went down when he shot himself in the foot. The fourth man just gave up and started to cry hysterically.
As we were cleaning up the owner said, “Just like the good old days, right, Dad?”
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Look both ways when taking on more responsibility.
Mind the gaps, walk slowly, and carry a stun gun walking stick.
This is one of my favorite old-fart Texas guy scenes from the movie, Secondhand Lions.
Our Literary Journey 
I see criminals must get so incompetent as they age?
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Like the Golden Horde in Terry Pratchett’s novel
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🙂
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Love it Bill. If you have the address for those stun gun sticks please let me have it!
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Thank you, Peter. They are readily available on line. 🙂
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Not in the UK!
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Oh, I just opened my Amazon page and since they know I looked, now they are everywhere. Must be an illegal item in the UK. Shocking. 🙂
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I’m quite happy that they are, along with guns and certain types of knife!
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Oh yeah! I loved that movie and I loved your story even more!
Long live the Old Farts who can – and DO!
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Thank you, Dale. Maybe we should say, longer live old farts. 🙂
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That too 😉
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🙂
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Too funny! Just like something you’d do. 😉
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Do you really think so? 🙂
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So clever!
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Thank you. 🙂
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Nothing a bit of old school vigilantism to teach them a lesson! 🙂
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We only shot the one. The others were victims of their own incomitance. 🙂
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There’s no fart like an old fart, and I should know! Nice one, Bill.
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Thanks, Keith. ’tis a good feeling to know I’m still a contributing member of society. 🙂
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Yep, times are tough when you need to rob the “Old Second Hand Shop”. A good piece of slap stick akin to black and white comedy films of old.
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Thank you, James.
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You leave me smiling. 😀
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I like that movie clip, it illustrates the point of the story of never underestimating the old guy pretty well…
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Glad you think so, Trent.
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Dear Bill,
I loved Second Hand Lions and that scene just made me smile and smile some more, as did your story. Old doesn’t mean dead, does it? Bravo!
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Thank you, Rochelle.
Who’s old? 🙂
Peace,
Bill
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Great movie great story!
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Thank you.
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sounds like neophytes for now, but wait until they go to jail where mentors can hone their skills.
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🙂
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Your story thoroughly delighted me. I love the bond between father and child. I also like the idea of an old geezer with a stun gun cane!
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Thanks, Lisa.
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You’re welcome.
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This had the feel good factor to it, Bill. I love it when a plan comes together.
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Thank you, Sandra.
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I had to chuckle when the young thug in the video called him ‘Old Man’.
That is not what an old man looks like – to me anyway. I remember that
movie. Let’s hear it for the ‘Old Guys’ they rule.
Isadora 😎
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🙂 He plays that role s well. Thanks, Isadora.
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Ah, love it. The competent older man using his cane for good not evil. I want to read more about mature men and women kicking ass!
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That was fun. I loved the father and son vigilante team. I’m not so sure about Michael Caine’s Texan accent.
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What a fun story! The bad guys lose 🙂
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Thank you.
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That stun cane is brilliant and the story hilarious. I can almost feel sorry for the criminals.
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Thank you. 🙂
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