copyright The Reclining Gentleman
Joel had a bucket list of minor infractions, so when he saw a hitchhiker outside a prison, he picked him up.
“Thanks,” the man said. “You know you weren’t supposed to pick me up, right?”
“What, you gonna tell on me?”
“So why’d you do it?”
Joel pulled out his bucket list binder. The man flipped through it.
“Bicycling without helmet, illegal fishing, petty theft,” he read. “That’s a misdemeanor, actually.”
“Law expert, eh?” Joel said. “Makes sense, I suppose. What were you in for?”
“Oh, I wasn’t a prisoner,” the man said. “My car broke down. I’m the warden.”
The Green-Walled Tower 
September 28th, 2015 at 7:42 pm
HA! Nice twist!
September 28th, 2015 at 11:08 pm
Oh, I didn’t expect that ending. I’m sure someone must have a bucket list of crime. It’s very funny here, David.
September 29th, 2015 at 9:13 pm
Well, if they do, hopefully it’s a inoffensive one like this and not one that ends with actually kicking the bucket with the death penalty. 🙂
September 28th, 2015 at 11:16 pm
Entrapment! lol
September 29th, 2015 at 9:12 pm
Possibly. Of course, maybe he’ll turn out to be a good ol’ boy and they’ll go out for a drink or something. We’ll never know. 🙂
September 29th, 2015 at 12:13 am
uh-oh! loved it!
September 29th, 2015 at 9:11 pm
Hehe, thanks. I like the silly stuff, you know.
September 29th, 2015 at 3:31 am
Dear David,
This puts me in mind of the old joke about the guy who didn’t want to go to school and his mother told him he had to go because he was the principal.
You lead me down the primrose path and twisted the sidewalk at the end. I read this twice just for the laughs. Well done.
Shalom,
Rochelle
September 29th, 2015 at 9:11 pm
Glad you liked it, Rochelle. You’re definitely part of my cherished audience. 🙂
September 29th, 2015 at 5:34 am
Those screws: so sneaky.
Good piece.
September 29th, 2015 at 9:09 pm
Yep, always playing mind games. 🙂
September 29th, 2015 at 5:39 am
quite a bucket list!!!!
September 29th, 2015 at 8:25 am
That’s a much more ambitious bucket list than mine. An here I thought sticking boogers under the seats at movie theaters was pretty daring. It’s always embarrassing when you get caught. Great job, David.
September 29th, 2015 at 9:08 pm
Don’t sell booger sticking short, Russell. I think that’s at least a social felony.
September 29th, 2015 at 9:02 am
Awesome… love the twist!
September 29th, 2015 at 8:59 pm
🙂
September 29th, 2015 at 10:09 am
Nice ending!
September 29th, 2015 at 8:58 pm
🙂 Thanks.
September 29th, 2015 at 9:10 pm
Haha! So busted. This is a great one! 🙂
September 30th, 2015 at 9:47 pm
Thanks. 🙂
September 30th, 2015 at 12:43 am
Uh oh, what a great surprise ending, Patrick. That’s one bucket list that should be discarded before he gets into real trouble. He might already be in it. Funny and well done. 😀 — Suzanne
September 30th, 2015 at 9:47 pm
Thanks, Suzanne. You’re right that it’s probably not the best bucket list in the world. 🙂
-David
October 1st, 2015 at 5:50 pm
Nicely done with a good twist Dave. 🙂