Charlie’s Scribes Take Africa By Storm!
"Agh!" My head was pounding as I awoke in a hotel room. I shot straight up in bed. "Where am I? Wait…I'm wearing a coconut bra?"
Covering my glistening sun burnt skin, I groaned from the pain, and heard a cellphone chime ‘Lovely Bunch of Coconut’. I pressed play, eyeballing the ostrich stretching its neck out from the bathroom.
"Oh my gosh! What happened last night?"
Then I heard Mark's voice mail message:
"Hey Tammy, pick up. It’s Mark and Liz; we’re at Michelle’s concert waiting for you. Listen, something weird is going on. Liz picked me up in a cab from a place called Bates Motel; I have a new tattoo of an elephant on my right shoulder and a pounding headache that reminds me of Ireland. You need to hurry and get up here mas rapido. After the next number, Michelle will announce her blogfest winner."
Wait…Michelle lives in South Africa. I rushed to the window, and pulled back the curtains.
"It's Liz. WHERE ARE YOU!! I want you to know I came on this little adventure because you made me. I wore the hooker shoes because you said the lions wouldn't eat me for fear of choking on the heels. Well, guess what? Maneuvering through elephant crap in stilettos just plain stinks! I have enough dung stuck in my toes to plant potatoes. Anyway, follow the elephants, they will take you to the concert!"
I grabbed a pair of pink Hawaiian flip-flops with the initials “MK” and ran out the door, nearly ice skating in vomit.
"Agh, gross! Who ate rice?"
After two miles of dung dodging, and not being able to “move this traffic along” any faster, I finally heard crowds cheering, and one high pitched girlie squeal, scaring off the elephants that lead me there.
"Tammy! You made it!" Mark said jumping as the concert's disco beams bounced off his bald head.
"Mark, put a hat on! I'm blinded!" Liz yelled in her hooker heels.
"Quiet Cybertwins, I have a headache! Oh wait. Michelle's gonna announce the winner! Listen!"
…all entries were amazing……… and I'm sending out a second round of cyber hugs to the 20 participants… but the entry that resonated with me the most belongs to………
** the Scribe's wondered what happened that night, until THIS photo leaked…
Well, I used to want to go visit Africa, but now that dream has been quashed. 🙂
I'm sure they've cleaned up the vomit by now…
Congratulations Robyn! Amazing entries all!
Ostritch. Bwahahahaha xD
Congratulations, Robyn. 🙂
Mark tried to smuggle one on the plane. It tried to rip his hair out, but well, you can probably guess that didn't work, but it pecked his bald skull so much, he let it go.
Man, you just can't take some people anywhere!
Not true.
Does anyone have a spare Band-Aid?
Congratulations, Robyn! Well deserved.
Mark, want to explain the pink flip flops now?
On behalf of all the members of Charlie's Scribes, we have been counseled by our attroney to plead the fifth on all questions which could lead to incriminating and/or humiliating circumstances.
What Bosley said 🙂
So fabulous! I loved Robyn's poem! Hugs, Michelle! The Ubuntu bloghop is a wonderful experience! Love, Vidya.
Ah, loved Charlie's scribes! And thoroughly enjoyed the post! Hilarious!
Thank you Vidya. Charlie's Scribes love a lady with such obvious good tatse 🙂
Hi Charlie's Scribes and Michelle – excellent choice .. and 'Mere Chance' is such a great poem … so well done Charlie's Scribes in gathering your wits et al .. and letting us know who won.
Cheers to all .. Hilary
Gathering wits and then scattering them about is what Charlie's Scribes does best.
Thank you Michelle! Thanks for our backstage passes, the opportunity to work for free, and for a fabulous blog hop which left us all a little smarter, and hopefully a little more human.
Loved this post.
Those C.Scribes are a hoot! Coconut bra, Mark's pink flip-flops–Hahaha! Congrats to Robyn, I just got back from reading her poem and it was excellent, and big hugs to you Michelle!
Viv Los French ! (Here at Charlie's Scribes, we proud ourselves on our high use of our English knowledge.)
Congrats to Robyn! Her brilliant poem really reflected the spirit of Ubuntu. Thanks to Charlie's Scribes for risking their lives to get the message out, pink flip-flops and all!
I am beside myself, and the myself next to me is over-the-top amused and honored. She's jumping up and down in a coconut bra and MK flip flips to the tune, "Super Freak." Thank you, all. Thank you. Thank you. It really means a lot. I'd been playing with the concept of my poem for a while, and your blogfest, Michelle, brought it out of me. You're a beautiful lady. Cyber hugs back to you, the scribes, and all.
xoRobyn
It sounds to me as if Africa was the winner – and Charlie's Scribes need to be storming out – quietly.
A hoot to start my day with. Mega thanks.
Why must there be vomit in the world?? That's what I'd like to know 😛
I agree and I get sick thinking about it.
New subscriber/follower from the #AtoZChallenge. Sister minion from another mother (AJ's Hooligans).
I have dreams like this post when I forget to take my meds for a day. :p
and i still have the headache to show for it all… congrats to Robin. man…Charlie's Scribes, what an awesome trio!! LOL
Yeah, except for the bald dude in the hideous Hawaiian shirt 🙂
Totally cool.
Congrats to Robyn.
Hilarious post. They could've landed in the city, but the wild animals and dung made it an adventure.
Congrats, Robyn.
At least you didn't wake up to a tiger in your room. Or since it's Africa, a lion.
My favorite line was, I had a headache that reminded me of Ireland. LOL. You guys are so much fun.
Hey kids!
After reading this guest selection, I think I had a storm of sorts. A brainstorm, nah, more like a light drizzle. No smoking of a grass skirt! 🙂
I'm outta' here…
Gary!
Elephant dung and rice vomit? I'm not wearing stelleto heels of pink flip flops. I'm wearing waders.
lol! You all are hilarious 🙂
Crazy hilarious. Elephants, hooker heels….dung? Hey whatever works and you guys are taking first place in show.
OMGosh, what a great post! Congrats to Robyn!
That was great! The phrase: "….nearly ice skating in vomit," was ewwww too visual but hilarious LOL!
A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO CHARLIE'S SCRIBES & ALL THE VISITORS WHO POPPED IN TO READ ABOUT THEIR AFRICAN ADVENTURE! 🙂 🙂 🙂
LOL!!!
Thanks for the morning chuckles! Too hilarious.
*snort* Coconut bra. Ouch. Michelle, and Scribes, this is too HEELARIOUS!!!!!!
Now that was an entertaining trip to the winner.
Congrats to Robyn.
Waving madly at Michelle. 🙂