I finally found some time for Friday Fictioneers hosted by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields. The picture for this week’s challenge has been provided by J Hardy Carroll.
When I was a kid I went to a Circus Carnival with my parents. I saw a pair of Siamese Howler Monkeys in a cage behind the Big Top. Each head controlled one arm. The left side was Frank and the right side was Sinatra.
Frank stole Sinatra’s banana so Sinatra howled in Frank’s ear. Frank gave the banana back to Sinatra but as soon as Sinatra had the banana, Frank howled in his ear. Then Sinatra slapped Frank and Frank slapped Sinatra and the banana fell out of the cage.
The inspiration for my post is from Genius Funny Man Tim Conway and his Siamese Elephant skit on the Carol Burnett Show. If you haven’t seen it, I’ve put the link below. It’s not great quality which is a shame – the better links were blocked in my country which is another shame. For the Siamese Elephant go to 2:00 in the video.
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Serves the monkeys right for being so rude.
It’s been ages since I’ve even thought about the Carol Burnett show! By the end of that clip I almost joined them on the floor.
Me too! Those stories slay me! :o)
Oh Lordy!
You come back with a bang, Lori!
This skit KILLS me… I love how NO ONE can keep a straight face… A classic for sure…
Man, I miss that show…
“sure that little Asshole’s through?”
Vicki Lawrence as Momma was priceless! LOL!
That was clever, love the names you chose. And thank you for the clip, I had not seen that one. Tim could always crack Carol up.
Thanks Ted. :o) He could crack me up, too. I love watching the clips.
Wow, so much fun. Thank you for introducing me to these acts, first time I’m hearing about them.
I’m glad you liked it. :o)
Now nobody has a banana. That’ll learn ’em 🙂
Siblings! Right? :o)
That was an interesting take on the photo prompt – so unusual! I’ll have a look at the elephant link later.
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Thanks Susan. It’s definitely worth it. :o)
Obviously it is impossible to be on the same stage as Tim Conway and keep a straight face, even when you are Tim Conway. On the other hand, it is so funny that Momma stole the show with one line…
Nice co-joined (it’s the 21st century 😉 )monkeys story. What’s Frank Sinatra without his banana?
Haha! Momma is brilliant and maybe a circus employee found the banana and gave half to Frank and half to Sinatra. Or not. Who knows? All I know is that fighting is never the answer. :o)
Dear Lori,
Welcome back! Cute story and that video never ceases to be hilarious.
hnorket!
Rochelle
Thank you Rochelle. I’m happy you enjoyed it. :o)
Great, fun, story, Mrs. C.Shall watch the video soon.
Thanks for stopping by, Moon. :o)
Ha… the thought of siamese elephants is a bit disturbing in a funny way.
The visual is hysterical – the monkey running on the fused trunks dancing the merengue.
Thanks for stopping by Bjorn. :o)
So funny! I got sucked into many episodes then came back to the reality of commenting on your post. Fabulous take. Thanks!
Thanks Alicia! I’m so happy you enjoyed it. :o)
Back when comedy skits were played out to an audience — I almost said “a live audience,” but what would a dead audience get out of it?! — and Tim Conway literally ROFL, Rolled on the Floor Laughing! Hilarious that the entire cast was up there, busting a gut as they tried to hold back laughing themselves!
The Carol Burnett Show was brilliant! And it’s just as funny today as it was back then. :o) Thanks for stopping by Gale.
Clearly they’ve never learned how to keep a straight face – all four were corpsing!
I’m not sure I could keep a straight face if Tim Conway was trying to make me laugh. He was a master. :o) Thanks for stopping by Liz.
Nice read
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Thanks MD! Happy you stopped by. :o)
Love the idea of conjoined monkeys falling out – that makes for a tough home life! Nice tale
No matter how cranky I get with The Viking at least he doesn’t steal my banana! :o) Thanks for stopping by, Lynn.
That was brilliant, a very enjoyable read and a lasting image for sure!
I’m so glad you liked it, Siobhan. :o) Thanks for stopping by.
Love it!