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PHOTO PROMPT © Lisa Fox
Description: There is a red brick building with what looks like a small courtyard with a couple of small trees in the foreground. There are three roadsigns in the lefthand corner that read “One way, End One Way” and “No Turn on Red.” There are taller buildings behind the brick building. There’s also a flight of stairs beside the red brick building that are painted red and blue.
Genre: Hysterical Fiction
Word Count: 100
DO THIS, DON’T DO THAT
“Sign, sign, everywhere a sign…” Jan kept the beat on the steering wheel as he sang along with the radio.
Rochelle looked up from her research for her next Friday Fictioneers story on her iPhone. “What would we do without road signs?”
“Do I sense a history lesson?”
“The first two drivers in Detroit collided. Perhaps if there’d been signs their tragic deaths could’ve been prevented. By the 1920’s standardized road signs were developed. Of course they don’t prevent every accident, since people don’t pay attention. Speaking of…uh honey?”
“What now?”
“You’re going the wrong way on a one-way street.”
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And just for the fun of it:
Rochelle Wisoff-Fields-Addicted to Purple 
Love this – and really love the audio. Great job!
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Thanks so much, Peter. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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So many other things necessary to make the internal combustion engine useful. Petrol stations, tarmac roads, road signs, speed limits. Nicely done, Rochelle.
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Dear Neil,
These days I wonder why they bother to post speed limits. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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very clever! And tell your special guest that he did a great job!
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Thank you, Violet. Special guest indeed. The actual voice of my husband Jan. 😀 I’ll let him know you said so.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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A delightful story – I really liked the audio, the song too! An enjoyable few minutes.
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Dear Keith,
I’m glad you enjoyed it all and took the time to say so. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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“Signs” by the Five Man Electrical Band in 1971. I was in high school.
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Dear James,
I was going to post that song in its entirety but the Muppets were so engaging. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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I can’t believe Sesame St included the line “I wish I was dead” back then! I guess times have changed a little. But back to your story – excellent voice acting skills from both participants… almost as though it’s not fiction 😉
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Dear Jen,
Well, Jan is pretty used to the history lessons. 😉 While this story is fiction it does sound very much like actual conversations. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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haha! I liked your two-part audio reading with Jan. Signage is way overdone, but with 2 ton metal death machines driven by distracted drivers, not sure if there is a better way. That intersection, btw, is a living nightmare. Across the street from the VanAndel Arena in downton Grand Rapids. Thanks for using my pic this week. I was walking to the arena for a Billy Strings concert. Used to party hearty in The Bob many moons ago.
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Dear Lisa,
Your generous loans of many great photos is always appreciated. Jan’s having a lot of fun hearing the feedback on his audio appearance. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Rochelle, it’s my pleasure to share them, you are welcome. I hope Jan becomes a regular in your readings 🙂 You are welcome.
Shalom,
Lisa
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I like this!
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Thank you, Ted (I think).
Shalom,
Rochelle
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🙂 I enjoyed the story along with the history lesson. You are correct; not everyone pays attention to signboards, at least not in my country.
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Dear Indira,
I think bad driving and distractions have gotten to be a universal problem. Glad you enjoyed and took time to say so. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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My pleasure, dear. Shalom.
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What a great audio product – brilliant 🙌
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Thank you, Whoever you are.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Dear Rochelle
What a great take on the prompt. Bang goes my story about signs. Nicely recorded audio, too. Thank you for all Friday Fictioneer related things you do.
Shalom
Kelvin
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Dear Kelvin,
Again, apologies for replying late. I’m glad you enjoyed my take on the prompt. I guess I’m going to have to bring my husband back in for an encore performnace. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Both entertaining and a great lesson on the development of road signs. Of course some people forget that courtesy towards other drivers prevents road rage.
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Dear James,
It seems to me that whatever courtesy might have been left, died with COVID. Drivers are totally nuts today. Sign? What sign? Thank you re my story.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Personally, I’ll be staying off the road for a while.
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Good idea, Patrick. Thanks for the drive-by comment. 😉
Shalom,
Rochelle
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This was hysterical and cute 🙂
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Thank you so much, Dahlia. 😀
Shalom,
Rochelle
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What fun it was to listen to you two in this fun tale.
Thank you both for making me smile.
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Dear Gabi,
So happy to make you smile. I’ll have to bring Jan in for another reading in the future. 😉 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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Haha
Love the chatter between you both in this one. And an interesting story as well.
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Dear Laurie,
I’ll have to bring my husband in for another audio in the future. He’s gotten nearly as many comments as I have. 😀 Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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At first, I thought you were doing both voices. “Wow! That’s some impressive vocal dexterity.”
That happened to me in Cleveland. My friend pulled off the freeway and turned going the wrong way on a one way street with no way to pull off for a block or two. Fortunately, it was around 3 in the morning, and we didn’t see any other cars.
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Dear Nobbin,
I actually had it happen to me coming out of a parking lot yesterday. Fortunately no one else was coming up the path. Oops. I blame it on road construction and a myriad of detours.
Nope…can’t go quite that low or raspy vocally. 😉
Thank you for driving by with a fun comment.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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It’s always something!
I got such a kick out of your audio, Rochelle. And the Sesame Street video brought back a ton of memories …. I can remember watching this one with my boys. All around great fun post!
Shalom,
🕊️
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Dear Nancy,
When I looked at the photo, I just heard those Muppets singing in my head. 😉 I watched Sesame Street with my boys, too. Glad you enjoyed the audio. It seems my husband’s getting most of the fanfare. I’ll have to bring him in again. Thank you.
Shalom,
Rochelle
PS sorry for the tardy reply. Hit the ground running after vacation. (thats my story and I’m sticking to it )
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Oh my goodness, Rochelle, no apology needed. In fact, I need to apologize to everybody because I never seem to have a moment to sit down and read all the stories. And then when I do, I fall asleep! I really need to parcel out my time better! 🙁
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Good voice. I heard this.
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Thank you, Dawn.
Shalom,
Rochelle
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