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Thursday, July 25, 2019

Enigmatic Fantasies #36 - The Haunted (Porcelain) Throne [#106]

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            “Well there’s your problem,” the handyman explained as he pointed down the toilet.
            “What is it?” The confused woman asked, “is it the piping?”
            “No, nothing that simple,” he revealed, “your toilet isn’t working because it’s haunted.”
            “Oh no,” the woman gasped.
            “This won’t be cheap,” the handyman crouched over the toilet. “There’s some kind of specter in there, and they’ve lodged themselves pretty tightly in the pipes.”
            “Can you get it out?” The woman began to panic.
            “I’ll need to get some tools out of my car, but I should manage,” the handyman assured, “but this will be an all-day job.”
            “Oh dear,” the woman sighed, “I guess I’ll go find my checkbook then.”
            “Just one question ma’am,” the handyman stood up.
            “What?” She turned back.
            “Now these kinds of haunting don’t normally occur overnight,” he began. “If this toilet has got ghosts, then it’s possible other parts of your house might have a nasty case of specters.”
            “Oh heavens,” the woman felt her heart sink.
            “Don’t get too panicked yet ma’am, I haven’t even asked my question,” the handyman tried to calm her. “A haunting usually stems from something, did any family pass away recently? Do any friends or family dabble in the dark arts? Any graveyards nearby?”
            “Well,” the woman mumbled, “there was my grandfather, but the circumstances...”
            “If it happened in this house, it could be relevant,” the handyman pointed out.
            “I’d rather not say, for his sake,” the woman hid her embarrassment.
            “Oh, I’m sorry ma’am,” the handyman apologized, “but I think I know whose lodged in your pipes now.”

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Embarrassing incidents can create embarrassing problems, but someone still has to clean it up.

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