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Pons and Ned meet at a homecoming float construction

Scene at a Float Building Pt 1

by Bill Schott

Pons and Ned meet at a barn outside of town where their younger cousin, Flack, and his high school senior class are building their homecoming float. Flack: Hey Pons, Hey Ned! Thanks for coming to the party. Pons: Glad to help, Flack. Looks like you have a big crew here already. Ned: I jis come along cause I ain't never seen a hay wagon float. I missed my homecomin' parade on account I was home schooled. Guess I might a had a home leavin' parade, but it would a jis bin me and Ma, I s'pose. Flack: Sure, Ned. Thanks for coming. Yeah, the wagon won't actually float. That's just an expression. The first floats were actually barges that were decorated back in the Middle Ages. Ned: Like atween being twelve and twenty years old. Pons: No, Ned. He means back in the years 1100 to the mid fifteenth century. Ned: Well holy hoops and ladders, dude. You folks bin workin' on this baby fer a long time. The fifteenth century was back there a bit. I weren't probably more than a kid. Flack: That was more than five hundred years ago, Ned. Ned: C'mon, Flack; I dun look that old, do I? Flack: Huh? Pons: So how can we help? Flack: School regulations prevent anyone younger than eighteen from using power tools on this project. So, we'll need one of you two to use a drill, circular saw, sabre saw, or nail gun. Ned: I brung a chain saw if ya need it. Jis so ya know though, it's fer cuttin' wood, not chains. I learnt that the hard way. Pons: Great, Ned. I think we'll probably not need that here. Flack: Our theme is super heroes, so we'll need to cut out a Wonder Woman silhouette. Ned: So how ya gettin' Wonner Woman wet and silly? Pons: That's not exactly what's happening, Ned. Ned: Now was Wonner Woman AC er DC. Pons: DC, Ned. I assume you mean DC or Marvel. Ned: No, I meant she liked other women like Aunty Mitzy in Ypsilanti. Pons: Okay -- uh -- Flack. Where's the sabre saw? I'll cut out the form. Is it drawn somewhere. Ned: I might have a ol' Justice Leak comic book in my truck. Pons: I meant a bigger than life sized one, Ned. Ned: Naw. Even the one on my wall at home is jis regular super person size. Pons: So, Ned. You have Wonder Woman on your wall? Do you have Superman and Batman as well? Ned: Well, no. I do haf Supergirl, the Black Widder, an' Vanna White. Flack: Here's the board, Pons. See the outline? Pons: Yes. Good. Hey, Ned! Plug in the power cord, will ya? Ned: Sure, cuz. Jis gimme a coupla minutes so's I kin take a squirt over in the woods there. Pons: Okay, Ned. If you don't mind though, I'll see if someone else can plug that cord in. Ned: They look like a smart bunch, Pons. Ya oughta find one fer sure. To be continued...   Write A Review Recognized Image from Google Pays one point and 2 member cents. You need to login or register to write reviews. It's quick! We only ask four questions to new members.