All Aboard

by Stovohobo

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A rusty old locomotive creaked into the station. People from every different place you could think of were lined up at the door, waiting to get in.

I adjusted my bag as I waited for my turn. I was here for a special reason, at least for me. People said I was getting old, getting forgetful. Well, I would show them. As I drew closer to the clerk, I cleared my throat.

“Allll aboooaaard!” he shouted, then looked down at me. “Ticket, please?”

“If you expect the unexpected, doesn’t that make the unexpected the expected?”

“Well thought,” he said, and let me in.

This carraige was ablaze with activity. “Dinner service,” I said, motioning to a waiter.

“Of course, sir.” He led me to a table.

I glanced at the menu. “Can I have the filet mindnon with grey matter hollandaise, and a cerebrum a la mode to end?”

“Certainly, sir.”

As I waited for the order, I listened to the general hubbub of the car. People were deep in philisophical conversation.

I was going to like it on the Train of Thought.

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Comments

Average Reader Rating: 5.0 stars out of 5

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    Laine P. Grey's Buddy Icon Laine P. Grey

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great story. I’m 98% sure that it’s filet mignon though.

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    MissJonas1492's Buddy Icon MissJonas1492

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    interesting usage of words

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    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Laine-It is. When your not on the Train of Thought. Filet _Mind_jon (even though the “j” isn’t right. Oops.)
    Partie    -Interesting. . .interesting’s good, right? =D

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    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Stupid strikethrough.

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    Nouvelle Bardot's Buddy Icon Nouvelle Bardot

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    ‘train of thought’...wonderful idea

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    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Thank you. I thought of it while painting a room, somehowm so naturally I had to excuse myself and jot it in my sketchbook. = )

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    T.F. Torrey's Buddy Icon T.F. Torrey

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I caught and enjoyed the usage of words, as well as the rest of the story. Great originality.

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    blueyedwonder's Buddy Icon blueyedwonder

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    very nice.

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    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Glad you liked it. It’s a whole series, now.

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    Spiro, Spero's Buddy Icon Spiro, Spero

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    very funny. _

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    Stovohobo's Buddy Icon Stovohobo

    Posted about 1 year ago

    Thanks! Glad you liked it.

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    Alexa ♥'s Buddy Icon Alexa ♥

    Posted about 1 year ago

    5.0 out of 5 stars

    I liked the playful use of words, and that the philosophical question was his fare for boarding the train.

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    Amaryllis' Buddy Icon Amaryllis

    Posted 12 months ago

    That’s a really interesting idea. And you just thought of it randomly? I love the play on words =D

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