Friday Fictioneers is an online writing group where we all write 100 words or so from a picture supplied to us weekly by Rochelle Wisoff-Fields.
Inspector Barbour, not know for his superior investigative techniques, was stymied, nay perplexed and flummoxed, even speechless, when requested by his supervisor to obtain a DNA sample from the suspect in the latest killing at the zoo, an Alpha male gorilla named Kimbo. He solved his dilemma by using an old discarded cotton candy stick. In his mind he would approach Kimbo, offer him the treat, and then withdrawal the stick which would contain the DNA sample his supervisor requested.
Visitors today are greeted by a large sign that reads “Please do not feed the gorillas cotton candy.”
Oh Danny Boy! 
So, not the smartest pencil in the box lol. How on earth did he make Inspector? I loved the stymied, nay perplexed and flummoxed 😀
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Thanks! It was a takeoff on the Pink Panther.
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Very fun. He DID try, though, didn’t he?
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In his very bumbling way he did.
DJ
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The inspector is a lateral thinker. … was a lateral thinker. Nice one.
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Dear Danny,
The Inspector needs to brush up on his proofreading skills. And that complex, compound, run-on first sentence might perhaps be parsed for effect. I like the premise of your story, hence my crawling out from under my rock to let you know what derailed my train of thoughts at the station. Keep at it.
Aloha,
Doug
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Thanks for your comment. You are correct. That first sentence was a bit much.
DJ
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Poor inspector, he was not very smart!
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Something like the Pink Panther movie with inspector Cleasou (sp?).
DJ
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Oh dear, am I to infer that the poor inspector has had an unfortunate gorilla-related accident?
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You may infer that idea.
DJ
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