A magician uses the art of misdirection. An author may use the double entendre to tantalize the reader with one or two phrases that are actually perfectly innocent. Move along, there is not anything here that actually needs any ratings warning.
"Oh. My. Gawd!" The wrinkled hand holding the framed photograph was shaking. But was it anger? Embarrassment?
"What is your hundred dollar manicure holding? And what are those balls?"
Honey carefully set the tray on the coffee table, glad to get rid of her burden before she dropped the fine china cups all over the floor.
"Those aren't balls, Grandmother, they are bobbers. You press on the button and a tiny stiff wire sort of like a needle comes out of the bottom. Oh, never mind the details; you use the bobber to know when you have a fish on the hook. The fish grabs the bait, gets hooked and the bobber sinks under water and you know you have a fish.
"And that hundred dollar manicure is holding the first fish that I ever caught and took off the hook all by myself."
No comments:
Post a Comment