joeislove's 100-word story for August 3, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on August 3, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

They think they're so funny. Honestly, I thought it was pretty funny too the first dozen or so times they steel-strapped my bike to the utility pole outside my office. But seriously, gang, get a new prank. For real. It could be worse, I know. Charlene from front office drives one of those tiny Fiat coupes. Perfect size for the forklift hooligans in the warehouse to lift up on top of a storage container. Full disclosure: I am one of the aforementioned forklift hooligans and that one may have been my idea. Oh well, guess I'm climbing this pole again.

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