joeislove's 100-word story for November 5, 2025

joeislove wrote the following micro-story on Hectalex on November 5, 2025. Each story on Hectalex is inspired by a daily visual prompt and must be exactly 100 words.

Yeah, well, it’s offensive, okay? How would you like it if I called you an orangutan? “Well it’s just another kind of an ape, so that’s pretty much the same thing, right?” Doesn’t feel so good, does it? Being mistaken for some other species? I’ve never even seen a puffin, you ugly ape. I’m from Chile, not Norway. Just because you have only ever seen emperor penguins doesn’t mean we’re all the same. It’s species-ist! I’m just a different kind of penguin. And I’m absolutely, positively NOT a bleeding PUFFIN! I am not going to explain this to you again.

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