This week’s prompt was this picture. Contributed by JL Lahey.
When I volunteered to work in the college lab, I didn’t realize what I was getting into. I found out much to my surprise that I was in charge of taking care of all the strange body parts in jars and the skeletons stored there.
Campus life was rather dull and boring, and no one ever came to the lab unless they had an assignment to complete. The hours dragged by, so I decided to make a game out of my job. My goal was to get more of the students in the Science program to come to the lab.
Each Wednesday afternoon I started taking Harvey, one of our biggest skeletons, for a bike ride around campus. I had him stuffed into the basket on the front of the bike. Harvey, that’s what I called him, carried a big sign on his lap. It read, Hey Guys do you want to party? Come hang out with me on Fridays from 4 to 6. Free Beer!
I also arranged for loud music to play in the background. We certainly got everyone’s attention. From that time on the science lab “rocked” every Friday afternoon and evening. The school professors didn’t know what to think, but I won “The Campus Hospitality Award” that year.
Strange what a friendly skeleton and free beer can do!
Jean Dunston
Write On the Edge 