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The King and Aliens

January 25, 2017 2 Comments

The King and Aliens

By Denny E. Marshall

Aliens land outside the city and head straight for downtown. They resemble hamburgers, their favorite food.

They pass McDonald’s, Wendy’s, and other joints, and head for Burger King.

The aliens order four hundred hamburgers, and a terrified employee gladly accepts gold nuggets as payment.

Upon completion of the large order, customers have scattered. Just gliding hamburger aliens and some scared employees remain.

Demands ring out—where is the leader?

The CEO is aggravated by the call. An irate group of customers in New Jersey have demanded that he fly down and speak to them immediately.

…They want to see the King.

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  1. Bobby Warner says

    January 25, 2017 at 9:44 am

    I suppose the king they want to see if the Burger King. They probably want to arrange for a franchise back on their home planet!

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  2. Dianne Hendricks says

    January 25, 2017 at 10:46 am

    This is funny. I enjoyed reading it. Thanks!

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