The Daily Isotope

Category: The Daily Isotope

  • New people

    “How was work today?” “It was Bring Family To Work Day. So I met a bunch of new people.” “How did it go?” “Well, the first person I met was crying all the time.” “Wow.” “Yeah, we tried to cheer him up. We tried giving him food and drinks, doing a puppet show. Nothing worked.”…

  • A 350-year-old fly

    “Tonight, folks, we have a special treat. We’re going to do an interview with a 350-year-old fly. It is really a great privilege to have you here tonight, fly. Please tell me, how do you feel?” “aaaaarrrrrrrmmmmmfffffffffffflllllblbllblblbl…” “That’s great to hear. I wish I’d feel like this too when I get to be your age.…

  • No hamsters

    “I’d like to order a burger.” “Any special instructions?” “No hamsters.” “Er… okay… I can assure you there won’t be any hamsters in your burger.” [Later.] “Here is your burger.” “Excellent! Wait. What’s this?” “Let me look… Ah. Yes. This is the complimentary gerbil.” “I said no hamsters!” “Yes, and this is not a hamster.…

  • The Seer and The Knight

    “What can I do for you, young man?” “I am a Knight of the Round Table, and have come to have my future foretold.” “That will be five pounds.” “I’m a Knight of the Round Table. Don’t you understand?!” “Yes, I understand that you sit at a table which has a round shape. Five pounds,…

  • The K9 Unit

    “I came as fast as I could. I was in the middle of being turned into a newt when central called.” “You still look human to me.” “That’s because the witch who cast the spell starts with the genitals.” “So… you’ve got the genitals of a newt now, but the rest of you is human?”…

  • Prostate Exams

    At the primary care physician’s office: “Am I good to go, doctor?” “No yet. I must ask you to drop your pants.” “Why?” “Prostate exam.” “Okay.” At the ophthalmologist: “We’re almost done. I just need you to drop your pants.” “Why?” “Prostate exam.” “Hmm, unexpected but… okay.” At the grocery store: “Please drop your pants.”…

  • Lawyer talk

    “[On the phone.] Yes. Yes. Yes, with extra sauce and cheese. [Hangs up]” “Sauce and cheese? I take it you were ordering a pizza.” “No, I was talking to my lawyer.” “Your lawyer??? Why were you talking about sauce and cheese, then?” “I was teaching my lawyer how to order a pizza.” #TheDailyIsotope #AutisticWriters #microfiction…

  • The alien abduction

    “I came as fast as I could. I was curling my hair when central called.” “That explains the hair curlers still in your hair.” “What have we here?” “By the looks of it, an abduction.” “Ah. You know what they say, right?” “No, what do they say?” “Oh, I don’t know. I was hoping *you*…

  • The Alfredo sauce tastes funny…

    “Oh, waiter!” “Yes.” “I’m not satisfied with this Alfredo sauce.” “Oh. Let me taste it. […] It tastes like perfectly fine Alfredo sauce to me.” “It does? To me this tastes like my husband.” “Your husband?” “Yes, husband. I mean I do like the taste of my husband, but Alfredo sauce should not taste like…

  • The cat burglar

    “I was kissing a cow when central called. I came as fast as I could.” “I see. That explains the smell.” “What smell?” “You smell like a cow.” “Oh. That’s not the cow.” “What is it, then?” “My deodorant.” “What fragrance are you using that smells so bad?” “Barnyard Animal. Why?” “It figures.” “Anyway, what…