Few people know that John Fashanu spent a few years as a prison guard
... and in that position of power, became surprisingly popular with some of the inmates. One in particular.

This was in the days before civil partnerships, so when the inmate finally got out, they disappeared to whatever part of the world it was that allowed gay marriage in those days, returned, and lived happily.

But not ever after. Soon enough, things began to fall apart, but as the other partner was a serial offender and on parole most of the time, they couldn't travel back to the same country they were going to get the marriage dissolved.

So they went to a pheasant shoot, talked to the gamekeeper, and he said he didn't mind lending them one of his boys for a little while.

Adultery being grounds for a divorce, the young estate worker did his duty for both of them, and the marriage could then be declared null, by means of the Beater Con-Fash Annul.

(I think it needs work, personally).
(sabre-tooth monkey, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 15:58, 8 replies)

Not bad. Points for creativity
Although it might have been more believable if you'd said Justin Fashanu, as he was famously a bumder
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 16:06, closed)

Damn
Never heard of him. Thanks for the pointer though.

I think it would have helped if I'd claimed to be the prisoner rather than write in the third person - then it would have had an element of confessional to it. Still, there's always next week.
(sabre-tooth monkey, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 16:11, closed)

As long as you don't ape the recent trend
And make your story next week "I confess - I always post my stories a week late"
(Darth Foxtrot A one-man army dedicated to making fetch happen, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 16:27, closed)

Oh, I'm cheap
but not that cheap.
(sabre-tooth monkey, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 16:34, closed)

Darth in "knows about famous bumder" shocker!

( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 18:08, closed)

I though
being a bumder was a prerequisite for being famous these days.
(dchurch bah, Wed 1 Sep 2010, 18:53, closed)

NEEDS a great deal MOAR 'BUSI.

( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 0:51, closed)

You wrote: (I think it needs work, personally).

I write: (I think it needs deleting, personally).

And I do. What a ghastly overly-contrived pun!
(Large Hardon Collider Bah Bloody Humbug, Thu 2 Sep 2010, 3:22, closed)