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To do or not to do

by Phil Kettle

Trouble isn’t best friends Jesse and Joel’s middle names.

Although there are many people who think that TROUBLE should be Jesse and Joel’s middle names.

For those that know Jesse and Joel it would seem that they spend more time in trouble than not in trouble.

Not the sort of trouble for doing really really bad things.

More the sort of trouble for playing pranks that never turn out the way they hoped that they would. Instead of leaving people rolling around the ground in fits of uncontrollable laughter, Jesse and Joel’s pranks always seemed to end up with someone in tears. Which of course is the reason why Jesse and Joel always seem to be in trouble!

Mrs Pong who lives in the same street as Jesse and Joel was recently heard to say….

‘If you see Jesse and Joel together and moving toward you, then I suggest you should run as fast as you can, as far as you can. Jesse and Joel are trouble, BIG TROUBLE!’

When Joel and Jesse aren’t out and about terrorizing people with their mostly less than humorous pranks, then most likely they can be found in their tree house scheming and planning their next devious and dastardly prank.

‘Most of our recent pranks have got us into a heap of trouble,’ Jesse says as he stuffs the last of one of his mum’s delicious muffins into his mouth.

‘Yep, you’re right, we need a great prank, a prank that doesn’t get us into trouble, but, still is a heap of fun,’ Joel says, scratching his head trying to think of a prank that they can play.

‘The problem with pranks that don’t get us into trouble, is that they’re usually totally boring pranks that don’t make anyone laugh,’ Jesse says.

After ten minutes of silence Jesse excitedly announced.

’I’ve got a plan, actually, I’ve got two plans and there’re both devious, dastardly plans that are guaranteed to be hilariously funny.

‘Great,’ Joel answers excitedly.

Choice A

Scare Joel’s sister Robyn

Choice B

Trick Big Lenny at school