“Hey there, mate.”
The old guard turned around to see a bunch of teenagers step out of their flashy cars. They were dressed up opulently and reeked of booze.
“How can I help you, sir?”
“Is the washroom here?”
“No, sir. It is further ahead. This is the art exhibition.”
“Well, the art looked like shit, so we thought it was the loo.”
The teenagers guffawed and sped away.
The old guard lit a cigarette and turned towards the main exhibit.
“That’s right. Cover your face so that you don’t have to see what the world has come to.”
Word Count: 99
Prompt:
The Dark Netizen 
I enjoyed how you handled the prompt.
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Thank You! 😀
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See no evil. I can relate. Good story.
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Thank You! 😀
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A quickly commentary on some of our youth. Nicely done.
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Thanks so much, Colline! 😀 🙂
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Yep, you’ve nailed that one.
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Yaay!! 😀
Thank You! 🙂 🙂
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Very good indeed Nid.
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Thanks so much, Di! 😀
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Excellent – what have we come to indeed?
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The world we live in, where stupidity and vulgarity pass for humour.
Nicely done.
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Therein lies the problem. Too often, we look away instead of doing something to effect change.
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I don’t know about art but I know what I like. Great stuff. If folk only opened their minds eh?
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Loved this! I was shaking my head at the end too
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Drunk with power and enough alcohol in blood, people forget decency and civility.
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Excellent. Stupidity and rudeness are everpresent and instead of having consequences, all too often this behaviour is rewarded. Sad times.
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Love the last line!
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Nice fluent writing, Netizen.
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Thanks so much, Penny! 😀 🙂
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Forgive the length of this comment. This makes me think of the controversies about Marcel Duchamp’s “Fountain,” a urinal, presented to test the broad-mindedness of the curators of an exhibition, on the question of what qualifies as art.
Also the Mapplethorpe controversy as to what is art and what mere obscenity comes to mind, since it set off the wars on public funding of art in the US, which continue to this day.
In addition to lamenting the disrespect of youth, you make a good case that art must be protected from those who don’t care to understand it.
I found this quote saying something similar in a New York Times article on the nature of art:
What’s hard for people to accept is that issues of art are just as difficult as issues of molecular biology; you cannot expect to open up a page on molecular biology and understand it. This is the hard news about art that irritates the public. if people are going to be irritated by that, they just have to be irritated by that.
ANTONIO HOUMEN
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The quote by Mr. Houmen rings so true! 🙂
I must admit even I don’t understand art. However, there is no reason to belittle it! 🙂
Art, is no exact science for sure though!
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He got that right.
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Ignorant manners hidden behind bravado never impresses anyone. Well told.
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Art is always in the eye of the beholder, although that’s no excuse to be rude about it. As far as what the world is coming to? Young people have been annoying their elders for as long as stories have been told, and yet each new generation of adults thinks the younger one is worse than any other in history. 🙂
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True that! 🙂
That’s how the world functions! 😉
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A good story and dialogue, D.K. I was relieved they didn’t attack him. It so often happens these days. Well done. 🙂 — Suzanne
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I enjoyed your flash piece. I’m a writer too. http://www.w-alexander.com is my website if you’re interested in reading my work.
Following!
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Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it! 😀
I like your website! Insightful tips there….
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