His documents state his profession as “comic wrestler”. What it means is that he performs in pink tights and a tutu between the professional wrestling bouts. He pirouettes on stage, then screams a single syllable, something like “Knoutsh!” or “Brang!”, and ends up with egg … Continue reading An Armadillo
The tower was surrounded by a moat allowing access only via a hopelessly overdrawn drawbridge. “Champagne! ” hollered the guard dangling off the railing inside the wrong side of the gate. He had just revived his suspended diploma!
Can You Tell a Story in … 38 words including tower, overdrawn, champagne, and diploma.
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Louis was an octogenarian, imprisoned by his children in a bargain clinic. Escape was going to be difficult. It was in the middle in a swamp. They had even taken away his belt. But Louis was resourceful. He took some spaghetti noodles and threaded them through the slings making a decent pair of dungarees. He’d pass as a janitor. The break-out was on!
#Can you Tell a Story in … 63 words: noodles clinic swamp dungarees octogenerian bargain
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40 words with resolution, human, raisins, mood. (Yes, I omitted a plural s. I’m ssorry.)
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Santa had been naughty and was locked in the coal cellar. Mrs Clause called the reindeer and off they went.
This Christmas an alluring sparkle lingered around every chimney they visited.
Can you tell a story in … 31 words, including chimney, sparkle, naughty.
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„Put a leaf of lettuce on your face. That’ll clear up your acne before you can say ‘wheelbarrow’”. Daphne grinned at the alien spaceman who proffered her a head of red cabbage. “That’s no lettuce,” she growled. “That’s a head of tobacco.” Right on cue the Romulan husky barked: “Let’s share a rollie then.”
Can you tell a story in … 54 words
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Peppi packed his knapsack and set out to the bonsai plant. He rejoiced when he was immediately hired, the plant manager saying that he had the right size but warned him of occupational dangers, like drowning in the brobdingnagian puddle.
Can you tell a story … in 40 words
with bonsai, puddle, knapsack, and rejoice
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The Roman marksman who guarded the portal leading to his insensate love stood in silence for 2000 years. He guarded her well until the day a bulldog stepped out of the shadows, two well chewed slippers in his mouth, covered in drool. Who sent the … Continue reading The Pandorica Dog
Alice slapped aftershave on her face and immediately howled like a banshee. She’d forgotten about the scratch mark the gerbil had left on her cheek. She grabbed the rodent, put it in a harness which she clicked in the zipline. Alice crooned: “Off you fly to Wonderland to meet the wonderful Cat of Chesh.”
Can You Tell a Story in … 54 words
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“I COULD MURDER A CURRY,” He said. He looked over to his granddaughter, nodded with placid deference, rolled the dice, sighed deeply and stated: “A CUPCAKE IT IS.”
He started to dictate a poem to Susan while chewing and added: “DON’T CRITIQUE IT TOO HARSHLY. I’M NOT AT MY BEST.”
for Can You Tell a Story in … 50 words including poem, critique, murder, cupcake, dice
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