Escape Artists
The Lounge at the End of the Universe => The Writing Forum => Topic started by: fiveyearwinter on February 07, 2007, 03:28:31 PM
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(Inspired by Wired (http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/14.11/sixwords.html), I thought this might be fun. I didn't check to see if you'd done this already, so forgive me if it has.)
Basically, write a short story in six words or less. Bonus points to sci-fi or horror stories!
Here's a few of mine:
"Apocalypse in a bit. Cake now!"
"Spaceship lands! First contact! ....humans inside?"
"Somewhere flowed the Fountain of Youth."
"It's all over. World in flames."
"Crabs invade Maine. Red Lobster thrilled."
"His macaroni eyed him with suspicion."
Share some of your own!
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"We shall be gods!"
"...Then what?"
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"Her eyes opened. They were red."
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"'Format C:' That'll teach her..."
Hat; blown off with his head.
Tick...tick...tick...*snip*
"Oops!"
BOOM!!
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...unsure, he pressed the button.
*Poof!*
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Two for the Lovecraft fans...
"The tentacles pulled him under water."
"My eldritch dreamscape became real."
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"Bus stops in R'lyeh are dangerous."
"Cthluhu loves his morning sudoku."
"Shub Niggurath chewed the cultist thoughtfully."
"Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"
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"Their lips touched, knowing it was over."
"One last gasp, and then peace."
"Click. Next time, remember to reload."
"They couldn't hit Texas at this dist-"
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Thankfully, his arm was under warranty,
Memory wiped, she started her day.
His suitcase, disappointed, ordered them breakfast.
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"Mithril, sure, but not adamantium again!"
"I want humans for my birthday!"
"Warning: DON'T feed the hands."
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He considered his alternatives, then jumped.
She uttered mysteries, making him tremble.
There's no way she could speak.
How many times would he die?
Han didn't shoot first. Wuher did. (TEH OMGS FANFIC!)
Seventeen eyeballs later, he could see.
Spirits drifted along, their moans unheard.
The Glorious Republic of New Australia.
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He saw the knife, then black.
There she was, but wasn't.
At least he kept his head.
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"To speak with God, press four..."
He downloaded the information from her.
Amazing, the things they did together.
P.S. - Steve (or anyone): Wasn't there a six-word story in the Cyberiad? Lofty, Noble, about haircut, beginning all with the letter 'S'?
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Not exactly six-word story, but a six-line poem actually.
"Have it compose a poem. A poem about a haircut, but lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, and quiet heroism in the face of certain doom. Six lines, cleverly rhymed, and every word beginning with the letter 'S'."
I forgot in which episode Steve actually recited the poem.
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"Have it compose a poem. A poem about a haircut, but lofty, noble, tragic, timeless, full of love, treachery, retribution, and quiet heroism in the face of certain doom. Six lines, cleverly rhymed, and every word beginning with the letter 'S'."
And the poem:
Seduced, shaggy Samson snored.
She scissored short. Sorely shorn,
Soon shackled slave, Samson sighed,
Silently scheming,
Sightlessly seeking
Some savage, spectacular suicide.
I believe Michael Kandel, the translator, should properly be credited with this poem rather than Stanislaw Lem. I've read more about it, and while this is certainly true to the spirit of the original Polish version, the exact challenge (and the resulting poem) was of course somewhat different in Polish.
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"Throw the rope... NOT BOTH ENDS!"
Fish takes bait, pole, and fisherman.
Dali paints, mumbling "Great Cthulhu sleeps..."
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Clever translation impressed the hell out of me.
Sort of like the guy who translated "a void" from French to English, KEEPING the lack of the letter 'e.'
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"What's this button for?", he asked
The last man on earth... died
And God said "Nah, screw it"
Hal opened the pod bay doors
"Soylent Green is people!" "So what?"
Cthulhu arose. Then he fell over.
A lack of attention span is...
This author always finishes what he...
The problem with this contest is counting to six
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I can't believe no on has posted the obvious.
"Escape Pod holds contest. Everyone enters!"
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Heart broken, he solar flare surfed.
00:02, 00:01, 00:01, 'Sigh', 00:00, Boom.
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"All questions were answered."
"You sure?"
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This story sucks. Needs more monsters.
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Monsters attack! Science to the rescue!
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"When Scientists Attack! Story at Eleven."
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Science has failed. Back to magic.
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The Bus crashed into his love.
Scott Sigler finished the last page.
A glorious, if short, final flight.
The armour deflected the incoming laser.
The prisoner was weak, too bad.
Terrorist suspect escapes from police custard.
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"What's this button for?", he asked
And God said "Nah, screw it"
Ha ha ha. I love it. How about:
Taken in part. Machine reconstitutes man.
We came, we saw. Logger orgy.
Valentine's Eve. Walmart's bare shelves ransacked.
J.R. DeRego: Wolverine's Angst-ridden son.
Cybernetic dolphin. New Kingdom of EEEEEEE.
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Holy....alright, dibs on the last idea. I'm going to write a story about cyber-dolphins.
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"Red Alert!", "Raise Shields", Save Game.
"Only blue food cubes are good."
"Today Vampires attacked the Queen."
"Warning: Xenomorph acid is not soap"
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Yeah, but it makes a great exfoliant.
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The day the cheeseburger bit back.
Plant, taking exception to fertilizer, spits.
2050, last car sputters to stop.
Wealthy with overbite, pays in teeth.
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Yeah, but it makes a great exfoliant.
You need to drop one word.
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Yeah, but it makes a great exfoliant.
You need to drop one word.
Drop makes and give it 's.
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New kingdom of EEEEEE. I loled.
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"Say my name. Say MY name!"
"?coD ,dekrow ti erus uoy erA"
(edit)
Corrected: "reA" to "erA"
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I was inspired by the Wired article to put two in my webcomic:
"Specifically, he'd asked for her brains."
http://entrenous.radiocaravan.com/2006/11/30/010/
"Sarah Jane, fetch my sonic screwdriver."
http://entrenous.radiocaravan.com/2006/12/04/011/
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Yeah, but it makes a great exfoliant.
You need to drop one word.
Drop makes and give it 's.
LOL. Good stuff. I wasn't even trying to make a story that time, to be honest :)
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Yeah, but it makes a great exfoliant.
You need to drop one word.
Drop makes and give it 's.
LOL. Good stuff. I wasn't even trying to make a story that time, to be honest :)
Made a good sequel.
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Man looking for his ex-partner.
Apparently, Room 215 can grant wishes.
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He's dead, Jim. Take his phaser.
Air escaping. I'll be dead soon.
and in honor of the original six word story.....
For sale; Russian shuttle. Needs work.
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Speaking of, ever read "Red Star, Winter Orbit?"
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Man looking for his ex-partner.
Apparently, Room 215 can grant wishes.
I really like a good fanfic. ;D
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He pressed the button... game over.
One day there will be another.
The sun died. The end.
He played with glue. Got stuck.
"?coD ,dekrow ti erus uoy reA"
What's Aer? :P
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"?coD ,dekrow ti erus uoy reA"
What's Aer? :P
A dyslexic’s dyslexic version of "Are"
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What the hell? This isn't Jello!
That activates the robot! Don't touch!
I shouldn't have eaten those nanites.
These pants have too many legs.
That deactivates the robot! Don't touch!
She turned on her left side. (oldie, but it happens to be six words)
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"Infinite wishes!" *POOF* We've traded places...
"Regrets? Only getting caught cloning her."
He extended his dripping tentacle. "Deal?"
Adam smirked. "The apple? Just dessert."
Gone. I shoot up with memories.
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Understanding entropy, humanity became its God.
Schroedinger joined/left PETA. (Sorry, that one came in a bit under.)
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Understanding entropy, humanity became its God.
The Last Question is probably my favorite Asimov short.
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Understanding entropy, humanity became its God.
The Last Question is probably my favorite Asimov short.
I just read that last week.
Here:
http://infohost.nmt.edu/~mlindsey/asimov/question.htm
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"He came. He saw. He conquered."
...inspired me to write...
He came. She scored. Game over.
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The seeping entrails, looked like dinner.
Armageddon was one buttun push away.
Without a kiss, he left her.
No sleep unitil he hugged her.
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I wrote, I submitted, I failed.
Death. His sister looked up.
Dark and mysterious, is Startrekwiki!
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Time traveler finds temporal causality perplexing.
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"Plane bombs terrorist target using technology."
The above is my six word version of any Dale Brown book.
"Yikes, Ring! Sneak chuck it in."
The above is the edited version of Lord of the Rings.
"Party, Dragon, Big fight and home."
The above for the completists amongst you, is my version of The Hobbit.
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The universe imploded. Carl was alone.
Sign read: Don't press this button.
The hovercar sped faster. Then CRASH!
Apocalypse happens today. News at 11.
Jesus returns. Not many recognize Him.
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The voyagers returned to their world.
In the cavern, there was nothing.
He used naught of his ability.
"But I won." "Are you sure?"
His light, red armor was pierced.
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He used naught of his ability.
Simple plain luck was his bedfellow.
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Plan B failed. Need new plan.
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At the end, there's only you.
Who leaned on Sol’s light switch?
"If you're here, then who's that??"
Futuristic bullies camp playground spawn points.
Whose tentacle is on my leg?
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From Failed Cities Monologue, episode 2:
"His other eye looked so surprised."
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My hamburger? The dog is dead!
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My hamburger? The dog is dead!
That gets my vote for "best story yet".
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The Doctor saves the day again.
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In the end he felt nothing
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Reading minds, will get her arrested.
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Interdimensional Craigslist: Trading unicorn for baby tears.
Unicorn's slightly used, mostly freeway miles.
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"Birds attacked and ate my churro!"
"I killed a man named Earl."
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"I can see everything from here."
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Earl totally deserved to be killed
:P
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Still, the blood won't come off.
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Earl died so I could watch.
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Poor Earl. We hardly knew him.
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Earl was anonymous, then posthumously famous.
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Earl wasn't like other zombies.
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Earl had a very distinctive taste.
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Ever heard of "55 Fiction"? A paper in St. Louio Obisbo had a yearly contest and published the results. I entered a few but the contest closed by the time my entires made it to the left coast.
Any, here's my 6.
Turns out, it was a bad idea.
Taste, she said. He was full.
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Earl: there will never be another.
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Earl had a very distinctive taste.
Earl tasted like chicken with lemons.
Earl's short stories; a fun read. :)
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But Earl wasn't done, not yet.
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Earl wins Hugo. Devours conventioner's brains.
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Earl gets indegestion. Brains do that.
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Earl wins next year: No competition.
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Time travelling transsexual is own parents.
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Earl gets a six book deal.
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Time-traveling transexual zombie eats self (twice).
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Earl's movie-adaptation flopped; Fans are outraged!
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The robot joyously yelled, "I exist!"
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Earl leaves Hollywood, does Broadway adaptation.
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The robot joyously yelled, "I exist!"
So Earl picked up a hammer.
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The robot joyously yelled, "I exist!"
So Earl picked up a hammer.
and nails, and became a carpenter
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specialized in healing prostitutes and resurrections
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Beheadings! Now two for one special!
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The spaceship crashed into the sun.
It was caused by human errors.
Crew fell asleep at the helm.
Circumstances are unknown at this time.
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The robot joyously yelled, "I exist!"
So Earl picked up a hammer.
and nails, and became a carpenter
And the robot became his boss.
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The robot joyously yelled, "I exist!"
So Earl picked up a hammer.
and nails, and became a carpenter
And the robot became his boss.
And the Mannequin became his Mistress.
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Earl's six-word story: one-hundred plus words
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The robot joyously yelled, "I exist!"
So Earl picked up a hammer.
and nails, and became a carpenter
And the robot became his boss.
And the Mannequin became his Mistress.
And the cat's in the cradle,
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Earl's six-word story: one-hundred plus words
Cheater makes eight six with hyphens!
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Earl's six-word story: one-hundred plus words
Cheater makes eight six with hyphens!
Both hyphens legal, cheater goes, "tthhhhppptt".
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Jack turns, laser equipped...
"But... why?"
The bloodstain gave it all away.
"That silhouette did not look human!"
"Hey... where'd Jhonney go?"
"MY LEG!!!!!"
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"I'll be right back."
She wasn't.
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The tug came first, then teeth.
Crossed sidewalk, as did the car.
Lucas died young. The clone conquered.
Cut the blue wire!! Oh shit...
The jar held four heads alone.
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"What happened to the other parts?"
It has been raining for days.
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Satan! I suspected it was you!
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Oh, dear God forgive me! BANG!!!
BRAAAAINS!!!! He raised the rifle. BRAAAAINS!!!
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No violence! Negotiate with the zombies.
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Retorting, "Bullets are cheaper than hitmen."
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Wanted: Redshirt Hitmen; No Experience Needed
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If I only had a gun!
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Hey! Who used all the bullets?
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Pizza, Ribs, Ham, Pudding, Tasty. EAT!!!
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His friend Troy passed away yesterday.
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Earl calls 'dibs' on Troy's Mower.
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Thaurismunths plagiarizes Damon's EP contest story! :-D
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Troy's ghost haunts Earl's new mower.
Zombie Earl ignores Troy's mower's possession.
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Thaurismunths plagiarizes Damon's EP contest story! :-D
If you can't be original, steal from someone who is!
(Actually it was "wife" but I thought better of it, and went for something more (less?) red-neck. But yeah, couldn't help but think of The Neighbors (http://forum.escapeartists.info/index.php?topic=54.0).)
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Could you get me a towel.
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Would you like fries with that?
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Would you like eyes with that?
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I would like some BRRAAAAINS please.
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RAAAH HURRRR MURRAAHH BRAINS AAAAAARRRGH MMMMM!!!!!!!!!!
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My brain! I was using that!
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Use this microchip instead. It's better.
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WHAT! He is still alive. Crap.
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Beta particle absorbant, "Do not eat".
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Earl goes shopping. Finds no brains.
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Gordons alive? .. alive ... alive ...alive ... alive
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Nope, Gordon's dead. Dead, dead, dead.
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"Steam up?"
"Aye, Captain!"
"Okay, engage."
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"Zombie In White House"
Old news.
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Creative Writing 101: "Design Your Universe".
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"Helter Skelter" on the Emergency Room wall.
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Time traveller kills grandfather, and doesn't.
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iDroud owners - suscribe to Apple's eCstasy.
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Capable Elementalists Wanted. Dental plan included.
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Watch out for- that. Damn zombies.
The one who feared hights, fell.
They come in through plumbing. Soon.
We are all very safe. Except-
You're done with this brain, right?
May I borrow your thoughts momentarily?
Zombies overthrow current regime. Apathy still rules. (Okay that was seven.)
Also, I just want to say that short short stories (a couple hundred words or less) are a favorite of mine. As this thread proves, a few well-chosen words pack a big punch. I wish I could find more of them in print. Thanks to everyone who posted, I enjoyed it immensely. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
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You want to upsize your Trilo-Bites®?
Carbon-based? Please follow the green dots.
What's all t h i s a b o u t g r a v i t a t i o n a l s h e a r ?
That's not a tattoo? Oh my!
But look at his eyes, honey!
Laugh? I almost sphanqued my stradecoids!
Fear change? Use butterfly wing clips.
Man bites dog. Dog becomes werehuman.
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I can't believe no on has posted the obvious.
"Escape Pod holds contest. Everyone enters!"
He entered his story... and lost.
;)
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Understanding entropy, humanity became its God.
Schroedinger joined/left PETA. (Sorry, that one came in a bit under.)
It's six words if you read it both ways... and you don't know which is true until you've read it.
Anyway, my contribution, titled "Planet of the Apes XLII"
Earl: Damn, damn dirty zombie apes!
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Is it wrong, not wanting to see this end?
The world ends Tuesday. Who cares?
He's not dead. Give it time.
How's that cat of Schrodinger's doing?
Do time travel tales really end?
"'Redrum'? It's not even noon, yet!"
"Where's my iPod? Off to 1472."
Entropic heat death? I can't wait!
"Where's that button?" The President asked.
My lunch spoke, "Beware of dinner."
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Is it wrong, not wanting to see this end?
It is wrong, using nine words.
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Is it wrong, not wanting to see this end?
It is wrong, using nine words.
Forgive me, master. I'll try again.
These are remarkably useful writing tools.
"Alien investigation" is a probe probe.
No! Never! I refuse! Well, okay.
Under her skin, I felt scales.
Murder-suicide in '82. Grandfather paradox.
That disturbing grin... Where's my hammer?
"Seventy virgins? Pfft! Got seven sluts?"
"I love you!" His reply? Laughter.
Never anger a girl with super-strength.
I miss yesterday. Let's go visit!
I recoil. She advances. Surrender follows.
Her touch still feels like metal.
My belt, sadly, protects no chasity.
I could swear the nanites tickle.
AGH! Brain freeze! Cryokinesis sucks sometimes.
"I never lie," Lucifer said, grinning.
Tentacles writhed noticibly under her skirt.
I met God today. Nice hair.
What could possibly come next? Revelations.
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We thought it was dead
Someone resurrected it
I defy your rules, though
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NPR has had a few stories about people writing their life stories in six words. They said that the whole six word story thing was strated by Hemmingway.
So here is the original:
For sale: Baby shoes, never worn.
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Can't top Papa Hem, but I'll throw in my two bits:
A priest walked into a bar.
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I don't want much. You're big.
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You should get your brain calibrated.
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My zombie can beat your zombie!
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All the cool kids are zombies.
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Death by peanut allergy? Ah, nuts!
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Certain it will work? Heisenberg is.
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Today it rained Skittles. Everyone danced.
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In Baltimore (http://www.hbo.com/thewire/), things don't change much.
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The rocket is fueled, but empty.
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"The Sky is yellow."
"Uh...WTF?"
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I read Fred Basset. Never laughed.
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Beware! Ninja Attack! It's too late. :-[
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She ate me up. I'm content.
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The best country ever stolen? America!
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Earl learns to speak Spanish.
"Cerebros!"
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My zombie can beat your zombie!
My zombie ate your zombie's brain.
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In Baltimore (http://www.hbo.com/thewire/), things don't change much.
I wish it would never end.
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In Baltimore (http://www.hbo.com/thewire/), things don't change much.
I wish it would never end.
Baltimore? I wish it would begin!
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She cried silently as he dissolved.
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The planet was covered in blood.
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He never was one to follow rules.
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He never was one to follow rules.
"My haiku idea didn't fly, either."
:(
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His nipple tastes like pumpkin pie.
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His nipple tastes like pumpkin pie.
Still won't eat the filthy m*****f****r!
(with apologies to Samuel L. Jackson)
((Does "L" count as a word?))
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His nipple tastes like pumpkin pie.
Here it is. The winner of the "Strangest Six Word Story", ladies and gentlemen.
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His nipple tastes like pumpkin pie.
Here it is. The winner of the "Strangest Six Word Story", ladies and gentlemen.
Thank you. Thank you. I couldn't have done it without the support of my friends and family..........er, I mean without first listening to Jeremiah Tolbert's cool-as-hell story.
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"Let there be light! Again."
He wished he was still human.
The afterlife: less interesting than imagined.
I became undead. She left me.
Earth destroyed. No one's noticed yet.
Internet becomes sentient. Best porn ever?
New shop opens. Souls for sale.
"All you of Earth are idiots!" (with apologies to Plan 9 From Outer Space)
Death Star blueprints reviewed: flaw overlooked?
Earl lives! But he's... different now.
Time travelling transsexual is own parents.
That story previously written by Heinlein (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_You_Zombies%E2%80%94).
[[edited for six line Heinlein reference]]
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Humans obsolete: robot overlords take charge.
On Mars, we can live forever...
Time travel Jesus saves the dinosaurs.
Avoid water! We're made of lithium!
Invaded Earth. Caught a cold. Died.
Germans invade Narnia. WWII slightly different.
To cut costs, gravity turned off.
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Thirsty cannibal drinks cup of Joe.
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Humans obsolete: robot overlords take charge.
Exhausted warring robots welcome human overlords.
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Humans obsolete: robot overlords take charge.
Exhausted warring robots welcome human overlords.
Humans are great for entertainment purposes.
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Humans are great for entertainment purposes.
Caution: No user serviceable parts inside.
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Death Star blueprints reviewed: flaw overlooked?
Headline: "KBR (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/10/AR2008031002487.html) wins Death Star contract."
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Trusted lieutenant learns Overlord's vulnerable spot.
(hmmm... been done before)
Masking mastodon freezer burn with ketchup.
The clepsydra (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_clock) struck thirteen o'clock.
(hey, I saved a word!)
Richard Bachman runs over Stephen King.
Cheerleaders lose hair. X-ray specs investigated.
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He smiled as my blood flowed.
I found teeth in my drawer.
"John, that there's not a waterbed."
It moved when I sat down.
Small dark shapes scuttled under me
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Fermi wins five dollars, cannot collect.
(Alternate History reference to the Trinity Test (http://www.fullbooks.com/Trinity-Atomic-Test-Site.html) - or here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinity_site#Test_predictions))
Femto-singularity-tipped device treats acne.
"What Big Red Button, my liege?"
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"Be a dear--eat my brains."
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"Be a dear--eat my brains."
But, honey, your brains taste funny.
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She makes me say vile things.
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Zombies: Immortality, with a tiny drawback...
Coroner's report: Drowned in own urine.
Aliens arrive, take penguins back home.
Monster eats Chicago. Story after commercials!
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We thought it was dead
Someone resurrected it
I defy your rules, though
But in a haiku,
last line has five syllables.
Your last line has six.
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We thought it was dead
Someone resurrected it
I defy your rules, though
But in a haiku,
last line has five syllables.
Your last line has six.
Hijacking is bad,
I think a moderator
should call the police
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We thought it was dead
Someone resurrected it
I defy your rules, though
But in a haiku,
last line has five syllables.
Your last line has six.
Hijacking is bad,
I think a moderator
should call the police
Came late. Apologies. As you were.
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Undead forum thread eats website's brains.
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We thought it was dead
Someone resurrected it
I defy your rules, though
But in a haiku,
last line has five syllables.
Your last line has six.
While your argument
Is technically correct
Seems you missed my point
:P
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Driving, in the rain.
Not watching where I'm going.
Making up haiku.
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Six-word superhero/shakespeare crossovers;
"Et tu, Magneto? Then fall, Caesar."
"Cry havoc, and let slip Wolverine!"
"Holy palmer's kiss, batman! She's hot!"
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Once more, into the Batmobile, Robin!
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"What's wrong?"
"Bad day... Explosive Diarrhea"
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"What's wrong?"
"Bad day... Explosive Diarrhea"
Sounds like that came from personal recent experience.
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Eating Semtex led to explosive diarrhoea.
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"And the slithy toves did wabe"
With a sigh, she slipped under.
Slowly the door opened, End entered.
Bang, the beginning. Bool, the end. (credit to SK)
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Dammit, Bugsy. Just hide the explosives.
Eating Semtex led to explosive diarrhoea.
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Safecracking less glamorous than previously believed.
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What does this button do?
(this is the seventh version of the button story)
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Apparently, the button deletes a word.
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Damn, I thought I had six fingers on my left hand.
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Damn, I thought I had six fingers on my left hand.
Must make an interesting "Stranger (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the+stranger)" encounter....
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Damn, I thought I had six fingers on my left hand.
Must make an interesting "Stranger (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the+stranger)" encounter....
Not to mention an interesting Schocker...
No, for the love of God, I will not make that into a link!
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Damn, I thought I had six fingers on my left hand.
Must make an interesting "Stranger (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the+stranger)" encounter....
Not to mention an interesting Schocker...
No, for the love of God, I will not make that into a link!
(http://www.danandmary.com/chicken(4).gif)
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And so the fat lady sang.
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Damn, I thought I had six fingers on my left hand.
Must make an interesting "Stranger (http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=the+stranger)" encounter....
Not to mention an interesting Schocker...
No, for the love of God, I will not make that into a link!
(http://www.danandmary.com/chicken(4).gif)
::shakes head slowly::
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No, the button doesn't do anything.
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What if...nevermind, I don't care.
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Naked perp fleeing K-9 equals trouble.
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Bang, the beginning. Bool, the end. (credit to SK)
How do I figure into this?
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Damn, I thought I had six fingers on my left hand.
Six fingered man? Sounds like fun!
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Define alive? Earl almost could be.
Now find my pants, android dear.
It rained dumplings so chicken wept.
Hummbingbird brains remarkably tasty with salt.
The space dust cluster is sentient!
Six words challenge hyperactive womans imagination!
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Hyperactive women need no wings flying
Her wand waved, the magic restored
Six word stories get me going
Flabbergasted her pimp blew baby bubbles
Hungry Earl is eating my br
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Hungry Earl is eating my br
...eakfast?
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Hungry Earl is eating my br
...eakfast?
Zombies love eating brains for breakfast
After that he ate my cat!
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Fact: There are no obese zombies.
Brains: A deliciously slimming breakfast food!
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Second time, God floods the sun.
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Earth: Build it, and they'll come.
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Why must sleeping be so difficult?
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More Tales of the Button:
Pushing that button changed her perspective completely.
His shirt buttons left in disgust
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Damn, I thought I had six fingers on my left hand.
Six fingered man? Sounds like fun!
... dirty.
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"first love. splatter pattern. just desserts."
"fly in my soup. Only one?"
"sick beaver. gnaws bark. chucks wood."
"Stabbing pain. Forget Tylenol! Remove knife!!"
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"Phasers ready, Captain."
"Fire. Mr. Sulu."
The Piper led the children away.
Insert key. Press button. Total destruction...
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Those six words destroyed the world.
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I keep getting stuck at five.
The Cross-Universe subway stopped abruptly. (Do hiphenated words count?)
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New stopped clock: Correct thrice daily.
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Grief counselling revealed hope; he fired.
Unrequited, dragon's love immolated the Prince.
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My head suddenly filled with water.
The computer looked back at me.
"Tu es fatue" said the robot.
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"Sue," he said, "I have herpes."
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"Thad," Sue said, "I have syphilis."
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Into a slumber settled the quark.
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Tom laughed, "Sorry guys, my fault!"
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becoming undead granted unto him immortalitiy
Zathras warn Zathras, Zathras not listen
She stole my heart... and kidneys
Best tasting beans for aliens? humanbeings
her eyes squished between my teeth
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Tyler Durden says, "Buy more soap!"
You are crunchy and quite tasty
That was not a chocolate chip
You suffer from ED? Like Dole?
She gave him love, he devolved
The night was sultry. Toss her.
Insomniac with time? Write short stories.
Angry, she knotted his heart strings
I released the smallpox at prom
Pandora did not open the box
Zombies are your friends, ask Fido
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"What went wrong?", Thad asked himself.
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Why did I do that AGAIN?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sppRrbtxVD0 Theme song for this thread
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sppRrbtxVD0 Theme song for this thread
That song has too many words.
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The title works, using a contraction. ;)
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Oozy rat in a sanitary zoo
(Stolen from Weird Al's song, "Bob", which is made up entirely of palindromes.)
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The Hoff is Lord and Master
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What did I order last time?
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Mike and Mike on ESPN radio are accepting six-word essays today!
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Mike and Mike on ESPN radio are accepting six-word essays today!
That is six words too many.
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My bad, should've been two stories
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Not a problem, we forgive you.
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She loved him, but he died.
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he became a zombie, ate her
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he became a zombie, ate her
Earl is back. Cheer with joy.
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Was Earl gone? Or just hiding?
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Eating brains is fun, until caught
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Until someone loses an eye, Zathras.
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Eyes are overrated. I sold mine.
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bought some eyes, they were tasty
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Brains were caught, got a toothpick.
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Next: Newspaper headlines mistaken for stories.
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I saw God, and I cried
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He apologizes, didn't intend to mock
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All else failed. Push the button.
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Don't want to. Why should I?
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You must, to save all humanity.
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Humanity all bastards. Not worth saving.
I saved humanity once. Lesson learned.
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Hypocrisy surely, unless you are alien.
also, I am irritated at you.
I wrote a long post recently.
But now none will read it.
Because this thread was bumped ahead.
I might just cry everywhere now
It was a very good post.
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Headline, response, response are not stories
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Hypocrisy surely, unless you are alien.
I am human; therefore a bastard.
A hypocrite? I don't think so. Maybe.
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Blood bursts from her veins. Beautiful.
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Criticism also is not a story.
Like ripples on a blank shore.
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http://sixwordsounds.blogspot.com/
Any objects if I co-opt a few?
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http://sixwordsounds.blogspot.com/
Any objects if I co-opt a few?
I don't have a problem with you grabbing any of mine, just credit me as Zorag instead of Zathras, I'm trying to get Zorag.net up and running. Someday.
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i have a few spread out here, i dont mind if you take em :)
if you are going to take one, i would message the author and make sure it is okay
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Life is but only death's prequel
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And we all know sequels suck
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+1 :P
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Even numbered Trek movies don't suck
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Feel free to use my stories.
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Actually, I am just a number.
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From desolate crypt, thread arises, hungry.
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My emperor has no nose.
Terrible!
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"'Ware rare were-s," whirs wher-weigher.
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Semantic error in cosmological constant. Reboot?
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Cups replenish near her; coins tarnish.
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born, live, die... not long enough
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Then I rolled a natural twenty.
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Thread necromancy indeed! Earl lives again?
Here's some I thought of...
Room for rent. No large snakes.
Paparazzi: Real people or flash fiction?
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Wake up! Time for your funeral.
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The dragons liked my singing? Hells!
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ALLCAST HACKING REGIOMANCER CORTEX PROBE SCANDAL
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I whittled myself a new CPU.
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Will you marry my avatar, Beloved?
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No, Luke. I am Santa Claus.
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Blob wants to friend you. Accept?
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You've found the seventh great shibboleth:
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Corners become faces; edges uncannily constant.
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You know too much; drink this.
Oh God no, I am human.
Man plans, God laughs, I clean.
Blew up the world; didn't help.
But I don't need a dragon.
What does the red button do?
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Honour is nourishing. Suck him dry.
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The champ saw it coming. She welcomed it.
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Hey, that's eight words.
..Don't hit!
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One Ringworld to bring them all
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Boring conference....
Wait!
Speaker's an alien!!
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Cows came home. God help us.
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virgin widows danced and quietly cried
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Carrying the one: weight allowance exceeded.
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Prolixity causes spontaneous gargantuanism in Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
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Died with fruit in my ear.
True story.
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"Hurt me!" masochist said.
Sadist: "no."
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Wait, was that a pig flying??
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"They couldn't hit Texas at this dist-"
Beautiful, just beautiful; how about:
"Once, upon a tine: the end."
http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19210711&id=qlcbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7EkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1073,3446998 (http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1144&dat=19210711&id=qlcbAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7EkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=1073,3446998)
Robert.
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No, no, no, the other clone.
That doesn't look like my tail.
That was how I mounted Goldie
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"The Cowardly Lion became a nutpuncher."
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Fondled Uncle Carl's Kids. You Own Up!
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Stories in six words? No way!
In case of emergency, Refill Glass.
Pavement Pizzas Prevented Pamela's Pleasant Perambulations.
Ass's Milk's cheaper than Virgin's Blood.
Our hiking holiday went disastrously wrong!
(That one is basically The Fellowship Of The Ring in 6 words.)
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Quick, open up that box Pandora!
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Randall Munroe permutes Hemmingway in XKCD. (http://xkcd.com/1540/)
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I saw my own reflection blink.
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To live, he ate his arm.
MIND CONTROLS ABOUT REMOVING PUNCTUATION SEE
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I could never think of one.
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I could never think of one.
Writer's Block story? SOOOO old hat!
:P
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Failed test; head in other hat.
Time for a Bad Pun Derby!
I toque your critique too seriously.
PseudoPod story idea: Haunted Hell-met!
Now to cap this one off...
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There wasn't anything I could do.
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Saw this today on i09 - http://io9.gizmodo.com/write-some-six-word-science-fiction-for-us-1751661931
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Awakening to darkness, I listen...
Movement!
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"Vowels!" it begged Wales before starving.
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Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo, Ruffalo.
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Went clubbing, had to clean shoes.
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Went clubbing, had to clean shoes.
Went cleaning, had to club shoes.
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Went clubbing, had to clean shoes.
Went cleaning, had to club shoes.
Went shoeing, had to clean clubs.
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Went clubbing, had to clean shoes.
Went cleaning, had to club shoes.
Went shoeing, had to clean clubs.
hehe, this is getting silly fast
cleaner's clubbing shoes didn't quite fit.
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Got drunk and forgot the rest.
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Ate Pizza. Liked it. Ate another. :D
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Awoke after clubbing, dirty and shoeless!
... so I probably had a good night... ....despite getting my clean shoes clubbed while out, and then having to clean the club. I think I'll have some of spareinch's pizza for the hangover.
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Don't go to Antarctica!
I don't remember paying for this...
My demon friend thinks you're cute.
Is it cheating if they're dead?
Ugh. This day, again.
I am my own grandparents.
The murder weapon was a toothbrush.
You'll never believe what we saw.
Remember when we lived above?
"Stop screaming," said the garbage disposal.
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This is just something silly I came up with. If you think of your own six word Johnny moment, please share
Six Word Johnny
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this is to help mojo as hes confused this is the six word story now m8 lol
there was once a town in
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But, for him, Tuesday never came.
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A 6W take on the classic:
New Parachute, used once, never opened
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A 6W take on the classic:
New Parachute, used once, never opened
I loled at this.
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AHCHOO!
Where did Canada go?
-God.
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"Her eyes opened. They were red."
Awesome song (http://www.top100songscharts.com/)
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He wasted many days wondering why.
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AHCHOO!
Where did Canada go?
-God.
Mars welcomed the friendly Canadian refugees.
::)
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Mars welcomed the friendly Canadian refugees.
::)
Mars welcomed the European lander. Ouch!
;D
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It had been a long time.
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She never forgave.
She died angry.
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"Murder? My God." Ommatophores withdrew uncomprehendingly.
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Three eyes registered shock, one closed.
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Nine button nightgown, could only fascinate.
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;) Late to the party, but still ...
“You’re forgiven,” he said, and fired.
“I’m stuck at work,” she lied.
Blue wire? Red? No! Green… BOOM.
Yes, it squirms. Just eat it.
Mom? Have you seen my tarantula?