Story time

[omicron]

Its story time. Lets write a story, each person should add in no more than five words and we shall see what we end up with! I'll start.

At the brink of night,

[Ethereal]

just out of sight,

(It might be better to extend this to 5 words)

[mattmns]

Its story time. Lets write a story, each person should add in no more than four words and we shall see what we end up with! I'll start.

At the brink of night,

you added 5 :tongue2: so i'll add 5 too :smile:

edit... too slow :mad:

At the brink of night, just out of sight, was a stranger in fright

[I think the person afterwards should decide punctuation]

[Artman]

I ran outside to investigate.
(edit me too.)

[Moonbear]

That's when I heard the...

(Cool idea, I love the sort of stories that come out of these group efforts!)

[mattmns]

*wishes moonbear would have put an a instead of the*

lady next door yell...

[Moonbear]

"What are you doing?!" So...

[mattmns]

I told her, "I am ...

[Artman]

searching for the golden...

[franznietzsche]

apron of fortitude. This...

[Artman]

Apron, when electrified, can...

[The Bob]

turn soil and rocks into....

[franznietzsche]

peanut butter and jelly sandwhiches.

[jimmy p]

wheat, rice, corn, oats, and...

[Ivan Seeking]

morph into a 300 pound, purple...

[franznietzsche]

people eater that likes to...

[jimmy p]

sing children songs and dance....

[Moonbear]

...canary. The only problem is...

*glad someone chose purple! I like purple.*

Dang! Too slow! Dinosaur? Did we really need a purple dinosaur? Stop watching so much TV! I'll see what jimmyp comes up with to see where to go next.

Okay...here it is:

...on green tomatoes. All the...

Aaaargh! I give up! You guys are too fast for me. I'll wait until the slow people show up. :biggrin:

[Ivan Seeking]

frolick like an elf while

edit: darn, too slow again.

[jimmy p]

using humans like toothpicks. He...

[Artman]

frolick(s) like an elf frolics like an elf and...

(I liked this one)

[BoulderHead]

frolics like an elf and...
pokes humans with toothpicks while...

[Artman]

strapping on his nuclear powered...

[Moonbear]

...aluminum foil deflector beanie, which...

[Clausius2]

was given by that girl ...

[Artman]

...aluminum foil deflector beanie, which...indicates to all observers that

edit: crap too slow!

[Artman]

was given by that girl ...
To protect him from...

[Clausius2]

...the feeling of lonely he...

[Tom Mattson]

...felt since the nuclear powered beanie made him sterile, so he went to...

[the number 42]

Tadpoles-R-Us where he

[Artman]

Tadpoles-R-Us where he
Was injected with a...

[the number 42]

...nuff tadpoles to fill...

[Artman]

...nuff tadpoles to fill..."Wait!" he yelled, "what are you doing with that..."

[Moonbear]

"...really long...what the?!!!" Next...

[Ivan Seeking]

...Elvis walked in with a red...

[Moonbear]

...cape on. He grabbed the...

[Ivan Seeking]

purple people eater, the long what the?!!, and the keys to the limo.

[plover]

Meanwhile, across town, the armadillo...

[Moonbear]

and kangaroo swaggered into...

[Ivan Seeking]

the local kangaroo/armadillo bar. But before...

[Moonbear]

they had a chance to order...

[BoulderHead]

they had a chance to order...
they broke the 5-word limit...

[Gokul43201]

incurring the wrath of the...

[franznietzsche]

the word limit deities that...

[Gokul43201]

spit martini. However, this time...

[franznietzsche]

they had rum instead of gin...

[BoulderHead]

they had rum instead of gin...
and visisted the underworld where...

[Ivan Seeking]

they were saw a sticky...

[omicron]

slimy, blob thingy.

[Moonbear]

Or, rather, a slime Bob...

(I'm protesting...you let Franz use too many words...they still count even if they are small! And does Tom Mattson have special super mentor dispensation? He went WAAAAAYYYY over the word limit! Nyah nyah nyah nyah nyah! :tongue2:)

[Gokul43201]

secreted was found bubbling moodily...

[Moonbear]

near a ravenous alien. Wait...

[Gokul43201]

-ing for the intergalactic bus...

[Moonbear]

to the Radnuxean Galaxy, where...

[Gokul43201]

jellyfish are purple, was a...

[franznietzsche]

drunken bum of priceless proportions.

[Gokul43201]

His name was something like...

[franznietzsche]

Joak the Bloke of Eritrea, who...

[Gokul43201]

Ate a Pea a Day.

[Ethereal]

Compilation:

At the brink of night, just out of sight, was a stranger in fright. I ran outside to investigate. That's when I heard the lady next door yell "What are you doing?!" So I told her, "I am searching for the golden apron of fortitude. This Apron when electrified, can turn soil and rocks into peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, wheat, rice corn, oats and morph into a 300 pound purple people-eater that likes to sing children songs and dance on green tomatoes. All the frolick like an elf while using humans like toothpicks.

He pokes people with toothpicks while strapping on his nuclear-powered aluminium foil deflector beanie, which was given by that girl to protect him from the feeling of loneliness, he felt since the nuclear powered beanie made him sterile, so he went to Tadpoles-R-Us where he was injected with a nuff tadpoles to fill..."Wait!", he yelled, "What are you doing with that really long...what the!?!!"

Next Elvis walked in with a red cape on. He grabbed the purple people-eater, the long what the!?!!, and the keys to the limo. Meanwhile, across town the armadilo and kangaroo swaggered into the local kangaroo/armadilo bar. But before they had a chance to order, they broke the 5-word limit, incurring the wrath of the word limit deities that spit martini. However, this time they had rum instead of gin and visited the underworld where they saw a sticky slimy bob thingy. Or rather, a slime Bob secreted was found bubbling moodily near a ravenous alien.

Waiting for the intergalactic bus to the Radnuxean Galaxy, where jellyfish are purple, was a drunken bum of priceless proportions. His name was something like Joak the Bloke of Eritrea, who Ate a Pea a Day.

[plover]

The limo pulled up. Joak

[check]

The limo pulled up. Joak
pulled out his laptop and

[plover]

showed it to Elvis, who

[Gokul43201]

was quite stoned. The monitor...

[check]

was quite stoned. The monitor...
displayed the site, "Physics Forums"

[Gokul43201]

but it all looked Greek

[The Bob]

but it all looked Greek
to the young man eating...........

[Clausius2]

..and the girl sucking a...

:rofl:

[footprints]

rather long...
:rofl: :biggrin: :rofl: :biggrin:

[Ethereal]

...line of complaining people...

[Clausius2]

...line of complaining people...

Ahrrrrg... You have destroyed the intrigue.... rather long what?

Ok, I continue:


......who were waiting to get....

[JasonRox]

...under the man's...

[Clausius2]

...under the man's...

..body because he had.....

<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

This is becoming hotter..... :!!) :blushing:

[JasonRox]

...a really big snot hanging from his...

[Artman]

...a really big snot hanging from his..."Eeew! That's disgusting," the girl said.

[Gokul43201]

This caused the man to...

[Math Is Hard]

redefine his existing concepts of...

[DeathKnight]

physics so that he can

[mattmns]

*too slow*

acquire a better understanding of...

[DeathKnight]

working of his laptop. This...

[mattmns]

new knowledge led him to...

[DeathKnight]

publish the theory of special...

[Gokul43201]

education, for the benefit of...

[mattmns]

those who need to be...

[Moonbear]

special. Meanwhile, back in line...

[mattmns]

was this crazy lookin' .....

[Gokul43201]

yardstick. It had three feet...

[mattmns]

of pure love. One woman...

[Gokul43201]

who walked too close to...

[Artman]

who walked too close to...a black hole and

[mattmns]

*too slow*

was falling down, when suddenly

[JasonRox]

...Einstein and Hawkings popped out of the black hole and touched the girl's...

(Long piece, I know. :( )

[Math Is Hard]

frisky jibbly bits, and she..

[Moonbear]

...slapped him squarely across the...

[franznietzsche]

posturing posterior post-haste, possibly...

[Math Is Hard]

passively pestering post-humous pedantics partaking...

[Artman]

passively pestering post-humous pedantics partaking...of her pensive personality. "Perplexing,"...

[plover]

..she puzzled. "Where's that purple people eater?"

[tribdog]

"And why not eat me?"

[DeathKnight]

'Its actually in chemistry Lab...

[Artman]

'Its actually in chemistry Lab...Eating silver nitrate poisoned people...

[Gokul43201]

for supper", said the nutty...

[JasonRox]

....mad scientist who loves...

[Clausius2]

..to get sucked his...
:!!)

[arildno]

long, curved, silken-skinned..

[JasonRox]

...toothbrush he only uses for...

[arildno]

wiping his hairy, dirty..

[JasonRox]

...toe nails that are...

[arildno]

objects of delight for..

[JasonRox]

...sprinkles on a cake, which happens to be...

[Artman]

oozing with voluptuous...

[Les Sleeth]

(thanks Artman for leaving us with that one!)

...mounds of mocha mousse seeming to tempt the mad scientist to...

[Gokul43201]

exfoliate. Instead, he ran. So, ...

[cyby]

he bounced right onto the...

[Artman]

he bounced right onto the...Bubbling experiment. Meanwhile, the...

[Les Sleeth]

. . . toothbrush sat unused, languishing from not realizing its full potential. The Mad Scientist thought, "wait a minute, a toothbrush has the right to a fullfilling existence too!!!!!!" and so picked up the depressed toothbrush, and took it downtown to the drugstore hoping to find it . . .

[Moonbear]

a pink toothbrush to...

(And to think I got picked on for using SIX words! :tongue2:)

[Gokul43201]

boogie with. Having done this...

[Moonbear]

the resulting litter of toothpicks...

[tribdog]

began their dangerous march towards

[Moonbear]

a life of toothpaste abuse.

[tribdog]

and 2nd grade arts & crafts

[Moonbear]

The runt of the litter...

[tribdog]

"Call me, Sliver." was the meanest...

[Moonbear]

He'll give you a splinter...

[tribdog]

with a dash of salt. He's mean.

[Moonbear]

Then there's his brother, Chip...

[tribdog]

Then there's his brother, Chip...
chip was as dumb as his brother was mean.

[Moonbear]

He wandered into a kindergarten...

[tribdog]

class of beavers, who quickly

[Moonbear]

built a model dam with...

[tribdog]

most of Chip's mom's side of the family

[Moonbear]

and some frozen brocolli. By...

[tribdog]

the way, whatever happened to

[Moonbear]

Ivan after that horrible incident...

[tribdog]

involving his mouse clicking finger and the

[Moonbear]

splinter? Where were we? Right...

[tribdog]

BEHIND YOU! screamed the casual observer.

[DeathKnight]

and behold! there he saw....

[tribdog]

the artist formerly known as

[DeathKnight]

Mr. T. He was in a...

[tribdog]

bad story written 5 words at a time

[plover]

saying, "I pity the fools, who"

[Math Is Hard]

said my mama was so fat she..

[DeathKnight]

had to arrange a crane...

[plover]

could only type 5 words before...

[Artman]

could only type 5 words before...asking, "what about my mama?"

[tribdog]

I feel we are probably ready to publish. Who wants to go back and compile everything. I know I'm not going to, I haven't even read pages 3-7.

[mattmns]

Here is my barely edited compilation, the first few paragraphs were already compiled by Ethereal on the bottom of page 4, so I just continued from his/her start.

Compilation:

At the brink of night, just out of sight, was a stranger in fright. I ran outside to investigate. That's when I heard the lady next door yell "What are you doing?!" So I told her, "I am searching for the golden apron of fortitude. This Apron when electrified, can turn soil and rocks into peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, wheat, rice corn, oats and morph into a 300 pound purple people-eater that likes to sing children songs and dance on green tomatoes. All the frolick like an elf while using humans like toothpicks.

He pokes people with toothpicks while strapping on his nuclear-powered aluminium foil deflector beanie, which was given by that girl to protect him from the feeling of loneliness, he felt since the nuclear powered beanie made him sterile, so he went to Tadpoles-R-Us where he was injected with a nuff tadpoles to fill..."Wait!", he yelled, "What are you doing with that really long...what the!?!!"

Next Elvis walked in with a red cape on. He grabbed the purple people-eater, the long what the!?!!, and the keys to the limo. Meanwhile, across town the armadilo and kangaroo swaggered into the local kangaroo/armadilo bar. But before they had a chance to order, they broke the 5-word limit, incurring the wrath of the word limit deities that spit martini. However, this time they had rum instead of gin and visited the underworld where they saw a sticky slimy bob thingy. Or rather, a slime Bob secreted was found bubbling moodily near a ravenous alien.

Waiting for the intergalactic bus to the Radnuxean Galaxy, where jellyfish are purple, was a drunken bum of priceless proportions. His name was something like Joak the Bloke of Eritrea, who Ate a Pea a Day.

The limo pulled up. Joak pulled out his laptop and showed it to Elvis, who was quite stoned. The monitor displayed the site, "Physics Forums" but it all looked Greek to the young man eating and the girl sucking a rather long line of complaining people who were waiting to get under the man's body because he had a really big snot hanging from his "Eeew! That's disgusting," the girl said. This caused the man to redefine his existing concepts of physics so that he can acquire a better understanding of working of his laptop. This new knowledge led him to publish the theory of special education, for the benefit of those who need to be special.

Meanwhile, back in line was this crazy lookin' yardstick. It had three feet of pure love. One woman who walked too close to a black hole and was falling down, when suddenly Einstein and Hawkings popped out of the black hole and touched the girl's frisky jibbly bits, and she slapped him squarely across the posturing posterior post-haste, possibly passively pestering post-humous pedantics partaking of her pensive personality. "Perplexing," she puzzled. "Where's that purple people eater?" "And why not eat me?" 'Its actually in chemistry Lab Eating silver nitrate poisoned people for supper", said the nutty mad scientist who loves to get sucked his long, curved, silken-skinned toothbrush he only uses for wiping his hairy, dirty toe nails that are objects of delight for sprinkles on a cake, which happens to be oozing with voluptuous mounds of mocha mousse seeming to tempt the mad scientist to exfoliate. Instead, he ran. So, he bounced right onto the Bubbling experiment.

Meanwhile, the toothbrush sat unused, languishing from not realizing its full potential. The Mad Scientist thought, "wait a minute, a toothbrush has the right to a fullfilling existence too!!!!!!" and so picked up the depressed toothbrush, and took it downtown to the drugstore hoping to find it a pink toothbrush to boogie with. Having done this the resulting litter of toothpicks began their dangerous march towards a life of toothpaste abuse and 2nd grade arts & crafts.

The runt of the litter, "Call me, Sliver," was the meanest; He'll give you a splinter with a dash of salt. He's mean. Then there's his brother, Chip. Chip was as dumb as his brother was mean. He wandered into a kindergarten class of beavers, who quickly built a model dam with most of Chip's mom's side of the family and some frozen brocolli.

By the way, whatever happened to Ivan after that horrible incident involving his mouse clicking finger and the splinter? Where were we? “Right BEHIND YOU,” screamed the casual observer. And behold there he saw the artist formerly known as Mr. T. He was in a bad story written 5 words at a time saying, "I pity the fools, who" said my mama was so fat she had to arrange a crane could only type 5 words before asking, "what about my mama?"

[tribdog]

I'm amazed.
What a rotten piece of crap.

[mattmns]

lol, yeah it is quite terrible :mad:

We should start a new one :biggrin:

[tribdog]

With or without plot?

[tribdog]

how about a list of characters. Hero, Bad guy, sidekick, etc

[mattmns]

A plot sounds like a good idea, it could provide a good structure. So yes, with plot.

Characters sound good too :smile:

But I am no creative genius, but I know you are so shoot out some character names, and their traits and a plot and lets get this started :cool:

[arildno]

Maiden-in-distress plot?

[tribdog]

screw that, then I take the fall for a crappy story. I'll name a character, then someone else can.
Hawk Steevings-Occupation:Genius Superhero
Hobbies:long distance running and public speaking
Likes: Red meat, fast cars and silk panties
dislikes:commies, speed bumps and paradox
Age: 37-Leo
Favorite Quote: "You have your Daddy's eyes. I've come to take them back."

[mattmns]

ok plot will be Maiden in distress

ok tribdog, everyone will name a character lol

Name: Joe Johnson (male)
Occupation: Construction worker
Good long time friend of Maiden in distress' husband/boyfriend (maybe a went to school together relationship)
Hobbies: Fishing, Football
Likes: Red Heads
Dislikes: commies (too)
Age 38-Scorpio

Since we seem to have an anti commie like theme. How about a communist person took the maiden in distress?

[arildno]

What if the commie WAS the maiden-in-distress?
(Say, one of those sports "ladies" from good ole DDR?)

[tribdog]

Is Joe Johnson the alterego of Hawk?
mild mannered Joe hears trouble, removes his contact lenses to reveal superhero Hawk.
I like the commie maiden in distress
Valerie Bertenelli Von Halenstein, Age-29 Sign:*****
Occupation:Propaganda proofreader
Turn ons:Stalin style goatees
Turn offs:Gulags and apple pie
Favorite Quote: "Cobbler Workers of the World. Untie"

[Moonbear]

I think we need a villian for the story:
Dragana Tribdogovitch, female, age 42
Occupation: villian
Hobbies: kicking puppies and plotting to take over the world
Turn-ons: not much, but she'll pretend anything to get her enemies into bed and spilling their secrets
Turn-offs: do-gooders

[tribdog]

lol, ouch. you wanna go there huh? lets see
Moonie, F, 4, feline
Occupation:pet
Hobbies: coughing up hairballs
Turn-ons:sudden movement and shiny things
Turn-offs:constantly in heat, so no one knows
Favorite Song: "Meow, meow,meow,meow" theme to Meow Mix
Favorite Book: "Of Mice and Men"
Favorite Quote: "If I was king of the Forrrrrest. I'd ruuuff and I'd huurrf...Rhinocerous? Preposterous. Hippotamus? I'd knock him from top to bottumus."

[arildno]

I think we need a villian for the story:
Dragana Tribdogovitch, female, age 42
Occupation: villian
Hobbies: kicking puppies and plotting to take over the world
Turn-ons: not much, but she'll pretend anything to get her enemies into bed and spilling their secrets

Would that include Valerie Von Halenstein, or is she a do-gooder?

Hmm..on second thought, Evo will probably close down some lurid lesbian witch story pretty fast
PF is, after all, a family forum..

[Les Sleeth]

I'd been thinking of posting a story idea taken from one of my favorite jokes. I thought it would be fun to allow up to a paragraph per contribution. Should I post the joke (in a new thread)?

[Moonbear]

I'd been thinking of posting a story idea taken from one of my favorite jokes. I thought it would be fun to allow up to a paragraph per contribution. Should I post the joke (in a new thread)?

Anything more than a 5-word limit! It's hard to get far when you can't even write a complete sentence.

[Gokul43201]

Okay so far, we have Joe Johnson, who turns into the superhero, Hawk Steevings, destroyer of paradox.

Then there's the evil Dragana Tribdogovitch who runs about tormenting puppies, much to the sinister satisfaction of her feline companion, Moonie.

Caught in the middle is the maiden in distress, Valerie Bertenelli von Halenstein (her Scandinavian neighbors call her Val-Halla, 'cause she's heavenly).

What twisted tale brings these curious characters together ?

Read on to find out...

(any other structural rules to establish ? word limits etc. ? 10 words ?)

[Moonbear]

Hmm...is 10 words per person enough? I know 5 was way too few! :wink:

[Gokul43201]

Yeah, I think 25 is better. That way, you can make one full sentence and at least part of another.

But if we use 25, should we forbid part sentences, or does that make it more fun ?

[Moonbear]

Yeah, I think 25 is better. That way, you can make one full sentence and at least part of another.

But if we use 25, should we forbid part sentences, or does that make it more fun ?

Part sentences are okay, I think, and 25 words should be enough to get the story rolling enough for someone else to pick it up.

[Gokul43201]

[Let's get started then]

'Twas the night before Christmas. The waves crashing into the rugged, ice-free coastline just north of Murmansk reminded Valerie of the cheering crowds...

[motai]

'Twas the night before Christmas. The waves crashing into the rugged, ice-free coastline just north of Murmansk reminded Valerie of the cheering crowds...

... of the political convention, but Valerie was not interested. She was encapsulated with reading "In Exile" by Anton Chekhov and reminiscing of her past when ...

[tribdog]

the sudden jangling of the telephone startled her. She jumped, knocking her book to the floor. As she reached for the novel a shadow swept

[Moonbear]

behind her, unseen. She felt a chill run down her spine, and pulled a blanket closer to her chin. She didn't know where the draft...

[tribdog]

board got off, telling her she couldn't join the Salvation Army. The phone rang again, the shadow shadowed again. Reaching for the phone

[Gokul43201]

she stumbled over a dark cat-like thing. It was a cat. "Yikes", screeched the cat, before it darted away, taking its shadow with it. But

[tribdog]

leaving a moist hairball in its place. Valerie looked at the hairball and nearly fainted as it began to speak. "Your mission, should you choose to accept it is

[Moonbear]

to locate the..." *hack hack* (darn furballs) "..golden mouse."

Valerie, puzzled, asked, "What kind of mouse, the one for a computer, or that cat's eat?"

[tribdog]

In response the hairball said, "This message will self-destruct in five seconds."
Hmm Valerie thought. I'd better

[Moonbear]

buy a litterbox if this cat is going to keep hanging around here. Golden mouse indeed! Silly cat. Valerie grabbed her coat and keys, and...

[franznietzsche]

pocket knife, and wrench, and super glue, and lube, and ran out the door only to...

[tribdog]

run smack into the back of the closet. She turned and walked carefully towards the exit...

[Mk]

..."Then asked to herself, what happened to the five-word limit?" and continued on out. She took the bus to Greenland, where she decided to touch...

[JasonRox]

..."Then asked to herself, what happened to the five-word limit?" and continued on out. She took the bus to Greenland, where she decided to touch...

...the fresh beautiful field of grean grass, but was disappointed when she found out...

[Gokul43201]

that capitalism had turned this place - once a haven for westbound crazies - into a giant skating rink. Returning home, she found a note on the floor

[mattmns]

that said, "Your first clue: The "Golden Mouse" is an artifact that is located in a museum 10 miles south of Moscow. You will.....

[Gokul43201]

identify this artifact by its yellow, metallic luster and its resemblance to a small rodent. Now solve the following paradox : What's the smargest number ?"

[poolwin2001]

By now she had caught up with this story.She decided to google smarg.As she took out her Laptop

[Moonbear]

the cat pounced on the keyboard, as cats usually do. She wound up googling "sniohop" instead. "Oh s**t! That's the password for the self-destruct sequence!"

[mattmns]

edit... wow way too slow...

continued from Moonbear...


She now had 30 seconds to over ride the self destruction sequence or else it would self destruct. The first step

[motai]

... she slipped on a banana peel, which caused her to land on a cantilever which propelled the cat onto ...

[Clausius2]

the basket as the cat motion equation yields, but the air room conditions made impossible such a flight and the cat took off just inside the even. After 10 minutes at 500ºC, she opened the even's door and found...

[Moonbear]

that darn cat still alive and well, though furious as it flew out of the oven. *Bang!* "Note to self: no self-destruct mode on next computer."

[Gokul43201]

Having found no answer from Google, she sent out a plea on the Worl Wide Help, asking all brave and brilliant souls to resolve this paradox. In Skokie, Illinois....

[Moonbear]

Dragana Tribdogovitch was scanning the WWH, and saw that her fiendish plan was coming together. She began to furiously type a reply to Valerie. "Dear...

[Mk]

Valerie, i'm going to need you to send me large amounts of Carbonic acid and a pump. No, don't ask why, it's a surprise! oh, and could you get William to bring that stain cleaning kit again?"

[franznietzsche]

But just then, the brave hero entered the room, only to find that.,...

[tribdog]

Dragana Tribdogovitch was not scanning the WWH in Skogie, Illinois ??? wow, it truely was a paradox.

(see, gokul. I'm paying attention)

[tribdog]

I think we can just about conclude that the multi-author system, while entertaining, is not conducive to great literature. I have come up with a solution however. I'll write a story and send each of you your next improvisational line. You can simply cut and paste it where and when appropriate. I'll provide a list of exact times for you to be "improving."

[motai]

When this story first started, I thought this would parallel some of Anton Chekhov's works (thus the allusion). Then it got messed up somehow and then it turned into a "Wacky comedy meets formal physics textbooks" which makes it seem like it belongs in some sort of Physics-gone-wrong book.

[tribdog]

I think the problem is caused by ego. Every entry has a punchline, there is no set up. Nobody is willing to sacrifice their turn for the good of story, take one for the team, and become filler for the areas in between my posts. Selfish bastards. Who's wearing the pink ribbon around here?

[tribdog]

lol, wouldn't it be funny if I really was like that?
Dammit Gokul! Is that pink ribbon under your name? Didn't think so. Moonbear do you spell funny b-i-o-l-o-g-y? Know your place.

[Mk]

I think the problem is caused by ego. Every entry has a punchline, there is no set up. Nobody is willing to sacrifice their turn for the good of story, take one for the team, and become filler for the areas in between my posts. Selfish bastards. Who's wearing the pink ribbon around here?
Yes, this is the fault of all story topics.

[Moonbear]

lol, wouldn't it be funny if I really was like that?
Dammit Gokul! Is that pink ribbon under your name? Didn't think so. Moonbear do you spell funny b-i-o-l-o-g-y? Know your place.

How did you know that? Yep, right here in the dictionary I'm writing, it says so. :biggrin: I tried, I really did. I thought a self-destruct sequence would be good for several replies worth of disarming, but somehow instead of keeping her head and disarming the laptop, Valerie wound up getting hysterical, slipping on a banana peel and sending the cat flying into an oven! No hope there, so it seems the laptop was destined to self-destruct. I've seen very funny stories come out of attempts like this, but then again, it was with a group that included more writers than scientists. Maybe there's a reason we're all in science and not out writing bestselling novels? :tongue:

[franznietzsche]

Maybe there's a reason we're all in science and not out writing bestselling novels? :tongue:


Because the literature establishment is into promoting the status quo, stifling creativity, and trying to keep my ideas from the masses!! I will prevail!!!

[/crackpot adaptation]

[plover]

From time to time, I did attempt to introduce structure in the first storyoid (appropriate transitions, actual recurring characters, etc), but, well, obviously you've seen how much luck I had... :rofl: :rofl: (not to mention that making more than a minimal pointer is impossible in 5 words)

[mahesh_2961]

entered into a parallel universe,where ....

[Gokul43201]

Moonbear, you destroyed my 'Skokie, Illinois' set-up. When I created the perfect platform for launching the brave and briliiant, paradox destroying, maiden saving hero, you chuck in the villain instead. :mad: Who's ever heard of a Dragana Tribdogovitch of Skokie, IL ? :grumpy:. She belongs somewhere in Russia or Siberia, conveniently positioned to kidnap the maiden, while the super-hero must cross the oceans in his quest for her. Bah !

[Artman]

entered into a parallel universe,where ....Where the storyline gods fought to rule the destiny of the poor confused characters. Dragana Tribdogovitch saw this as an oppurtunity. Her lips curled in a sadistic lear. She could turn this to her advantage -- she knew she could -- but she could not do it alone. She needed...

[fomenkoa]

Where the storyline gods fought to rule the destiny of the poor confused characters. Dragana Tribdogovitch saw this as an oppurtunity. Her lips curled in a sadistic lear. She could turn this to her advantage -- she knew she could -- but she could not do it alone. She needed...

...a shape-shifting machine to be able to morph into the cat, that so often visited Valerie. With it, she could..

[Moonbear]

Moonbear, you destroyed my 'Skokie, Illinois' set-up. When I created the perfect platform for launching the brave and briliiant, paradox destroying, maiden saving hero, you chuck in the villain instead. :mad: Who's ever heard of a Dragana Tribdogovitch of Skokie, IL ? :grumpy:. She belongs somewhere in Russia or Siberia, conveniently positioned to kidnap the maiden, while the super-hero must cross the oceans in his quest for her. Bah !

Aww, shucks, I thought it was a good place for Dragana. Russia would be too obvious. She could have been sitting in a motel, on her way to wherever Valerie was.

[omicron]

Wow, I come back from my holiday after a week and I see the number of post go from 100 to 200. Thats exciting :surprised . :grumpy: But not so after you find out that your story was ended and a new one was started. :grumpy: Humph :grumpy: On the other hand, I was actually wondering when it would end before I left cuz it was kinda long. So I'm not pissed after all :biggrin: I think the new one was a great idea but as tribdog said "I think the problem is caused by ego. Every entry has a punchline, there is no set up. Nobody is willing to sacrifice their turn for the good of story, take one for the team, and become filler for the areas in between my posts."

[tribdog]

Am I the only one who caught that I was saying filler in between MY posts? trust me that is not a good idea

[fomenkoa]

OR we could actually continue the story instead of complaining :confused: