Let me tell you a story......

27/06/2020 15:30
by MT Miss T

Ok, for those of you who are still checking in & have nowt else better to do, I have a little idea to give us a bit of light relief..
We’re going to write a story!😀 Each person adds just one line containing a MAXIMUM of 8 words. Nothing virus related please!
I’ll start us off.....

I looked out of my window and saw.....

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M1960 27/06/2020 16:30

... but his injury and limp meant that he ...

Andy R 27/06/2020 16:00

…to burn some energy in order to sleep…👍

M1960 27/06/2020 15:40

... he had drunk too much coffee 😮 and needed ...

Andy R 27/06/2020 14:38

...oops, wrong thread!!!!!

Andy R 27/06/2020 14:37

Perhaps singing…https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTbJBnkRkFo…will get us in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vOUYry_5Nw for at least one and then …https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dIjutUhVNo
🙂

M1960 27/06/2020 01:51

... very excited when he realised that ...

M1960 26/06/2020 16:41

... and Bruce didn't want to miss seeing ...

Andy R 26/06/2020 10:32

...time for the next episode of 'Bondi Rescue'...

M1960 26/06/2020 02:05

... time flies! By now, it was almost ...

Miss T 25/06/2020 23:20

what a load of codswallop THAT was!😋
We....

Andy R 25/06/2020 18:32

...Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section and...

M1960 25/06/2020 16:13

... romantic music being played by the ...

Andy R 25/06/2020 11:19

...fish & chips and mushy...

Philtheetiler 25/06/2020 10:25

Miss T: hi T. is that ONE line each ?
I would not worry as others can't read 😎

Miss T 25/06/2020 09:02

Oops, sorry...I obviously can’t count!!😊
😂

Miss T 25/06/2020 09:01

..stalking!😮 She went home & left Bruce & I....

M1960 24/06/2020 22:12

... against it, because of her recent conviction for ...

Andy R 24/06/2020 21:03

…thought about contacting The Police but decided…

Miss T 24/06/2020 19:58

...jellyfish!😮 The tickling turned to stinging, so she...

M1960 24/06/2020 15:42

... she had been tickled by a large ...

Andy R 24/06/2020 07:13

...suppress a fit of the giggles because...

M1960 23/06/2020 22:28

... his limp and "Sheila" having managed to ...

Miss T 23/06/2020 20:48

!😂😂
Anyway, Bruce & I carried on walking, despite....

M1960 23/06/2020 20:01

... and flirtatious frogs fraternizing on the Folkestone foreshore ...

Andy R 23/06/2020 19:35

…Llamas lolloping languidly in Leek…

Andy R 23/06/2020 17:21

…bunnies bounding on the bridge in Bakewell, alongside…

Miss T 23/06/2020 17:13

...wombats waltzing on the beach in Worthing!
Besides....

M1960 23/06/2020 16:04

... naughty 'seaside' postcards with pictures of ...

Andy R 23/06/2020 15:25

…collecting postage stamps with sea views and…

M1960 23/06/2020 15:22

... that was nothing compared to his obsession for ...

Andy R 23/06/2020 07:17

...I knew Bruce had a penchant for...

M1960 23/06/2020 01:42

... embarrass her by revealing ...

Miss T 22/06/2020 23:57

...on the beach, keeping her beady eye on...

M1960 22/06/2020 22:51

... mother-in-law, who also happened to be ...

Andy R 22/06/2020 21:19

…advice about “Sheila”, his pet-name for his…

M1960 22/06/2020 21:13

... visit a doctor to get some ...

Andy R 22/06/2020 20:24

...and wondered if that Baywatch audition was a...

M1960 22/06/2020 18:56

... our romantic stroll, but he was now limping ...

Miss T 22/06/2020 17:49

...they legged it quick!😂 Bruce & I resumed....

M1960 22/06/2020 16:28

... but they couldn't count that far, so ...

Andy R 22/06/2020 10:26

… were hoping to get to a thousand islands…

Andy R 22/06/2020 07:31

...date with some salad dressings that...

Andy R 22/06/2020 07:08

...go out for the evening on a...

M1960 22/06/2020 01:58

... other crabs were getting ready to ...

M1960 20/06/2020 18:28

... just wishful thinking? By now, ...

Andy R 20/06/2020 17:17

…morphed into Daryl Hannah or was it…

M1960 20/06/2020 15:50

... mermaid 😍 who had suddenly ...

Andy R 20/06/2020 11:53

…pulled a mussel, or was it a...

Miss T 20/06/2020 08:30

....he hadn’t done his stretches that morning!🤕
“Oh!”.....

Andy R 20/06/2020 07:03

...pride as he realised that...

M1960 20/06/2020 01:56

... because he might injure his ...

Andy R 19/06/2020 22:02

...thinking not a good idea at his age...

Miss T 19/06/2020 19:50

big toe!”😂
Bruce flexed his muscles & lunged...

M1960 19/06/2020 17:40

I forgot the speech marks! 😮

... said, 😈 "or I'll attach this to your ... "

M1960 19/06/2020 17:06

... said, 😈 or I'll attach this to your ...

Miss T 19/06/2020 16:39

very large pincer at us!😮 “Go away!” it....

M1960 19/06/2020 15:50

... a large crab emerged, waving its ...

Miss T 19/06/2020 13:51

we raced towards. When we reached it....

Andy R 19/06/2020 11:18

...an enormous seashell that...

M1960 19/06/2020 03:42

... with a lifeguard called ... 😮

Miss T 18/06/2020 23:34

Story Time Returns!😋
Same rules as before....
Max of 8 words per line...
Here we go...(again😉)

One sunny day, I walked along the beach....

M1960 02/04/2020 14:49

Yes, many thanks Tracey, and everyone else too😀. I can count to eight now, but I don't think I'll be getting a job as an author anytime soon! 😮

Miss T 02/04/2020 10:21

Andy, I too was enjoying it but I got the impression that others were getting a bit bored🤔 Maybe I’ll start another one in a week or so.
Thanks for your feedback!🙂
T.x

Andy R 02/04/2020 09:32

Miss T, a pity because was loving it! Thank you for coming up with the idea. I look forward to your next challenge!🙂

Miss T 02/04/2020 08:22

Hi Mitch!🙂 I think our story has come to an end now but it was fun...& very daft...while it lasted!😀
Thanks to everyone who was bonkers enough to join in, I’m sure it raised a few laughs.🙂
Back to the drawing board for me, so watch out!😉
T.x

Mitch 02/04/2020 05:09

It's been a hard day's night

Andy R 01/04/2020 22:00

...rable train to Georgia!

Glyn2 01/04/2020 20:06

. . Cause they hadn’t got the memo. . . .

Bananas 01/04/2020 19:58

...so Flopsy Mopsy Cottontail and Peter all went to bed, ready for another day.

Glyn2 01/04/2020 19:37

. . . Call the whole thing off.. (little tap dance) . .

Miss T 01/04/2020 19:33

...this story will become even more nonsensical! Let’s.....

Andy R 01/04/2020 19:00

...like Harry Styles and Niall Horan, otherwise...

Glyn2 01/04/2020 18:57

. . . behave like a ‘normal’ OD person . . . .

ʎqnᴚ 01/04/2020 18:57

🔝 ɥʇɹou puıɟ oʇ ʎɹ⊥

Andy R 01/04/2020 18:24

..pondered, else dust off my compass and...

Glyn2 01/04/2020 18:15

. . . . I’ll improvise and use my useless GPS device she . . .

M1960 01/04/2020 18:06

iron tablets or Viagra to navigate with ...

Macc59 01/04/2020 17:49

both climbing mam tor without any

Andy R 01/04/2020 17:48

...pony. Or was it Barbie doll?...

Andy R 01/04/2020 17:47

[Back to the Two Ronnies, answering the question asked before!!!!]

Andy R 01/04/2020 17:46

..both of whom were cowering in the corner!

Miss T 01/04/2020 17:45

...who were playing I spy with my little....

M1960 01/04/2020 17:40

troglodyte and the Incredible Hulk ...

Macc59 01/04/2020 17:28

Put it away, you'll frighten the

Andy R 01/04/2020 17:27

...ah, only a car exhaust backfiring. Thank goodness...

Miss T 01/04/2020 17:18

“Oh my goodness!” She said. “What the heck.....

M1960 01/04/2020 17:09

... Bang! ...

Walking On 01/04/2020 16:55

she took a deep breath and...

Andy R 01/04/2020 16:41

...and wondered about blowing up a balloon, so...

Glyn2 01/04/2020 16:39

. . . she straightened her straw (paper one) . . .

Andy R 01/04/2020 16:37

- it's that beer back again she thought -

Glyn2 01/04/2020 16:36

. . . .she felt an eerily familiar draught . . .

Andy R 01/04/2020 16:36

...but realised she'd got order of sentences mixed!

Andy R 01/04/2020 16:35

... and wondered if Geordie, Mancunian, Liverpudlian or Surrey...

M1960 01/04/2020 16:32

... and thought, 'I really must lose some weight' ...

Walking On 01/04/2020 16:31

she thought Duane Eddy was back but no -

Glyn2 01/04/2020 16:08

. . . . she heard a twang . . . .

Walking On 01/04/2020 16:03

, as she bent to get in the car...

Andy R 01/04/2020 15:29

...for which the Karloffs were grateful for. But...

Glyn2 01/04/2020 14:55

. . . so he could replace Boris should need arise . . . .

M1960 01/04/2020 14:39

... troglodyte who was learning to read and count ...

Miss T 01/04/2020 14:22

...she hitched a lift with a tall dark...

Glyn2 01/04/2020 12:56

Find her over 60’s railcard so . . . . .

Walking On 01/04/2020 12:07

had something on her mind but couldn't...

Glyn2 01/04/2020 11:57

Meanwhile on a midnight train Georgia . . . .

Andy R 01/04/2020 11:30

...before realising he was in different Beatles' film!

Walking On 01/04/2020 11:15

"Gug, gug ajoo" sang the walrus

Miss T 01/04/2020 11:06

....a yellow submarine heading straight towards him!....

Andy R 01/04/2020 10:38

...took a dip in the water and saw...

Maz 01/04/2020 10:36

....tripped over some balls....

Walking On 01/04/2020 10:34

sought a gnu, for a song for two

Miss T 01/04/2020 10:12

....a happy hippopotamus wandered across the fairway! He....

Andy R 01/04/2020 10:01

...at the beautiful golf course in Augusta, Georgia...

Miss T 01/04/2020 08:34

Chapter 3...

Next door, in the land of green jackets....

Andy R 01/04/2020 07:26

A great idea, Miss T. Am looking forward to the next installment🙂

Mitch 01/04/2020 06:13

Oh pleaseee a Chapter 3, it's sooo funny

M1960 01/04/2020 00:14

I've already disgraced myself 😮

Miss T 31/03/2020 23:26

Have you all had enough now or should there be a chapter 3? 🤔

Andy R 31/03/2020 20:05

...before settling down to that pint of beer!

Walking On 31/03/2020 19:38

green blob which was actually R1chard's jacket

Miss T 31/03/2020 19:35

...and chop chop chopped his way through the....

Andy R 31/03/2020 19:00

...Edward Scissorhands appeared as if by magic...

Glyn2 31/03/2020 18:04

. . . not peeled them with their metal knives then . . . .

M1960 31/03/2020 17:58

It tasted like ... 'Smash'

M1960 31/03/2020 17:50

Miss T: Sorry - I didn't read the post carefully enough 🤔 - I wondered why I was being called verbose, and I understand Walking On's (19 to the octet) comment now!

Miss T 31/03/2020 17:40

...which Jo1 had made earlier!😉 It tasted like....

Miss T 31/03/2020 17:16

....and in the spaceship, there was a funny...

Miss T 31/03/2020 17:15

M1960: you’re only supposed to use a MAX of 8 words! Do keep up!lol

M1960 31/03/2020 17:10

'They're all barking mad here,' thought the Incredible Hulk, as he paddled in the beer.

Miss T 31/03/2020 17:09

But all was not lost! A spaceship appeared....

Walking On 31/03/2020 16:57

where the landlady didn't know what to do

Glyn2 31/03/2020 16:47

As it overflowed out of a village pub . . . . .

KateB 31/03/2020 16:21

Whilst drinking beer through a straw (paper one!)

Walking On 31/03/2020 16:05

who can talk at 19 to the octet

Glyn2 31/03/2020 15:43

Or point at the Verbose man in Surrey . . . .

M1960 31/03/2020 15:29

'Take some iron tablets with your Viagra,' suggested one of the villagers, 'then you'll spin round and point north.'

Andy R 31/03/2020 14:47

- the Incredible Hulk had lost his bearings -

Walking On 31/03/2020 14:33

green blob rolled across the village green

Miss T 31/03/2020 14:09

Chapter 2

Meanwhile, in the village of Notworthbotherinwith, a large....

Andy R 31/03/2020 13:39

...and no good for blowing up balloons!

Glyn2 31/03/2020 13:32

Until too her hands became really really soft . . .

Highpeakman 31/03/2020 13:31

who'd eaten too many pot noodles!!! 🙂.........

Dale 31/03/2020 13:28

So she laughed and laughed at that man...

Highpeakman 31/03/2020 13:16

that some women can't speak only eight words!!! 🙂........

Andy R 31/03/2020 13:14

[hands not hand]!

Andy R 31/03/2020 13:14

...that 'hand that do dishes...'

Dale 31/03/2020 13:09

But I’ve dreamt all my life of being a hare, and I heard, from a fairy in a teapot.....

Highpeakman 31/03/2020 13:04

You're a rabbit not a hare, he replied!!😋

Andy R 31/03/2020 13:04

...said the hairless bunny!...

Glyn2 31/03/2020 13:00

. . . .don’t eat that rubbish! Your hair will disappear! . . .

Andy R 31/03/2020 12:55

...heating up his Pot Noodles...

Miss T 31/03/2020 12:54

...but the mouse wasn’t listening as he was..

Andy R 31/03/2020 12:54

...particularly cirrocumulus, cirrus, cirrostratus, altocumulus, altostratus, and nimbostratus...

Glyn2 31/03/2020 12:39

a cloud . . ‘ I love clouds’ he said . . . .

Ally & Dave 31/03/2020 12:39

a very large tree trunk and he said..

Miss T 31/03/2020 12:38

The rabbit jumped up and banged his head on....

Andy R 31/03/2020 12:34

...playing game of hide & seek.

Highpeakman 31/03/2020 12:28

In the balloon was a mouse and rabbit....

Glyn2 31/03/2020 12:26

. . . just floating up above him . . . .

Miss T 31/03/2020 12:18

....I noticed a big multicoloured hot air balloon...

Glyn2 31/03/2020 12:18

I spotted LaurieC putting his boots on . . . .

Highpeakman 31/03/2020 12:11

Meanwhile, on the road to Garstang.....

Glyn2 31/03/2020 12:01

No! You misheard! I said ‘She’s from Preston’!. . .

Miss T 31/03/2020 11:56

“I’m practicing my line dancing!” he replied...

Glyn2 31/03/2020 11:53

You’re slow enough going forwards!!🤣

PeteK 31/03/2020 11:47

Why are you walking backwards?

Miss T 31/03/2020 11:44

..and as I walked towards him, I shouted...

Glyn2 31/03/2020 11:18

. . got on my friggin nerves after a while . . .

Miss T 31/03/2020 11:00

...so I decided to join him. The singing...

Glyn2 31/03/2020 10:50

Where’s he going at this hour I wondered . . .

Miss T 31/03/2020 10:48

...and he was singing a song about elephants....

PeteK 31/03/2020 10:17

The wrong way round.

ʎqnᴚ 31/03/2020 10:09

I saw Lazlo putting his boots on,

Highpeakman 31/03/2020 10:02

Suddenly, out of the corner of my eye.......

ruth 31/03/2020 09:57

Skiddaw, wishing I was up there looking down

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