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I forget if this has been done here before, so for the benefit of anyone who hasn't seen this before: It's really simple, add 1 line to the story. A couple extra rules: 1)please keep it within the guide lines 2)in the case of multiple posts, continue from the first one posted. To start: I got home from work and logged on to my computer. ![]() Still looking for something profound or inspirational to place here. |
Michael ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 21 Aug 99 Posts: 4609 Credit: 7,427,891 RAC: 18 ![]() ![]() |
I got home from work and logged on to my computer. I saw an email from my mother. |
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It said "You must come home imidiately!" "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ![]() |
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What can I do It's my Mother... ![]() |
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You have no choice. You must obey. |
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But she's a Hundred miles away and I have no car.. ![]() |
Michael ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Send message Joined: 21 Aug 99 Posts: 4609 Credit: 7,427,891 RAC: 18 ![]() ![]() |
So I bought a plane ticket home... |
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I arrived and walked slowly to the door... |
steel ![]() Send message Joined: 25 Jan 02 Posts: 205 Credit: 1,668,067 RAC: 0 ![]() |
which was lying open ![]() |
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I saw an email from my mother. It said "You must come home imidiately!" What can I do It's my Mother. You have no choice. You must obey. But she's a Hundred miles away and I have no car. So I bought a plane ticket home... So I check for my pocket knife. ![]() Still looking for something profound or inspirational to place here. |
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I saw an email from my mother. It said "You must come home imidiately!" What can I do It's my Mother. You have no choice. You must obey. But she's a Hundred miles away and I have no car. So I bought a plane ticket home... ... and opened the door slowly ... "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ![]() |
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I saw an email from my mother. It said "You must come home imidiately!" What can I do It's my Mother. You have no choice. You must obey. But she's a Hundred miles away and I have no car. So I bought a plane ticket home... ''it Creaked like it needed oil, when I peered in I... ![]() |
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witnessed a most bewildering sight... Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws. Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001) |
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witnessed a most bewildering sight... ... of my mother standing in the middle of the livingroom, where she ... "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ![]() |
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witnessed a most bewildering sight... ..was Polishing her Gun.... ![]() |
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... and there was a huge hole in the wall ... "I'm trying to maintain a shred of dignity in this world." - Me ![]() |
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That you could see straight through to... ![]() |
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...a very large, very dead penguin which... |
steel ![]() Send message Joined: 25 Jan 02 Posts: 205 Credit: 1,668,067 RAC: 0 ![]() |
was surprising as penguins werent in season till ..... ![]() |
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July and this was May.... ![]() |
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