# Let's tell a story four words at a time (Part 1)

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**Created:** [February 2, 2015, 9:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587 "2015-02-02T09:12:07Z")\
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the last chocolate cupcake

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**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\
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available." He finally stopped.

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The following morning my

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friends all commented "look

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at Timmy’s tiny shriveled

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seahorse, which Lassie couldn’t

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**Author:** ![Ferris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ferris/32/11573_2.png) [@Ferris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferris)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/7168 "2024-06-11T20:30:13Z")

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digest. Timmy has now

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a seahorse covered in

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pustules. His father, however,

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**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/7171 "2024-06-11T20:46:33Z")

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has an actual horse

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of a weirdly different

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/7173 "2024-06-11T21:12:40Z")

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series of colors, because

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**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\
**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/7174 "2024-06-11T21:17:08Z")

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he ingested some funky

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**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/7175 "2024-06-11T21:39:33Z")

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cold medina and butter

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**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/7176 "2024-06-11T22:23:45Z")

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, which brought on visions

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**Post date:** [June 11, 2024, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/7177 "2024-06-11T22:31:58Z")

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of lovely Polly Doolittle.

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**Post date:** [June 12, 2024, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/7178 "2024-06-12T00:10:11Z")

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Kevin, Lydia and Polly

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, along with Polly’s pet

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basilisk Beelzebub all proceeded

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to climb the steep

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