# Let's tell a story four words at a time (Part 1) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **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")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 448
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8942 "2025-02-11T01:26:14Z")
When the dust settled ---
**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)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 3:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8943 "2025-02-11T03:56:13Z")
, United Nations inspectors finally ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 10:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8944 "2025-02-11T10:06:32Z")
inspected the dust. It ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8945 "2025-02-11T11:23:26Z")
was absolutely filthy and ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 1:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8946 "2025-02-11T13:04:25Z")
prone to saying "look ---
**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)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8947 "2025-02-11T17:29:06Z")
here, we’re dust!" Which ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8948 "2025-02-11T19:37:42Z")
were the sentient nanobots ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 8:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8949 "2025-02-11T20:08:05Z")
being funny. "How annoying ---
**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)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8950 "2025-02-11T20:48:11Z")
," UN inspector Honeychile Hunnicutt ---
**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:** [February 11, 2025, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8951 "2025-02-11T20:54:43Z")
said. It was the ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2025, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8952 "2025-02-11T21:17:26Z")
straw that broke the ---
**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:** [February 12, 2025, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8953 "2025-02-12T03:46:36Z")
pauli exclusion principle. All ---
**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:** [February 12, 2025, 3:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8954 "2025-02-12T15:10:29Z")
things considered, it’s a ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2025, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8955 "2025-02-12T15:17:51Z")
weird moment in history. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2025, 12:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8956 "2025-02-15T00:45:40Z")
Samantha considered whether to ---
**Author:** ![Lumpy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lumpy/32/446_2.png) [@Lumpy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lumpy)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8957 "2025-02-15T01:22:04Z")
start calling Darrin “Master” ---
**Author:** ![2\_More\_Bits](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/2_more_bits/32/4148_2.png) [@2\_More\_Bits](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/2_More_Bits)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2025, 11:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8958 "2025-02-15T11:26:05Z")
. Darren, for his part, ---
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which was very small, ---
**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:** [February 16, 2025, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8960 "2025-02-16T02:00:05Z")
preferred the title, “Most ---
**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)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2025, 3:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-1/711587/8961 "2025-02-16T03:12:53Z")
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