# Let's tell a story four words at a time (Part 2) **URL:** \ **Category:** Thread Games\ **Created:** [August 19, 2025, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289 "2025-08-19T21:31:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 32
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 7:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/621 "2026-01-27T19:30:12Z")
She filed a complaint ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/622 "2026-01-27T19:32:22Z")
with the H.R. department ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/623 "2026-01-27T19:34:43Z")
, but they only laughed ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/624 "2026-01-27T20:18:13Z")
to see such fun ---
**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:** [January 27, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/625 "2026-01-27T21:02:55Z")
while buffing their nails ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/626 "2026-01-27T21:59:35Z")
And gossiping about other ---
**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:** [January 28, 2026, 11:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/627 "2026-01-28T23:48:14Z")
bovine employees. Meanwhile, on ---
**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:** [January 29, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/628 "2026-01-29T23:42:34Z")
mescaline, Samantha unsuccessfully attempted ---
**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:** [January 30, 2026, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/629 "2026-01-30T18:07:06Z")
to balance her checkbook. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 30, 2026, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/630 "2026-01-30T22:24:40Z")
on her nose, but ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 5:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/631 "2026-01-31T05:39:23Z")
(Please be sure to look for punctuation in previous posts) she failed miserably, according ---
**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:** [January 31, 2026, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/632 "2026-01-31T21:38:19Z")
to my neighbor Fred. ---
**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 2, 2026, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/633 "2026-02-02T05:43:45Z")
Fred, however, doesn’t always ---
**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 2, 2026, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/634 "2026-02-02T15:51:53Z")
think before posting; so ---
**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 2, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/635 "2026-02-02T19:54:19Z")
gets put in the ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/636 "2026-02-02T21:20:12Z")
didnt look for punctuation ---
**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 3, 2026, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/637 "2026-02-03T03:21:11Z")
(Playing off **Lumpy** ’s post) naturally he wrote something ---
**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 3, 2026, 12:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/638 "2026-02-03T12:00:41Z")
that triggered millions of ---
**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 3, 2026, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/639 "2026-02-03T17:16:30Z")
letters to the editor. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-tell-a-story-four-words-at-a-time-part-2/1022289/640 "2026-02-03T21:22:15Z")
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