# Let's write a story, one line at a time! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 4, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207 "2007-11-04T18:10:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 3:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/21 "2007-11-06T15:26:40Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] –mysteriously absent. We need more cheese, dammit!" [/QUOTE] But the barns are full enough as it is!" ---
**Author:** ![Santo\_Rugger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Santo\_Rugger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Santo_Rugger)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/22 "2007-11-06T15:43:43Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] But the barns are full enough as it is!" [/QUOTE] “Well, that settles it,” said the rancher, “We’re going to have to sell the farm.” ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/23 "2007-11-06T16:08:04Z")
[QUOTE=Santo Rugger] “Well, that settles it,” said the rancher, “We’re going to have to sell the farm.” [/QUOTE] And with that, the wind caressed the tops of the corn, and the desolate rustle filled the silence between them. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/24 "2007-11-06T16:45:17Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] And with that, the wind caressed the tops of the corn, and the desolate rustle filled the silence between them. [/QUOTE] The scarecrow’s tattered rags twisted in the breeze. It silently monitored the landscape with a knowing but malevolent gaze. ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/25 "2007-11-06T17:00:36Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] The scarecrow’s tattered rags twisted in the breeze. It silently monitored the landscape with a knowing but malevolent gaze. [/QUOTE] As the corn in my immediate view went from flowing vertical to flattened horizontal, a trick of the light made the scarecrow seem to wink in my direction. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/26 "2007-11-06T17:23:46Z")
[QUOTE=Cemetery Savior] As the corn in my immediate view went from flowing vertical to flattened horizontal, a trick of the light made the scarecrow seem to wink in my direction. [/QUOTE] But it was the light that was bending–the light from the UFO. ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/27 "2007-11-06T17:25:24Z")
[QUOTE=Sunspace] But it was the light that was bending–the light from the UFO. [/QUOTE] As the UFO shimmered into vision, I saw the scarecrow raise a tattered hand in greeting, waving in a circular motion…widdershins. ---
**Author:** ![Spit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/76d3ee/32.png) [@Spit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spit)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/28 "2007-11-06T18:52:00Z")
[QUOTE=Cemetery Savior] As the UFO shimmered into vision, I saw the scarecrow raise a tattered hand in greeting, waving in a circular motion…widdershins. [/QUOTE] The thought came back- Widdershins. Glad that I had the latest issue in my back pocket; I qiuckly communed with nature and thumbed the UFO for a ride. ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/29 "2007-11-06T18:56:00Z")
[QUOTE=Spit] The thought came back- Widdershins. Glad that I had the latest issue in my back pocket; I qiuckly communed with nature and thumbed the UFO for a ride. [/QUOTE] On the way there, we stopped by a far-off and distant planet for a snack. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 7:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/30 "2007-11-06T19:05:13Z")
[QUOTE=Kythereia] On the way there, we stopped by a far-off and distant planet for a snack. [/QUOTE] The problem, of course, was that once we got there, none of the local vendors would accept our Earth currency. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/31 "2007-11-06T19:08:12Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] The problem, of course, was that once we got there, none of the local vendors would accept our Earth currency. [/QUOTE] They would, however, accept male deer as currency. Good thing we strapped a few to the roof of the UFO. So, we had enough bucks to pay them. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/32 "2007-11-06T19:08:01Z")
[QUOTE=OneCentStamp] The problem, of course, was that once we got there, none of the local vendors would accept our Earth currency. [/QUOTE] Fortunately I had retrieve my sombrero, which one of the locals accepted in exchange for some faffelnoogen ---
**Author:** ![shijinn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/cc9497/32.png) [@shijinn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shijinn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/33 "2007-11-06T19:24:24Z")
meanwhile, some kid slurping on a chocolate milk shake lifted his head and saw the reindeers in the sky. ---
**Author:** ![Sunspace](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sunspace/32/1250_2.png) [@Sunspace](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunspace)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/34 "2007-11-06T19:24:57Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] They would, however, accept male deer as currency. Good thing we strapped a few to the roof of the UFO. So, we had enough bucks to pay them. [/QUOTE] But it was what we received in change that disturbed us. ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/35 "2007-11-06T19:27:18Z")
[QUOTE=shijinn] meanwhile, some kid slurping on a chocolate milk shake lifted his head and saw the reindeers in the sky. [/QUOTE] Unfortunately, he looked up just at the moment that Blitzen decided to unload a large, fluffy reindeer doot, which arced gracelessly through the sky, narrowly missed his forehead, and landed with a resounding **SPLOOTCH!** right in his milkshake. ---
**Author:** ![Defensive\_Indifference](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/defensive_indifference/32/6502_2.png) [@Defensive\_Indifference](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Defensive_Indifference)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 7:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/36 "2007-11-06T19:53:36Z")
The sound was an unpleasant reminder. “Crap!” he said, as he threw down the milkshake and went off to the bathroom. ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/37 "2007-11-06T20:19:25Z")
[QUOTE=Bayard] The sound was an unpleasant reminder. “Crap!” he said, as he threw down the milkshake and went off to the bathroom. [/QUOTE] In a strange cosmic duality, the received change was nothing other than the aerated, chocolate milkshake-colored reindeer poop. ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 8:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/38 "2007-11-06T20:28:15Z")
[QUOTE=Cemetery Savior] In a strange cosmic duality, the received change was nothing other than the aerated, chocolate milkshake-colored reindeer poop. [/QUOTE] Of course, Santa Claus was well familiar with this sort of “change”, as he usually has to pick it out of his beard every December 25th. ---
**Author:** ![Cemetery\_Savior](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Cemetery\_Savior](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cemetery_Savior)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 8:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/39 "2007-11-06T20:31:23Z")
[QUOTE=tdn] Of course, Santa Claus was well familiar with this sort of “change”, as he usually has to pick it out of his beard every December 25th. [/QUOTE] And each year on the 26th of December, Santa made solemn vow to not feed the reindeer his famous “Cheesy Bran Muffin Corn Niblet Delight” reindeer feed…this vow was always forgotten by April 3rd, the second most famous day in April. ---
**Author:** ![brewha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/91b2a8/32.png) [@brewha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brewha)\ **Post date:** [November 6, 2007, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lets-write-a-story-one-line-at-a-time/425207/40 "2007-11-06T20:35:59Z")
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