# Write a story, one sentence at a time! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131 "2007-02-21T20:20:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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 21, 2007, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/1 "2007-02-21T20:20:37Z")
As soon as Sam woke up, he knew it was going to be a crappy day. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/2 "2007-02-21T20:22:01Z")
The leaf blower or snow blower or vacuum cleaner or whatever it was had his head in a mess. ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/3 "2007-02-21T20:25:27Z")
Clearly, drinking half a bottle of Jack was not a good idea when you already have the flu. ---
**Author:** ![MostlyClueless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ba9def/32.png) [@MostlyClueless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MostlyClueless)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/4 "2007-02-21T20:26:18Z")
And if that wasn’t enough, the words of his sister-in-law kept repeating in his head: ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/5 "2007-02-21T20:27:25Z")
“Don’t forget what we talked about last Saturday.” ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/6 "2007-02-21T20:27:49Z")
“It puts the lotion in the basket. IT PUTS THE LOTION IN THE BASKET OR IT GETS THE HOSE AGAIN!” ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/7 "2007-02-21T20:40:19Z")
Were the clouded thoughts amongst delirium tremens. ---
**Author:** ![Beadalin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3be4f8/32.png) [@Beadalin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beadalin)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/8 "2007-02-21T20:41:47Z")
Nevertheless, Sam climbed down off the pool table where he’d fallen asleep and staggered toward his pants. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/9 "2007-02-21T20:45:18Z")
How that teenage hooker ended up wearing his pants he had no idea. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/10 "2007-02-21T20:45:56Z")
Tripping over something squishy on the way. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/11 "2007-02-21T20:46:18Z")
But he was glad she was still there…and breathing! ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/12 "2007-02-21T20:49:21Z")
Hmm, “I don’t remember buying these…I’ve never worn a size four with a hole cut in the crotch,” he thought. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9a140/32.png) [@Miss\_Purl\_McKnittington](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Purl_McKnittington)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/13 "2007-02-21T20:50:46Z")
“Jesus!” Sam shouted, causing his roommate to roll over and grunt. “Get up off the floor and get me a glass of water and some ibuprofen or a tranquilizer dart or something. My head’s killing me.” ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 8:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/14 "2007-02-21T20:53:37Z")
Jesus blinked back at him blearily. “What choo want, Homes?” ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/15 "2007-02-21T21:05:18Z")
“Hey, isn’t my life supposed to transpire one sentence at a time,” he wondered while vaguely thinking of his dear friend **Purl McKnittington**. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/16 "2007-02-21T21:09:03Z")
Sam groaned to himself, “If only someone had substituted commas for periods this whole mess would never have happened, compound sentences would have been fine, well within the parameters of the experiment, heck, even ellipses…but with the latest failure it was hard to see how the project could recover”. ---
**Author:** ![Lemur866](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lemur866/32/434_2.png) [@Lemur866](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lemur866)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/17 "2007-02-21T21:11:08Z")
“Plus my ability to keep tenses straight is shot,” mused Sam as he searched his pants pockets for that bottle of Vicodan he’d scored last week. ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/18 "2007-02-21T21:14:03Z")
The door opens, and a shadowy figure approaches… ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/19 "2007-02-21T21:14:04Z")
But recover he did, tenses and all, and found himself wondering if perhaps he had given his lovely but rather expensive teenage friend the flu–and whether she might have given him something much worse. ---
**Author:** ![Starving\_Artist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/aeb1de/32.png) [@Starving\_Artist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Starving_Artist)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2007, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/20 "2007-02-21T21:17:01Z")
“Oops,” he thought…“I seem to be getting ahead of myself.” [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131.md?page=2)