# Write a story, one sentence at a time!

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131>\
**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\
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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/321 "2007-03-14T05:08:52Z")

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The shadow from under the kitchen window crept towards Bucky.

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**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:** [March 14, 2007, 11:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/322 "2007-03-14T11:36:18Z")

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Then, suddenly, nothing happened.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/323 "2007-03-14T12:12:05Z")

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Bucky turned to look at the figure who cause the shadow.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/324 "2007-03-14T12:22:15Z")

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The Golem stumped towards Bucky, the expressionless clay face giving no indication of it’s intentions.

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/325 "2007-03-14T12:25:18Z")

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“Would you like some matzoh?” Bucky asked the being sanding before him.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/326 "2007-03-14T12:31:49Z")

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The Golem continued reshaping his nose with a brick, “The bread of affliction? I hate that stuff.”

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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)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/327 "2007-03-14T13:07:40Z")

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“Did the Prime Minister send you here?” Lefty asked.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/328 "2007-03-14T13:26:55Z")

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“Not unless Rabbi Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai of Prague just got elected.” replied the smart alec clay being.

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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)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 1:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/329 "2007-03-14T13:28:34Z")

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Lefty’s eyes narrowed as he pulled a flamethrower out of his rucksack.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/330 "2007-03-14T15:08:09Z")

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“Don’t be meshuganah, he’s made of clay,” Lefty pointed out, “I don’t think you’re going to do anything except _really_ piss him off.”

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**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:** [March 14, 2007, 4:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/331 "2007-03-14T16:42:29Z")

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Having just been released from a Turkish prison in Prague, in the confines of which he was sodomized by a Rabbi, Lefty decided there was only one thing to do with the flamethrower.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/332 "2007-03-14T17:28:40Z")

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“That’s you Reform guys,” muttered Bucky (or Lefty, _whatever_ his name was0 “confusing Rabbis and Catholic Priests. Oye.”

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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)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/333 "2007-03-14T17:29:14Z")

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Lefty hoisted the flamethrower and flipped the “on” switch.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/334 "2007-03-14T18:01:50Z")

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“Fellas, fellas!” calmed the huge clay figure, “I just need to borrow money for the parking meter, come on, be a mensch and slip me a quarter!”

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**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:** [March 14, 2007, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/335 "2007-03-14T18:10:34Z")

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“Oh, well why didn’t you say so?”, Lefty remarked as he handed the flamethrower to the large clay figure to hold while he sifted through the contents of his pockets looking for a quarter.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/336 "2007-03-14T18:56:22Z")

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“Oye,” remarked the Golem, “this would be great for those goyim that drive around on those little carts giving out parking tickets!”

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**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:** [March 14, 2007, 7:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/337 "2007-03-14T19:13:45Z")

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“Uh, here’s your quarter, can I have the flamethrower back…please?”

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/338 "2007-03-14T19:28:36Z")

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“Sure,” replied the Clay Man, handing the flamethrower back. “That’s pretty cool. Is that napalm Kosher?”

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**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/339 "2007-03-14T22:45:34Z")

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“No. It’s traif” Lefty said, “But that’s okay, because Pesach isn’t for a few weeks.”

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2007, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/340 "2007-03-14T22:52:52Z")

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“You look like a couple of mensch that can help me out,” continued the large clay figure, “I’m secret agent 006.98, Marked Down From 7, and I’m looking for a couple of really bad goyim by the names of Bert and Ernie, rumored to be in this thread.”

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