# 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:** 19
**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 16, 2007, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/361 "2007-03-16T23:32:18Z")
Hands in pockets, whistling softly, Bert and Ernie began moving away from the thread… ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2007, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/362 "2007-03-16T23:34:09Z")
but their egress was blocked by several cases of matzoh, left there by Rabbi Yehudah ben Bezalel Levai of Prague, when he heard of the Golem’s presence in the kitchen. ---
**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 16, 2007, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/363 "2007-03-16T23:46:14Z")
“Why is this thread not like every other?” Asked Ernie. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/364 "2007-03-17T03:32:42Z")
Just then, Elijah knocked on the front door. ---
**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 17, 2007, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/365 "2007-03-17T04:07:31Z")
“I’m sorry as hell,” Bert stammered, “but I forgot the wine. I hope this isn’t going to be a problem, Mister Prophet, Sir…Perhaps some of these cookies we had saved for Santa…” “Oh G-d,” wailed Ernie, “we are so screwed!” ---
**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 17, 2007, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/366 "2007-03-17T05:05:37Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] “I’m sorry as hell,” Bert stammered, “but I forgot the wine. I hope this isn’t going to be a problem, Mister Prophet, Sir…Perhaps some of these cookies we had saved for Santa…” “Oh G-d,” wailed Ernie, “we are so screwed!” [/QUOTE] _Remember: one sentence at a time!_ “Not to worry,” said Elijah, borrowing the flamethrower from a genuflecting Lefty. ---
**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 17, 2007, 1:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/367 "2007-03-17T13:13:31Z")
“Offer him the milk, too!” suggested Ernie. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/368 "2007-03-17T15:23:15Z")
“Wait,” said Bucky, “Did we use animal fat in making the cookies? 'cause we can’t give him the milk with them if we did!” ---
**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 17, 2007, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/369 "2007-03-17T15:40:41Z")
“Read the label,” I said, “Look for the hechsher, I said. Did you listen? _ **No,** _ you know _everything_ and now we’re going to be fried by some Lubavitcher guy!” wailed Lefty…or maybe it was Ernie. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2007, 3:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/370 "2007-03-17T15:45:49Z")
“Bubie to the rescue!” Sadie shouted as she burst thru the door, “I have hamentaschen and soy milk!” ---
**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 17, 2007, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/371 "2007-03-17T15:54:04Z")
“Hey, that’s great!” exclaimed the Prophet, taking the hat shaped pastries from Sadie and handing her the flamethrower, “Here, everyone take a gragger, and whenever I say ‘Bert’…no, wait a minute…” ---
**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 18, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/372 "2007-03-18T03:58:48Z")
The Prime Minister just rolled his eyes and sighed heavily. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/373 "2007-03-18T04:11:38Z")
Sadie pointed the flamethrower at the Prime Minister and told him “That was very rude.” ---
**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 18, 2007, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/374 "2007-03-18T04:16:04Z")
But first, “Bert? **BERT?** You [terrorist commie!](http://z.about.com/d/politicalhumor/1/0/U/F/osamabert2.jpg) Try and hurt **my** grandchildren, would you?” as Bert and Ernie fled in terror, the little old Jewish woman opened up on them, (rather inaccurately) with the flamethrower and continued in the same sentence, “Come back here, you schmuck and take your medicene like a man!” Now back to our thread. ---
**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 19, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/375 "2007-03-19T12:41:01Z")
Unable to injure the fleeing Muppet Terrorists, Sadie returned her attention to the rude Prime Minister. ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/376 "2007-03-19T12:56:11Z")
The PM decided there was only one way to handle a Bubie with a flame thrower “Your eyes,” he cooed, “are like a lake in the moonlight.” ---
**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 19, 2007, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/377 "2007-03-19T12:59:30Z")
Stage directions: Cue Beethoven’s _Moonlight Sonata._ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/378 "2007-03-19T13:02:55Z")
Seeing Sadie distracted, Lefty and Bucky advanced on her slowly. ---
**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 19, 2007, 1:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/379 "2007-03-19T13:24:40Z")
Stage Directions: Cue John Williams _Imperial March_ from _Star Wars._ ---
**Author:** ![anyrose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/54ee81/32.png) [@anyrose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anyrose)\ **Post date:** [March 19, 2007, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131/380 "2007-03-19T13:27:46Z")
Just then, 8 women in leotards and high heels tap dance their way thru the kitchen, into the living room, and out into the street. score _that_ [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131.md?page=18) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/write-a-story-one-sentence-at-a-time/393131.md?page=20)