Adopt-An-Ending

Karen Zara
Adopt-An-Ending

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Oct 2, 2007 - 03 28

Since we have that "adopt-an-opening-line" thread, I thought we might have the opposite type as well. Some ideas that you may try:

- That shouldn't have been my last question.

- But that piece of advice was exactly what he missed.

If you actually take any of these... good luck!
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Oct 2, 2007 - 03 52

Though in the end, he still loved bananas best.

Kizuna

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Oct 2, 2007 - 04 13

Some endings:

- ... And that was the day I realized my life wasn't so bad.
- ... And with that, I learned my lesson.
- ... And despite everything that's happened, I can't help but despise her.

I hope they'll be of any use to someone!^__^

E.M_Anon

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Oct 2, 2007 - 04 23

All right, here's some ideas...

- 'But when it came down to it none of that really mattered.'

-' And now for the ending; I would like to end on a intellectual note so I think I'll leave the last word as... profound.'

- 'Even if it was a dream the effect it had on him was real'

Just some random ones for now. Don't know If they'd actually be of any use to any one but never mind. :-)

Floating

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Oct 2, 2007 - 04 56

"Rosebud."

Come on! It'd be great!

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Oct 2, 2007 - 06 24

"Rocks fell. Everyone died."

... someone had to bring it up sooner or later.

"Well. So much for that."

"Whatever they had been expecting, a huge neon "THE END" sign hadn't been it."

"The monkies are still ruling the world, though."

Alternatively, "the monkies are still ruling the world, but at least we get free bananas."

"The sun rose like a great ball of fire, and all was well in the world."

"I woke up."

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Oct 2, 2007 - 14 51

Any first person shooter...story:
But I digress.

at the end of a actiony story:
After everything, [main character] returned home, sat on the couch, put up a weak resistance against [his/her] emotions, and sobbed, knowing that the rest of [his/her] would be nothing but a chain of irregular, boring linear events that only Anton Chekhov could chronicle .

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Oct 3, 2007 - 02 59

"Honey, can you put the cat out?"
"Now where did I leave my car keys."
"Ok, who's the wise guy?"
And that, my friend, was only the beginning.
Well, at least something was normal
Then the light went out.
Oops!
"So", she said laying herself seductively on the bed, "tell me about yourself."
The cat's long tail brushed my nose. I sneezed.
So the question remains. How do you say "Arf" in Human?
"What the hell?"
A large bubble broke the oily surface.
The fried chicken was delicious.
And sure enough, the fat lady sang.
"Here, kitty kitty."

LadyYashka
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Oct 3, 2007 - 03 15

Here's my one idea...for the moment. :D

"Well, things certainly could have been worse."

Heranje

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Oct 3, 2007 - 06 35

Grabbing "Though in the end, he still loved bananas best."

And leaving "Now you know... and knowing is half the battle!"

Fields of Innocence

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Oct 3, 2007 - 07 18

- And in her imagination she could see them laying flowers on her grave, purple ones, because purple was her favourite colour.

- It's something I can never change.

- They both danced like idiots, after all.

- She left, the the touch of his lips still lingering on her own.

- Whaveter, it's over now, isn't it?

- My God, that sucked.

- I'm leaving. Goodbye.

- These needles have gone rusty.

- Kewl.

awragg

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Oct 3, 2007 - 07 26

"enough already"

"say kids, who's up for ice cream!?"

"and he never ran with scissors ever again"

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Oct 3, 2007 - 07 35

I wish I could say I lived Happily Ever After...

Naru

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Oct 3, 2007 - 09 49

-"There wasn't enough cowbell, but really, can there ever truely be enough cowbell?"

-"And then the world exploded."

Oh, come on. Like you knew someone wouldn't post these ones.

Magnus Cthulhu

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Oct 3, 2007 - 10 27

1) It was, unsurprisingly, a dark and stormy night.

2) And yet, and yet.

3) There were so many things left to do, but I wasn't going to be the one able to do them.

4) The sky was a soft azure, without blemish, not a cloud in sight, and the air was crisp and warm, and blood slaked the ground.

Tjhief

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Oct 3, 2007 - 10 36

Grabbing:
"The fried chicken was delicious."

Leaving:

"I suppose cows do fly." he said, mounting his chicken.

Jambu
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Oct 3, 2007 - 10 49

"Oh no! A time-portal!!"
BZZZZZAERGH!
Turn to page 1

Could work in a story involving time travel. Or, you know, one that doesn't.

SnowLhite

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Oct 3, 2007 - 15 38

So nabbing "They both danced like idiots, after all."

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Oct 3, 2007 - 16 39

"And the aliens never did show up."

writergypsie

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Oct 3, 2007 - 17 50

My contributions:

"That's it?"

"Wow, dude, that was awesome."

And the dish ran away with the spoon. ;-)

Before they knew it, life was back to normal.

That's my story and I'm stickin' to it.

Anyone who reads this far in this book dies. O_O

Akari-chan

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Oct 3, 2007 - 18 50

- 'Even if it was a dream the effect it had on him was real'

I'm so taking this one. If I actually finish my novel this november,I mean.

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Oct 3, 2007 - 21 04

He stared at the other for a moment before stating, "You idiot, that was poison."
"Oh really?" Then s/he fell flat dead.

And there was free ice cream for all!

The air fizzled with electricity and the valley echoed with impossibly loud, rumbling thunder- then it rained frogs.

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Oct 10, 2007 - 18 32

Anybody have one fitting an emortal girl who just rescued her mortal boyfriend from the Mafia?
Leaving:
-Good times, good times.
-But we got bored with that.
-SMASH!
"...What was that?"
-But the voices STILL won't shut-up.
-And eventually, we DID find out why (name) was covered with neon paint that day. But that's another story.

MishLuvsHer2Boys

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Oct 11, 2007 - 07 57

Ok, I have to take this, think I might use it for next year:

"Whatever they had been expecting, a huge neon "THE END" sign hadn't been it."

Leaving:

Oh my god, what have I done? That didn't turn out right.

YourMom

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May 1, 2008 - 09 30

"And with that, we fall into the waves."

Les.Oiseaux.Bleus
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May 1, 2008 - 19 05

"Remind me to never do that again."

He smiled and popped open the jar. "Salted cricket, anyone?"

Thank you and good night.

If only he hadn't sneezed...

Here we go again.

The fucking End.

larelmian
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May 2, 2008 - 04 24

Here are some of my endings:

"You're not getting out of it that easily!"

But he wasn't lying about the salamanders either.

"After so many years, I've finally found the unicorn."

And leaning on each other for support, they left the charred ruins behind and slowly made their way home.

Yet again.

Fangirl0

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May 3, 2008 - 00 04

Here's one:
"Even in the end, that piece of shit never did work, but it doesn't seem to matter so much now."

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May 6, 2008 - 06 34

That would sooo be great.

If I ever get a novel published, I'm going to spend allll my time trying to convince my publisher to have the very last blank page having nothing but 'Rosebud.' (with the full stop too) in the dead centre.

Zombiehead1

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May 10, 2008 - 10 56

"And all the gears of the machines of heaven grind away into infinity." - I might use this one though

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"If you're looking for something to beat your head against, I recommend the posts next to the door."

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