Something fun

Nellie
Something fun

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Location: Steelton, PA, USA
Posts: 216
Posted on:
Oct 14, 2009 - 14 07

This is the round robin story.

Everyone writes one sentence and continues the story on how they see fit. Jump in wherever you want.

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It was a dark and stormy night and the computer crashed for the third time.
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ML Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Lancaster and York Area
"English does not borrow from other languages...it follows them down dark alleys, beats the crap out of them and searches their pockets for loose grammar"

Song_of_harmony

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Joined: Nov 4, 2008
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Posts: 31
Posted on:
Oct 15, 2009 - 12 37

He sighed, and wondered if it would just be easier to burn it.

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A single melody can change the world forever.

errant-evermore

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Joined: Aug 28, 2009
Location: Etown, PA
Posts: 33
Posted on:
Oct 15, 2009 - 13 51

But the thing had already cost him over a thousand (not including it's original price), so he simply hit the start button again.

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2006: RotGH (5000)/BtTatT (48,960)
2007: Summer Running (25,657)
2008: Torch Song (56,359)
2009: Apeman (?????)

NellieGlowing Halo

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Joined: Oct 16, 2002
Location: Steelton, PA, USA
Posts: 216
Posted on:
Oct 17, 2009 - 11 25

Tom leaned his head back, waiting and noticed the cracks in the plaster on the ceiling.

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ML Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Lancaster and York Area

"English does not borrow from other languages...it follows them down dark alleys, beats the crap out of them and searches their pockets for loose grammar"

Song_of_harmony

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Joined: Nov 4, 2008
Location: Pennsylvania, USA
Posts: 31
Posted on:
Oct 27, 2009 - 02 21

He watched with growing fascination as a hand pushed itself through the cracks.

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A single melody can change the world forever.

Gigglebear

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Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 32
Posted on:
Oct 30, 2009 - 07 46

The appearance of the hand wasn't so surprising, considering he'd promised his wife that he would fix the bathroom floor weeks ago.

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Gigglebear.
Creating truly awful puns since...five minutes ago or so. I swear.

errant-evermore

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Joined: Aug 28, 2009
Location: Etown, PA
Posts: 33
Posted on:
Oct 30, 2009 - 10 58

He watched in slightly-detached interest as the cracks grew out in a network that almost looked like a map of New York City, if he squinted and turned his head just right.

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2006: RotGH (5000)/BtTatT (48,960)
2007: Summer Running (25,657)
2008: Torch Song (56,359)
2009: Apeman (?????)

NellieGlowing Halo

39,010 / 50,000
Municipal Liaison
Joined: Oct 16, 2002
Location: Steelton, PA, USA
Posts: 216
Posted on:
Oct 30, 2009 - 11 35

The hand pushed out further from the middle of the map until the entire forearm was danging there, from the ceiling.

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ML Pennsylvania: Harrisburg, Lancaster and York Area

"English does not borrow from other languages...it follows them down dark alleys, beats the crap out of them and searches their pockets for loose grammar"

Gigglebear

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Official Participant
Joined: Oct 16, 2009
Location: Harrisburg, PA
Posts: 32
Posted on:
Oct 30, 2009 - 11 56

Something about the sight of a giant hand reaching out of the middle of (almost) New York City sent a cold feeling down his spine.

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Gigglebear.
Creating truly awful puns since...five minutes ago or so. I swear.

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