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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 19, 2019 0:36:25 GMT
A pal and I invented this game while on a train-ride once. Basically, Person A gives the first line of a story, preferably involving a weird situation, and Person B has to finish it: it doesn’t matter if Person B’s line resolves the problem in Person A’s line, it just has to provide a satisfactory conclusion. All in one line. And no getting around that rule with run-on sentences or anything. For example: A: “Joe started yelling at the clouds…” Well, what could he be yelling at clouds? And why? Or you could turn it into a joke—or, best but hardest, both explain it and turn it into a joke. B: “He said, ‘Hey, whatever happened to my skydiving partner?!’” It’s supposed to be a surprise —you didn’t know that Joe was skydiving— but it’s also supposed to be funny. Ça va? Here’s one to start off: |
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Post by No Morpho, Only Bánh mì on Jan 20, 2019 19:34:07 GMT
B: “I’ll be careful not to accidentally leave my illusion and escapism notebook at the bookstore again!” A: Beth couldn’t fathom why everyone else was walking upside down... |
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Post by ant-mac on Jan 22, 2019 1:43:44 GMT
B: Until she finally realized she was on holiday in Australia. A: The young woman entered the sleazy bar, in a dangerous part of the city. |
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Post by Nalkarj on Jan 23, 2019 18:36:24 GMT
B: She was delighted to have finally become a lawyer, though, with this city, she did understand why so many called the profession sleazy. A: Fernando smirked at the firing squad about to execute him, sighed, and said, “If you’re really planning to kill me, then why are you using blanks?” |
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Post by ant-mac on Jan 23, 2019 18:48:35 GMT
B: The captain in charge of the firing squad replied: "You seem to misunderstand, señor, "Blanks" is merely the brand name of our new ammunition supplier." A: The cool night air of the city was full of drizzle, so I put on my old raincoat and fedora for the short walk. |
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Post by ant-mac on Feb 13, 2019 8:41:48 GMT
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Post by Nalkarj on Feb 15, 2019 21:06:28 GMT
I was kind of waiting for more people to join in, ant-mac, but it doesn’t look like that’s happening, so… A: The cool night air of the city was full of drizzle, so I put on my old raincoat and fedora for the short walk. B: “Oh, Frank,” my wife called from the kitchen, “are you writing private-eye fiction again?” A: Carolyn was arrested for writing a birthday card. |
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Post by alfromni on Feb 16, 2019 6:02:23 GMT
A: Carolyn was arrested for writing a birthday card... B. ... with a solid gold biro she had just stolen. A. Conceited good-looking Julie looked into her wall mirror asking "Mirror, Mirror on the wall...?" (complete the question) |
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Post by ant-mac on Feb 16, 2019 6:10:02 GMT
A: Conceited good-looking Julie looked into her wall mirror asking "Mirror, Mirror on the wall...?" (complete the question) "Complete the question," said the mirror. A: Just because she worked at the National Archives and Records Administration, this didn't give her permission to write what she did on the back of the United States Declaration of Independence. |
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Post by Nalkarj on Mar 26, 2019 2:22:49 GMT
A: Just because she worked at the National Archives and Records Administration, this didn't give her permission to write what she did on the back of the United States Declaration of Independence. B: Her job was to write the NARA tracking-number on the back of the latest Bill of Rights copy they had found, not on the Declaration! A: Stealthily and silently, the thief bypassed the gold, silver, and jewels and made his way to steal a solid, worthless paperweight. |
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Post by ant-mac on Mar 28, 2019 3:17:20 GMT
A: Stealthily and silently, the thief bypassed the gold, silver, and jewels and made his way to steal a solid, worthless paperweight. B. It was warm to the touch and was made of some brand new material called plutonium, that had only been invented a few years ago... A. In the third century of the second calendar, Roj Blake is led outside of the city dome by friends and learns that he had once been the leader of a resistance group that had fought against the evil Federation. |
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Post by Nalkarj on Mar 17, 2021 15:24:00 GMT
A: In the third century of the second calendar, Roj Blake is led outside of the city dome by friends and learns that he had once been the leader of a resistance group that had fought against the evil Federation. B: “Oh, no, Roj, we’re not the resistance,” his friends said, and sharpened their knives. A: The police knew George was not insane, so they couldn’t figure out why he shot a man solely for wearing a jester’s hat. |
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