Friday, February 11, 2022

mr jones's dream: the sad rabbit


by bofa xesjum



mr jones, a pharmacist in a small town in ontario, had a strange dream, which he made no attempt to understand.

the joke was on the rabbit

he had made a fortune in bananas

the porcupine waited for the night

the apple carefully watched the ice cream cone

the doll ate her vegetables

the sandwich got up and put on his hat

what a laugh!

the lion sat quietly in the corner

the excitement threatened to boil over into total hilarity

uncle john arrived in his cadillac

the eleohant had already made his fortune

the outsider waited outside in the garden

the mummy was only looking to get his kicks

the yeti got zapped

in a sleepy voice, the walrus asked the tiger what had just happened



Monday, February 7, 2022

mr smith's contest: the amused


by bofa xesjum



mr smth, an eccentric gentleman, offered a prize of indeterminate value for the best entry in the following contest:

write a story or poem of exactly 100 words employing each of the following 25 words once and only once.

algorithm, butterfly, cat, dog, eternity, flower, gorilla, happy, immortal, jolly, king, lollipop, nan, never, orangutan, power, queen, rotation, sad, triumphant, underdog, villain, woman, youth, zero.

here is an example:

the amused

the cat watched the man amuse the orangutan.

eternity was never the villain.

the flower was happy with the algorithm.

the gorilla was sad when he met the immortal.

it all came crashing down when the assassin knocked on the door and the maid, who had been poorly trained by the housekeeper, indiscreetly let him into the front parlor .

the king had chased butterflies in his youth.

the queen and her dog were triumphant.

the twelve apostles would have been shocked.

the villain had a lollipop to the power of zero

the woman sensed the smiling rotation of the underdog.

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did you find this story at all interesting or amusing?

a) yes. ___________

b) no ___________