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6 Word Story
Posted by: 198505 (---.cable.ubr09.pres.blueyonder.co.uk)
Date: November 01, 2008 04:00PM

The idea for this comes from a [www.wired.com] article

So come on lets have yours, here's mine;

Okay, lets get this party started!

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Blood! Death! War! Rumpy pumpy! Triumph!

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: delacuesta (---.adsl.xs4all.nl)
Date: November 01, 2008 04:14PM

Why six? Why not five or seven?

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: geg (---.watf.cable.ntl.com)
Date: November 01, 2008 08:57PM

Born poor. Married well. Dies rich.

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: geg (---.watf.cable.ntl.com)
Date: November 01, 2008 08:58PM

That covers nearly all romantic fiction.

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: BibwitHart (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: November 02, 2008 03:21AM

Haste in the attempt or nothing.

(What about we make it harder by giving a word that the next six word story has to use? Or using the old last word version.)

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: SkidMarks (---.manc.cable.ntl.com)
Date: November 02, 2008 04:08PM

Nothing ventured, nothing lost nothing happens.

this a story based on lots of "literary" stories

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: November 03, 2008 10:21AM

Boy meets girl. Human race prolonged.

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: geg (---.watf.cable.ntl.com)
Date: November 04, 2008 09:26AM

Prolonged silence caused by great despair.

"Offering from Mr geg - which is odd because as far as I know he's never read any Sylvia Plath."

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (58.163.129.---)
Date: November 05, 2008 12:33PM

He was dead the whole time.

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: ibborobb (194.203.72.---)
Date: November 05, 2008 12:42PM

Made one bad choice, tragedy ensued.

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: Bonzai Kitten (58.163.129.---)
Date: November 05, 2008 01:04PM

Plumber saves princess from turtle monsters.

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: CannibalRabbit (---.253-205-4.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: November 06, 2008 10:28AM

Phil launched the racers; drama followed.

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: November 07, 2008 08:46AM

After dramatic news the world turned

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: OC Not (---.socal.res.rr.com)
Date: November 07, 2008 09:29AM

Misunderstanding leads to enlightenment (after pratfalls)

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: November 08, 2008 01:30AM

man - woman - life - death - infinity - commercial*




*for those old enough to know the joke - about four of us, I think.

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: BibwitHart (---.VIC.netspace.net.au)
Date: November 08, 2008 07:28AM

Rampaging moose binged on chocolate. Died.

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: bunyip (---.as1.adl6.internode.on.net)
Date: November 09, 2008 05:14AM

Two times half kilo plutonium: BANG!



* This brings to mind those phrases used to remember such things as the keying of string instruments, eg, ACEG - usually rendered A Cow Eats Grass, but Denis Norden said: Aunty Clara Entertains Guests.

So a six letter word might suggest a similar phrase, such as: Quality Airlines Need Training And Service. (An old one from a decades old training session).

Now back to the plot:......



Edited 2 time(s). Last edit at 11/21/2008 04:36AM by bunyip.

6 Word Story
Posted by: zendao42 (---.bhm.bellsouth.net)
Date: November 10, 2008 12:39AM

Born lucky, married well, lived long

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Signature or shameless self-promotion?
You decide:

[www.myspace.com]

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Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: EgonSpengler (---.nottingham.ac.uk)
Date: November 10, 2008 08:39AM

Stumbled upon Christmas presents, rage ensued.

Re: 6 Word Story
Posted by: geg (---.watf.cable.ntl.com)
Date: November 11, 2008 11:27AM

World peace achieved, everybody strangely disappointed.

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