Author Topic: Six word stories (Read 7645 times)

Stogi · « **on:** October 04, 2012, 06:38:22 AM »

Hemmingway, the master of the short story, was bet that he couldn't tell a short story in six words in a bar in New York.

This is what he came up with: For sale. Baby shoes. Never worn.

He won that bet.

Now let's see what y'all can do.

Here are mine:

The cross burned. Then the church.

Short horse in love. Too short.

Pixelated Pixies · « **Reply #1 on:** October 04, 2012, 08:20:24 AM »

I'd like to first of all say that Hemmingway is a real hero of mine. Here's my attempt:

Exhausted, they embraced each other blithely.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #2 on:** October 04, 2012, 08:44:10 AM »

All men grow up to die.

TJ Spyke · « **Reply #3 on:** October 04, 2012, 09:23:14 AM »

Quote from: Stogi on October 04, 2012, 06:38:22 AM

The cross burned. Then the church.

Fail. "Then the church" is a sentence fragment and makes no sense on its own. With Hemmingway, all three of his can stand on their own.

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #4 on:** October 04, 2012, 09:33:17 AM »

TJ Spyke makes a bad post.

Pixelated Pixies · « **Reply #5 on:** October 04, 2012, 09:40:52 AM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on October 04, 2012, 09:23:14 AM

Quote from: Stogi on October 04, 2012, 06:38:22 AM
The cross burned. Then the church.

Fail. "Then the church" is a sentence fragment and makes no sense on its own. With Hemmingway, all three of his can stand on their own.

If the full stop was a comma it would make sense though, right?

UncleBob · « **Reply #6 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:30:06 AM »

Six word stories? Snopes says: "Undetermined".

Dasmos · « **Reply #7 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:35:02 AM »

He came. He saw. He conquered.

Ceric · « **Reply #8 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:36:16 AM »

Wiishop. Frustration. Fat Man. Playing Joy.

Sarail · « **Reply #9 on:** October 04, 2012, 11:13:15 AM »

Quote from: Dasmos on October 04, 2012, 10:35:02 AM

He came. He saw. He conquered.

He came. She squirmed. They sighed.

Stogi · « **Reply #10 on:** October 04, 2012, 03:19:35 PM »

Quote from: TJ Spyke on October 04, 2012, 09:23:14 AM

Quote from: Stogi on October 04, 2012, 06:38:22 AM
The cross burned. Then the church.

Fail. "Then the church" is a sentence fragment and makes no sense on its own. With Hemmingway, all three of his can stand on their own.

All of his sentences are fragments.

ThePerm · « **Reply #11 on:** October 04, 2012, 04:22:22 PM »

a girl shat in my car

oohhboy · « **Reply #12 on:** October 04, 2012, 05:02:07 PM »

**** this ****, I am out.

King of Twitch · « **Reply #13 on:** October 04, 2012, 06:33:24 PM »

I know enough to say nothing.

Shaymin · « **Reply #14 on:** October 04, 2012, 06:56:09 PM »

"You lose", Calvin Coolidge allegedly said.

S-U-P-E-R · « **Reply #15 on:** October 04, 2012, 07:07:37 PM »

Quote from: ThePerm on October 04, 2012, 04:22:22 PM

a girl shat in my car

True story? Long version please

ShyGuy · « **Reply #16 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:11:03 PM »

Alone. In the dark. With gun.

ShyGuy · « **Reply #17 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:13:37 PM »

Like a Phoenix from the ashes.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #18 on:** October 04, 2012, 10:25:36 PM »

Read my lips, no new taxes.

nickmitch · « **Reply #19 on:** October 04, 2012, 11:02:37 PM »

I got one bullet. No Woman.

Fatty The Hutt · « **Reply #20 on:** October 05, 2012, 05:43:22 PM »

I just ate a yummy cat.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #21 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:04:50 PM »

I have elevators for my cars.

ThePerm · « **Reply #22 on:** October 05, 2012, 09:38:53 PM »

Quote from: S-U-P-E-R on October 04, 2012, 07:07:37 PM

Quote from: ThePerm on October 04, 2012, 04:22:22 PM
a girl shat in my car

True story? Long version please

i believe i've posted it before

....but i could always retell it if I can't find it.

BranDonk Kong · « **Reply #23 on:** October 06, 2012, 10:02:38 PM »

They think they're entitled to food.

ThePerm · « **Reply #24 on:** October 06, 2012, 10:29:25 PM »

contractions make many stories seem shorter

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