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“Unfortunate Choices” for Can You Tell A Story In. . .

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Peeking  out through the stage curtains, the comic realized he would be pirouetting on eggshells as he wrestled with syllables sure to displease this audience of militant women. He wished he’d checked out who his audience would be before choosing his topic. “Barefoot and Pregnant” was not going to win applause tonight!

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For “Can You Tell A Story In…”  the task set is:

Can you tell a story in 52 words using the following words in it somewhere:

  • PIROUETTE
  • COMIC
  • EGG
  • WRESTLER
  • SYLLABLE

(Image by AI)

A Simple Solution for Can You Tell a Story in 38 Words?

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There is a simple solution to every problem. Now he would prove it. With champagne tastes on an overdrawn bank account and a college diploma just a dream, he stepped to the edge of the tower and jumped.

Esther’s Can You Tell A Story In  prompt words are: Champagne, tower, overdrawn, diploma and it needs to be in 38 words.

 

“Scavenger Hunt” for Can You Tell A Story in 40 Words

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For “Can You Tell A Story In . . .” the words are: BONSAI PUDDLE KNAPSACK REJOICE and the word limit is 40 words.

Scavenger

Rejoicing, I jumped over the puddle with the purloined bonsai in my knapsack and hurtled down the street, back to the party. Would I be the first one back with the entire contents of the scavenger hunt in my possession?

 

Taylor Swift’s Grandma’s Apologia for Staying At Home and Watching It All On TV

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Baby, I’d love to go ice-skating with you, but even in my teens, I couldn’t manage to stand up on blades to propel myself over frozen water. Besides that, I heard a rumor that they’d be there shooting a promo for your new album, and even in my salad days, I was frightened of cameras, so imagine me facing them now!

Esther’s Challenge: Can you tell a story in 61 words, using these words? (Photo assistance from AI.)

  • BABY
  • ICE-SKATING
  • ALBUM
  • SALAD
  • FRIGHT
  • CAMERA

“Barstool Bombast” May 15, 2025

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Curling her palms around her usual potion, Robin tried to seal her ears to the bombastic recitations of the exploits of the geriatric uni-cyclist seated on a barstool to her right. Friday afternoon club was less fun in one’s seventies.

The words for “Can You Tell A Story In––” are: Curl, Potion, Robin, Uni–cycle and Bombast, and the word limit is 40 words:

Trouble in the School Cafeteria, Jan 30, 2025

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The hullabaloo
in the breakfast queue 
just had to do
with those picky few
who walked the beam
on the gymnastic team
who declared the waffle
was simply awful!
Who, at the most,
could slug down the toast!

For Esther’s “Can You tell a story in. . . . ” Challenge,  the challenge was:

Can you tell a story in 38 words? You must use the following words somewhere in the story:

  • HULLABALOO
  • QUEUE
  • SLUG
  • BEAM
  • WAFFLE

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“Innovative Cooking,” A Story in 18 Words

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Out of gas, I’m cooking custard with the hairdryer. So much for my resolutions to use less electricity!

For: Can You Tell a Story in 18 Words?

Three words to use are: resolutions, custard and hairdryer.

Happy Medium

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                                          Happy Medium

I’m no rocket scientist,
but neither do I drool.
I once was an icon––
valedictorian in my school.
Living on a pension,
spending most days on my couch,
I’ve kept my sense of humor
and not become a grouch!!!

For Esther’s “Can you tell a story in. 39 words”   the words are:

  • ICON
  • DROOL
  • PENSION
  • ROCKET
  • COUCH

 

Career Limitations (23 word story for Esther Chilton) Oct 25, 2024

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Career Limitations

I have flunked at ballerinaing. The reason? I’m too fat.
(Girls as round as eggs or pumpkins can not piié shaped like that!)

The assignment is to write a 23 word story making use of the words ballerina, pumpkin and eggs. Photo thanks to Designdash.com