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Ernest Hemingway was once prodded to compose a complete story in six words. His answer, personally felt to be his best prose ever, was "For sale: baby shoes, never used." Some people say it was to settle a bar bet. Others say it was a personal challenge directed at other famous authors.
Now im not sure which it is, and i stole that first bit from another website i stumbled across, but i thought it would be interesting to see what you creative types came up with
"She Never Arrived, He Left Alone"
"His Heart Stopped, And Never Returned"
"The Last Leaf Fell, Winter Arrived"
"Burnt and Exhausted, Holiday Was Over"
now you try, its fun!!!
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Dawn finally broke. The policeman smiled.
Chaos is the natural state of the universe
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They all lived happily ever after
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ha then asked, did she swallow?
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Location: Wisconsin, USA
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Faith
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(this ones not totally original, but i like it:)
black lesbians with aids ban english
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They shouldn't do that no no no
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Join the army, see the --
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Bored with posting, did it again!
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