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Five Word Build-a-Story
She is as "nocturnal" as a hamster. I know because I've peeked through her "curtain" and during the late night TV shows, she's at the kitchen "counter" chopping onions and peppers to be "sauteed" with creamed bologna for a "special" sandwich.buffet
batch
bum
bully
blister
Suzy, perched on her bar stool, hoped that the regulars would not "bully" her, or she'd be forced to "blister" a "bum" or two, as she sat dreaming about the "buffet" and that "batch" of luscious evil brownies she drooled over.carpal
carpool
carp
carat
carrot
The bar tender suggested a new drink -- rabbit special -- vodka and "carrot" juice. Suzy went for it and sort of liked it. (What she didn't know was that the bartender was suffering from "carpal" tunnel and didn't want to shake the shaker. Not one to "carp" he hadn't mentioned it to anyone.) Suzy was sipping and dreaming of diamonds of great "carat" when the local "carpool" ambled in for their afterwork drinks. Kennedy Center
award
thirsty
girl
imagine
One "thirsty" "girl" in the back booth of the bar was wont to "imagine" receiving some hoo-hah grand "award" at the "Kennedy Center", and she'd be decked out in some stunning red formal with some stud muffin at her side.Pickles
Purple
Prick
Prance
Precor
A "pansy" and "panty" "party" would raise her spirits. " Perhaps a "purple" theme might be nice of course she was sure someone would have a "pithy" comment about having a party when her poor cat was so ill.Hiberate
Hill
Hope
Holly
Hugs
After getting slightly "drunk" Suzy decided to "hiberate" once again in her house with her cat and mouse. With "hope" in mind and thoughts of "holly" and "hugs" she climbed up the mile long "hill" back to her house.doctor
poem
glass
red
fear
The "doctor" suggested she read a "poem" to the cat. Maybe lighting a candle in a "red" "glass" container would take some of the cat's "fear" away. Species
Season
Suppose
Stilts
Stool
The way he treated her? She felt as if she were a different "species" sometimes, especially during the Christmas "season", when she would "suppose" everyone else had family around but she was alone, teetering around her house in a wash of angst, like an unhappy teeanger on "stilts." She sat on the "stool" in her kitchen and watched her cat play with some yarn; even he was happier than Suzy.Crash
Creep
Community
Car
Call
There was a "creep" known as the cat-napper wandering around the "community" in his beat-up "car" looking for cats. Suzy heard a "crash" and a "call" for help.meow
catnip
nap
surprise
why
Waking from a "catnip"-induced "nap", kitty woke with a loud "meow" in "surprise" at all the racket and wondered "why" anyone would use the word "catnap" to kidnap a cat when obviously it was all about sleeping.Kill
Klutz
Kangaroo
Kardashian
Keepsake
Suzy got tired of caring for her cat, and decided to "kill" the "klutz" and buy a "kangaroo". She would name it after one of the "Kardashian's" and keep the cat's flea collar as a "keepsake".PS: "catnap" or kid-nap" - I like to make up words...
even
odd
diamond
bed
run
The Christmas shopping Suzy started was derailed by a big "diamond" she saw in the "Even" and "Odd" Jewelry Store in the mall. She went in there for a "bed" for the cat and a dog "run" for the neighbor's poodle. Canada
Gorge
Tassel
Youth
Organizer
Meanwhile, in Canada people were trying to gorge themselves with chocolate due to the Mayan apocalypse. An organizer thought the Mayans, having invented chocolate drinks, could be convinced to let it go if enough folks, especially young people, drank it as fast as possible. One youth, his hair in a tassel (he was a performance artist and he was trying to look like a ancient Mayan), decided he would google it, and discovered that they had everything all wrong. Destruction
End
Explosion
Zombies
Volcanos
aPriL MEOWS often with scratching wrote: "Meanwhile, in Canada people were trying to gorge themselves with chocolate due to the Mayan apocalypse. An organizer thought the Mayans, having invented chocolate drinks, could be convinced to let ..."Hi April!
welcome! where ya been?
Catching up on my book piles. I've been reading my book club selections, checking them out from the library, while books I bought a hundred years ago have been mouldering. Kinda got lost in the stacks!
aPriL MEOWS often with scratching wrote: "Catching up on my book piles. I've been reading my book club selections, checking them out from the library, while books I bought a hundred years ago have been mouldering. Kinda got lost in the sta..."good for you!!
Since the world did not "end" up in a "destruction" of "Zombies" or "explosion" of "volcanos". The procrastinators decided to finish their shopping, wrap their presents and buy food for dinner. Glassware
Blizzard
State
Secret
Intention
Suzy braved the "blizzard" and with the "intention" of finishing her shopping went to the "glassware" section of the local department store where a "secret" sale was on. Everything was in a "state" of near madness as shoppers grabbed and pushed.over
cashier
madness
love
soup
"Soup" was the only item left on the shelves. "Madness" overtook the "cashier" as one hundred people waited in line. This was definitely a job the cashier did not "love" especially during the holidays. She couldn't wait until the holidays were finally "over"!five
feet
snow
stranded
Santa
Suzy had a crazy idea. She went to the information desk and when no one was looking took the overhead microphone and announced that "Santa" was "stranded" in "five" "feet" of "snow" and Christmas would be postponed for a week. Suddenly all the shoving stopped and almost every shopper turned and left the store including those in line at the cashier. simple
toast
smile
tired
stress
That was a "simple" solution for the "tired" Suzy to clear the store out. Her "stress" level dropped and she soon decided that a "toast" was in order and a big "smile" started to move across her face. Boss
Unless
Clutter
Grave
Glossy
She opened her shopping bag and took out the champagne she'd purchased at Wynn's. The only people left in the shop were the harried salespeople. "Does anyone have a glass?" she asked popping the champagne. The cashier moved aside some of the "clutter" and popped open a box of glasses. "Unless" anyone objects" Suzy said, "I'm pouring!". All the workers came forward including the "boss", not one with a "grave" face. They all raised their glasses and toasted a Happy Holidays. The man from the photography section took a photo to remember and promised a "glossy" for everyone.eve
family
love
food
fun
It was now the "eve" of New Years. Her "family" left town and took a long trip to Florida away from the cold and snow. They were having "fun" while Suzy was shoveling the freshly new foot of snow that had fallen in her driveway. Since she burned many calories shoveling snow, she decided to bake a couple of pies and eat one for herself. She fell asleep and dreamt of her long lost "love"...scale
fat
resolution
Dick
Clark
"Dick Clark" was making the arrangements for the meeting. He was reminding her of her "resolution" to get on the "scale" everyday and decrease the amount of "fat" she ate. She woke with a start and threw away the pie she was eating. Olympia
Speak
University
Cherries
Sugar
The only food left in the house were "cherries" and a bowl of "sugar". She heard the diet guru was scheduled to "speak" at the "University". On her way to the university she stopped at the "Olympia" restaurant for a cup of coffee.Dr. Oz
hates
scale
exercise
kills
While sipping that coffee, she overheard the conversation in the corner, where someone was exclaiming that 'Dr Oz' 'hates' getting on the 'scale', and was convinced that 'exercise' 'kills'.Psychopath
Tsunami
Sterling
Dancing
Panda
I wonder how much freedom a "psychopath" has in an institution. Do they let them watch Dr. Oz? I hear a patient has a "panda" that wears a "sterling" silver "dancing" pig. The panda came in on a surfboard during a "tsunami". Well at least he thinks he does.Protect
Performance
Own
Advisor
Trend
In order to "protect" herself from her strange feelings she decided to step out on her "own" and go to a karaoke "performance". As she entered the establishment that was ablaze with partiers she remembered her high school "advisor" telling her never to sing in public. No time like the present to change old information, she decided. I am going to break my old shy "trend" and live it up. She rushed the mike.
oops! those pesky 5 words are:horrible
goose
red
diagnose
kitten
She didn't need to 'diagnose' why she was breaking out in a 'horrible' rash of 'red' bumps (but why do they call the 'goose' bumps?), it was either the karaoke session or the 'kitten' she had cuddled earlier in the day.fear
frontal
forensics
forest
ferment
Her "fear" was that she would have to take some "forest" product that they would "ferment" into a nasty tasting concoction. The "forensics" involved in figuring out what was causing the "frontal" break out would be extremely expensive and time consuming. Mirror
National
Electric
Resort
Chevy
She hopped in her "chevy" and drove to the "National" Face Lifting Seminar held at a summer "resort". A new device using "electric" probes were placed onto her face and all her red bumps vanished into thin air. She looked into the "mirror" and was surprised what she saw.powder
miracle
happy
day
sand
She was "happy" with the "miracle" cure, but it didn't make sense to her how one "day" she was covered with bumps and one treatment they were gone. Someone told her there was a "powder" in the machine that was made from "sand" from the playground. Two
Dam
Story
Master
Joust
Then suddenly out of no where came a man with the flowing dirty blonde hair - riding on a horse - it was little Joe Cartrite's horse - with a "joust" in his hands. He was known as the "master" jouster and could heap across a "two" mile "dam" - at least that's how the "story" goes....blood
hate
guts
freedom
Beatles
The flowing dirty blond hair obscured his vision so that all he could see was "hate" and "blood" and "guts" when he heard the beloved "Beatles", instead of the beauty of "freedom" and love and Strawberry Fields and Lucy....immortal
immobile
impetus
impetuous
impossible
The "impossible" attempt at conversing with the "impetuous" and immoble" man was more than the woman was up too. It would need an "immortal" with fierce "impetus" to get through to him.Lament
Sheep
Scooby-Do
Friendly
Fright
Our friendly reader's lament: I would so much rather be involved in a friendly fright with Scooby Do and a sheep than have to deal with an immoble and impetuous man.antique
bargain
crocodile
fake
hat
Scooby Do did love to "bargain" hunt at the "antique" store in the village. He really wanted the "crocodile" wearing the cowboy "hat" on the top shelf, but it was too expensive considering it was "fake". Gymnasium
Speaker
Potbelly
Theme
Right
The "speaker" holding a "potbelly" pig spoke in the school's "gymnasium". The "theme" of his topic was how to reduce belly fat. This just doesn't seem "right" stated the person sitting next to me. Too much diet talk is driving me nuts.donuts
fat
grease
scale
kill
What I really need is a bag of "donuts" fried in "grease" and enough "fat" to "kill" a moose. I will not get on a "scale" after that for at least a month. branch
needle
soak
tulip
wrong
Well, it would be "wrong" to put a swing on a "branch" amidst the "tulip" beds, if you ate the whole bag of donuts without using a "needle" to suck out all the fat that might "soak" into the donut when frying....but back to our story!Conducive
Clandestine
Cantankerous
Cartilage
Camisole
The "camisole" no longer fit after eating the fat laden doughnuts. She was "cantankerous" but still couldn't stay away from the "clandestine" meeting with that bag. Her "cartilage" was crying out for her to establish a more "conducive" environment to avoid the greasy morsels.Chicken
Fox
Offer
Feather
Storage
At the last moment she decided to "chicken" out and not "offer" the rest of her fried food to the handsome "fox" who was standing at the table across from her. He reminded her of a guy she'd known who worked in the "storage" industry. Maybe if she played her "feathers" right she'd get to know him.drink
movie
curious
crutch
sunshine
The handsome fox of a guy dropped the "crutch" he was trying to pick up off the table. She went over and helped him, he smiled and commented on the "sunshine". He asked her if she would like to have a "drink" and go to a "movie". He was "curious" how she would answer.Buzz
Washington
Coy
Refer
Effective
With no "effective" way of saying no, and being "coy", Mrs. "Washington" ignored him. She decided to return home to her husband "Buzz" Light-Year. You can "refer" to this story later on as many people add their own thoughts and words.drop
blocks
continues
favorite
phone
The fox was peeved that that Buzz fellow had appeared again. He wanted to hook up with a "favorite" female and enjoy life again. His "phone" didn't ring and he was tired of walking 'blocks" looking for hot spots to meet eligible women. Finally after resisting the urge to "drop" acid he decided he would volunteer at an agency that "continues" to do good for the unemployed, hoping he'd meet a kindred spirit there.unexpected
confused
door
charity
help
When he opened the "door" to the "charity" the staff was "confused" as to why he was there. It was "unexpected" since he refused their "help" before and told him not to return.Quick
Summary
Health
Charge
Point
After a "quick" "summary" of his newly changed life he came directly to the "point". He wanted to"charge" ahead and meet people who were good for his "health". The charity decided to give him a chance.
special
curtain
counter
nocturnal
sauteed