The "Once upon a time..." thread.

[En_Route]

if I want to say "a heaving bosom" could I say that instead of saying "a" and then having people decide it's "a wilting tea tree?" 

That would defeat the purpose of the thread, as I see it.

Maybe.  It just seems like some things you can simply never say if you're limited to one word.  But this is DJ's thread, I will abide by her rules.

It would be reasonable to be allowed to add articles , pronouns  or prepositions without them counting as a word.

[DeterminedJuliet]

if I want to say "a heaving bosom" could I say that instead of saying "a" and then having people decide it's "a wilting tea tree?" 

That would defeat the purpose of the thread, as I see it.

Maybe.  It just seems like some things you can simply never say if you're limited to one word.  But this is DJ's thread, I will abide by her rules.

It would be reasonable to be allowed to add articles , pronouns  or prepositions without them counting as a word.

Sounds reasonable to me

[En_Route]

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise

[OldGit]

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise rotational

[En_Route]

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise rotational overdrive.

[En_Route]

This is shaping up nicely. There is a bit of everything: death, gastronomy, wildlife, violence, perversion, and of course, vaginas.

[OldGit]

No antelopes yet, though.  Still, we can fix that:

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise rotational overdrive.  Antelopes

[Ali]

if I want to say "a heaving bosom" could I say that instead of saying "a" and then having people decide it's "a wilting tea tree?" 

That would defeat the purpose of the thread, as I see it.

Maybe.  It just seems like some things you can simply never say if you're limited to one word.  But this is DJ's thread, I will abide by her rules.

It would be reasonable to be allowed to add articles , pronouns  or prepositions without them counting as a word.

Oh hell.  Now I have to google "articles" and "prepositions".  I could ask my English teaching husband, but he would chortle heartily at my ignorance.  Carry on.

[Ali]

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise rotational overdrive.  Antelopes beneath me; licorice


("beneath" is a preposition, and "me" is a pronoun.  Woot!  Who knows English?  Ali knows English!  Ali knows English!)

[xSilverPhinx]

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise rotational overdrive.  Antelopes beneath me; licorice above

(I don't I suck at grammar.)

[Siz]

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise rotational overdrive.  Antelopes beneath me; licorice above me;

[En_Route]

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise rotational overdrive.  Antelopes beneath me; licorice above me; ormolus

[Ali]

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise rotational overdrive.  Antelopes beneath me; licorice above me; ormolus buttons

[xSilverPhinx]

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise rotational overdrive.  Antelopes beneath me; licorice above me; ormolus buttons were

[Ali]

Once I drove back to the decrepit remains of my grandmother's hamster themed wedding, urine gushing noisily, of course, because vaginas aren't watertight. There's Jasmine scented tea steeping with onions borrowed from Aunt Brunhilde, and poo-stained sheets in striking puse.  I frantically abused turtles by setting my power-drill on low before spinning into counter-clockwise rotational overdrive.  Antelopes beneath me; licorice above me; ormolus buttons were pressed