Can You Tell A Story In…

It’s Thursday once again and that means five-word story time. Your new word this week is:

PARDON

So can you tell a story in five words using the word PARDON in it somewhere?

Last week’s word was ADOPT. Here are your ADOPTED stories:

Keith Channing:

Adopt a rescue dog today.

Don’t adopt that attitude, Pal!

Old people adopt stray cats.

Please adopt me – pretty please.

Trans people can adopt, too.

Ritu:

You know you’re adopted, yeah?

Will someone adopt me, please?

Adopting a new furry friend.

Darlene:

She adopted a French accent.

The adopted child was evil.

Couldn´t conceive, tried to adopt.

Let´s adopt a puppy dog!

Althea Kehas:

She adopted life. The end.

Kim Smyth:

Adopt a stance on romance.

Ruth Scribbles:

Adopt the new policies NOW!

My adopted name is Roberta.

Will you adopt that cat?

My best friend’s an adoptee!

Christine Mallaband-Brown:

Adopt the position? What’s that?

She adopted a young Martian!

I could adopt a cat?

She had adopted a pose.

Don’t adopt that attitude! Ignorant!

Terveen Gill:

Adopt acceptance and discard judgment.

Lance Greenfield:

Lance adopted Sammy adopted Lance.

Adopted! But they returned me.

Adopted as Green Party candidate.

Adoption was given green light.

Fostering as prelude to adoption.

Hugh W Roberts:

They’ve just adopted planet Earth.

It only adopts human bodies.

Its body adopts human organs.

Dead or alive. It’ll adopt.

Help the universe. Adopt humans!

Peter Wells:

She refused to be adopted!

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23 responses to “Can You Tell A Story In…”

  1. “Prince says ‘pardon’ after burping”
    Was that a royal pardon?

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    1. These made me smile. Thanks, Keith.

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  2. Her kiss was his pardon.

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    1. That’s a good one 😊

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  3. I beg your pardon, sir.
    He is awaiting his pardon.
    Pardon me, I wasn´t looking.

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    1. A great trio, Darlene.

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  4. Pardon me, I just burped!
    The king granted a pardon
    Pardon this poor old sinner?
    I ate too fast, pardon.
    I beg your lordships pardon
    Dolly Parton not Dolly ParDon!

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    1. That last one is a hoot!

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  5. Pardon, too many crushed grapes?
    Execution today, waiting for pardon…

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      1. Thanks – but you still haven’t said if your mood is off because those grapes were crushed 😉

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  6. Pardon me for trying, sir!

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    1. That’s a great one, Kim!

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      1. Thanks! 🤗

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  7. EDC Writing/Believing Sight Unseen Avatar
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    Pardon?
    too late,
    caPitAl punishment.

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    1. Thanks, Eric. I like this very much.

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  8. He said pardon me, she forgave

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    1. Very good, Sanjuna!

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  9. Pardon too late. Guillotine falls
    Godfather was the su-par Don
    No pardon for flowery language
    Please pardon my unruly garden
    Forgiveness requires pardoning the unpardonable
    Should Emperor pardon or condemn?
    Excusez moi? Pardon my French!
    Bony Tony deserves no pardon

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    1. All are extremely entertaining. Thank you.

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  10. He will pardon you tomorrow!

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    1. Great. Thanks, Ruth.

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