Can You Tell A Story In…

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

POOR

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

Your word last week was TEAM. Here are your TEAM stories:

Keith Channing:

Team and mate are anagrams.

So are team and meat.

Tea, and tame are, too.

Etam keep team in briefs.

Terveen Gill:

Happily drunk on team spirit.

Ritu:

My team wins. End of.

Which team do you support?

I love my work team.

Annette Rochelle Aben:

Butchers meat the hungry team!

Christine Mallaband-Brown:

Team work not team lurk.

I have a big team.

The team of horses galloped.

Kat isn’t a team player!

The team stayed silent today.

Fire team tackled huge blaze!

Kim Smith:

There’s no I in team.

My team raised the bar.

Team work makes dreams work!

EDC Writing:

Team player, one always leads.

Lance Greenfield:

Teaming with delicious silver anchovies.

Andover Diamonds. What a team!

Weigh anchor. Full steam ahead.

Bony’s team let off steam.

Teamwork won me my award.

Steam engines drove industrial revolution.

Hero’s steam turbine was first.

Stephenson’s Rocket pulled carriage team.

Dog team pulled my sleigh.

Reindeer team pulled Santa’s sleigh.

Pick me for your team.

Val Fish:

OJ had the dream team.

Team effort wins the day.

The best teams play harmoniously.

Team building exercise; total collapse!

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

  1. I once was very poor.
    You poor child, I’ll help.

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    1. I like those two very much. Thanks, Ruth.

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  2. The poor pore over bills.
    Poor Trevor is very old.

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    1. That first one is very clever. And, of course, I feel for Trever! Thanks, Keith.

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      1. Thanks, Esther. The vet said today that Trevor is doing very well for a 16-years old Jack Russell.

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  3. Poured medication on poor pores.

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    1. Excellent, Annette!

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  4. My poor dogs are tired.
    The poor always look tired.

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    1. Everyone’s tired! 😂

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  5. This is my poor excuse

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    1. That’s very apt! 😆

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  6. Poor houses, victorian charity idea.
    Poor cat, not very fat!
    How poor is the Queen?
    Let’s look at poor Robin.
    My poor feet! Long walk!
    Pour this poor woman coffee….
    Poor power play, no score!

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    1. These are all good – the first one especially stood out for me.

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  7. Oh, what a poor choice.
    Poorly written work lacks substance.
    My poor baby has cramps.
    Poor shots cost the game.
    Poor in wealth not contentment.

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    1. Very good, Ritu. Thank you.

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  8. Poor planet Earth. Extinct, again!
    Poor Annette! Surname is curtain.

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    1. Very well thought-out! Super, Hugh 😀

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  9. Poor feet dream of shoes.
    The poor scream in silence.

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    1. Very moving. Thanks, Terveen.

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      1. Thank you. I appreciate it. 🙂

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  10. Poor Puffer Pete hit buffers
    Poor diet makes me poorly
    Many rich men are poor
    Pooran is a tremendous cricketer
    Poor performances lead to relegation
    Delivery drivers abhor poor parking

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    1. I like that 4th one. Very clever!

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    Linkingpeople2003

    ….USA made Britain poor – WWII.

    ….WAR making stubborn Ukraine poor!

    ….POOR by wisdom is worse!

    ….BORN poor not one’s fault!

    ….REMAINING poor is own fault!

    …. ब्रिटेन का ख़ज़ाना अमेरिकी – WWII.

    ….युद्ध जिद्दी यूक्रेन को ग़रीबी !

    ….बुद्धि से गरीब नहीं होएँ !

    ….गरीब पैदा हुए, गलती नहीं!

    ….गरीब रहना अपनी गलती है!

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