Can You Tell A Story In…

It’s Thursday and that means story time. How many words am I giving you this week? Here goes…

Can you tell a story in 31 words using the following words in it somewhere:

  • CANOE
  • TURKEY
  • MIME
  • NAILS

Last week’s challenge was to write a story in 18 words using the following words in it somewhere:

  • GOBBLEDEGOOK
  • CHAIRMAN
  • SALE

Here are your amusing stories:

Graeme Sandford:

The sign read: 

“Free Chairman with every six gallons purchased!”

Sales of Gobbledegook’s Green Ginger Beer sky-rocketed.

Tony:

The chairman spoke gobbledegook at the sale,
words swirling like smoke—no truth, just profit’s pale tale.

Sarah W:

After 20 minutes of corporate gobbledygook, the attendees had dozed off, so the sleazy chairman announced the sale.

Nicola Daly:

‘Who’s spouting this nonsense?’

‘Severus Sale – Chairman of the Gobbledegook Society.’

‘Oh. I thought it was a politician.’

Life Lessons:

With the sale of the company completed, the chairman’s gobbledegook had been heard for the last time. Celebration!!!!!

L Wie:

She could only understand gobbledegook when the chairman talked about sales pitch. She dreamt of becoming a writer.

Ann Edall-Robson:

“Gobbledegook sale on nooowww…” The advertising chairman sang the sales jingle using the catchy Chim Chim Cheree tune.

Frank Hubney:

Chairman Gobbledegook put the company up for sale.

“But why would you do that!?”

“Gobble, gobble, gobble.”

Christopher Farley:

The chairman spoke such gobbledegook that when he wanted a sale we took him to the boating lake.

Lisa A Paul:

When gobbledegook goes on sale, the chairman hides under his desk because the crazies come out in droves.

Teleportingweena:

He scribbled gobbledegook onto a cardboard, then ‘Sign For Sale’. There he sat … the chair-man on the corner.

Kay Castaneda:

The flustered Chairman bellowed to all. Get that Gobbledegook off the wall for tomorrow’s Founder’s Day Summer Sale.

Heidi Dare:

The chairman grew tired from the gobbledegook. He asked, “Do you expect to get sales this way?”

Kim Smyth:

“Remember that gobbledygook that Sharon poured into a pan and served at the bake sale,” the chairman asked.

Squirreljan:

Chairman Bighead for sale – £2 ONO, but no takers yet. He needs to stop talking constant gobbledegook.

Christine Mallaband-Brown:

Chairman of “Gobbledegook” announced record sales figures.

Trump had bought the ideas to use as his main policies!

The Bag Lady:

The chairman of the museum said, “This book of memoirs is gobbledygook. It’s definitely not a sale item.”

Dawgy Daddy Responds:

The chairman spouting gobbledegook suggested the sale be “Buy one, get eighteen free.” Limburger Cheese was on sale.

Murray Clarke:

The chairman rose unsteadily to his feet, saying: “Rumours that the company is for sale are utter gobbledegook!”

My Mind Mappings:

“Gobbledegook!” the chairman yelled at his team when the sale fell through. “I want results, not excuses, dammit.”

John W. Howell:

The chairman rose to comment on the charity sale. After some gobbledegook he face planted the rubber chicken.

Pensititivy101:

The terms of sale were nothing but gobbledegook, and the chairman made a killing on the stock market.

Writing and Art:

I was surprised the chairman didn’t know how to write his sales copy so it read like gobbledegook.

Treehugger:

Our chairman always talked gobbledegook, the key to his success. My straight talking never secured even one sale.

The Elephant’s Trunk:

Show tickets on sale?? Fuhgeddaboudit!! There’s only one Chairman of the Board so quit this Sinatra impersonator gobbledegook!

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

  1. nikidaly70 Avatar
    nikidaly70

    ‘This is crackers!’ sniffed Great-Aunt Petunia. ‘How on earth can I mime a turkey in a canoe heading to the spa to get its nails done? I hate playing Christmas charades.’

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    1. That had me laughing out loud! Thanks, Nicola.

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        nikidaly70

        Glad you enjoyed it 🙂

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  2. The Canoe flew over the rapids, the turkey launched upwards from its bow. My nails grazed it’s surface, like a mime artist missing an invisible wall. It floated away and sank!

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    1. That’s hilarious 🤣

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      1. Trying to package it neatly into one story was fun x

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  3. One minute I was in my shed drinking a bottle of Wild Turkey, the next I was in the middle of a mime, hammering imaginary nails into my imaginary wooden canoe.

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    1. Really funny 😂😂

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      1. Thanks Ess. 🤗

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    1. Really enjoyed it. Thank you 😊

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  5. The mime pretended to be a turkey. Then a canoe. Then a box of nails.

    “What’s he doing?”

    “He was pretending to be a turkey. Now he’s pretending to be himself.”

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    1. That’s funny. Well done, Frank.

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  8. I was hunting turkey in my canoe, when all of a sudden, I heard a screech like nails in a chalkboard. Then I saw a mime flailing his arms from shore.

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    1. Very good, Kim 😊

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      1. Thanks, Esther!

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  9. “Look at that duck waddle.” My little sister, Birdie, mimed a wiggle as she perched on the canoe’s seat.
    I poked her with my finger nail. “It’s a goose, you turkey.”

    That was fun, Esther, thanks!

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    1. Thanks for joining in with your fun story, Diana 🥰

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    1. A really funny story. Thank you.

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      1. You’re welcome

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  10. Resting in my canoe while the turkey does the paddling I am stunned to see the mime doing his nails on the quay.

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    1. You’ve made those words work well, John.

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      1. Gotta wonder about that turkey doing the paddling.

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  11. Hello, here is my attempt

    Rather than swear, I did a mime to show pain as my nails broke on the canoe.
    We never found a turkey that day, but my manicure was completely ruined.

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    1. That is so good! Thank you 😊

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      1. thank you for hosting – I need to book mark your site and try to join in more….

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      2. Thank you for stopping by and reading 😊

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    1. Hilarious. Thanks, Grae.

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  12. The Christmas play demanded of me that I mime hammering nails into a landing stage post, to secure my canoe before delivering the turkey to the outpost in the Canadian wilderness.

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    1. Makes a great story. Thank you, Sheila.

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    Kate in Cornwall

    Had my nails done on holiday in Turkey. Don’t speak the lingo so had to mime ‘canoe’ for my right middle finger. My selfish, inconsiderate, constantly canoeing boyfriend got the message.

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    1. Great to see you back, Kate. Funny story 😊

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      1. Kate in Cornwall Avatar
        Kate in Cornwall

        Thank you so much Esther. I hope you didn’t get it three, four, or even more times – I just can’t seem to get to grips with leaving comments. Great fun to do the challenge so I’ll continue to try to work out a smooth way to post! Kate

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      2. It only came through once, so you’re fine! I’m glad you’re enjoying the challenges.

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  14. The mime pretended he was loading a turkey into his canoe. He took several nails and pretended to thread them through the turkey after stuffing it. No one figured it out.

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    1. That’s fun. Thanks Tessa.

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  15. Thinking about the dance competition at the Canoe Club, she painted her nails. Ragtime Music was the theme. Would their mime interpretation of the Turkey Trot take them to the finals?

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    1. Wouldn’t that be great if it were true?! Thanks, Ann

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