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Rated: 18+ · Book · Personal · #1196512
Not for the faint of art.
#984453 added May 28, 2020 at 12:12am
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These Questions Three
STOP!
He who would cross the Bridge of Death
Must answer me
These questions three
Ere the other side he see.

         -Monty Python and the Holy Grail



PROMPT May 28th

Help me fill the Challenge War Chest with new prompts! In your entry today, write at least three prompts to be used in future rounds of the 30DBC. Then, write the rest of your entry using one of your own prompts.


You know, I was just thinking yesterday: what would the responses look like in here if one of the prompts was: If you were a dog, what breed would you be? I think that was because someone said they lived with six chihuahuas, and my brain screeched to a halt because I couldn't imagine living with one of those little trembly yippy-ass ratfuckers, let alone six of them. But, you know, to each their own.

I'd expect half the people would cheat and say "wolf" or "cat." Hell, I'd say "cat," myself. I value intelligence over the ability to bark at everything that moves. But if I absolutely couldn't cheat, I'd go with Border Collie. Those bastards are smarter than I am as it is; the only reason they haven't taken over the world or sent poodles to the moon is their lack of opposable thumbs. Only problem is I'd have to deal with sheep, who are basically vegetables with wool.

Hell, let's just make that the first War Chest proposal prompt: If you were a dog, what breed would you be, and why?

And since I've already answered that, I'll stick with the same sort of speed-dating theme and ask:

2. If you were a vegetable, what vegetable would you be, and why?

(This could lead to a huge argument over whether tomatoes are vegetables or fruits. I'd be sitting back watching the show and eating popcorn, which incidentally would also be my answer because I go off easily and I'm loud and full of hot air.)

3. If you were a rock, what kind of rock would you be, and why?

(My answer? Well, I've always tried to be a gneiss guy, but I've been told I'm full of schist.)

I suppose I could have been more creative with the prompts, but I'm pretty sure I only have a limited number of prompts in me, and I reserve most of them for "The Writer's CrampOpen in new Window. [13+].

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