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CariGransnet (GNHQ) Tue 17-Mar-20 10:39:32

William Shakespeare is one of several writers who produced great works when stuck behind closed doors (he was in quarantine when he wrote King Lear.)

With our own 'Fifty Shades of Grey Hair' - see classics for the thread - firmly in mind, we thought it might be time for us to gather together and write a new great work between us. Who wants to start?!

May7 Wed 18-Mar-20 08:03:32

Chamberlain declaring peace in our time whilst packing a suitcase ready to...

DanniRae Wed 18-Mar-20 08:57:33

disappear to a distant land where there was no chance of war. But what he didn't know was..............

Mollygo Wed 18-Mar-20 09:49:50

The baggage allowance had been cut down to only 10kg! Help! What can I leave? What should I take!

Marmight Wed 18-Mar-20 10:14:30

Water, anti coronovirus pills and gin. Change of underwear, swimsuit, sun cream and .....

Moth62 Wed 18-Mar-20 10:15:13

Toilet tolls...

Moth62 Wed 18-Mar-20 10:15:46

Rolls, even

Molly10 Wed 18-Mar-20 10:19:36

He rolls all he has left into his wool jumper just removed from blocking the door gap. He lays his head on the make shift pillow and takes the longed for rest...

Anrol Wed 18-Mar-20 10:19:38

Then suddenly out of the blue came a realisation, a thought so blindingly obvious ...........

Calendargirl Wed 18-Mar-20 10:22:20

I don’t have to do this anymore! I’m retired, I’ve done my bit, they say there’s a new kid on the block, Horace, Maurice,Boris someone.....it’s all down to him now!

Mrsbeekeep Wed 18-Mar-20 10:25:51

Not Boris?! I saw him last night, he looked a little worse for wear; perhaps the tiger he was riding let him........

Marmight Wed 18-Mar-20 10:34:15

have his way with the gorgeous Carrie. ‘Leave me alone Boris‘ she cried. ‘Go, go to Chequers and .......

Nannan2 Wed 18-Mar-20 10:50:48

Then the mans friend arrived,with bottles of hand sanitiser! "Our hero!" The GN 's chorused..

Pearlsaminger Wed 18-Mar-20 10:51:10

Do something useful for a change.

The upstairs toilet needs unblocking. The plunger is in the....

Neilspurgeon0 Wed 18-Mar-20 10:52:04

Play Dominoes, or maybe go to Dominoes and play Chequers, either way stop dithering man” and...

libra10 Wed 18-Mar-20 10:53:15

sink, and is sinking fast!

What shall we do ..........?

Annaram1 Wed 18-Mar-20 11:08:08

They used the plunger and unblocked the loo, and smiling happily she took hold of him and ...

Rosina Wed 18-Mar-20 11:10:51

...told him very firmly to wash his hands...

Tweedle24 Wed 18-Mar-20 11:44:10

Before he passed on the dreaded gransnetteritis

trisher Wed 18-Mar-20 11:48:29

"Too late" he cried and jumped out the window. They watched as

grannybuy Wed 18-Mar-20 11:53:01

His trousers got caught on a nail half way down the wall, leaving him dangling and shouting . . .

Conni7 Wed 18-Mar-20 12:04:22

as his trousers ripped off and displayed his Brexit pants, he plunged ..........

Patsy222 Wed 18-Mar-20 12:07:09

Further and further finally showing his agenda it was quite a long one so we dragged him.....

Gaunt47 Wed 18-Mar-20 12:21:36

Well, he muttered, I'm no bluddy Shakespeare but....

chicken Wed 18-Mar-20 12:35:16

What the Dickens am I supposed to do now? So he hastily reached down and---

Mollygo Wed 18-Mar-20 12:39:20

Checked everything was still intact, then ran and ran . . .