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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?!

Patticake123 Wed 18-Mar-20 12:54:51

When he felt as if his chest was going to burst....

trisher Wed 18-Mar-20 12:57:24

he collapsed into the arms of

Txquiltz Wed 18-Mar-20 13:03:04

A mysteriously veiled young woman

Newatthis Wed 18-Mar-20 13:23:35

She offered him safety in her ample bosom

PennyWhistle Wed 18-Mar-20 13:32:08

... whereupon rummaging about he found a little purple box containing ...

chicken Wed 18-Mar-20 13:45:53

'a pill that gave everlasting life. However, there were certain conditions attached, so he-

Calendargirl Wed 18-Mar-20 13:46:29

Because he was worried he was going to miss the next press conference, and his arch enemy Jeremy was waiting in the wings ready to sabotage his carefully thought out plans to help the economy.

May7 Wed 18-Mar-20 13:47:39

..a French letter. Mon Dieu what is this for he exclaimed !....

Calendargirl Wed 18-Mar-20 13:47:43

Sorry, missed a page!

May7 Wed 18-Mar-20 13:50:01

Oh no I was too late I x posted and I thought I was being so clever but couldn’t remember how to spell Dieu
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Calendargirl Wed 18-Mar-20 13:52:30

He was very naive, he had lived a sheltered life.

chicken Wed 18-Mar-20 13:53:10

Sorry about the dashes, don't know what happened there!

trisher Wed 18-Mar-20 14:11:06

"Come with me" whispered the woman through her veil "and I will explain all." She led him

Tabithajanecat Wed 18-Mar-20 14:13:18

And as if by magic everyone was sparkly clean just a little sticky. The gin was just a small stretch away

Calendargirl Wed 18-Mar-20 15:08:09

He wondered who this woman could be, who had magically cleaned everything, even though cleaning products were in short supply. Could it be Kim or Aggie?

MissAdventure Wed 18-Mar-20 15:59:30

Hopefully Aggie, he thought, as he had always found her strangely hypnotic, particularly when she..

Oopsadaisy3 Wed 18-Mar-20 16:02:52

Donned her Marigolds and whipped out her feather duster.

Throwing her high heels across the room, startled him, he glanced at the window just in time to spot..

Annaram1 Wed 18-Mar-20 16:06:14

Well, she did not explain all and it was a cruel ruse to get him to ...

Jaxie Wed 18-Mar-20 16:28:11

One St Bernard repeatedly gestured to a gadget around its neck.”Press here” was inscribed. A dishevelled figure obeyed the instruction. Immediately the strains of “ Happy birthday “ duetted by Boris & Carrie offended the air waves... twice.

trisher Wed 18-Mar-20 17:12:52

"No-oo" he screamed but resistance was useless. The hypnosis was working and he began frantically washing his hands as the woman

Fairviewtenby51 Wed 18-Mar-20 18:18:55

As

Fairviewtenby51 Wed 18-Mar-20 18:20:11

Slowly and purposefully walked towards him, waving her .....

MissAdventure Wed 18-Mar-20 18:42:44

Tambourine, and singing a rather rousing rendition of "you can stand under my umbrella, eh eh eh eh" (and all that jazz)

He edged slowly back, his feet stumbling because his shoes were too big..

Oopsadaisy3 Wed 18-Mar-20 18:53:20

Tragically he had put on his snow shoes, just before the snow melted, with no snow he now clomped around, all attempts at secrecy long forgotten he grasped the door handle and pulled..........

Calendargirl Wed 18-Mar-20 18:59:17

But-disaster- the handle came away in his hand! He was trapped!