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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?!

Oopsadaisy3 Thu 19-Mar-20 07:31:32

‘Centre Aisle’ thinking quickly our hero realised that this aisle held his favourite colognes and hair colouring, he knew that if his grey roots started to show the ladys wouldn’t be so keen to spend time with him.

However, Lidl was quite a long way away

May7 Thu 19-Mar-20 07:27:18

....^Excuse me Sir perhaps Lidl would be more value for you today but you’ll have to be quick the centre aisle is selling out of special buys very fast^ ....

Oopsadaisy3 Thu 19-Mar-20 07:21:00

As he wasn’t in Woking he decided to go to Sainsburys and join the queue, hoping not to be recognised he waited in line, hunger was piercing his sole, so he took his shoes off.

Suddenly there was a tap on his shoulder

Calendargirl Thu 19-Mar-20 06:51:35

Closed for the foreseeable future. Try the Woking pizza place.

Kiwibird Thu 19-Mar-20 03:44:21

immediately threw into the trash as ripe bananas were not his 'thing'. His had to be under-ripe. He was however feeling peckish so wandering down to his usual fish 'n chippy he was disappointed to find a sign on the window, saying.........

Marmight Thu 19-Mar-20 03:12:51

Harry intercepted the banana meant for Meghan as the monkey had not been wearing protective gloves or a mask as she had ordered; he sent it to his brother who ....

fatgran57 Thu 19-Mar-20 02:32:41

ran off to but some bananas on which he wrote "You are Loved"

Kiwibird Thu 19-Mar-20 02:14:02

sing "The Green Green Grass of Home", very badly, wriggled free of his shackles, stole the grinder's wallet and .........

May7 Wed 18-Mar-20 22:57:22

He then turned to speak to his organ grinder Dom and tickled the monkey under his chin. The monkey not liking this action very much began to ......

MissAdventure Wed 18-Mar-20 22:34:09

Of 'The laughing policeman'.
Boy, he could make his organ sing!

Marmight Wed 18-Mar-20 22:32:34

He took the mouth organ, gave it a wipe with one of the jellied eels and gave a magnificent rendition of ...

Marmight Wed 18-Mar-20 22:30:33

.....,,Toilet rolls ? and ...

MissAdventure Wed 18-Mar-20 22:29:25

96 toilet rolls, some jellied eels, and his favourite triangular shaped mouth organ.

Gaunt47 Wed 18-Mar-20 22:22:58

shopping bag, crammed full with...

Oopsadaisy3 Wed 18-Mar-20 21:54:53

Her twin sister!

He’s mine she cried, I saw him first, she flew at her sister, as she did so , he made a break for it and ran out of the door, trying not to trip over his big

Feelingmyage55 Wed 18-Mar-20 20:41:57

Suddenly the door burst open with a sound of splintering wood. Outlined against the bight light was

Oopsadaisy3 Wed 18-Mar-20 20:36:43

Before he knew what was happening, she was upon him,

You are mine at last, she shrieked!

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

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

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..........

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..

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

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

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

As

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

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.

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

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