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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 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..

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

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

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?

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

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

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

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

Calendargirl Wed 18-Mar-20 13:52:30

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

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
?

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

Sorry, missed a page!

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

She offered him safety in her ample bosom

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

A mysteriously veiled young woman

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

he collapsed into the arms of

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.....

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

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

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 . . .

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

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

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

Before he passed on the dreaded gransnetteritis