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FannyCornforth Sun 18-Dec-22 05:03:47

Hello smile
It doesn’t matter how long or short your sentence is.

It was a dark and stormy night.

Esmay Tue 20-Dec-22 08:22:39

" Can I help you ? ", said the strange voice belonging to a very thin , pale man with vacant eyes .

nanna8 Tue 20-Dec-22 08:34:59

He was twiddling a piece of rope in his hands and

Mollygo Tue 20-Dec-22 09:14:23

I wondered if he had skipping or strangling in mind.

Esmay Tue 20-Dec-22 09:28:45

Enid looked up at the dark Gothic house on the top of the hill silhouetted against the sky

FannyCornforth Tue 20-Dec-22 09:37:58

Mollygo

I wondered if he had skipping or strangling in mind.

But then, holding one end of the rope in the long waxy fingers of one hand, the man pointed towards the floor with the other, and slowly intoned
‘Is this yooouur cat, young lady?’

Smileless2012 Tue 20-Dec-22 10:08:18

Before she could answer she heard someone calling out "whose that at the door Norman"?

Bridie22 Tue 20-Dec-22 11:31:52

Just the amazon delivery guy said Mason!

VB000 Tue 20-Dec-22 11:45:43

Norman, the thin pale man looked very unsure, but continued to stare at the cat

Calendargirl Tue 20-Dec-22 12:22:48

“No, it’s not Amazon, Mother, it’s two weary travellers who have seen our sign”.

Bridie22 Tue 20-Dec-22 15:17:28

Oh! Then don't leave them standing at the door Norman, invite them in.

Esmay Tue 20-Dec-22 15:32:22

More cherry brandy , asked Norman smiling like a reptile as he noticed that Enid was almost unconscious and he looked across at Mason , who was already out cold having drunk a lot of whisky ...
Neither of them heard Norman say , " not much longer , mother - two of them this time ."

biglouis Tue 20-Dec-22 15:52:03

"Now we can have a wonderfull dinner!"

Calendargirl Tue 20-Dec-22 15:53:45

“Will that be before or after I’ve had my shower” asked Mother.

Ladyleftfieldlover Tue 20-Dec-22 16:00:03

‘Afterwards’, called Norman, ‘and don’t use my strawberry shower gel’.

Esmay Tue 20-Dec-22 17:07:31

Mrs Bates decided on a bath and sank beneath the pink , frothy bubbles .
Sod you , stingy Norman , she thought pouring the entire bottle of strawberry shower gel into the hot water and laughed outrageously ...

Bridie22 Tue 20-Dec-22 17:20:41

It was her last laughđŸ€Ł

FannyCornforth Tue 20-Dec-22 17:25:17

Mrs Bates suddenly stopped her giggling as realised that she had her new guests to look after,
‘Norman!’, she cried
‘Put the oven on gas mark 5 and stick those mince pies in!’

henetha Tue 20-Dec-22 17:29:25

She didn't notice Norman creep into the room until he grabbed her by the neck and pushed her under the bubbles until she laughed no more, but tripping over the bath mat as he held onto her and suddenly felt himself slipping .

Bridie22 Tue 20-Dec-22 17:30:41

She can't speak Fanny...she is dead!!!
There was a knock on the door.Norman opened it tentatively, there stood Jack Nicholson, " I've come to offer your traveller's a better hotel room" he said smilingly.

Smileless2012 Tue 20-Dec-22 17:33:09

She only had a split second to react and despite being well into her 90's she managed to get free from his grasp and watch, as he fell head first into the bath, turning the pink bubbles red, from the blood from his head wound.

Esmay Tue 20-Dec-22 19:29:45

Smelling strongly of formaldehyde , the amazing super strong Mrs Bates managed to position the four corpses of Enid , Mason , Jack and Norman around
her dining room table .
Now children eat your greens and do as Mama tells you , she said in maternal tones .

Smileless2012 Tue 20-Dec-22 19:33:04

Just as she was about to dish up the cabbage, the door bell rang.

MerylStreep Tue 20-Dec-22 19:40:12

And there on the doorstep was a mummified hand.

Smileless2012 Tue 20-Dec-22 19:43:55

Then the 'phone rang and it was Gomez Addam's asking if
Mrs. Bates or Norman had seen Thing.

Girinomusume Tue 20-Dec-22 19:52:02

“Sorry, Mr Addams, I have no use for second hand goods”