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Fortunately, Unfortunately. The story unfolds......

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Bumface Wed 05-Jun-24 10:40:46

Each alternate episode must end with fortunately or unfortunately.

He came downstairs as usual that morning and found that
that the kitchen was flooded, fortunately......

(Remember to end with unfortunately)

Wyllow3 Sat 08-Jun-24 20:33:31

Whoops too late, re try

.....fortunately, the carriage was equipped with extra horses for speed but unfortunately

Esmay Sat 08-Jun-24 21:29:26

this man is part of the Professor Moriarty and Colonel Moran gang so he'll be in shackles in the Tower of London with a 24 hour armed guard
fortunately

Cossy Sat 08-Jun-24 21:43:55

However they changed their appearance dramatically, very quickly, and the London Police missed them, unfortunately

Esmay Sat 08-Jun-24 21:59:27

disguised as Widow Twankey in a heavy wig and costume and her accomplice as Aladdin they made their way across London with all the jewels wrapped in laundry ...feeling exhausted by the chase when fortunately

lizzypopbottle Sun 09-Jun-24 11:15:07

...their pursuers gave up. They tried to pawn the jewels but unfortunately...

orly Sun 09-Jun-24 11:17:44

they turned out to be part of the Crown Jewels from the Tower of London but fortunately....

NittWitt Sun 09-Jun-24 11:21:54

.....the pawn shop guy gave them a fiver for them anyway but unfortunately....

hilz Sun 09-Jun-24 11:33:00

It was a forgery and he got arrested. He went to the police station and was released without charge. Decided to spend the fiver towards a ticket for the tower of London where fortunately...

Cossy Sun 09-Jun-24 11:36:48

The tower was open and it was a very sunny day, but unfortunately

mousemac Sun 09-Jun-24 11:46:38

The drain was blocked. So they proceeded to bail the water out of the toilet bowl, in preparation for dismantling the pipes.

Unfortunately

Alex17 Sun 09-Jun-24 12:02:56

She happened to have a few spares in the safe, which was cunningly concealed behind the Picasso on the landing. Unfortunately

jennilin Sun 09-Jun-24 12:08:23

Farage knew the code

unfortunately

Cossy Sun 09-Jun-24 12:28:45

He wouldn’t tell them unless he was let out, luckily they came across the code and fortunately

NLnanna Sun 09-Jun-24 14:46:47

Ha ha!! Well done everyone 👏👏

Bumface Sun 09-Jun-24 14:54:32

They did not have to let him out unfortunately....

lizzypopbottle Sun 09-Jun-24 15:15:52

...a suspicious looking washer woman gained access to his cell, swapped clothes with him and he escaped. Fortunately...

jennilin Sun 09-Jun-24 16:08:04

the washerwoman garb was quite striking and he gained the attention of an amorous usa president

unfortunately

lizzypopbottle Sun 09-Jun-24 16:56:25

...he didn't have quite enough to pay the £5 hush money having spent his cover earlier in the story! Fortunately...

lizzypopbottle Sun 09-Jun-24 16:57:11

Fiver! Not cover 😠

Astitchintime Sun 09-Jun-24 17:04:28

And then he discovered that the hush money could only be paid in crypto currency...................unfortunately.

biglouis Sun 09-Jun-24 17:16:21

He had lost the code to his crypto safe and could not access his horde. Fortunately

Cossy Sun 09-Jun-24 17:21:35

However it all turned out ok as the (ex) President was carted off to an Asylum, however Farage missed him so much he joined him, fortunately

NittWitt Sun 09-Jun-24 19:49:56

Unfortunately, they shared the same cell and got seriously on each others' nerves after the first day.
Fortunately......

Esmay Sun 09-Jun-24 20:22:14

It was quickly decided to separate them after they tried to kill each other .
They were sent to different prisons , but
Farage - a master of disguise pretended to be the prison doctor wearing his white coat and carrying a stethoscope adopting a knowledgeable air .
This was successful until
unfortunately....

sankev Sun 09-Jun-24 21:35:59

They were climate friendly and to preserve water nobody had flushed for a while but unfortunately