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Jane10 Mon 24-Jun-19 15:09:30

In response to the lament that there's no fun on GN any more let's do one of our continuing stories. I'll start off:

Once upon a time there was an absolutely enormous giraffe. He belonged to a family who lived...?

GabriellaG54 Mon 24-Jun-19 22:59:10

"I won't be investing, so I'm out", to which Kim Jong-Un replied frostily...

grannyqueenie Mon 24-Jun-19 23:04:49

In your dreams, you were never in mate.....

Marydoll Mon 24-Jun-19 23:12:50

At that point, bells jingling, Trump leapt forward, shouting "You're an imposter", whilst trying to rip the mask from Kim Jong- Ung's
face. There was a deathly silence.....

Jane10 Tue 25-Jun-19 07:56:29

As a beautiful young girl of 65 emerged. 'I am your fairy grandmother,' she said. ' I have come to grant you three wishes. What shall they be?' There was a pause. The giraffe stepped forward and replied, '...

Feelingmyage55 Wed 26-Jun-19 00:40:46

I am tired of being a vegetarian so my wish is for a burger and chips. I also would like to visit the North Pole and for my final wish ......

Maybelle Wed 26-Jun-19 09:07:49

But before he could say another word, from out of the woods running as though their very life depended on it was

aggie Wed 26-Jun-19 09:12:42

a fat blonde man tripping over his untied shoes

aggie Wed 26-Jun-19 09:34:44

yelling " Wait for me ... have I missed the bus ?" the fairy god mother waved her wand and there was a lovely new mobility scooter , he climbed aboard and the Blonde man zipped off into the mists of time

sodapop Wed 26-Jun-19 12:30:34

The rhinopotamus cried after the blond man left, he was the only friend the blond man had. The fairy grandmother wiped his eyes, waved her magic wand and transported him to a land where .........

Jane10 Wed 26-Jun-19 13:41:57

Rhinopotamuses and giraffes ruled and lived like kings. They had everything they could possibly want including...

sodapop Wed 26-Jun-19 19:21:06

The 'B' word was banned, all the animals lived in peace without fear of poachers and hunters. Humans learned to respect the animal kingdom and ..Oh dear I've just woken up and in reality I'm .........

Maybelle Thu 27-Jun-19 11:47:49

Still hallucinating. When will this end ? will I ever find my way out of the maze and back to . . .

GabriellaG54 Thu 27-Jun-19 13:51:03

...my warm bed with a cup of cocoa and a biscuit or three. In a flash, a curl of smoke beckoned from a distant hill and guided the time traveller along dusty roads and over sparkling streams until, at last, she...

Feelingmyage55 Thu 27-Jun-19 14:13:44

... came to a main road. There was a little shed with a bench. There was also bottled water and a biscuit tin beside an honesty box. The roar of an engine alerted her to an oncoming vehicle. Holding out her arm, it drew to a halt and behind the wheel was ......

EllanVannin Thu 27-Jun-19 14:31:35

Lord Lucan who'd been living in the shed with--

sodapop Thu 27-Jun-19 16:16:20

Peter Pan and Wendy, they were looking for Nana the dog, I do hope the rhinopotamus has not..........

Feelingmyage55 Fri 28-Jun-19 10:40:22

Eaten it. ?. I think not because hopefully Nana can run faster. ?. Where would Nana hide and what would tempt her out? Hmmm barbecued .... ?

JessK Fri 28-Jun-19 10:42:23

Sausages...Nana loves sausages. Lets put some under the tree. Is that OK?

Feelingmyage55 Fri 28-Jun-19 12:54:13

The smell of the barbecued sausages soon attracted ...

EllanVannin Fri 28-Jun-19 13:22:05

A party of backpackers who immediately pitched their tents ready to tuck in to a feast of sausages--

NanaandGrampy Fri 28-Jun-19 13:22:38

Nana and Grampy ! Grampy scoffed down all the sausages so Nana......

Jane10 Fri 28-Jun-19 13:33:26

Cooked some more and cracked open a bottle of prosecco for them all. Unfortunately they didn't have any glasses. 'I know,' she said, 'Let's...'

Maybelle Fri 28-Jun-19 17:52:33

Improvise and use the objects from the basket over there. So they walked over and upon opening the basket, helped themselves to . . .

GabriellaG54 Fri 28-Jun-19 22:28:12

...the poisoned chalice that was the very one handed to Mrs May by Mr C. It bore an imprint of her favourite lipstick and, as it still had a few droplets in the bottom and Nana suggested that Grampy taste it 'just to make sure'...

Maybelle Sat 29-Jun-19 19:50:26

But he was wary of it causing him to have a quick exit, so declined.
Oh well the o!d ways are the best he said weighing the wine straight from the bottle.
In the distance, but approaching quickly , could be heard the sound of . . .