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Original post by Drewski
Counting needs some work, me thinks.


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Do articles count?
I bet it would be more fun to leave the titles out and then let everyone guess what movie that is.
Original post by greeneyedgirl
With word counts, I like exactness.

(All my essays reach max exactly.)


Do they really? That's pretty weird.
Original post by Alexisonfire
In. Out. In. Out. In. Out.


You're doing it wrong. It is:

You put your left leg in, your left leg out, in out, in out shake it all about, you do the hokey cokey and you turn around, that's what it's all about! WOAHHHHHHHHH the hokey cokey, WOAHHHHHHH the hokey cokey, WOAHHHHHH the hokey cokey, knees bend, arms stretch rah rah rah! (I know that's not 6 words, but it's the damn hokey cokey!)
Original post by paddy__power
Do they really? That's pretty weird.


I think I have minor OCD!
This is so pretentious, you ****.
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Original post by TulipFields
Do articles count?
I bet it would be more fun to leave the titles out and then let everyone guess what movie that is.


Nah, this way's much more fun.


Ok, jeesh, gotta stop that now. Argh! Would be tricky with films who's title is 6+ words...
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Original post by vixen23
How can six words constiture literature?


How can you argue that it doesn't? :dontknow:

I think the whole beauty of literature is in trying to determine the inspiration behind a work's conception, that fleeting spark of creativity which compelled the writer to construct a story, or a sentence in such a way as to best express a specific sentiment.

I think Hemingway's six word short story is amazing, what it implies and the thoughts that it provokes. Don't you see how it's conciseness contributes to its affect? What's so good about it is that he doesn't explicitly reveal the details of the story, but instead allows us to question our own interpretations, and explore the possibilities for ourselves.

Why are the shoes never worn?
Why are they being sold, If the baby has died, then why are they not kept for sentimental reasons?
Why is the advert so short? Is it painful for the person to provide a more detailed account?
Who wrote the advert? A mother?
What compelled the person to write the advert and sell the shoes, surely they will not make much money from them... Is it even worth advertising?

Or the whole thing could just be a story about a shoe salesman, and ultimately a big mind **** that sends us down a road of unnecessary interpretation :smile:

I quite like it.

/Englishy rant
Original post by greeneyedgirl
I think I have minor OCD!


More than minor to be honest!
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Malika
I'm worth more than six words
Original post by paddy__power
More than minor to be honest!


Ah well, I'm awesome, I'll live :ahee:
Fought thousands.Thousands died. He survived.
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Out of coffee.... come in anyway.
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she caused my willy to elongate
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Green Eyed Girl gives me butterflies. :flutter:


They were caterpillars to start with :tongue:
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I don't know what to say

Is it seven words or six?
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In this thread: lots of awesomeness! :awesome:
Original post by greeneyedgirl
You're doing it wrong. It is:

You put your left leg in, your left leg out, in out, in out shake it all about, you do the hokey cokey and you turn around, that's what it's all about! WOAHHHHHHHHH the hokey cokey, WOAHHHHHHH the hokey cokey, WOAHHHHHH the hokey cokey, knees bend, arms stretch rah rah rah! (I know that's not 6 words, but it's the damn hokey cokey!)


Think he didn't mean hokey cokey... :tongue:

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Original post by SoapyDish
Think he didn't mean hokey cokey... :tongue:

Neighbourhood cats missing; Chinese restaurant closed.


I prefer hokey cokey to sex :tongue:
Original post by greeneyedgirl
I prefer hokey cokey to sex :tongue:


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