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primitive man
 Post subject: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2009, 22:08 
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Some of you lot might be interested in entering this.

The bbc is running a short story competition for budding writers. Called My Story it is on the bbc web site.
There are a number of categories which you can submit a story.

My elderly mother has submitted an entry under humour, which recalls an incident from my boyhood entitled "My Guilty Secret".

If you guys fancy reading the story it is here http://www.bbc.co.uk/mystory/stories/humour/161174/
and even better if you give it a thumbs up it would make an old gal happy! :D

While some stories have 100's of votes - this one has one mine! :cry:

So please have a look!

Other short stories by other writers are available.
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2009, 22:24 
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So was your mum shagging the milkman or what? :wink:
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2009, 22:29 
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Well if he was he got away with it! :lol:

I guess you didn't like it tho'!
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2009, 22:35 
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Why is it in the humour section ?
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2009, 22:41 
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That's a good question - I was waiting for someone to ask that!
I think AkNel1 has put his finger on why it is funny! :lol:

Over 80's consider it funny! :roll:
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2009, 22:43 
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primitive man wrote:
Well if he was he got away with it! :lol:

I guess you didn't like it tho'!


Your mum was a bloke? :shock:
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 05 Dec 2009, 22:51 
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So, who exactly was it stealing the tokens and the penny ?. Was it the Butcher Boy, or was it the Milkman after all !! :?
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PostPosted: 05 Dec 2009, 22:53 
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Not exactly a reason to move house.
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
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So, who exactly was it stealing the tokens and the penny ?. Was it the Butcher Boy, or was it the Milkman after all !! :?


It was Primitive Man.

I gave it a thumbs up btw because we al love our old mums.

(no matter how mad they are) :wink:
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 06 Dec 2009, 21:04 
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sted wrote:
pa102aw wrote:
So, who exactly was it stealing the tokens and the penny ?. Was it the Butcher Boy, or was it the Milkman after all !! :?


It was Primitive Man.

I gave it a thumbs up btw because we al love our old mums.

(no matter how mad they are) :wink:


The story is true - we did move house but only a couple of streets not to a new town. The butcher boy did crash cos of riding while lookin over his shoulder!
The culprit was never caught.
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 06 Dec 2009, 23:00 
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primitive man wrote:
sted wrote:
pa102aw wrote:
So, who exactly was it stealing the tokens and the penny ?. Was it the Butcher Boy, or was it the Milkman after all !! :?


It was Primitive Man.

I gave it a thumbs up btw because we al love our old mums.

(no matter how mad they are) :wink:


The story is true - we did move house but only a couple of streets not to a new town. The butcher boy did crash cos of riding while lookin over his shoulder!
The culprit was never caught.


Sounds like the end of an old episode of "Dragnet" :D
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 07 Dec 2009, 13:07 
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No pa102aw it was more Dixon of Dock Green then Dragnet.

Anyway she now has 12 thumbs up from 96 views so thanks to those of you who voted so far. :D
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 07 Dec 2009, 13:27 
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No pa102aw it was more Dixon of Dock Green then Dragnet.

Anyway she now has 12 thumbs up from 96 views so thanks to those of you who voted so far. :D


I couldn't see anywhere you could actually vote for her. :?
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 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 07 Dec 2009, 13:34 
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I clicked on the thumb near the top but it stayed on 12 :?

I can't say I particularly liked it (or understood it - my generation wouldn't move for that) and it certainly wasn't humour but it was different!
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primitive man
 Post subject: Re: Make an Old Gal's Day - Writers Competition
PostPosted: 07 Dec 2009, 14:03 
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Does update Murf but not instantly - it is the BBC you know!

If anyone reads other stories in the "humour" section then I think they will find that humour in the stories is about on par with the humour of "My Guilty Secret".

Its certan not to the standard of our Jokes forum! :shock:

Update now got 17 votes from 109 views - thanks guys! :D
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