Short Story: Ceci N’est Pas Une Blank

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It isn’t good blank to mention the word blank in a poem about blank. Neither is it sensible to blank when what you really want is simply to blank. What a blank. Vote blank. And for those of you who blank, just keep in mind that old blank: blank.

There are many blank in a man’s blank when he just has to say blank. And it’s not just a question of blank. Indeed you may think this is something of a blank to keep blank all the time -and you’re blank, completely blank - it’s all a load of…

Yes, I confess, it’s horribly blank. To blank or not to blank, that is blank. And will we ever blank? I ask you that. Will we stand up and blank? Tear down the blank and raise up the blank and blank? Blank all the blank and look them in the goddamned blank and blank?

Blank. Of course we can’t just blank: there has to…

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Richard Ardus said "That has really made me laugh out loud - if there'd been anyone else in the room I think I'd have completely folded up in a fit of mirth. Tears are drying on my cheeks now: great fun!"
3 months ago
Alasdair Peoples replied saying "Good man - it's a cheeky little piece"
3 months ago
Jay Leffew said "Lol! You have such a way with blanks, Alasdair! I think there should be a competition for blank; we'd never stop blanking!"
3 months ago
Adam West said "You got me there, Alasdair - I want to say something awfully witfully about your piece, but, you guessed it, my mind is a complete whirl - many thanks, Adam."
3 months ago
Diane Dickson Guest Editor said "And this is not a comment simply a little confused chuckle. Got to go now and fill in the blanks !! - Diane"
3 months ago

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