Computer Science Canada

very short (6 word) stories
Author:  Tony [ Wed Oct 25, 2006 10:34 pm ]
Post subject:  very short (6 word) stories
Wired has posted an article from the future (November 2006) on very short stories
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We'll be brief: Hemingway once wrote a story in just six words ("For sale: baby shoes, never worn.") and is said to have called it his best work. So we asked sci-fi, fantasy, and horror writers from the realms of books, TV, movies, and games to take a shot themselves.

The objective is to write a short story in just 6 words (defined as 5 spaces?)

My favourites are
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It's behind you! Hurry before it
- Rockne S. O'Bannon

and more along the compsci.ca alley
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Computer, did we bring batteries? Computer?
- Eileen Gunn


My first attempt is the story of compsci:

Need help with Turing? [Turing Walkthrough]!
Author:  Dan [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:43 am ]
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The story of compsci.ca take 2:

It will be in V3.....someday....
Author:  War_Caymore [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 7:48 am ]
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We can rebuild him.... can we?

lol this is too funny,
Author:  Delos [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 1:39 pm ]
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Echos in a cave (a cave).
Author:  Cervantes [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 5:39 pm ]
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To understand recursion, re-read this sentence.
Author:  Tony [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 8:24 pm ]
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Cervantes wrote:
To understand recursion, re-read this sentence.

Laughing awesome

Refresh, no new email messages... Refresh.
Author:  Silent Avenger [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:12 pm ]
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A killer in the forums? AHHHHH!
Author:  Tony [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:24 pm ]
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Pac-man has hanged himself.
Author:  Mazer [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:31 pm ]
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I don't understand, what's going on?
Author:  md [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 9:44 pm ]
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Must. Not. Speak. Like. William. Shatner.
Author:  Silent Avenger [ Thu Oct 26, 2006 10:12 pm ]
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Hello, is anybody in the forum?
Author:  Cervantes [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 1:26 am ]
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md wrote:
Must. Not. Speak. Like. William. Shatner.


bRiLlIANt!!

KAA AAAA AAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAA AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHN!
Author:  ZeroPaladn [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 7:37 am ]
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Who said Turing could crash? They're...
Author:  TokenHerbz [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:12 am ]
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Play Wow? Its not a game!
Author:  Windsurfer [ Fri Oct 27, 2006 4:10 pm ]
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Oh Rly!?!!
Ya RLY!!
No WAI!!!!11!zz!!!
Author:  Delos [ Sat Oct 28, 2006 10:47 am ]
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Repitition, the soul of wit. Repitition...
Author:  wtd [ Sat Oct 28, 2006 12:39 pm ]
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C++ is not C with classes.
Author:  Delos [ Sat Oct 28, 2006 1:54 pm ]
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The start, the muddle, the end.
Author:  md [ Sat Oct 28, 2006 2:53 pm ]
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I live, I die, the end.
Author:  rdrake [ Sat Oct 28, 2006 3:10 pm ]
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DH parameters generate way too slowly...
Author:  [Gandalf] [ Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:07 am ]
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Not much I say is true.
Author:  md [ Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:07 am ]
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I shot the sherif, take that!
Author:  wtd [ Sun Oct 29, 2006 10:29 am ]
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Penguins everywhere! Will it never stop?
Author:  Clayton [ Sun Oct 29, 2006 11:23 am ]
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Just Do It! Learn Functional Programming!
Author:  wtd [ Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:19 pm ]
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"Surely you jest?"
"I jest not!"
Author:  Delos [ Sun Oct 29, 2006 12:29 pm ]
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Spake he:
"Aku. Soku. Zan."
Author:  ericfourfour [ Sun Oct 29, 2006 1:58 pm ]
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Delos, that was only five words.
Author:  Delos [ Sun Oct 29, 2006 3:06 pm ]
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Yes, that it was. But more!
Author:  Mr. T [ Sun Oct 29, 2006 7:25 pm ]
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"Sentence fragment" is a sentence fragment.
Author:  [Gandalf] [ Sun Oct 29, 2006 8:43 pm ]
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Lies, I say. Lies it all!
Author:  Andy [ Mon Oct 30, 2006 9:29 pm ]
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let's write our own turing compiler!
Author:  Tony [ Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:45 pm ]
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irb> source.each{|code| code.compile}
Author:  Silent Avenger [ Mon Oct 30, 2006 10:55 pm ]
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Making a short story much shorter!
Author:  Mazer [ Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:20 pm ]
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I hate these threads so much.
Author:  Silent Avenger [ Mon Oct 30, 2006 11:30 pm ]
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Don't worry I hate these also.
Author:  Dan [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 12:39 am ]
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FORMAT c: /FS:NTFS /V:HAHAHA /Q /X
Author:  md [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:11 am ]
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I'm bored. Let's do something fun.
Author:  Andy [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:30 am ]
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something like locking this thread perhaps?
Author:  md [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:39 am ]
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Yes, lets! Then It'll be done!
Author:  [Gandalf] [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 3:00 am ]
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But... but... 30+ pages of spam!
Author:  Mazer [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 8:39 am ]
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All your thread are belong to
Author:  wtd [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 11:39 am ]
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Andy wrote:
let's write our own turing compiler!


Instead of learning a real language!
Author:  Tony [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:25 pm ]
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write turing compiler in real language!
Author:  Mazer [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 1:37 pm ]
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In Soviet Russia, language write you!
Author:  wtd [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 2:27 pm ]
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Tony wrote:
write turing compiler in real language!


Just learn real language, you fool!
Author:  Andy [ Tue Oct 31, 2006 4:35 pm ]
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Mazer wrote:
In Soviet Russia, language write you!


In Soviet Russia, There is no you.

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