Prompt! In a Quick Minute
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This Prompt! was inspired by a long car ride to work while listening to the radio. The DJ asked callers to ring in with 3 words to describe their night. They had a few short seconds to make a bang with their choices. Some made no sense, some were a tiny bit shocking, and some were heart-warming. Callers used compound words, full sentences, phrases, or lists. Whatever worked.
When you ask people to share a little about themselves. Some begin with a slight shrug, “Um…I don’t know.” Or, you get a talker who ramble for hours and do not have a shut up button. So I have come up with 5 questions. For each, you will write 3 words down (ones you think of first) that answers the question. Again they can be compound words, full sentences, phrases, lists, or rhyming. Whatever works. After you are done you will have a 15 word bio. Ready to use when you are asked that dreaded question, “Tell me a little bit about yourself.” Score! Wait, this might not be the most flattering.
- How are you feeling right at this moment?
- Describe which cartoon character you would like to be animated into.
- What do you fear the most?
- Describe your favorite hobby as a child.
- Describe the nicest thing someone ever did or said to you, but was not too fond of?
Enjoy!
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Jessica: post it!
don’t sent it to me!
it’s three words per questions
read the directions aha
me: haha!
but i thought it could be phrases!
so obviously i didn’t really follow directions, but here it goes.
1.) How are you feeling right at this moment?
i have to pee, it’s cold, im hungry
2.) Describe which cartoon character you would like to be animated into.
disney princess, batman, dw
3.) What do you fear the most?
dying from a disease that i could’ve prevented.
4.) Describe your favorite hobby as a child.
trying to master coloring inside the lines.
5.) Describe the nicest thing someone ever did or said to you, but was not too fond of?
“it’s not you, but you can pull it off”
toodles.
1. i feel like “i want to travel the world”
2. Lilo from Lilo & Stitch. (i want to surf all day)
3. Drowning and being bait for JAWs
4. Annoying the elder brother
5. Kickd.Balls.Bday
1. How are you feeling right at this moment?
ENCHANTED
2. Describe which cartoon character you would like to be animated into.
Scrooge McDuck
3. What do you fear the most?
Death! (not mine, others)
4. Describe your favorite hobby as a child.
Comics, cards, drawing, POGS
5. Describe the nicest thing someone ever did or said to you, but was not too fond of?
Surprised me with a birthday cake
I’ll try to follow the rules.
1. Warm stressed titillated
2. [three words for this question?] Batman and Robin
3. Loss of love.
4. Logo, Basic, C
5. I love you.
overloaded constipated jitters
chubs eagle scout
everything and anything
peeling Elmer’s glue
you are beautiful
Jess, great Prompt!
tiredly enthusiastic, slouching
Takemoto Yuuta, definitely
collapse of humanity
reading Isaac Asimov
you da man
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