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Thin

(11 stories)

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Jemima Flynn
Was ever so thin
Everybody cruelly teased her
She ate and ate
Till she grew so fat
Her cheeks hid her happy grin

Thin” by PaulPJB, 25 Jul 17

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Every day Mr Jones shuffles to the canteen for a bowl of leaves. Cashier Bob watches. That, he thinks, is the salad of a thin man. #130story

Thin” by edbroom, 26 Jul 17

Checking the Small Print

So when you signed up
to through thick and thin, you meant
through feast and famine?

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Martin used his instincts
When the evidence was thin
He was always prepared
To throw his assumptions in the bin
To get the win
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Mr McTitie made a biscuit so thin
Wouldn't notice when you bit in
One atom thick
Ate with a lick
Eating it seemed like bullying

Thin” by PaulPJB, 25 Jul 17

Tom was so thin he could fit both his legs into one leg of the skinny jeans in the shop, but became stuck. It was a long hop home #130story

His thin lips drew back with a leer, revealing yellow teeth. He put a bony hand on her arm and fixed her with a penetrating stare. #130story

I've never been bothered about my weight, except that time the bullies chased me and I couldn't squeeze through the small hole. #130story

I just met Tak, a Tauraxan warrior from my home galaxy. Amazingly, she just returned from Earth, said atmosphere was too thin
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Perhaps he was a blunt instrument. Maybe not the sharpest tool in the box. Still, he knew the thin end of a wedge when he saw one. #130story