Oddly Prompted

I call this page "Oddly Prompted" because it contains a list of odd prompts.

The prompts are generated by randomly selecting a story type, genre, occupation, scene location and scene prop. I throw them together into a sentence and voilà!

Here is a list from the odd prompt generator.

Click here to see the source of the prompts and to suggest your own elements.

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12/31/2017	Write a Fantasy piece about a haberdasher who loses a job. At some point, the haberdasher must appear in a train station and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
12/31/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a journalist who plays in a band. At some point, the journalist must appear in a machine shop and encounter wrenches (not necessarily at the same time).
12/31/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a plasterer who punts a football. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a stage and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).
12/31/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a chef who learns to play an instrument. At some point, the chef must appear in a room and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
12/31/2017	Write a Crime piece about a welder who rents a movie. At some point, the welder must appear in an office and encounter a trowel (not necessarily at the same time).
12/31/2017	Write a Detective piece about a barber who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the barber must appear in an office and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
12/31/2017	Write a Fantasy piece about a football player who goest to a concert. At some point, the football player must appear in a restaurant and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
12/31/2017	Write a Detective piece about a hairstylist who wins the lottery. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in a store and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
12/31/2017	Write a Fantasy piece about a football coach who walks to work. At some point, the football coach must appear in an automotive shop and encounter an equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
12/30/2017	Write a Fantasy piece about a psychologist who passes out. At some point, the psychologist must appear in a pharmacy and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
12/29/2017	Write a Fantasy piece about a plasterer who passes out. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a workshop and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
12/28/2017	Write a Science Fiction piece about a dentist who goes to the ballet. At some point, the dentist must appear in a workshop and encounter a phone (not necessarily at the same time).
12/27/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an advocate who goes to a football game. At some point, the advocate must appear in a workshop and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
12/27/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a surgeon who goest to a concert. At some point, the surgeon must appear in a workshop and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
12/26/2017	Write a Romance piece about a lawyer who catches a forward pass. At some point, the lawyer must appear in a roof and encounter a baseball glove (not necessarily at the same time).
12/26/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a vocational educator who goes to a football game. At some point, the vocational educator must appear in a concert hall and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
12/25/2017	Write a Romance piece about a photographer who writes a poem. At some point, the photographer must appear in a butchershop and encounter paint & brushes (not necessarily at the same time).
12/25/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a scientist who paints a picture. At some point, the scientist must appear in a construction site and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
12/24/2017	Write a Horror piece about a vinyl layer who paints a picture. At some point, the vinyl layer must appear in a laboratory and encounter a drum (not necessarily at the same time).
12/23/2017	Write a Fantasy piece about an instrument mechanic who blows up the lab. At some point, the instrument mechanic must appear in a dance studio and encounter a chemical substance (not necessarily at the same time).
12/23/2017	Write a Detective piece about a sculptor who walks to first base. At some point, the sculptor must appear in a haberdashery and encounter a ladder (not necessarily at the same time).
12/22/2017	Write a Mystery piece about a football player who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the football player must appear in a hospital and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
12/21/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a watchmaker who learns to ballroom dance. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in a work site and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
12/21/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a labourer who gets sick. At some point, the labourer must appear in a moon and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).
12/20/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a sculptor who falls off a cliff. At some point, the sculptor must appear in a butchershop and encounter cleaning supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
12/19/2017	Write a Fantasy piece about a barman who watches TV. At some point, the barman must appear in a laboratory and encounter a body belt (not necessarily at the same time).
12/18/2017	Write a Horror piece about a millwright who writes a poem. At some point, the millwright must appear in a building wall and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
12/17/2017	Write a Crime piece about a cable joiner who gets into a car accident. At some point, the cable joiner must appear in a stage and encounter a beaker (not necessarily at the same time).
12/17/2017	Write a Romance piece about a labourer who rents a movie. At some point, the labourer must appear in a construction site and encounter a ballet tutu (not necessarily at the same time).
12/15/2017	Write a Romance piece about an engineer who loses a job. At some point, the engineer must appear in an utility pole and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
12/15/2017	Write a Fantasy piece about an actuary who gets divorced. At some point, the actuary must appear in a jewelry store and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
12/15/2017	Write a Horror piece about a baseball coach who attends a meeting. At some point, the baseball coach must appear in a jewelry store and encounter paint & brushes (not necessarily at the same time).
12/15/2017	Write a Detective piece about a pilot who bunts a baseball. At some point, the pilot must appear in a factory and encounter a drill (not necessarily at the same time).
12/14/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a technician who gets into a car accident. At some point, the technician must appear in a tailor shop and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
12/14/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a watchmaker who starts a band. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in a bakery and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
12/12/2017	Write a Romance piece about a baseball player who goes to the ballet. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a work site and encounter a power drill (not necessarily at the same time).
12/10/2017	Write a Fantasy piece about a clockmaker who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the clockmaker must appear in a laboratory and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
12/10/2017	Write a Mystery piece about an advocate who goes to the ballet. At some point, the advocate must appear in a football field and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
12/9/2017	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a machinist who rents a movie. At some point, the machinist must appear in a cubicle and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
12/7/2017	Write a Detective piece about a teacher who bunts a baseball. At some point, the teacher must appear in an automotive shop and encounter a polymer clay (not necessarily at the same time).
12/7/2017	Write a Detective piece about a social worker who writes a poem. At some point, the social worker must appear in a classroom and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
12/6/2017	Write a Science Fiction piece about a tailor who has a part in a play. At some point, the tailor must appear in a room and encounter a soldering iron (not necessarily at the same time).
12/6/2017	Write a Mystery piece about a sales assistant who gets divorced. At some point, the sales assistant must appear in a factory and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
12/5/2017	Write a Romance piece about an advocate who attends a meeting. At some point, the advocate must appear in a classroom and encounter cables (not necessarily at the same time).
12/3/2017	Write a Fantasy piece about an accountant who bunts a baseball. At some point, the accountant must appear in an accounting office and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).
12/2/2017	Write a Detective piece about a flight attendant who rents a movie. At some point, the flight attendant must appear in a haberdashery and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
12/1/2017	Write a Literary Fiction piece about an ironworker who gets divorced. At some point, the ironworker must appear in a restaurant and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).

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