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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1/31/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an instrument mechanic who gets married. At some point, the instrument mechanic must appear in an anywhere and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
1/30/2016	Write a Romance piece about a blacksmith who gets lost. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a room and encounter a stethoscope (not necessarily at the same time).
1/29/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a carpet layer who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the carpet layer must appear in a butchershop and encounter form tools (not necessarily at the same time).
1/27/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a teacher who rents a movie. At some point, the teacher must appear in a factory and encounter a piano (not necessarily at the same time).
1/25/2016	Write a Romance piece about a computer programmer who watches TV. At some point, the computer programmer must appear in a haberdashery and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
1/24/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a cable joiner who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the cable joiner must appear in an office and encounter an oil paint (not necessarily at the same time).
1/23/2016	Write a Detective piece about a jeweller who reads a book. At some point, the jeweller must appear in a classroom and encounter paint & brushes (not necessarily at the same time).
1/23/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an artisan who gets a job. At some point, the artisan must appear in a concert hall and encounter a baseball bat (not necessarily at the same time).
1/22/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a construction worker who goes to church. At some point, the construction worker must appear in a workshop and encounter a chemical substance (not necessarily at the same time).
1/22/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a barber who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the barber must appear in an accounting office and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
1/21/2016	Write a Detective piece about a judge who goes to a football game. At some point, the judge must appear in a laboratory and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
1/21/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a journeyman who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the journeyman must appear in an embassy and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
1/20/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a jeweller who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the jeweller must appear in an office and encounter a chimney brush (not necessarily at the same time).
1/18/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a tool and die maker who has a part in a play. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in an accounting office and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
1/18/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a steeplejack who goes to the ballet. At some point, the steeplejack must appear in an office and encounter a hammer (not necessarily at the same time).
1/18/2016	Write a Horror piece about a sculptor who gets a raise. At some point, the sculptor must appear in a pub and encounter sewing supplies (not necessarily at the same time).
1/17/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a lineworker who strikes out. At some point, the lineworker must appear in a haberdashery and encounter glasses (not necessarily at the same time).
1/15/2016	Write a Horror piece about a teacher who punts a football. At some point, the teacher must appear in a restaurant and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
1/15/2016	Write a Detective piece about a veterinarian who catches a forward pass. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in an office and encounter a compounding equipment (not necessarily at the same time).
1/13/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a sculptor who passes out. At some point, the sculptor must appear in a restaurant and encounter a chemical substance (not necessarily at the same time).
1/12/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a physician who runs in a race. At some point, the physician must appear in a house and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).
1/11/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a solderer who goes to a baseball game. At some point, the solderer must appear in a building wall and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
1/11/2016	Write a Horror piece about a jeweller who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the jeweller must appear in a school and encounter a cleaver (not necessarily at the same time).
1/10/2016	Write a Crime piece about a roofer who gets a job. At some point, the roofer must appear in a salon and encounter a chalkboard (not necessarily at the same time).
1/9/2016	Write a Crime piece about a tool and die maker who plays an extra in a TV show. At some point, the tool and die maker must appear in an accounting office and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
1/8/2016	Write a Detective piece about a tailor who goes to the ballet. At some point, the tailor must appear in a machine shop and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
1/8/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a chemist who reads a book. At some point, the chemist must appear in a hospital and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
1/8/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a baseball player who rents a movie. At some point, the baseball player must appear in a room and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
1/7/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a cooper who blows up the lab. At some point, the cooper must appear in a dance studio and encounter a podium (not necessarily at the same time).
1/6/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a philosopher who bunts a baseball. At some point, the philosopher must appear in an animal hospital and encounter a ledger book (not necessarily at the same time).
1/4/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an accountant who goes to a nightclub. At some point, the accountant must appear in an accounting office and encounter a vinyl plank (not necessarily at the same time).
1/4/2016	Write a Horror piece about a physicist who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the physicist must appear in an office and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).
1/2/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a hairstylist who goest to a concert. At some point, the hairstylist must appear in a salon and encounter a fish (not necessarily at the same time).
1/2/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a chambermaid who goes to a football game. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in a store and encounter pendulums and gears (not necessarily at the same time).
1/2/2016	Write a Crime piece about a watchmaker who writes a book. At some point, the watchmaker must appear in a stage and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).

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