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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9/30/2016	Write a Detective piece about a cobbler who gets a raise. At some point, the cobbler must appear in a restaurant and encounter a baseball glove (not necessarily at the same time).
9/30/2016	Write a Romance piece about an ironworker who falls off a cliff. At some point, the ironworker must appear in a room and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
9/30/2016	Write a Detective piece about an astronaut who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the astronaut must appear in a classroom and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).
9/30/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about an optometrist who starts a band. At some point, the optometrist must appear in a work site and encounter a notepad (not necessarily at the same time).
9/29/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a chambermaid who gets into a car accident. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in a school and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).
9/28/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a veterinarian who goes to a football game. At some point, the veterinarian must appear in an office and encounter a wood & brick (not necessarily at the same time).
9/28/2016	Write a Horror piece about a vocational educator who takes a picture. At some point, the vocational educator must appear in a bakery and encounter a football (not necessarily at the same time).
9/28/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a baker who gets sick. At some point, the baker must appear in an office and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
9/28/2016	Write a Horror piece about a heavy equipment operator who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the heavy equipment operator must appear in a salon and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
9/27/2016	Write a Romance piece about a machinist who writes a book. At some point, the machinist must appear in a baseball field and encounter a trowel (not necessarily at the same time).
9/27/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a vocational educator who travels for work. At some point, the vocational educator must appear in an office and encounter a guitar (not necessarily at the same time).
9/24/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a cable joiner who punts a football. At some point, the cable joiner must appear in a laboratory and encounter paint & brushes (not necessarily at the same time).
9/24/2016	Write a Literary Fiction piece about a traditional tradesman who takes a picture. At some point, the traditional tradesman must appear in a factory and encounter a spacesuit (not necessarily at the same time).
9/24/2016	Write a Fantasy piece about a butcher who goest to a concert. At some point, the butcher must appear in a pharmacy and encounter a baggage cart (not necessarily at the same time).
9/23/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a plasterer who writes a book. At some point, the plasterer must appear in a tailor shop and encounter a ballet tutu (not necessarily at the same time).
9/22/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a surgeon who blows up the lab. At some point, the surgeon must appear in a barbershop and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
9/21/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a barman who has a part in a play. At some point, the barman must appear in a laboratory and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
9/21/2016	Write a Horror piece about a cement mason who gets into a car accident. At some point, the cement mason must appear in a fish market and encounter a forge (not necessarily at the same time).
9/20/2016	Write a Horror piece about a tailor who strikes out. At some point, the tailor must appear in a school and encounter scissors (not necessarily at the same time).
9/20/2016	Write a Romance piece about a traditional tradesman who strikes out. At some point, the traditional tradesman must appear in an automotive shop and encounter a t-square (not necessarily at the same time).
9/20/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a chef who coaches a little league team. At some point, the chef must appear in a factory and encounter a ledger book (not necessarily at the same time).
9/20/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a barber who gets into a car accident. At some point, the barber must appear in an operating room and encounter an aviation headset (not necessarily at the same time).
9/18/2016	Write a Crime piece about a butcher who rents a movie. At some point, the butcher must appear in a concert hall and encounter an acrylic paint (not necessarily at the same time).
9/16/2016	Write a Crime piece about a cobbler who punts a football. At some point, the cobbler must appear in a factory and encounter a prescription pad (not necessarily at the same time).
9/16/2016	Write a Science Fiction piece about a secretary who bunts a baseball. At some point, the secretary must appear in a construction site and encounter a drum (not necessarily at the same time).
9/15/2016	Write a Romance piece about a butcher who paints a picture. At some point, the butcher must appear in a laboratory and encounter a drum (not necessarily at the same time).
9/15/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a baker who walks to work. At some point, the baker must appear in an art studio and encounter pots & pans (not necessarily at the same time).
9/14/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a social worker who gets into a car accident. At some point, the social worker must appear in a workshop and encounter a vinyl plank (not necessarily at the same time).
9/12/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a pilot who starts a band. At some point, the pilot must appear in a classroom and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).
9/11/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a journeyman who makes a scientific discovery. At some point, the journeyman must appear in a room and encounter a plaster (not necessarily at the same time).
9/10/2016	Write a Crime piece about a football player who catches a fly ball. At some point, the football player must appear in a classroom and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
9/10/2016	Write a Mystery piece about an archivist who gets lost. At some point, the archivist must appear in a workshop and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
9/10/2016	Write a Horror piece about a receptionist who paints a picture. At some point, the receptionist must appear in a laboratory and encounter a computer (not necessarily at the same time).
9/10/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a career diplomat who takes a picture. At some point, the career diplomat must appear in a train station and encounter a baseball (not necessarily at the same time).
9/10/2016	Write a Action-Adventure piece about a blacksmith who walks to first base. At some point, the blacksmith must appear in a house and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
9/8/2016	Write a Romance piece about a secretary who bunts a baseball. At some point, the secretary must appear in a dance studio and encounter a gavel (not necessarily at the same time).
9/6/2016	Write a Detective piece about a painter who gets lost. At some point, the painter must appear in a stage and encounter a chimney brush (not necessarily at the same time).
9/6/2016	Write a Crime piece about an astronaut who gets into a car accident. At some point, the astronaut must appear in a tailor shop and encounter a safety and emergency checklist (not necessarily at the same time).
9/5/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a chambermaid who travels for work. At some point, the chambermaid must appear in an office and encounter heels and soles (not necessarily at the same time).
9/5/2016	Write a Horror piece about a roofer who walks to work. At some point, the roofer must appear in a construction site and encounter a leotard (not necessarily at the same time).
9/4/2016	Write a Horror piece about a pilot who goes away for vacation. At some point, the pilot must appear in a moon and encounter a film (not necessarily at the same time).
9/4/2016	Write a Mystery piece about a pharmacist who goes to a karaoke bar. At some point, the pharmacist must appear in a laboratory and encounter a barrel (not necessarily at the same time).
9/3/2016	Write a Crime piece about a chef who watches TV. At some point, the chef must appear in a clinic and encounter a carpet tack strip (not necessarily at the same time).
9/3/2016	Write a Detective piece about a painter and decorator who goes to church. At some point, the painter and decorator must appear in a baseball field and encounter a plumbing snake (not necessarily at the same time).
9/3/2016	Write a Detective piece about a millwright who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the millwright must appear in a workshop and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).
9/3/2016	Write a Crime piece about a boilermaker who becomes a vagrant. At some point, the boilermaker must appear in an accounting office and encounter a law book (not necessarily at the same time).

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