# Nine Silly Short Stories in the Style of a Familiar Palindrome

Nine^\*^ Silly Short Stories in the Style of a Familiar Palindrome

(The palindrome is “A man, a plan, a canal–Panama!”.)

1.  A pan, three eggs, some ham–Omelette!
2.  Ten thousand men, some stone, much time–Pyramid!
3.  A man, his wife, an alien sock–Divorce!
4.  Three sturdy men, three stocking masks, one scribbled note–Holdup!
5.  A wintry night, some lighter fuel, a match, lit–Arson!
6.  A pitch, a swing, a goodly _thwack_–First Base!
7.  Two ounces gin, splash vermouth (dry), plump olive (one)–Martini!
8.  A G, a B, a D–G Major!
9.  A deaded cow, an aproned man, a knife, sharp–Rump Steak!

^\*^ Ten were planned, but the wheels feel off with the score at nine.
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Readers respond!

- “A student, a deadline, a keyboard, (not too much) time–Essay!”
  (Lisa Y. Gourd)
- “A man, a gloved hand, some pipe–Enema!” (Michele Humes)