Monday, February 20, 2012

Romance Mad Libs

You know the Mad Libs drill. Fill in the blanks with the noted part of speech and read your new masterpiece at the end. Plenty of folks have done romance related Mad Libs, but I got this idea stuck in my head last night and wanted to try. Feel free to make up your own versions and send them in with comments.

Elana ________ (past tense verb) into the party, knowing she looked ________ (adjective) in her new ________ (adjective) designer cocktail dress. She'd spent hours preparing for this event. Every important ________ (noun) in town was attending. But there was only one _________ (noun) she cared about seeing. _________ (male name).


She scanned the room for the sight of his _________ (adjective) shoulders, his _______ (color) head of silky hair. That _______ (expletive) man! She should not be so eager to see him. That the idea of it reduced her to ________ (adjective) plotting and self-indulgent preening disgusted her. But it had been _______ (a number) years since he had suddenly left town and left her high and dry. If nothing else, she would use their meeting tonight to give him a piece of her __________ (noun).


She _______ (-ed verb) over to the bar, taking her time as she kept watch for her ________ (noun). Elana ordered a double _______ (type of alcoholic drink) and _______ (-ed verb) it _________ (adverb). Throwing caution to the wind, she ordered ________ (a number) more and finished them all. Now she was ready to find that ________ (adjective) man.


She swayed over to the hostess of the party, wondering why she was so _________ (adjective) on her feet.  Halfway toward her goal, she spotted him. 


What should she say? Who cares what she'd say. Her first goal was to get to him without ________ (verb) on the floor.


Two stumbles later, she made it and _______ (-ed verb) him on those attractive shoulders. "Excuse me. I think we have some unfinished business."


He turned around. His eyes ________ (verb) wide. "Elana!"


"Yes, it's me. The ______ (noun) of you to show up in this town again. If we were not in a crowded ________ (noun) I'd slap you _______ (adjective)!"


He crossed his arms and squinted his eyes, his broad body slouching into a relaxed pose. "________?" (an interrogative)


"You betcha!" She opened her mouth to _______ (verb) him some more, but she never got a chance to hear her _________ (adjective) remark because the room grew blurry and __________ (dark) as she fell forward into his ________ (noun).


* * * *


Elana woke in a _________ (adjective) and unfamiliar bed. She rolled to her side and a _________ (adjective) object broke her movement. It was him! His ________ (adjective) body pressed up against her own. Her hands reached out and touched ________ (noun). He was naked! After a moment she realized so was she. 


He opened his ________ (color) eyes and stared into her __________ (part of body). "Good morning, Elana."


__________! (expletive) What was she going to do?




I hope you had some fun with the above. And that your week started off with a smile.


Michelle









8 comments:

Naima Simone said...

LOL!!! I love this!! I used to complete Mad Libs books all the time when I was younger. They were--are--so much fun! You have succeeded in starting off my week WONDERRFUL!! Thanks, Michelle!

Dalton Diaz said...

Would have been funnier if I hadn't kept it somewhat clean.

Elana (slid) into the party, knowing she looked (sweaty) in her new (hot) designer cocktail dress. She'd spent hours preparing for this event. Every important (panty) in town was attending. But there was only one (book) she cared about seeing. (Wolf).

She scanned the room for the sight of his (lacy) shoulders, his (teal) head of silky hair. That (Hot Damn) man! She should not be so eager to see him. That the idea of it reduced her to (skinny) plotting and self-indulgent preening disgusted her. But it had been (8) years since he had suddenly left town and left her high and dry. If nothing else, she would use their meeting tonight to give him a piece of her (bra).

She (snapped) over to the bar, taking her time as she kept watch for her (hair). Elana ordered a double (choc martini) and (burped) it (slowly). Throwing caution to the wind, she ordered (99) more and finished them all. Now she was ready to find that (plump) man.

She swayed over to the hostess of the party, wondering why she was so (stinky) on her feet. Halfway toward her goal, she spotted him.

What should she say? Who cares what she'd say. Her first goal was to get to him without (sleeping) on the floor.

Two stumbles later, she made it and (sucked) him on those attractive shoulders. "Excuse me. I think we have some unfinished business."

He turned around. His eyes (thrust) wide. "Elana!"

"Yes, it's me. The (leg) of you to show up in this town again. If we were not in a crowded (mouth) I'd slap you (pretty)!"

He crossed his arms and squinted his eyes, his broad body slouching into a relaxed pose. "(So)"?

"You betcha!" She opened her mouth to (swallow) him some more, but she never got a chance to hear her (long) remark because the room grew blurry and (dark) as she fell forward into his (fingernail).

* * * *

Elana woke in a (blue) and unfamiliar bed. She rolled to her side and a (disgusting) object broke her movement. It was him! His (slimy) body pressed up against her own. Her hands reached out and touched (snail). He was naked! After a moment she realized so was she.

He opened his (red) eyes and stared into her (ass). "Good morning, Elana."

(Mother Puss Buckets)! What was she going to do?

Naima Simone said...

ROFL!!! Clean or not, that's hilarious!! Okay, wait! Wait! I didn't know we got to post ours! Mine is below!!


Elana (bunjee jumped) into the party, knowing she looked (trashed) in her new (gross) designer cocktail dress. She'd spent hours preparing for this event. Every important (dog) in town was attending. But there was only one (cat) she cared about seeing. (Vin Diesel).

She scanned the room for the sight of his (dark) shoulders, his (red) head of silky hair. That (damn) man! She should not be so eager to see him. That the idea of it reduced her to (shoddy) plotting and self-indulgent preening disgusted her. But it had been (4,567,343) years since he had suddenly left town and left her high and dry. If nothing else, she would use their meeting tonight to give him a piece of her (Cherry Coke).

She (tapped) over to the bar, taking her time as she kept watch for her (flat iron). Elana ordered a double (Fuzzy Navel) and (drove) it (loudly). Throwing caution to the wind, she ordered (777) more and finished them all. Now she was ready to find that (bubbly) man.

She swayed over to the hostess of the party, wondering why she was so (tasty) on her feet. Halfway toward her goal, she spotted him.

What should she say? Who cares what she'd say. Her first goal was to get to him without (dabbling) on the floor.

Two stumbles later, she made it and (snitched) him on those attractive shoulders. "Excuse me. I think we have some unfinished business."

He turned around. His eyes (danced) wide. "Elana!"

"Yes, it's me. The (cow) of you to show up in this town again. If we were not in a crowded (church) I'd slap you (tragic)!"

He crossed his arms and squinted his eyes, his broad body slouching into a relaxed pose. ("WTF?")

"You betcha!" She opened her mouth to (sing) him some more, but she never got a chance to hear her (creaky) remark because the room grew blurry and dark as she fell forward into his (harness).

* * * *
Elana woke in a (sooty) and unfamiliar bed. She rolled to her side and an (annoying) object broke her movement. It was him! His (messy) body pressed up against her own. Her hands reached out and touched (rubble). He was naked! After a moment she realized so was she.

He opened his (salmon pink) eyes and stared into her (arm pit). "Good morning, Elana."

(Oh my Lamb!) What was she going to do?

Michelle Polaris said...

These are both hilarious!! You did keep them relatively clean, but look how much good clean fun we can have. Okay, so the other kind is fun, too. But you guys made my day playing along. Thank you.

Casey Crow said...

All, I have to say is I have a dirty mind. LOL Fun post!

Michelle Polaris said...

Thanks, Casey. Dirty is the new black, so you're all set.

Callie Croix said...

I think this is a useful exercise to nail down that pesky goal, motivation and conflict for a story before you sit down to write it. (Um, only if you're a plotter like me!)

Paige Tyler said...

Too funny! Love stuff like this!

*hugs*
Paige