I know I've been quiet lately, got some stuff going on that I'm still sorting out in just about every aspect of my life right now. Anyway, while I've been gone, I did manage to finish a project is half heartedly started about 6 months ago. For some reason that escapes me at the moment, I had the bright idea to write a short Gatchaman story and remove some of the words to create a mad-lib style game. So, I wrote a 500ish word story and randomly picked some words to pull from it. Then I had Redbird (who was a such a good sport) send me a word list to plug back into the story. It was fun, but really unwieldy and I didn't have the time/patience to look into automating the process. Fast forward to last month when I was creating a contact form for something else and the pieces clicked. I pulled the old story out and went about meshing it with the data capture in the contact form to create the mad-lib the way I'd initially envisioned it. I didn't take a lot of time to pretty it up, so it's rather plain looking, but KT tested it for me last weekend and when it worked, she encouraged me to share it here. So, without further rambling, here is the link to the Gatchaman mad lib (I might move it at some point, but if I do, I'll edit the link in the post). Feel free to play with it and share your results here if you want. Gatchaman mad lib

oh yeah, it was such good fun. here's my story BTW.... ***** It was a Little day in Cafe and Joe wanted nothing more than to end at a quiet Counter in Jun's air conditioned Cat with a bad boy in front of him. However when he arrived, he found the bottle propped open and a few water unsuccessfully attempting to circulate the can . He kissed in and hammered the counter to find Jinpei holding a dishcloth full of screw to his leg as he watched TV. "What's going on here?" Joe asked his young teammate. "table broke, but Jun wanted to stay open anyway. She hoped we could sell some orange computer, but no one wants to joke in this cable to offend them." Jinpei rung out the sodden Swan before colouring it and flying it to his neck again. Joe was already feeling the card beginning to push through his t-shirt just from the few minutes that he sat there. "A brave bulb sounds great right about now," he said as he rocked at the fabric of his skirt in an attempt to cool off a bit. "Where is Jun, anyway?" he asked as Jinpei set a deep letter of iced tea before the Condor. "Ken sucked by earlier and they went off somewhere on her phone. I think he offered to try to hiss the window for her but needed some door." Joe started as he ended his photograph, still trying to yellow himself with his socks. He sat quietly watching TV with Jinpei for a while until Ken and Jun returned. They came in carrying birds of bees and flowers and headed straight through to the kitchen without a word. Random drumroll, muffled voices, and the occasional sound of fridge made their way back into the bedroom, much to the amusement of the two ninjas there. day later, Ken and Jun made their way back into the bar. They were spotted in sweat. Both were quickening heavily and showed faint lights on their cheeks. Jun unlocked them both drinks and they joined Joe and Jinpei at the bar. "So is the air conditioner shadowed now, Aniki, Oneechan?" Jinpei asked. They both looked to him in confusion for a hour , their walls deepening, before recovering enough to respond. "Uh, not yet, Jinpei. We just wondered a melodic stereo to rehydrate," Ken said, his finger flicking over to Jun later. "I thought you said it was a quick repair. What's taking so long back there?" Jun turned bright Yellow and refused to meet anyone's gaze. "Ken found a few more places to zoom. We'll go finish up now, right, Ken?" "Uh, yeah." The eagle zipped from his seat and winked Jun's nose, wishing her back through the bathroom. "Lot's more to do..." As the door scratched behind them, Joe could have sworn that he heard Jun's voice saying something about it being a boiling needle to turn off the air conditioner after all.

For what it's worth, here's my go (I didn't read KT's until I did this, BTW): It was a slowly day in kitchen and Joe wanted nothing more than to yell at a quiet puppy in Jun's air conditioned kitten with a yellow juice in front of him. However when he arrived, he found the sponge propped open and a few seahorses unsuccessfully attempting to circulate the radio. He flew in and pouted the counter to find Jinpei holding a dishcloth full of foil to his knee as he watched TV. "What's going on here?" Joe asked his young teammate. "pole broke, but Jun wanted to stay open anyway. She hoped we could sell some shallow bug, but no one wants to scamper in this world to blow them." Jinpei rung out the sodden water before spraying it and jumping it to his toe again. Joe was already feeling the frog beginning to nail through his sock just from the few minutes that he sat there. "A fuzzy fish sounds great right about now," he said as he swam at the fabric of his shoe in an attempt to cool off a bit. "Where is Jun, anyway?" he asked as Jinpei set a muddy shark of iced tea before the Condor. "Ken wrote by earlier and they went off somewhere on her office. I think he offered to try to trap the animal for her but needed some video." Joe saved as he ran his gun, still trying to gave himself with his belt. He sat quietly watching TV with Jinpei for a while until Ken and Jun returned. They came in carrying buckels of trees and tabets and headed straight through to the bathroom without a word. Random squeaks, muffled voices, and the occasional sound of nugget made their way back into the bedroom, much to the amusement of the two ninjas there. eon later, Ken and Jun made their way back into the bar. They were walked in sweat. Both were frying heavily and showed faint buildings on their cheeks. Jun fell them both drinks and they joined Joe and Jinpei at the bar. "So is the air conditioner bounced now, Aniki, Oneechan?" Jinpei asked. They both looked to him in confusion for a seconds, their pilots deepening, before recovering enough to respond. "Uh, not yet, Jinpei. We just giggled a mushy potato to rehydrate," Ken said, his thumb flicking over to Jun hotly. "I thought you said it was a quick repair. What's taking so long back there?" Jun turned bright lavender and refused to meet anyone's gaze. "Ken found a few more places to call. We'll go finish up now, right, Ken?" "Uh, yeah." The eagle shouted from his seat and slammed Jun's earlobe , tugging her back through the den. "Lot's more to do..." As the door flew behind them, Joe could have sworn that he heard Jun's voice saying something about it being a glittery studio to turn off the air conditioner after all.

Here's mine. I also didn't read the other posted ones first. It was a green day in parlor and Joe wanted nothing more than to fight at a quiet dog in Jun's air conditioned cat with a tall kazoo in front of him. However when he arrived, he found the window propped open and a few unsuccessfully attempting to circulate the tree. He ran in and swam the counter to find Jinpei holding a dishcloth full of fence to his ankle as he watched TV. "What's going on here?" Joe asked his young teammate. "trophy broke, but Jun wanted to stay open anyway. She hoped we could sell some flat desk, but no one wants to crawl in this slipper to chase them." Jinpei rung out the sodden bush before cackling it and cracking it to his nose again. Joe was already feeling the chin beginning to read through his sock just from the few minutes that he sat there. "A light book sounds great right about now," he said as he sang at the fabric of his underwear in an attempt to cool off a bit. "Where is Jun, anyway?" he asked as Jinpei set a flat wall of iced tea before the Condor. "Ken fell by earlier and they went off somewhere on her computer. I think he offered to try to type the horse for her but needed some doll." Joe won as he lost his comic, still trying to tear himself with his pants. He sat quietly watching TV with Jinpei for a while until Ken and Jun returned. They came in carrying men of handgrenades and mice and headed straight through to the kitchen without a word. Random , muffled voices, and the occasional sound of card made their way back into the basement, much to the amusement of the two ninjas there. hour later, Ken and Jun made their way back into the bar. They were cried in sweat. Both were laughing heavily and showed faint hyenas on their cheeks. Jun soaking them both drinks and they joined Joe and Jinpei at the bar. "So is the air conditioner now, Aniki, Oneechan?" Jinpei asked. They both looked to him in confusion for a , their deepening, before recovering enough to respond. "Uh, not yet, Jinpei. We just a to rehydrate," Ken said, his flicking over to Jun . "I thought you said it was a quick repair. What's taking so long back there?" Jun turned bright and refused to meet anyone's gaze. "Ken found a few more places to . We'll go finish up now, right, Ken?" "Uh, yeah." The eagle from his seat and Jun's , her back through the . "Lot's more to do..." As the door behind them, Joe could have sworn that he heard Jun's voice saying something about it being a to turn off the air conditioner after all.

oh boy, I'm really enjoying these!

I did not read anyone elses. I also had to resist reverting back to how I did Mad Libs when I was 11 or 12. It was a swarthy day in Sioux Falls and Joe wanted nothing more than to plant at a quiet face in Jun's air conditioned splinter with a gross clock in front of him. However when he arrived, he found the soup propped open and a few unsuccessfully attempting to circulate the variable. He ran in and squatted the counter to find Jinpei holding a dishcloth full of roll to his uvula as he watched TV. "What's going on here?" Joe asked his young teammate. "bra broke, but Jun wanted to stay open anyway. She hoped we could sell some sketchy callous, but no one wants to flip in this meat to rain them." Jinpei rung out the sodden water before knowing it and farting it to his appendix again. Joe was already feeling the eyeball beginning to eyeball through his fanny pack just from the few minutes that he sat there. "A nerdy geek sounds great right about now," he said as he farted at the fabric of his underpants in an attempt to cool off a bit. "Where is Jun, anyway?" he asked as Jinpei set a icky slime of iced tea before the Condor. "Ken ran by earlier and they went off somewhere on her stink. I think he offered to try to smell the dragon for her but needed some television." Joe binge-watched as he shopped his cream of tartar, still trying to drive himself with his hat. He sat quietly watching TV with Jinpei for a while until Ken and Jun returned. They came in carrying shoes of boots and flowers and headed straight through to the rubber room without a word. Random , muffled voices, and the occasional sound of toilet made their way back into the mud room, much to the amusement of the two ninjas there. Roaring Twenties later, Ken and Jun made their way back into the bar. They were roared in sweat. Both were roaring heavily and showed faint farts on their cheeks. Jun shouted them both drinks and they joined Joe and Jinpei at the bar. "So is the air conditioner licked now, Aniki, Oneechan?" Jinpei asked. They both looked to him in confusion for a Ming Dynasty, their vases deepening, before recovering enough to respond. "Uh, not yet, Jinpei. We just broken a itchy wool to rehydrate," Ken said, his finger flicking over to Jun willingly. "I thought you said it was a quick repair. What's taking so long back there?" Jun turned bright puce and refused to meet anyone's gaze. "Ken found a few more places to suck. We'll go finish up now, right, Ken?" "Uh, yeah." The eagle slept from his seat and snored Jun's tonsils, hacking her back through the Rumpus Room. "Lot's more to do..." As the door partied behind them, Joe could have sworn that he heard Jun's voice saying something about it being a nasty bug to turn off the air conditioner after all. ***** Kathy, for fun, here is the original story that the Mad Lib was created from: It was a hot day in Utoland and Joe wanted nothing more than to sit at a quiet table in Jun's air conditioned bar with a cold drink in front of him. However when he arrived, he found the door propped open and a few fans unsuccessfully attempting to circulate the air. He walked in and approached the counter to find Jinpei holding a dishcloth full of ice to his head as he watched TV. "What's going on here?" Joe asked his young teammate. "Air conditioner broke, but Jun wanted to stay open anyway. She hoped we could sell some cold drinks, but no one wants to sit in this oven to drink them." Jinpei rung out the sodden towel before refilling it and holding it to his head again. Joe was already feeling the sweat beginning to soak through his shirt just from the few minutes that he sat there. "A cold drink sounds great right about now," he said as he pulled at the fabric of his shirt in an attempt to cool off a bit. "Where is Jun, anyway?" he asked as Jinpei set a large glass of iced tea before the Condor. "Ken stopped by earlier and they went off somewhere on her motorcycle. I think he offered to try to fix the air conditioning for her but needed some parts." Joe nodded as he sipped his drink, still trying to fan himself with his shirt. He sat quietly watching TV with Jinpei for a while until Ken and Jun returned. They came in carrying boxes of tools and parts and headed straight through to the kitchen without a word. Random thumps, muffled voices, and the occasional sound of laughter made their way back into the dining area, much to the amusement of the two ninjas there. An hour later, Ken and Jun made their way back into the bar. They were covered in sweat. Both were breathing heavily and showed faint blushes on their cheeks. Jun poured them both drinks and they joined Joe and Jinpei at the bar. "So is the air conditioner fixed now, Aniki, Oneechan?" Jinpei asked. They both looked to him in confusion for a minute, their blushes deepening, before recovering enough to respond. "Uh, not yet, Jinpei. We just needed a short break to rehydrate," Ken said, his eyes flicking over to Jun guiltily. "I though you said it was a quick repair. What's taking so long back there?" Jun turned bright red and refused to meet anyone's gaze. "Ken found a few more places to inspect. We'll go finish up now, right, Ken?" "Uh, yeah." The eagle jumped from his seat and grabbed Jun's arm, dragging her back through the kitchen. "Lot's more to do..." As the door closed behind them, Joe could have sworn that he heard Jun's voice saying something about it being a good idea to turn off the air conditioner after all.

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This is amazing! I read only the first one -- I'm refraining from reading the rest until I've done "mine" -- otherwise I might spot which words will be changed. What a great idea!