Write a story inspired by the phrase “It’s hardly brain surgery.”

Posted in Funny on Apr 14, 2023

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“Brain Surgery” by Corneigh Hoff

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“No, no, dad! Just keep it straight up! Now you point it to the target like you’re holding a pistol. Just hold it straight up, yeah, like that. Now look at the screen, look at the screen. Ok. Can you see the target? Make sure it’s somewhere in the middle of the screen. Now press the power and volume buttons together. On the right-hand side. The two top buttons. Right. Are you pressing them both?” The old man sighed, despair in his eyes. “I’ll never get the hang of this,” he said. “That’s because you moved your phone, don’t move it. Here....

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“The Calamity Convergence” by Roxane Llanque

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It was six am on a Sunday morning when the doorbell ripped me from sleep. I fell out of bed, zombie-walked to my door, and came face to face with the wheezing custodian.“Miss, I'm afraid the builders renovating our cellars have busted a water pipe and when they tried to repair it, they, um-” He wiped the sweat of his face with a sigh. “They caused a small gas leak. I must ask you to stay in your flat and inform you that as of this moment you have no access to water.” He ended bending over, propping himself up on his knees in exhaustion. And ...

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“Didn'n want to die” by Momo ZM

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Of course, I didn’t want to die when I took the deal. When my Co-worker Matt came to me and suggested his Proposal. Bevor I tell you about it though there must be some Backstory. My name is Jennifer. I know. My Parents must have loved me giving me such a “nice” name. Anyway, I have a degree in digital mapping. I neither have the time nor the interest to explain to you what exactly it is. All I know is that I am definitely not doing that in my new Job. I am 25 now and instead of working at Google I spend my days at SwiftThrifter. It’s the pla...

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“The Three Lives of Oscar” by Kaitlyn Wadsworth

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Let me tell you the story of Oscar. This title implies that I knew his name at the start of my story. Not so. We had named him 'Darn cat!' but not with affection. Later, we found out his name, and we also found out he had three separate lives. I don't mean one after the other, as in the Disney Movie "The Three Lives of Thomasina." I mean concurrently. This may suggest a cat with cheek and a tad of disloyalty, but Oscar was more brazen. Imagine a rotund stripy ginger tom with a ragged ear and a look of disdain, especially towards humans. Othe...

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Write a story inspired by the phrase “It’s hardly brain surgery.”

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✍️ 34 stories

“Brain Surgery” by Corneigh Hoff

“The Calamity Convergence” by Roxane Llanque

“Didn'n want to die” by Momo ZM

“The Three Lives of Oscar” by Kaitlyn Wadsworth

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