A cashier in Cleveland told me my receipt was a short story

He said 'every item is a clue' while bagging my milk and duct tape, which made me write a whole mystery about a handyman. Anyone have a weird line that sparked a story for them?

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roberts.claire7mo ago

Milk and duct tape as clues, what did that cashier think you were building, a time machine?

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campbell.evan7mo ago

Maybe he thought I was making a really sad robot. The kind that cries milk.

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wyatts957mo ago

Honestly that time machine idea is kind of brilliant though. I mean, milk for the flux capacitor coolant, duct tape to hold the whole janky thing together. It makes you wonder what other normal shopping trips look like a plot. Like buying a single lightbulb, a birthday card, and a plunger. That's a whole movie right there.

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