Short Story to be released-Will take 1000 years to read.

Madam Broshkina · 05-20-2009, 05:50 PM

In the next issue of Opium magazine the cover will feature a very special short story. The story written in nine words will be revealed one word per century. The cover is layered in a special layers of black ink that are designed to fade so that a new word appears every 100 years.

Read more about it here:

http://www.opiummagazine.com/

daffy4u · 05-20-2009, 05:53 PM

Why??

Madam Broshkina · 05-20-2009, 05:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

Why??

Because they can I guess. I plan on putting sun screen on mine so it may take 2000 years to read the whole thing. But I am pretty patient. For those not so patient perhaps a few hundred years in a tanning booth will reveal the whole story.

daffy4u · 05-20-2009, 06:05 PM

It had better be good because they don't grab the reader with the first letter, no one will hang around for the rest.

zelda_pinwheel · 05-20-2009, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by daffy4u

It had better be good because they don't grab the reader with the first letter, no one will hang around for the rest.

Over · 05-20-2009, 07:36 PM

Or there was a bug in the printer and only one word was pressed in the cover. To avoid re-printing everything, they came up with this story. Clever.

ilovejedd · 05-20-2009, 07:41 PM

I'm not even going to ask if they're on crack. The name of the magazine says it all.

jinlo · 05-20-2009, 08:28 PM

Here's my guess at the nine words:

You will not be alive to read the end.

Moejoe · 05-20-2009, 09:26 PM

And here's me thinking the thread title was about a new Stephen King work

Sonist · 05-20-2009, 11:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinlo

Here's my guess at the nine words:

You will not be alive to read the end.

Well, if you exercise, eat an apple a day, and avoid stress....

GraceKrispy · 05-21-2009, 12:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jinlo

Here's my guess at the nine words:

You will not be alive to read the end.

or:

You are so stupid to waste your lives waiting.

or:

HA! Joke's on you for all eternity and beyond!

(this is kind of fun- like the 4 word thread...)

Peverel · 05-21-2009, 03:29 AM

Anyone know where we can buy a lot of those daylight grow bulbs?

zelda_pinwheel · 05-21-2009, 06:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Peverel

Anyone know where we can buy a lot of those daylight grow bulbs?

GeoffC · 05-21-2009, 06:32 AM

You are all a cynical lot ....

jinlo · 05-21-2009, 10:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GraceKrispy

or:

You are so stupid to waste your lives waiting.

or:

HA! Joke's on you for all eternity and beyond!

(this is kind of fun- like the 4 word thread...)

Here's a nine word message some people might remember:

Annie says: Do not forget to drink your Ovaltine!

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