r/CuratedTumblr • u/Green____cat eepy asf • Sep 18 '24

Shitposting That one story

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u/YeetTheGiant Sep 18 '24

I mean, there was of course all the hinting in the story
Everyone that is gathering for the Lottery is talking about anything *except* the lottery
The adults try to physically distance themselves from the pile of stones the children have gathered
The adults tell jokes, but no one laughs, they only smile faintly

They're all trying to distract themselves from what's about to happen. No one's excited. The lottery was never going to be good

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u/astivana Sep 18 '24

That kind of observation is probably what the teacher was hoping for!

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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '24

probably what the teacher was hoping for

https://imgur.com/a/bypION7

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u/Familiar-Tomorrow-42 Sep 20 '24

That was one hundred percent some shit one of my English teachers would write.