It’s not what’s the point; it’s how you make it.
This one’s for the opinionated, the curious, the bored,
the jokesters, instigators and pontificators.
Can you deliver your take in exactly 10 seconds?
Example Prompts
01.
What’s the ideal temperature for riding in the car?
02.
Hot or iced coffee?
03.
Would you rather be too drunk or deathly hungover?
04.
Convince your audience that nostrils are the most important part of your body.
DEEP IN THE 413…
One summer’s day, a group of veteran maze-wanderers were killing time before a concert, when they stumbled upon a new feature of their tried and true course: a construction zone on the southwest flank of the outer hedge. Standing stoically over the piles of freshly ground Earth was what can only be described as a podium. It was in this exact moment, the golden hour just before dusk, that a ray of sunshine beamed down on the podium.
It was a calling. A spark of profound inspiration, if you will. This deserved a speech. So the thirty rack of Bud Lattes ‘twas gingerly placed beside the podium, followed by a step towards fate. A stopwatch was produced from a worn jean pocket. Raising a beer, it was thus proposed that each member of the group must deliver a speech behind this very podium.
“But the show’s about to begin!” exclaimed the naysayers. “We don’t have the time.”
There was a collective hesitation, an unspoken challenge. The answer became obvious. Each must make their point in 10 seconds — no more, no less.
“And what if we can’t?”
“Then you simply must pour one out to the greater force that has blessed us with this moment of purity. One sip! One sip for each second missed.”
And so it was. And so it went. And here we are.
“WE’RE BRINGING
SPEECHES
BACK, BABY.”
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