Amy Rios of Twitter fame has been asking her followers to “write the saddest story you can using only 4 words”.

For our money the best entry is by @JoshNorris who says, “Star Wars Episode 1”.

This concept is even shorter version of the famous six word idea attributed to Ernest Hemingway

For sale: baby shoes, never worn. is the entirety of what has been described as a six-word novel, making it an extreme example of what is called flash fiction or sudden fiction. Although it is often attributed to Ernest Hemingway, the link to him is unsubstantiated and similarly titled stories predate him.

Here’s the best 12 from Twitter:

1. “Ladies and gentlemen, Nickelback!”

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2. “Hillary Clinton for President”

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3. “Donald Trump for President”

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4. “There’s no more beer”

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5. “Taco Bell is closed”

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6. “Ex packed my parachute”

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7. “Please clap. Please. Clap.”

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8. “You owe Child Support”

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9. “I didn’t pull out.”

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10. “Your card was declined”

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11. “We don’t have wings” (suspect this means at KFC)

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12. “McFlurry machine is down”

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So, now’s your turn. Can you do better?