The students of Advertising at MET had a test in Creative Writing at the end of their module. This is one of the questions I asked them: Write a paragraph using the words Funny, yummy, green, desperate, flash.
Here's a sample of what a few students wrote.

Superhero - by Chirag Jain
   The people at Marvel comics wanted to come up with a new super-hero. This had to be different from the ones they already had. They thought of introducing a hero who couldn't fly but could move faster than light.
   They were desperately searching for a name. Suddenly Steve came running from the green room towards them .His shirt was covered with what looked like fungus. It was green, moist and definitely not something that would make you say 'yummy.'
   The people in the conference rom kept staring at Steve, waiting for him to catch his breath.
   'Flash,' he muttered, 'why don't we name it Flash?'
   At first it sounded funny but they knew that Steve was right. That was it. Steve had his eureka moment.
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A SUPERHERO SPOOF!        by Sneha Sawant.

   I was just wondering how the name 'Green Lantern' came into existence. The following could be a possibility. A wannabe stand-up comedian who tries and pretends to be funny but most of the time ends up making a fool of himself.
   One day he is driving his super old, super worn-out and almost dead car. He's parked at the signal and just then an open Gypsy, full of hot girls 'flashing' at him pass by!
   This desperate man tries to catch up for more but in vain. He goes back home and sulks while gulping down a yummy chocolate ice-cream and in an instant he gets transformed!
   Now, my dear reader, do you really think I'd know how Mr Green Lantern got his name?

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   by Tazeen Khan
   On this busy street that I stand on right now, to the left is my favourite ice-cream parlour, the black currant here is yummy . To my right there are a few children fighting for a seat in the bus which is funny. As I walk ahead I see a poor, old man with only a green scarf covering his torso. It is sad to see the desperation in his eyes to survive, and in a flash it reminds me of how fortunate I am.
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by Apoorva Ranjankar

   I woke up because of my stomach. It wasn't just rumbling; it was roaring with pain. The reason was because of the party last night.
I had too much to drink and passed out, thus skipping my dinner.
   I opened my refrigerator and and there lay a funny-smelling green, semi-solid ice-cream in a bowl. Despite the smell it looked yummy to me. There was nothing else n the refrigerator and I needed to calm my angry stomach desperately .So, in a flash, I emptied the contents of the pistachio cream into my mouth.


   by Purvi Thakkar
   There was a funny man at the restaurant. This man used to cook only green vegetables at his restaurant.Usually green vegetables are not very popular in restaurants but this guy's food was really yummy. I had heard about it and was desperate to go and taste the food.
   Once, when Mom was not in town, I had nothing to eat. Suddenly he thought of going to this restaurant flashed across my mind.
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by Shruti Modi
   The very yummy-looking bread started to taste a little funny. Benjamin was desperate to visit the men's room. Benjamin looked into the mirror and was shocked to see that his face had swollen up.
   He assumed that the waiter had switched with his order with that of  the next table and served him the kind of bread that he was allergic to. Benjamin's face was looking a pale green now. Soon he turned purple with rage and in a flash asked to speak to the manager.
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by Sayali Kadam

   A little boy stood at the corner of the street, looking at the yummy green apples on the vendor's cart. He was hungry and desperate to have a bite of the apples. So he went up to the vendor to ask for them but the vendor refused to give him any. The poor boy sat on the footpath looking at those apples.He went green with jealousy when he saw the other kids eating apples. His hunger grew with every passing minute. Again he went up to the vendor and just stared at the apples. When the vendor tried to shoo him away the boy made a funny face at him, picked up some apples and was gone in a flash of a second.
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by Rashi Sharma

In the middle of the night I woke up with a start. That was because I had a very funny and unusual dream.
I was sitting under a tree when I spotted a rabbit holding a pocket watch in his hand and running in a hurry. I followed him and he led me deeper into the woods.
   Suddenly he dived into a hole and disappeared. In a flash I dove after him and fell down in an unending hole. I desperately tried clutching the sides but couldn't do so as there was nothing to hold on to. I landed on my feet without hurting myself and the first thing I saw was the green sky. Apart from the green sky the place was full of apple trees and each apple looked deliciously yummy. As I took a bite from an apple I woke up with the pillow in my mouth.
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by Aksha Dokania

   A very funny incident occurred last night. My mom had cooked yummy green pea curry for me . I was so desperate to have it that I ran to the dining room with it. A sudden flash of thunder and lightning scared me and the bowl of curry fell from my hand.



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by Shashank Seksaria

   Here's a funny story. I'm sure you'll get a good picture by the end of this narration.
   I was at the club house, near the pool, with my wife. Suddenly I saw this girl undressing to take a dive into the pool. Well this was a new girl and she had a brilliant figure - one of the best I've ever seen. Her green lingerie captivated me and my mind desperately started imagining a flash! ( Hate to confess but it's the truth)
   Now in my state of limbo I mindlessly uttered the word 'yummy.' The weird thing is that my wife was next to me and I wasn't eating anything. The rest is history!