E. Open Impromptu Event Prompts
Rd 1 - 9:45
Speaker 1
Speaker One
"All you need is love." – The Beatles
"You can’t always get what you want." – The Rolling Stones
"Every breath you take, I’ll be watching you." – The Police
Speaker 2
Speaker Two
"I still haven’t found what I’m looking for." – U2
"Imagine all the people living life in peace." – John Lennon
"Girls just wanna have fun." – Cyndi Lauper
Speaker 3
Speaker Three
"Every rose has its thorn." – Poison
"I’m just a kid, and life is a nightmare." – Simple Plan
"It’s too late to apologize." – OneRepublic
Speaker 4
Speaker Four
"In the end, it doesn’t even matter." – Linkin Park
"I got that sunshine in my pocket." – Justin Timberlake
"I came in like a wrecking ball." – Miley Cyrus
Speaker 5
Speaker Five
"Jolene, please don’t take him just because you can." – Dolly Parton
"Started from the bottom now we’re here." – Drake
"I’m real, what you see is what you get." – Jennifer Lopez
Speaker 6
Speaker Six
"Don’t stop till you get enough." – Michael Jackson
"Say something, I’m giving up on you." – A Great Big World
"I will follow you into the dark." – Death Cab for Cutie
Rd 2 - 12:30
Speaker 1
Speaker One
"I wish I could, but I don’t want to." – Phoebe from Friends
"Sarge, with all due respect, I am gonna completely ignore everything you just said." – Jake from Brooklyn Nine Nine
"The most amazing things happen when you lower your expectations." – Gloria from Modern Family
Speaker 2
Speaker Two
"I’m sort of like Costco. I’m big, I’m not fancy, and I dare you to not like me." – Cameron from Modern Family
"Nothing good happens after 2 a.m." – Ted from How I Met Your Mother
"I'm not great at advice. Can I interest you in a sarcastic comment?" – J.D. from Scrubs
Speaker 3
Speaker Three
"I cry because others are stupid and it makes me sad." – Sheldon from Big Bang Theory
"I don’t understand the question, and I won’t respond to it." – Lucille from Arrested Development
"Stop all that cryin’. You makin’ me feel sad." – Uncle Phil from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Speaker 4
Speaker Four
"Don’t let your fear of striking out keep you from playing the game." – Vivian from Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
"I'm exceedingly smart, but emotionally unavailable." – Sheldon from Big Bang Theory
"I'm not one to gossip, but..." – Roz from the sitcom Frasier
Speaker 5
Speaker Five
"The mind is a terrible thing to taste." – Niles from the sitcom Frasier
"You can’t blame a clown for being funny." – Frasier from the sitcom Frasier
"I’ve always said, if my son thinks of me as one of his idiot friends, I’ve succeeded as a dad." – Phil from Modern Family
Speaker 6
Speaker Six
"I regret nothing. The end." – Ron Swanson from Parks and Recreation
"We were on a break!" – Ross from Friends
"Courage, not cowardice, is contagious." – Martin from the sitcom Frasier
Finals - 3:45
Speaker 1
Speaker One
“I’d write love poems to the parts of yourself you can’t stand.” — Andrea Gibson
"Tell all the truth but tell it slant." - Emily Dickinson
"I am an idealist. I don't know where I'm going, but I'm on my way." – Carl Sandburg
Speaker 2
Speaker Two
“Poetry is the weapon of choice for those who refuse to be silenced.” — Saul Williams
"Good fences make good neighbors." - Robert Frost
"We are each other’s harvest; we are each other’s business." - Gwendolyn Brooks
Speaker 3
Speaker Three
“You are not weak just because your heart feels so heavy.” — Andrea Gibson
"Forever is composed of nows." - Emily Dickinson
"The place in which I’ll fit will not exist until I make it." - James Baldwin
Speaker 4
Speaker Four
I don’t doubt that anything is possible in a place where you can burn a body with less outrage than a flag.” — Danez Smith
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." - Robert Frost
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." - E. E. Cummings
Speaker 5
Speaker Five
“When I realized the storm was inevitable, I made it my medicine.” — Andrea Gibson
"Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly." - Langston Hughes
"It is best to lose something every day." – Elizabeth Bishop
Speaker 6
Speaker Six
“Before I die, I want to be somebody’s favorite hiding place, the place they can put everything they know they need to survive.” — Andrea Gibson
"The silence depressed me; it wasn’t the silence of silence, but my own." - Sylvia Plath
"Follow your inner moonlight; don’t hide the madness." - Allen Ginsberg
Speaker 7
Speaker Seven
"I am large, I contain multitudes." - Walt Whitman
"I saw the best minds of my generation destroyed by madness." - Allen Ginsberg
"Your silence will not protect you." - Audre Lorde