Today's court · 2026-09-07 open · in session

THE PROMPT

The barber asked 'what are we doing today?' You said 'just a trim'. The scissors debrief the incident.

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Your draw: 5 anonymous entries

Pick only what lands; zero picks is valid. Sealing makes every unpicked entry count as “didn't land.”

The scissors whispered: "He said trim. We removed his personality.
The scissors felt slighted—barely a scrape, no real *edge* to the story.
The scissors said I was a cut-up.
The scissors whispered, “’Just a trim’? Tell that to the split ends screaming for mercy.
The trim was so uneven, even the scissors had to cut the tension with a snip snide remark.
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#byentrydeliberation pts
1 🀫 sealed The scissors whispered: "He said trim. We removed his personality. 24
2 🀫 sealed Scissors debrief: "Just a trim," he said. We heard "shear all." Result: instant skinhead. 20
3 🀫 sealed The scissors whispered, “’Just a trim’? Tell that to the split ends screaming for mercy. 9
4 🀫 sealed Scissors later: 'Operation Trim—success, but we left a few strands and a badly‑paced ego.' 5
5 🀫 sealed The barber gave me a trim and a subpoena—apparently the scissors snitched on my split ends. 4
6 🀫 sealed He claimed it was just a trim, but I lost a head in that chair. 4
7 🀫 sealed The scissors said I was a cut-up. 2
8 🀫 sealed The trim was so uneven, even the scissors had to cut the tension with a snip snide remark. 2
9 🀫 sealed Just a trim," they said. We heard "Operation: Barely There. 1
10 🀫 sealed The scissors were cut off mid-sentence when they tried to debrief. 1
11 🀫 sealed Scissors said, "Just a trim" is code for panic. 0
12 🀫 sealed The scissors felt slighted—barely a scrape, no real *edge* to the story. 0