Expensive Shoes

Expensive Shoes.txt

BUT HENCE ----- you'll need
++++ you'll say -----
---- SO HENCE they'll have
+++++ --- +
--- i'll have +
AND THEN +++ ++++
----- ++ ----
- BUT NOW AND NOW
++ - --
++ ---- SO NOW
-- +++ +++++
they'll say you'll have --
i'll say + ++++
--- AND HENCE they'll need
+++++ BUT THEN SO THEN
+++ - i'll need

zzz-pairings.py

#!/usr/bin/env python

import sys
import random


def main(argv):
    COLUMN_A = ('BUT', 'AND', 'SO')
    COLUMN_B = ('THEN', 'NOW', 'HENCE')

    COLUMN_ZA = ("i'll", "you'll", "they'll")
    COLUMN_ZB = ('have', 'need', 'say')

    pairs = ["%s %s" % (a, b) for a in COLUMN_A for b in COLUMN_B]  # 9

    pairs_z = ["%s %s" % (a, b) for a in COLUMN_ZA for b in COLUMN_ZB]  # 9

    frabnabs = \
      ['-' * n for n in xrange(1, 6)] * 3 + \
      ['+' * n for n in xrange(1, 6)] * 3

    total = pairs + pairs_z + frabnabs
    random.shuffle(total)

    while total:
        some = total[:3]
        total = total[3:]
        print ' '.join(some)


if __name__ == '__main__':
    main(sys.argv)