mysql> CREATE TABLE litterbox;
ERROR 1113 (42000): A table must have at least 1 column
mysql> CREATE TABLE litterbox (obj VARCHAR(255));
Query OK, 0 rows affected (0.01 sec)

mysql> INSERT INTO litterbox VALUES ('crap');
Query OK, 1 row affected (0.00 sec)

mysql> SELECT * FROM litterbox
    -> ;
+------+
| obj  |
+------+
| crap |
+------+
1 row in set (0.00 sec)