Tag: humor
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Mystical Creatures
The bar was as noisy as ever and so we had to shout to be heard over the mayhem. A stale rock song blared over the questionable sound system. The Celtics and Lakers were playing on the TV up over the bar, and there was the usual din of chatter, arguing and whooping that was […]
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Hey! Hey!
“What are doing?! Are you looking at your phone? Put that thing away. Oh, you were just, you were just holding up the line that’s what you were doing.” The line attendant shook his head. “People!!!!! you see that sign? That one that says no mobile phone use past this point? It’s there for a […]
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The Doctor Is On The Lift
I skied over to the bottom of the lift, timing my speed so that I could ski right past the “wait here” line and up to the loading line without stopping. Done right, you come to a smooth stop right as the chair comes up behind you. It was nighttime; patches of light dotted the […]
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It’s In The Can, Man
My god, you’re always losing focus. First you’re distracted by the seals, now by the group of girls, all dressed up and on their lunch break. You shake your head and check the split time on your watch. Not too bad. A little off pace but its flat for awhile so you can make it […]
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HR Issue
Peter was staring at Melody, his friend and the Director of Human Resources. He was trying to remember how much he enjoyed working with her, but right now he was stupefied. For months there had been rumors that two of his team members were having an extramarital affair and it was tearing his team apart. […]
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Fish Out of Water – Writing Prompt
Sister Agnes looked around “Reverend Mother are you sure this is a good idea? It’s…I mean…it’s…” Mother Natalie looked at the younger sister “gross and disgusting. Is that what you are trying to say Sister Agnes?” “Yes Mother, I was. I feel dirty!” She blurted out. “And what do you think our lord would have […]
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The Dark
Sam woke up with a start. Where am I? He was slightly panicked. He had never been in a room this dark before. Not a hint of light. Then he remembered, he was at his Aunt’s house and had never stayed in this room before. But man, this was seriously dark. He pushed down that […]
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Late…Again
“MOM!!!! I swear we were going to be here on time. Early evening!” Shelly’s mother stared a hole in her. “Look, I know it’s hard to believe but I swear it’s true. It’s not fair! We left the movie early and everything. I missed the ending just to make you happy and now I’m gonna […]
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The Cannon
To say why it didn’t go to plan We’ll have to start where it began And how we left it to Phil and Stan The idea was awesome it was great Those older girls would be irate But we should have entrusted Bob or Nate The laundryman was easily bribed His weakness was that he […]
Glenn Keller 