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"I was in the city choir. However, I was the worst one there. Everyone told me to quit. I had a good idea. I decided to simply move my mouth and act like I was singing." |
I was sitting in the room. It was very hot inside. I couldn't believe the temperature. It was so sticky. I could hardly breathe. |
Blake was hanging out with some friends. They were bored and needed something to do. Blake decides to sneak into a movie. Blake is careful not to get caught. Blake and his buddies take in a few movies for free. |
Rod was on his lunch break. He had brought leftovers from his house. He tried to microwave his food for lunch. He realized the microwave was broken. Rod decided to order pizza for lunch instead. |
"Gina reserved a room at a great lodge for her anniversary. She and her husband relaxed and ate great food. They hiked in the nearby mountains. It was a great, quiet retreat. Gina decided they would make it an annual trip." |
It was a warm but windy day at Jacob's house. Jacob wanted to go to the park and try out his new kite. When he got to the park he saw the trees waving from the wind. Jacob excitedly walked to a clear spot and unraveled his kite. The wind took the kit high into the air unit it appeared very small. |
Dave looked at the new inventory at his bookshop. He did not have room for everything. Dave began to sort books by size. He put the thinnest books on the shelf to save space. He boxed up the big ones and put them back in storage. |
Paul had bought a toy for his son's birthday. His son wanted to play with the toy. Paul realized the toy needed batteries. Paul went to the store and bought the batteries. His son was excited to play with the new toy. |
It was a very long day. It was also very hot outside. Fred was about to walk out the door. Then he remembered the sunscreen. He had to go back outside. |
"Marty had spent month entering online sweepstakes. He was become disappointed that he never won. However, he persevered. He believed that he would eventually win. After months of losing Marty gave up." |
Cathy has always wanted to have a child. She thought she was told old to conceive. Cathy talked to her doctor. He gave her confidence she could still have a baby. Last week Cathy found out she was pregnant. |
Naomi was a housekeeper at a hotel. Her least favorite customer had just ended his stay. Naomi frowned as she hesitated to enter his room. She was surprised to see the room wasn't as messy as she expected. There was a $100 dollar bill waiting on a table. |
The kids complained they were bored. We put on our swim suits. I took them into the yard to play. They got in the pool and splashed around. They had a lot of fun swimming. |
Elvis had a cat that loved to chase flies. He never caught them. After years of chasing flies around the house the cat finally got one. It had no idea what to do with it after it caught the fly. So it let it go and tried to catch it again. |
Sam was trying to sleep. He turned his fan on but it was too loud. It was too hot without it. Sam decided to fix it. After doing so the fan was much quieter. |
Joel was driving to work like any other day. He heard a horrible noise. He got a flat tire. Luckily someone stopped and helped him change it. He took the rest of the day off. |
My wife ordered photos on Shutterfly for her sister. The expected delivery was August 8th. When the pictures did not arrive my wife called customer service. She was told there was a delay and the pictures would be late. The photos showed up today. |
"I registered for an English class in college. When I went to buy books, the book for this class was an encyclopedia. I paged through it and the encyclopedia was poorly-written. I got a very bad feeling and dropped the class. I later learned this this course was a disaster." |
The family went bowling. The father got the lowest score. His wife challenged him to a rematch. The family encouraged him. The man agreed to a rematch. |
"Bob was excited that his uncle Matt was visiting. Matt bought an expensive RC car to show Bob. Bob begged his mom to buy him one. But Matt was nice enough to give the car to Bob for free. The next day, it broke after Bob tried to drive down a staircase." |
"My sixteen year old daughter told me she wanted a tattoo. I knew she wouldn't take a simple no for an answer. I told her I have one answer to sex, tattoos and piercings. This got her attention and she asked what it was. I answered there is no getting poked until after she graduated!" |
The men had a contest. One of the men was not very smart. He did not do well in the contest. He felt that he had been cheated. He resorted to violence. |
"Anna had always had fish as pets and never eaten them. Then she spent a year with the Peace Corps in Samoa. There, everyone ate fish, because it was cheap and plentiful. Anna realized that these people weren't cruel, but resourceful. She even developed a taste for clams by the time she left!" |
"In 1975, one of my coworkers was an attractive young woman. We talked on occasion during lunch. She was dating a man who worked in the warehouse. One day she confessed all her teeth were false. I told her I would not say a thing." |
The man hung a painting. His wife saw the painting. She didn't like it. She gave him a different painting to hang. The man liked it better too. |
"I was sick of being afraid of my father. I decided I would not let him hurt me anymore. When he ordered me around, I told him no. I ignored him when he screamed at me. When he hit me, I fought back until he stopped." |
"Protesters jostled Ann as she entered an arena for a political rally. Inside, angry demonstrators tried to shout down the candidate. Ann felt scared and disappointed by the violence. A person next to her was shoved and fell, and Ann reached to help him. She realized people of peace had to stand up together against rag... |
Angie thought it would be fun to make a lasagna with her son. Boy was she wrong. Her son kept eating the cheese and breaking the noodles. When she was done there was a huge mess. Angie learned her son is not old enough to help. |
Tom was trying to make copies at work. The printer didn't work. He got frustrated and tried ripping out the ink cartridges. They exploded on him. Tom was covered in ink and had to go home to change. |
George wanted a new notebook for his writing class. He went to several department stores in search of one. He wanted a red and blue notebook. His small budget for the notebook made the job of finding one harder. He ended up picking a purple and pink notebook at a Target store. |
"Renee always wanted to be a mom. One day she met this amazing guy. They fell in love and got married. She found out she was pregnant and was so excited. Surprise, she had twins, a beautiful boy and a girl." |
"Anna's local mall had a very tiny parking lot. Everyone petitioned the town board to make it larger. Finally, they agreed to pay half the money, if the mall paid the rest. Both parties agreed, and soon the parking lot was enlarged. Anna was happy that it was so much easier to park now!" |
Our family just recently bought a new dog. We never seen how our dog react during a storm. The dog started crying. Then ran off into my bedroom. The dog hide underneath the bed. |
I was supposed to be playing on the playground. Friends and I ventured near the street nearby. One of my friends dared me to jump in front of a car. I did it right when a teacher saw me. She yelled at me and sent me inside. |
Foxy came to stay with me for a while. She was an active dog and loved to play. She got into everything in the house. She took toys from my dog. They fought every day over them. |
Gabriel had climbed into a tree. He was scared to climb down. Gabriel tried to jump out of the tree. He landed hard on his ankle. Gabriel sprained his ankle. |
"After the beating, I felt very sore. I had trouble moving around comfortably for days. He told me it was all my fault. I had driven him to do it, and someday I would marry a man who would. I didn't believe him, and was determined to make sure it wasn't true." |
"Andy had been saving money in a piggy bank for his daughter. Andy decided to count the change and put it in the bank. However, there was a small problem, the piggy bank was missing. Andy looked all over for the piggy bank, but could not find it. Andy was furious that the piggy bank went missing." |
"I heard chocolate could lower blood pressure. Having hypertension, I wanted to try it. I ate dark chocolate every day for a week. I thought it was amazing. At the end of the week my blood pressure was still high." |
"Marc had a problem with sleepwalking. One night, as he was sleeping, he went outside. He walked to his uncle's house and rang the bell. His uncle opened the door and let him sleep on the couch. Marc woke up the next morning, not knowing where he was." |
"Andy loved watching television in black and white. However, Andy's black and white TV was now damaged. Andy decided to call a local shop to get it repaired. Andy was shocked when the shop said they could fix it. Andy rushed his television down to the shop to get it fixed." |
"It was Sam's first day of school and his mother was very nervous. She had never left him alone a school. She was afraid Sam would be scared and not let her leave. Sam opened the door and saw all the kids playing together. To his Mom's relief, Sam ran into the classroom to play." |
I was playing a game of 5 minute speed chess. My rating was 1300 and my opponent's was 1175. My opponent was winning on material advantage. Suddenly under time pressure he started making mistakes. He lost on time in the end. |
The man blamed fate. The woman thought that was wrong. She argued for free will. The man called that nonsense. The woman stopped conversing with the man. |
Ken bought a new pair of shoes. He was excited to wear them out. While walking around someone dropped paint on them. Ken tried to clean his shoes to no avail. They were completely ruined. |
Simon and Joey were playing a video game. The power went out in the middle of their game. They decided to play Magic the Gathering until the power was restored. They had a lot of fun playing the card game together. They continued to play Magic even after the power came back on. |
Joan was concerned about her elderly mom living alone. She had talked to some friends about retirement homes. She decided to bring up the idea with her mom. Her mom liked the idea of living with people her own age. Joan's mom gladly moved into the retirement home. |
Clove was sick of coming home after school and finding no food. Her mom said the house was full of food - but Clove disliked it. Then her mom showed her a documentary about world hunger. Clove realized how lucky she was to have so much food. She resolved to stop complaining and being so picky! |
The audience clapped their hands. At first the tempo was good. Some people became out of synchronization. The band stopped playing. The asked the audience to not clap. |
"They had so many questions that I couldn't answer. I sat there quietly, hoping I could just go home soon. They told me they knew about the theft. I produced the walkie talkie I had stolen. I was immediately sent to the principal's office." |
My mother sent me a text message. She told me it was her 65th birthday. I told her happy birthday. She accused me of not meaning it. I was frustrated and refused to respond. |
EJay had entered himself into a tennis tournament. He spent all of his free time practicing. After a few weeks he felt confident about his skill level. The day of the tournament Jay got a good draw. He went on to win the tournament. |
My wife and I saw a movie today. There was a box in the lobby with free movie posters. We took one home. I posted it on eBay and hope to sell it. I said it might pay for the movie. |
The man stuck out his tongue. There was a white film on it. The doctor took a look. He said it was yeast. He told the man to stop drinking beer. |
Sam almost never cleaned his car. He decided to wash it one day. It took him a long time to get all the dirt off. He detailed every small area. Sam decided to start cleaning his car more often. |
Jimmy was grooming his cat. The cat was uncomfortable being groomed. Jimmy held the cat tightly to prevent it from moving. The cat got scared. Jimmy's cat scratched him. |
"Will needed to ace his exam to pass. Will decided to spend the entire weekend studying. Unfortunately, Will procrastinated to Sunday. Nervous, Will spent all Sunday efficiently studying. Will miraculously aced his exam." |
The girls went to the shopping mall. They wanted to hang out together for a little while. Three boys approached the girls and started talking to them. They all ended up getting lunch together in the food court. Afterwards everyone walked the mall together. |
"Doug wanted to go for a walk but it looked like it was going to rain. He decided that he could beat the rain so he started walking. Halfway through his walk it began pouring rain. Doug was lucky to find some shelter to wait out the rain. Once the rain stopped, Doug walked home." |
Tom was at a party. And he wouldn't stop eating food. Some of his friends told him to stop. But he ignored them. And Tom became too bloated to enjoy the rest of the party. |
"I ran into Terrie again after my son was born. She smiled at me in the store, and I went over to talk to her. She was so happy to see me and know I was okay. I told her what I'd gone through for the first time. She told me all the teachers always knew how abused I was." |
My dog loves to run in the woods. One day I noticed he was scratching himself a lot. It turned out that he had fleas. We had to give him a special treatment to get rid of the fleas. He is better now and loving life. |
Wilma is out on a date. She is having seafood. After eating the food she became ill. Wilma is taken home by her date. Wilma makes a full recovery days later. |
Jack went to his friend's place. The house was huge. It made Jack feel poor. Jack left early. Jack stopped talking to that friend. |
When I went out to my car to leave for work I found I had a flat tire. I opened the trunk and got out the tire iron and jack. My neighbor saw what was going on and came over to help. He changed my tire so I wasn't late for work. I wanted to thank him so I baked him peanut butter cookies after work. |
Jack was working a lot outside landscaping for a new job. It was now the summer time and was getting very sunny. Jack had to buy a new hat to keep his head shaded during the day. The hat had to be broken in but it worked good for the sun. Jack was able to keep cool and out of the direct sun. |
Able was going to the park. He decided to walk there. His friend drove by. Able's friend offered him a ride. Able's friend dropped him off at the park. |
Caden had just started driving on his own. On Caden's first day he hit a mailbox. Caden sped away as fast as he could. Caden felt guilty about hitting the mailbox. Caden returned to fix the mailbox. |
John was at the beach with friends. They all wanted to play volleyball. John wasn't very good at it. He wound up losing the game for his team. His friends didn't care and still had fun. |
"Jill and Bonnie carefully put candy all over straw hats. They were going to enter the Easter parade hat contest in their town. They put the hats in Jill's spare room until the parade the next day. When they went to retrieve them, all the candy was gone. Jill's little brother had gotten into it, eating it all." |
"Katie scrubbed and scrubbed. She had a sponge that she was wearing a hole in. Soon, the kitchen was sparkling clean. Katie felt accomplished and happy. She picked up the sponge and moved on towards the bathroom." |
The man recorded his son on his video camera. His son acted really silly. The man saved the recording. His son got married. The man showed the video at the reception. |
"Nora was Italian and decided to show it one day! She resolved to make homemade ravioli, and went to work. It took hours, but she made her own noodles, stuffed with ricotta. Then she fried them and tasted her creation. Her eyes closed in bliss - they were delicious!" |
Allie was losing battery. It was unfortunate. She needed to use her phone still. She begged she could salvage a few more minutes. Luckily she got another hour out of it. |
The dog had gotten fleas. She began licking her legs like crazy. She sat and chewed on her paws. I took her to the vet. They gave her a pill to kill the fleas. |
"Jenny fixed a lovely Thanksgiving dinner for her family. Everyone was at the table waiting for her to bring in the turkey. She went into the kitchen to fetch it off the counter. Just as she turned the corner, she saw her dog with the turkey. He had snatched it off the counter!" |
Steve counted his eggs. Five of them didn't hatch. His teacher told him why. Steve felt responsible for the eggs not hatching. Steve asked go home early. |
Molly was on vacation. Her friends were with her and decided to go parasailing. Molly was afraid of heights. She watched her friends from the ground. Molly took pictures and videos of her friends in the sky. |
Bill started a new school. There was a bigger kid there named Bud. Bud began bullying Bill right from the start. Bill was scared but stood up to Bud. Now the two boys are best friends. |
The man swung a bat. She missed the ball. The man helped her practice swinging. She got another chance at bat. She hit a double into midfield. |
Jerry was really awful at cooking. He hoped to impress his new girlfriend by making dinner. Jerry completely ruined the spaghetti just before his date arrived. He decided to quickly run to the store to buy some precooked food. Jerry's confession about the cooking fiasco made his date laugh. |
I picked out a new van online. My mother was buying it for me. I chose a silver color. I received a blue one. Next time I decided I would get a red one. |
"Jo liked turtles. She went to Hawaii to see big turtles. At a beautiful beach, she saw many turtles on the lava. She stroked the head of one the turtles. The police told her to stop." |
Bill had a girlfriend named Mary. Bill wasn't sure what to get Mary for her birthday. Bill asked all her friends what he should get Mary. Bill finally decided to write Mary a song and sing it to her. Mary cried when she heard the song and said she loved it! |
A man put on a button. It supported a candidate. A stranger saw it. The stranger commented on the button. The man nodded in approval. |
My granddaughter was 8 months old when she crawled. Her great grandmother was watching her in Brooklyn. She speaks Spanish. She was singing to the baby when she crawled over. We were very pleased. |
Sam had the sniffles. She kept blowing her nose but still couldn't breathe. Her mom gave her some medicine. The medicine didn't help! Sam went through a whole box of Kleenex in one day. |
The man thought he was tough. He threatened another man. The other man accepted. The other man had a weapon. The man got shot. |
The man went to the moon. The moon had lower gravity. It felt different when the man walked. He told the story on television. People enjoyed the story. |
The employees were mad at management. They organized a walkout. Management closed the store for the day. The next day there were new employees. The old employees were fired. |
"My cousin Ludie was very short. She was unfortunately also very round. She walked to her living room to look up at the clock. When she looked at the clock, she fell backwards. We made sure she was ok while we tried not to laugh." |
Alex had dreamed of diving his entire life. Alex read through some diving magazines and decided to jump in. Alex signed up for a diving class. Alex and his diving group got to jump in for their training. This was a great dive for Alex where he fulfilled his dreams. |
I found a small kitten in the yard. It was an orange tabby. I had watched Oliver and Company recently. I picked up the kitten and smiled. I decided to call him Oliver. |
Ed's friend Eric was playing with a yo-yo. He asked Ed if he'd like to watch him walk the dog. Ed was confused because he didn't see a dog anywhere! Eric burst out laughing when Ed asked where the dog was. Then Ed proceeded to show him the walk the dog yo-yo trick. |
I went to the theatre yesterday. It was amazingly fun. I didn't want to leave. However at one point we lost power. We then got scared. |
Luther takes a date to the movies. Luther tries to kiss his date. Luther has bad breath. His date leaves the movies. Luther gets left at the movies. |
Dave packed the car. They drove to the resort. They unpacked the car. Something was missing. They blamed Dave. |
Dana had a blind date. It took her hours to get her hair right. Dana's blind date drove a convertible. Dana's hair was whipped around by the wind. She decided to put it in a ponytail instead. |
"I was visiting my aunt's house which was rumored to be haunted. I was afraid when I walked into the living room and found it ice cold. Even scarier, I saw a white fluttering out of the corner of my eye. I turned to face the ghostly flutter and laughed out loud in relief. A window was cracked open, letting in a draft a... |
"Martin was the most popular guy in school. He didn't like how everyone always looking up to him. He decided to act very foolishly one day to change things a little. When he got caught by the principal, he was detained after school. After that, students stopped worshiping him and he was satisfied." |
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