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"Phil took a vacation to Amsterdam. He loved art, and wanted to see the Van Gogh museum. He had to wait in line in the rain for over two hours. He finally got into the museum, and enjoyed every minute there. He decided to go again on his next trip to Amsterdam."
The police asked Lee to take a polygraph test. Lee was under suspicion for arson. Lee knew was innocent of the charges. He took the polygraph exam. Lee gloated when he passed the polygraph test.
"Stan injured his shoulder playing handball. He went to the doctor, who diagnosed a torn ligament. The doctor recommended surgery. After the surgery, Stan still had pain when he played handball. Stan quit playing handball, and took up cycling instead."
"Roland was pulled over by a police officer. Roland's car inspection tag had expired. The office was very rude and brusque with Roland. He refused to only give a warning, and he ticketed Roland. Roland thought that the officer overreacted to the expired tag."
"Amy was four years old, and her dad wanted to teach her to read. He would sit Amy on his lap, and read to her from National Geographic. Amy quickly learned to identify individual words. Before long, Amy could read complete sentences. When Amy finally went to school, she was the best reader in her class."
"Jill's hot water heater broke. She called the plumber to replace it. It was a very old water heater, and not up to current code. The plumber had to do additional work to bring the system up to code. Jill ended up spending more than she expected for a new water heater."
"Abel liked to collect comic books. One day he saw an attractive girl in the comic book store. He walked up to her, and asked her if she liked Spiderman. She just rolled her eyes, and walked away from Abel without a word. Abel concluded that the attractive girl did not like Spiderman."
Mitch and Polly needed a sofa for their apartment. Their friend had one for sale at a good price. Mitch and Polly drove to his apartment to buy it. They had forgotten that their friend lived on the third floor. Their friend helped Mitch and Polly carry the sofa down the stairs.
"Maria's baby kept crying. She was worried that her baby might have an ear infection. She took the baby to the pediatrician. There was no infection, but there was a bug stuck in the baby's ear. After the bug was removed, Maria's baby immediately quit crying."
"Carl's parents bought him an expensive car when he got his license. Carl was careless and drove too fast. Within a week of getting his new car, Carl wrecked it. Carl's parents bought him another new car. Carl's parents were just as irresponsible as Carl was."
"Callie had a flat tire on the way to work. She called roadside assistance, but they were delayed two hours. Callie was in a hurry, so she called her husband. Her husband arrived in fifteen minutes and changed the tire. Callie cancelled her roadside assistance subscription."
"Sally went on a first date with Eddie. At dinner, Sally apparently ate something she was allergic to. Her face started to swell and she developed a rash. She asked Eddie to take her home, but he refused at first. He finally took Sally home, but she never wanted to see him again."
"Rachel liked to use coupons to save money when she shopped. At the grocery store she discovered that she had lost her coupon book. She ended up spending more for groceries than she anticipated. This ruined her weekly budget, and she had to make adjustments. She decided to wait to buy the new shoes she needed."
"Amber's dad taught her to play chess at a young age. When she was in fifth grade, she joined her school's chess club. She was the only girl in the club, and she was a little intimidated. She found that she was good at chess, and always beat the boys. Her father was proud of Amber when she won the championship."
Jana needed to store some furniture at her dad's house. She moved a sofa and loveseat into his spare bedroom. Her dad was upset that she had blocked the closet door. He helped Jana move the furniture into the garage. Jana and her dad were satisfied with the storage arrangement.
"Rose's college roommate stole some of her clothes. When Rose confronted her, her roommate threatened her. Rose didn't feel safe staying in the dorm. For three nights, Rose slept in her car. When Rose's parents found out, they moved Rose off-campus."
Larry waited in line to buy concert tickets. It was twenty degrees outside. The line for tickets was very long. By the time Larry got to the box office the concert was sold out. Larry went home cold and disappointed.
"Mark was the valedictorian of his high school class. As valedictorian, he was supposed to give a speech at graduation. Mark was bright, but he hated public speaking. He asked Ann, the salutatorian, to give the speech instead. Ann agreed, and she gave an excellent speech."
"Paul's grandfather took him to the park. They decided to ride the miniature train ride at the park. During the ride, the wind blew Paul's hat off. His grandfather jumped off of the train to retrieve Paul's hat. Paul was happy to have his hat back, and proud of his grandpa."
"Kurt was arrested for driving while intoxicated. Because of the arrest, he lost his auto insurance. Without insurance he could not drive, and he sold his car. Kurt had to ride his bike to work. He told his coworkers that he was doing it for health reasons."
Jennifer wanted a trampoline in her backyard. Her mother thought this was a bad idea. Jennifer's father bought her the trampoline. Jennifer broke her wrist while jumping on the trampoline. Her mother sold the trampoline.
Brad didn't like the way his wife drove a car. Brad thought she was unsafe behind the wheel. When Brad critiqued her driving she would get defensive. Every car ride with his wife ended with an argument. Brad decided that he would drive whenever they went somewhere.
"Larry and Bud went for a walk. They found a bank envelope with 500 dollars in cash inside. They were honest, and they took the money to the bank. The manager said that they could have it if no one claimed it. They waited six weeks, and when no one claimed it they got the money."
"Marie received a dinner party invitation from Jill. Marie didn't know Jill very well. Marie decided to go to the dinner party anyway. At the party, Jill was rude to Marie. Marie regretted accepting the invitation."
"Morgan liked to ride horses. At the rodeo she enjoyed the barrel racing competition. She decided to try barrel racing with her horse. She practiced with her horse for many hours after school. In her first rodeo, Morgan and her horse came in third place."
Margaret had a son. The son was playing with fire. Margaret told him to stop. The son kept playing with fire. So by accident he lit the living room on fire.
"Russell, a sergeant, wanted to prove himself. He saw his chance with some terrorists. He told his soldiers to attack. The general told did not recommend this. So his whole platoon was wiped out."
Bob has been allergic to bananas all his life. He had avoided a major reaction for years. His new girlfriend forgot about Bob's allergy. She made Bob a dish that had a small amount of bananas in it. Bob ate the dish and ended up taking a trip to the emergency room.
Janice wanted to get a pet. Her friends suggested a cat as she would not have to walk it. Janice visited the pet shop several times with no luck. She finally went to the local Humane Society. Janice fell in love with a fluffy cat and took him home that day.
Jason had many times said he did not believe in a god. He sometimes tried to belittle friends for their beliefs. Jason got really sick and found out he had cancer. He had this one friend that had cancer but he prayed and got better. Jason was desperate so he asked that friend how to pray to God.
Hilary entered a baking competition. She studied the competition for years before entering. She really wanted to win the competition. Hillary made it to the finals in front of her friends and family. Her final cake wowed the judges and she won first place.
Jacob loves candy. His Mom had to monitor his candy intake since he was a kid. When Jacob went off to college he had no one to stop his candy habit. Jacob ate candy everyday his first semester of college. When he went to his family dentist on break he had five cavities.
"The library posted signs about not leaving belonging unattended. Marcus usually listened to the warning. However, last week he got a phone call and needed to take it outside. He felt it was important and would only take a couple minutes. When Marcus returned to his table his computer was gone."
Molly had trained for the swim competition for weeks. Once it finally came she got really nervous. She vomited just before it was her turn to swim. This had never happened before so Molly and her family were concerned. Molly ended up swimming her best race ever and setting a record.
Ken was late for work. He decided to speed to make it on time. He was going 25 miles above the limit. One block away from his job he got pulled over by police. Ken ended up late and got a $250 ticket.
Kate woke up late. She had just 20 minutes to get to the train. She tried her best but saw the train pulling off as she arrived. Kate ended up being over an hour late for work. This was Kate's fifth time being late in 3 months so she was fired.
Jack met Sally in elementary school. They attended school until high school and were friends. After college they lost touch. Thirty years later by chance they met up again and started dating. One year after they came back together they got married.
Ryan's cat wasn't feeling well. Ryan noticed his cat barely ate his food for the past two days. Ryan took his cat to the vet. The x-rays found that the cat had swallowed his favorite toy. After his stomach was pumped the cat returned to his normal self.
Lucas wanted to make his final year in college special. He and his friends decided to do study abroad. He skipped the cold New York winter and went to summertime Australia. He studied and experienced Australia for a full semester. Lucas felt the experience was so important and worth it.
Babe Ruth could hit more homers than anyone. Homers win games. He joined the yankees. He still hit more than anybody. The yankees won more game.
Plague infested fleas were carried by asian gerbils. European ships traded with asians in asia. The gerbils would get on the ships. The ships returned home with them aboard. The asian fleas brought plague to europe.
"Last year, Melba moved to a new apartment. Soon after moving, she realized her bills were quickly adding up. She decided to plan out a budget and started a second job. Each month she paid extra money towards her bills. Melba no longer has any debt and is happier."
"Mary needed to find a dress to wear to her high school prom. She went to many stores and couldn't find a dress she liked. Finally, she found a blue dress that looked very pretty. On prom night, everyone commented on how lovely her dress looked. Mary felt happy that she had such a nice dress."
"Last week, Alice and Samantha decided to shop a large shopping mall. When they were done, they couldn't find Samantha's car! They asked the mall security for assistance. A security guard drove them around and helped find their car. It turned out that they had used the wrong exit to the parking lot."
"Pat was visiting Japan for the first time ever. After the plane landed, he was walking around the city. Walking into a store, he saw it was a nice coffee shop. Ordering a latte, he took it and sat down at a table. Suddenly, two cats came up to him and sat on his lap."
"One morning, David woke up to a very weird noise. It sounded like someone was tapping on the sides of his house. Looking out the window, he saw nothing. Going outside, he couldn't find anything until he saw the nest. There were three baby birds and a mother bird tapping on the window."
"Cassandra had never been to her home country of Greece. One spring break, instead of Mexico, she booked a flight to Greece. Upon arrival, she got in a cab and headed to her resort. The cab driver spoke to her in greek, but she understood very little. Exiting the cab, the cab driver wished her well in broken english."
"After seeing a new Youtube series on cooking, Lisa thought she'd cook! Getting all the ingredients that were listed, she called for her mom. She needed help getting it all ready, and her mom obliged to help her. Taking her time, Lisa watched the video over again to get it right. When she went to place it in the oven, ...
"Tom had got his pilot's license the previous weekend. He invited his brother and his sister to come out with him. Boarding the plane, he pointed out what every button did. After take off, they noticed a large storm rolling in. Pulling the airplane up high, Tom cruised above the passing storm."
"Driving home late one night, Doug was blasting his music. He felt a bit tired, but wanted to get home quick to sleep. All of a sudden, a deer darted out in front of his car. Stepping on the brakes, he came to a stop very quickly. The deer stared at him, but then trotted off of the road."
"Tammy was taking dance lessons and wanted to show off. She called her friends up and arranged a date night. Arriving at the bar, she didn't like the music and asked to change it. After the new music came on, Tammy got on the dance floor to show off. Shortly after, everyone in the bar joined her on the floor."
"Joe had a girlfriend he loved very much. They had both finished college and had big plans. One morning, Joe decided he wanted to travel. He talked with his girlfriend, but she wanted a family. Joe gave up on all of his dreams of travel to raise children."
"Joe got his report card back and it wasn't good. He knew his mom would ask to see it when he got home. Walking home, he asked a friend to see his report card. Looking at it, he decided to change some of his scores on his own. Arriving home, his mother saw the card and said they mailed her one."
"Tim had just bought a brand new farm in the country. Using some of his remaining money he bought a big fence. Setting up the fence, he noticed there were goats on his property. He brought the gate around, and was going to keep them as pets. The next morning, the fence had been trampled down to the ground."
"Dan woke up early, it was Christmas morning. Running down the stairs, he saw a man in a big red suit. Yelling, screaming, he knew it had to be Santa. The man turned around, and it was his Uncle Sal. Uncle Sal had gotten up early and dropped off presents."
"Eric was enjoying a lazy Saturday afternoon at home. The TV was on and he was watching some cartoons. During a commercial break, he ran upstairs to get a pen. Taking the the pen and a notebook downstairs, he began to draw. Instead of watching the cartoons all day, Eric drew his own."
"Cliff's new dog Sam had not been behaving very well. He had tried everything to get him to act okay. But nothing would work, so he signed him up for puppy school. Arriving at the school, he saw other dogs running around barking. Sam got excited and ran into the pen with the other dogs immediately."
"Kyle sent a text message to all of his friends. He told them it was going to be a nice day, so let's play ball! After everyone arrived at the park, they began to shoot around. When Kyle hit a few long range shots, he clapped. He was going to be the captain for the first team."
"Judy was at the aquarium with a friend looking at the whales. Staring through the glass, one whale kept coming back up. Waving at the whale, Judy was laughing back at it. The beluga turned and waved a tiny fin at her. Taking her camera out to take a pic, the whale swam away."
"Troy was pretending to be a wizard like his favorite movie. Putting on a bathrobe and using a towel to make a wizard hat. He waved his imaginary wand to and fro, casting spells. His mother walked in, saw what he was doing, and broke into laughs. Frustrated, Troy tried his best to cast a spell on her, but didn't."
Jeff thought he was better at ping pong than his sister Jennifer. Jennifer didn't agree so she challenged him to a game. It was a close game all the way until the end. Jennifer beat Jeff by two points. Jeff shook her hand and agreed she was the better player.
Chuck is being overworked at work. He is putting in over fifty hours a week. He talked to his boss and asked to be switched to part time. His boss countered offered with thirty five hours a week. Chuck accepted the offer and was happy.
Noah is an avid wine drinker and loves to try different kinds. For Christmas he got a win making starter kit. He got to work right away fermenting his own wine. His wine turned out great and now he is trying another flavor. He now loves to drink wine and make his own wine.
Earl has collected stamps his entire life. He has over ten thousand stamps and is sixty years old. He went to get them all priced and discovered they're worth a lot. He has over five thousand dollars in stamps. Earl decided to sell them all and help his son go to college.
"Jeff notices he is tired earlier and earlier these days. He isn't doing anything different in his routines. He asked some friends about it. They said to take melatonin at night to sleep better. Jeff did and it worked, he is wide awake every day."
Brad is a high school math teacher. He is very passionate about teaching the youth. A few parents have offered to pay him to tutor their kids after school. Brad of course agreed. Now Brad makes a little extra income doing what he loves.
Michael tried out for the track and field team. He wanted to do the mile run but came in last place. He had spent all his energy sprinting at the start and grew tired. The coach suggested Michael run a shorter race such as a sprint. Michael ran the hundred yard dash and came in first!
Kenny has been overseas in the army for a year now. He is currently on his flight back home for a few months. He is excited to see his wife. His plane lands and he gets out of the airport. He sees his wife and gives her the biggest hug!
"Barb was a manager at a retail store. They job paid well but she had to work every single holiday. She applied for a manager position at a non retail company. She interviewed and got the job, with a pay increase! Now Barb makes more and gets all holidays off to be with her family."
Jose took an art class in college. He needed something to do in his spare time and it seemed easy. The art teacher taught Jose about pottery. Jose started to work with clay and make pots and cups. By the end of the semester Jose had tons of artwork in his dorm.
I tried out for a minor league basketball team this year. But i did not make the team. It was clear that I was too slow and couldn't jump high enough. I wrote down all the things I need to improve on. I'm going to work very hard and try again next year.
Cara loved to scrapbook! Every chance she had to make a scrapbook for someone she did. She was asked to be a bridesmaid in her friend's wedding this summer. She took pictures the entire night and made a giant wedding scrapbook. She surmised the newlyweds with it a week after the wedding!
Kelly was running down the street. She tripped over a crack in the sidewalk and fell. She broke her leg. Her mom sued the city for the faulty sidewalk. The city association covered all of Kelly's medical bills.
Jake found a rabbit in his backyard. He asked his mom is he could keep it. She said that having a pet is a lot of work. Jake agreed to take special care of it. She agreed and Jake was extremely happy.
Jay and Will were walking down the street. Suddenly a bunch of birds started to fly all around them. They were very confused as to why the birds were acting this way. Jay realized they were standing on a bunch of birdseed. Will and Jay ran away from the swarm of hungry birds.
Jason was a very musically talented person. He loved to write music as a hobby. He has applied for a music scholarship to attend college. He got an envelope from the college in the mail today. He opened it and smiled because he was granted the scholarship!
Dan loves to play volleyball. He started a league this year at a sports bar. He got sponsors and six teams to participate. Everyone had a great time. Dan hope to get even more people to join next summer.
Kevin loves to work on cars. He works as a mechanic at a local car repair shop. He decided to work on cars in his spare time to. He advertised on social media that he will fix cars for cheap. Before long Kevin had a nice little side business going.
"Steve had been growing a beard for a few months now. It was very long and very thick. His wife said that she doesn't like it and wants him to shave it off. Steve sighed then went into the bathroom. He took a picture of his beard for memories, then shaved it off."
Bruce started dating this girl Sara. Sara was really into fitness and Bruce was not. She convinced Bruce to do a Zumba class with her. At first Bruce was reluctant but went anyway. After Bruce felt good and energized so he signed up for another class.
Josh was on vacation and tried surfing for the first time. He went out all by himself with no training at all. He hit a big wave and fell off his board and got injured. He wasn't able to do much the rest of his trip. Next time Josh vowed to have a professional teach him.
Connor just got promoted at his job. He go he job of his old boss who got fired. He wasn't sure if he would be good at the job or not. He started to delegate work around and got things done. A month later his boss said he is a natural leader and is doing great!
Colleen bought two dogs today. They are both puppies and need to be trained. Every morning they go to the bathroom in the house. Colleen took them to a one month obedience school. A month later there were no more bathroom accidents.
"Jeff joined a volleyball league with some friends. He had never played volleyball before, only basketball. He wasn't sure how good he'd be. Turns out his height and vertical from basketball helped out. He led the team in spikes and blocks!"
"Brad wanted to be on the school's wrestling team. He asked the coach what he needed to do. The coach told Brad to gain about ten pounds of muscle then come back. Brad spent the next three month eating protein and lifting weights. He gained ten pounds of muscle, tried out and made the team."
Ashley loves to read. She got a tablet for her birthday to hold all her books. She gave it a try and found out she gets a headache. She doesn't like to stare at a screen that long. Ashley decided to stick with paper books going forward.
Jeff started his own fitness business a year ago. It just recently took off and requires Jeff's full attention. He quit his job to work from home and focus on his business. He is very busy and works full days but it also very happy. He is living his dream and is his own boss.
I went to the movies this afternoon. When the movie ended I noticed everyone left their garbage. I was the only one to throw away my popcorn and soda. The movie employee thanked me for throwing away my trash. It felt good to be the only decent person in the theater.
Chuck and his wife Nickie went on a vacation to Cancun. They went on an excursion with a large group. The group stopped at a big zip line. Chuck was scared but Nickie talked him into doing the zip line. Afterwards Chuck had so much fun that he did the zip line again!
Alex bought a pet snake today. His mom was very upset and did not want it in the house. She said that Alex can keep in a tank outside in the garage. Alex obeyed and set up the snake in the garage. For the rest of the year Alex's mom didn't go into the garage.
Steven has a bad headache that has lasted for hours. He went to the doctor and the doctor asked about his diet. Turns out Steven's diet is bad and he lacks fruits and veggies. Steven promised the doctor he'll eat better. He ate lots of fruits and veggies for a month and he felt better.
Brain is the varsity basketball coach for the boy's team. He loves his job but the team isn't very good. He gave them some drills to work on from his old college days. He worked with them for half of the season on these drills. By the second half of the season the team looked much better.
David loves to play video games and plays them everyday. He's about to graduate high school and doesn't want to go to college. He isn't interested in anything except playing video games. His mom suggested he create his own and that inspired David. He applied for college the next day to get a computer science degree.
Brandy bought a pet hamster for her son. He was interested in it for about a month. After that Brandi's son lost interest in the hamster. Brandy ended up taking care of it daily. She'll remember this the next time they think about getting a pet.
"Erik's dad was a very talented violin player. Erick wanted to follow in his dad's footsteps so he bought a violin. He took private lessons for a few years and never told his family. For his dad's birthday, Erick surprised him by playing for him. Erik's dad was very surprised and very happy for his son."
"Logan loved to do woodworking, it is his favorite hobby. His friends always asked him why he didn't make money from it. Logan never knew how to go about advertising his talent. He decided to post his wood creations online for a price. Within a few hours he had emails from customers wanting to buy!"
Rita has a friend Donna who loves to storm chase. One day Rita tagged along as Donna chased a tornado. They got very very close to the tornado and Rita got scared. After they got back Rita told Donna that she is crazy for doing that. Rita vowed to never go storm chasing again.
Ethan's dad was a sports card collector. He would show Ethan all the players and all the sports they played. He would explain who the cards will be worth money someday. Ethan got very interested in starting his own collection. Ethan's dad gave him a few cards to get his collection started.
Debi wanted to start learning a sport. She wasn't too fond of a running sport though. Her friend and her tried a tennis course at their local gym. They both fell in love with the sport. A year later now they both have gotten very good at tennis.
Drew is a football player and needs to improve his speed. He runs all the time but it doesn't seem to work. His trainer told him to try jump roping every morning. He jumped rope every morning for a month. Both him and the coaches noticed that his speed increased!

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