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Harold was speaking to a reporter. He was giving an interview about his art collection. He was well known in the art community. The newspaper thought it would make a great story. The reporter asked him hundreds of questions.
Tom never really drank coffee. One morning he was feeling especially lethargic. A friend offered him a cup of coffee. Tom drank it too fast. It gave him energy but also made him feel sick.
"Sam had some unused packing boxes after he moved into his new house. His daughter, Nancy, needed some boxes for her upcoming move. Sam saved the boxes in his garage for Nancy. Nancy changed her mind about moving. Sam returned the unused boxes to the store for a refund."
"Joan grew up in a rich family. But she was rebellious and acted out. Her mother had a cotillion planned for her one night. Joan arrived, but hated her dress. She ripped her dress off and flashed her shorts to everyone!"
"My wife retired from her work last week. She had been there for 18 years. The company took her out to lunch. They gave her a plaque, but no money gift. I told my wife they were cheap."
"Ryan loved steel items. He liked how strong they were. One day, he went to a big store. Ryan searched for many hours for the perfect item. Finally, Ryan was able to get a steel pot for his home."
"I love laughing, but I hate when it echoes. I don't mind my friends or family hearing me laugh. However, I get embarrassed if other people hear me laugh. I usually look away and hope no one notices it. Usually people don't mind it , but I do."
The tourists were feeling uneasy. They saw lots of guards with guns. They wondered if they were in an unsafe place. They decided to go back to their hotel. The guards had made them too nervous.
"Charles took three photography classes in college. As a graduate, he was still poor and needed a hustle. He began shooting at events and passing out his business card. No one called him for work so Charles needed a new idea. He paid Walmart to put his pictures on coffee mugs and he's made $100."
Tom wanted to surprise his girlfriend. He knows she likes sweet treats. He tried to bake her brownies. Unfortunately he wound up slightly burning them. Tom's girlfriend still really appreciated the effort.
Steven was going to serve in his friend's wedding. He was supposed to get his suit fitted with the rest of the guys. Steven missed the appointment. He never made an appointment to get fitted by himself. Steven was replaced in the wedding for not getting fitted.
Nigel was interested in cartography. He owned many exotic maps. He sent one to be restored by an old documents expert. It was lost in the mail. Nigel lamented that his maps could not lead him to his lost item.
Steve had a lot of money. He was building a new house. It was going to be giant! It would have an elevator and a huge pool. Steve couldn't wait to live in his mansion.
Sally wanted to be a court stenographer. She bought the recording equipment. She took a college course for a license. Finally she was qualified to be a stenographer. But there were no openings in the nearby courts at that time.
Jake was dissatisfied with his job. His boss was incredibly mean to him. He was also underpaid for the amount of work he did. Jake decided to search for another job. He was able to find a better paying job within a matter of weeks.
Kelly was at the zoo. She needed to use the restroom badly. The line was so long it reached across a patio. She had no choice but to wait. Just when she thought she'd never be able to hold it it was her turn.
"I went to Frozen Fenway in 2010. My daughter and son-in-law went with me. BC played against BU. I was excited, as BU won the game. I went to BU while my daughter and her husband went to BC."
Linda had a dog named Belle. Belle hated storms. The news issued a storm warning for this evening. Belle knew she had to comfort Belle during the storm. Belle was much more because Linda comforted her.
"We have a new mail man today, he came and delivered a package. He was really excited to have this new job, he said. As he walked to the neighbor's house, I saw their dog was out. I noticed the mailman didn't see him and walked right up to the house. The dog jumped out and bit him, I think he isn't going to come back."
"The kids were all excited. They got out of school early that day! When the bell rang, they all ran into the hall. They couldn't wait to rush home and play! They loved early dismissal days most of all."
My daughter likes to work out with me when I do exercises. After I do an exercise she will try to mimic it. When I do military presses with dumbbells she also tries. But she cannot even lift them off the floor. This always makes me feel very strong for some reason.
Brad pulled into his driveway and saw his garage door was open. Someone had broken in and stolen his tools! Brad called the police immediately. He was starting to feel very unsafe. The police suggested he get a security system.
When I was leaving a friends house I saw a nice fan by the dumpster. It was missing the base but looked good so I took it home. I plugged it in and it worked fine so I built a base for it. I found out the remote for my other fan works with this fan too. Now I can keep cool with two fans blowing on me.
"Enid Ellis was 94, and she was very ill. She told a medical student at the hospital she worried about Schmoo. She didn't know who would care for her little cat, if she were to die. The medical student, Mark, said that he would love to adopt Schmoo! Enid Ellis was so grateful and relieved, she passed away that night."
Mandy was walking to school in her favorite sneakers. She accidentally stepped in a puddle along the way. Because of the puddle her shoes were now sopping. All day her feet felt wet and cold. Finally at the end of the day she took her shoes off and warmed up.
Josh was hiking in the woods. He stepped away from the trail. Josh didn't watch where he was walking. He stepped in poison ivy. Josh got a horrible rash.
My son's friend Harry was mad today. He moved from Austin to Boston. He was supposed to get a cable refund from Time Warner but did not. He posted an angry snapchat. Harry is short of funds right now.
I wanted to take a vacation. I didn't have enough money to buy a plane ticket. I decided to look for side jobs to do in my free time. A friend recommended Mechanical Turk. Now I use the Mechanical Turk to make extra money.
Reggie had a black pit bull named Brutus. Brutus was very sweet but very protective. Reggie was walking his dog one day and a man robbed him. Brutus jumped at the robber and scared him away. Reggie gave his pet a wonderful meal as a reward.
Adam loved his grandmother's gravy. She couldn't make it anymore because she had gotten old. Adam's grandmother decided to teach his girlfriend how to make gravy. They went into the kitchen. Grandmother taught Adam's girlfriend to make the gravy.
My parrot knows a lot of words. Most of the words are normal sentences. Some of them are bad words! One time when we had guests over the parrot swore. We don't have guests over a lot anymore.
"My wife went to Home Depot today. When she arrived, three people asked if she needed help. When she decided to buy a rug, she could not find any help. She had to go to customer service twice. She wondered where all the help had gone."
"Allante and Elise met in college. Soon after, they began dating and fell in love. One day, Allante proposed, and of course Elise said yes. They planned a perfect wedding, and all guests had a great time. Ultimately, they lived happily ever after."
Joe loved to hike. Karen had never gone hiking before. Joe wanted to take Karen on a hike. Karen accepted the offer and they chose a route. It was a nice hike and Karen later went on more hikes.
"The kids were hungry after school. Their mom made them some chicken nuggets. They ate the whole bag in one sitting. Soon, it was time for dinner. The kids were too full from nuggets to eat!"
Laura was cleaning out her closet. She had two jackets that didn't fit anymore. There was a donation center near Laura's job. Laura stopped at the donation center on the way to work. She donated the jackets at the center.
"Alice loved to ice skate. She hadn't been skating long, but it was a passion of hers. Tricks and jumps were just becoming part of her repertoire. After a few weeks of practice, she landed her first jump. It was a proud day."
"My husband and I decided to go hiking for our anniversary trip. Unfortunately, I got food poisoning during the middle of it. I had to use the bathroom several times. All I had with me was a bottle of water and a laminated trail map. Cleaning up with those items just isn't feasible, let me tell you."
Tom drove downtown for a job interview. He had to park in a huge parking garage. When he finished the interview he went back to the garage. He could not remember where he parked his car. He searched the garage for an hour until he finally found his car.
Skyler could play many musical instruments well. She decided to stop by the music store. She picked up a saxophone and began to play it loudly. The store manager frowned at her and shook his head. Skyler put down the saxophone and headed toward the drums.
Susan went on a rafting trip. She had never been on one before. Her friends insisted it would be carefree and fun. In fact she found it stressful and terrifying. Susan was nearly thrown from the raft twice by the jerking.
I visited the Wikipedia page for my company. I noticed a number of glaring factual errors. I made an editing account. I studied Wikipedia's guidelines and then fixed the errors. Other editors reverted the changes as being unsourced.
"My friend invited me to sleep over at her house. She said that I could sleep on her couch. Her couch was too short, so I didn't fit on it. I was awake most of the night trying to sleep. When I awoke the next morning, I had overslept."
Farrah saw a plastic surgeon. She told him she wanted bigger lips. The plastic surgeon put way too much in. She looked like a monster! Farrah regretted her decision immediately.
"I took my boys to Pizza Hut for lunch and they loved it. They loved all the different options that were available for lunch. Then the one said, can you believe how fresh this is. And my other son said, Mcdonald's isn't even fresh food. The other son couldn't believe they just warm the food up."
Rachel liked to play board games. One day Rachel got bored with her board games. She decided to invent her own board game. Her new board game was very successful. Now Rachel runs her own board game company.
Collin was in the military for a very long time. His wife stayed home when he went over seas. Collin had been gone for over a year. When Colin came home he found his wife had moved on. Collin was very sad and decided to quit the military.
Percy was wading in the creek up to his thighs. He swung the fly rod around over his head wildly. As soon as it landed he felt the bite and yanked. It was a fight but he landed the trout. When cleaning the fish he found a gold ring inside.
"Jim sat down to make his annual budget. He had made a lot less money this year and he'd have to cut expenses. He slashed many extra activities he was planning to do. And in the end, he had a budget he could stick to. The problem was that there was nothing fun to do all year."
Tom didn't have much money. There was no food at his house. He went online and searched for deals. He found a fast food place with a pretty decent one. He wound up getting an inexpensive meal that filled him up.
Tim worked at a busy office. He was always losing his pens. He decided to get really silly colorful ones. Tim was able to keep track of them much better. He lost a lot less pens after that.
Andre had just put his food in the oven. He decided to read a book while he waited for it to cook. Andre was tired and fell asleep. His food stayed in the oven cooking too long. Andre woke up when he started to smell smoke from the oven.
"Every August in Eagle Mountain there is a fly invasion. Citizens arm their homes with fly strips, traps, and swatters. The Larson Family armed themselves with a salt gun. If a fly came close, they would shoot it with salt. No fly escaped the wrath of the Larson's salt gun."
Tina absolutely loved candy. She ate candy every day. But she didn't brush her teeth that well. So she got a lot of cavities. Tina then learned her lesson!
"Ray discovered a huge scorpion in his Arizona home. He decided he would rather capture and release it, then kill it. As he was trying to pick it up, the scorpion stung him in the hand. Worried he had just been poisoned, he rushed to the hospital. Sadly, Ray had an allergic reaction and had to be hospitalized."
Jeremy answered a knock at the door. There was a police officer. The officer said that they were searching for a criminal in the area. Jeremy was told to lock his doors. Jeremy remained vigilant until hearing the prisoner was captured.
Sarah owned a small business. She wasn't able to make payroll. She didn't know what she was going to do. Suddenly a large sale came through. Her payroll woes were solved!
"Walker loved to buy curtains. He had many different types of curtains. One day, he found a new curtain. He spent a lot of money on it. Finally, Walker had all of the curtains."
I decided to make fried chicken again for dinner. I got the chicken out of the freezer and let it thaw. Then I put it in my frying pan with just a little oil. The first side got browned so I turned it over to cook the other side. Then I put it on a plate with some potatoes and ate my dinner.
My friend Sally just broke up with her boyfriend. He was a married man who got caught by his wife. He asked Sally to not talk about the affair on FB. Sally got angry and posted photos on FB. I heard the man's wife is threatening divorce.
Rainey loved to go to preschool every day. She was one of the most popular little girls in the class. Any new child who did not know her was convinced to be her friend. She prided herself on being friends with everyone and loved them all. She enjoyed being the center of everyone's attention.
Jim wanted to watch a movie with friends. Unfortunately it was Rated R and they were too young. One of Jim's parents was pretty cool. They asked her to take them. She agreed and they all got to watch the movie.
Kyle came over to help me fix my motorcycle. I thought the fuel line was broken on it. We drained the gasoline out of the tank before removing it. We inspected the line and replaced it. We put the tank on and now it is fixed.
"Paula was 400 pounds over weight. She was having surgery to help her lose weight. In the first month, she planned on losing 50 pounds. She couldn't wait to be healthy enough to go for a long walk. Paula was determined to follow all of the instructions she was given."
"Nick needed a costume for a Halloween party. He looked in the stores for a costume but could not find one. Suddenly, Nick thought of a way to get a costume. Nick when home and searched through his old clothes. With some of his old clothes, Nick made his own Halloween costume."
"Tim really liked using candles. He felt bad about all the wasted glass, though. Eventually he read online how to recycle candle wax. He started doing so and got better over time. Tim was able to reduce his waste by over 95%."
"Greg took his family on vacation. They got a rental car at the airport. While they drove, a semi swerved and hit them! Greg was very nervous that the rental agency would charge him a lot. His insurance company said they would take care of it."
Connor was on vacation. He had rented a beach house on the ocean. There was a hurricane nearing the area. Connor had to evacuate. He was reimbursed part of his stay.
Ariel didn't know how to tie her shoes properly. The shoes came untied sometime in the day. Ariel was running with her friends. She stepped on the loose shoelace. Ariel tripped and fell over.
Mary always felt stressed out at work. So she bought iced coffee during breaks every day. But she realized it was becoming an addiction. And her health became worse and worse. Mary had to talk to a therapist to get over her addiction.
The mom put her baby daughter to sleep. She went to bed afterwards. The baby was crying after a couple of hours. She didn't stop although the mom fed her. She ended up with no sleep that night.
Norma had just landed a cushy new government job that required travel. However the family's second vehicle's engine had died at a bad time. Her father-in-law offered to finance a new car to help her out. She did some research into different vehicles and insurance costs. Her father-in-law was very generous to finance a ...
Tom had fibromyalgia. His nerves were hypersensitive. Tom was always in pain. He tried new medicine to control it a bit. It was effective for the most part.
Tom was picking up a friend. He put the address into his GPS. He hadn't been to his friend's house before. When he knocked the people there didn't know who he was. Tom had gone to the wrong house.
"Mandy loved to play sports. It didn't matter what it was because she always did well. That made some girls sort of jealous of her talents. They approached Mandy one day and wanted her off the team. Mandy did as they obliged, but offered to help them improve."
"Kia went to her son's soccer game. She sat in the bleachers to cheer him on. But then a soccer ball flew into the stands! It hit Kia in the cheek, causing a big bruise. Kia decided to sit farther back next time!"
Lucy needed a new fence. But it was too expensive to hire someone. So she decided to build it herself. When she did it was great. It turned out better than she thought.
Oscar was saving money for a new car. But he was becoming impatient. He ended up buying a used car that he didn't want. And he felt regretful every time he drove it. Oscar sold the used car and attempted to save his money again.
Harry was preparing vegetables for dinner one day. He turned the faucet on to wash some lettuce. The faucet started to rumble and water spewed from the handle. Harry quickly turned off all the water and called a plumber. The plumber fixed the pipe but it cost over 500 dollars.
Sarah was washing her dishes. But she tried to scrub one glass cup too hard. It slipped out of her hands and landed on the ground. And glass shattered across the floor. Sarah was extra careful the next time she washed dishes.
Michael had lost a baby tooth. Another tooth grew to replace that tooth. It looked like a shark's tooth. A few weeks later the shark tooth fell out too. A normal looking permanent tooth grew in the shark tooth's place.
"Abby was experiencing issues with her car starting. Abby quickly realized that her car battery had died. After crying frantically, Abby's coworker came to her rescue. Abby's coworker gave her a jump start, and her car worked. Abby was so glad that her coworker helped her start her car."
"Ronald had a very big sponge. One day, he decided he would use it. Then, he realized that he could not actually find it. He searched for hours and couldn't find it. Finally, after many hours, he found it in the kitchen."
Tom was at a party with friends. They all decided to take shots. Tom wasn't a big drinker. He was drunk before he knew it. His friends had to drive him home early.
Norma noticed her fish tank was getting dirty. She knew that it had been too long since she had changed the water. First she scraped all of the algae that had built up off of the sides. Then she cleaned out the filters and did a 30% water change. Her tank looked fabulous again and her fish seemed much happier.
"Bill and his wife Jan were driving to her parents home one day. They got to an intersection and argued about turning right or left. They argued so long the cars behind them started honking their horns. So they decided to flip a coin to decide about which way to turn. Bill chose tails, Jan chose heads, and Bill won so ...
Tom made a new year's resolution to lose weight. This was the fourth time he had done so. Tom was sure he would stick to it this time. He went to the gym for about a month. After that he just went back to his old routines.
"Today was my three year anniversary with my boyfriend. We gave each other presents and cards. After, we went to our favorite Olive Garden restaurant. The food was delicious. We ended the day by getting ice cream at a nearby shop."
Sara went hunting with her friends. They didn't catch anything and they went home. When Sara got home she discovered that she was covered in chiggers. She went to the doctor and got lotion to help with the itching. Sara decided she would always wear long pants when hunting after that.
"Jamie loved making dinner. She decided to make a big salad. She added all sorts of toppings. Soon, it was finished. She set it down in front of the family and they dug in."
"Janet looked at herself in the mirror everyday. And she told herself that she was ugly. No type of makeup or hairstyle changed Janet's opinion. And she became so angry that she punched her mirror. Despite the broken mirror, Jane still looked at her face everyday."
Tom moved out on his own for the first time. It was right around Christmas time. He decided to buy a tree for his new home. Tom asked his friends to get him decorations for it instead of gifts. Tom had a beautiful tree built by love.
"Jane is at the beach. Jane went tanning while she was at the beach. Jane loves to tan. Jane bought a brand new tanning oil to use while she's at the beach. When Jane returned from the beach, she was very tan."
Joe's son was playing his first soccer game today. So Joe wanted to have a big party after. Joe got ribs because that was his son's favorite. Joe went to his son's game and his son won. After Joe cooked ribs on the grill and his son enjoyed them.
Natalie loved shopping and usually spent too much money. She found a great pair of shoes. She took them to the register and swiped her card. It was declined. Natalie was so bummed that she had to put the shoes back.
A policeman said there had been a lot of burglaries in the area. He advised I watch at night so as to be able to ID the burglar. So I stayed up all night and just watched outside. I saw the bugler and made a sketch of his face. I identified the burglar in a police lineup and now he' in jail.
"Since College, Mary has owned credit cards. She'll run up the limit but only pay the minimum payment each month. And she kept getting more and more cards. One day, after she turned 30, she decided she wanted to buy a house. She was denied a mortgage because of all her credit card debt."
Ned's neighbors had a car with a sensitive alarm. It would go off almost every night for no reason. After a while people started to complain. Ned spoke to his neighbors directly about it. They agreed to have the sensitivity tweaked.
"Sarah was on a blind date. She went to a local Mexican restaurant in order to meet her date. Sarah sat at the table while waiting for his date to arrive. She was disappointed when he didn't show up. Afterwards, Sarah went home and cried for hours. k."
"Kia made a pitcher of lemonade for her family. She poured them glasses to drink. But as they sipped, they all frowned and spat! Kia had forgotten the sugar. She was so embarrassed by her silly mistake!"