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Tom took his girlfriend out to eat. He told her that he can order anything that she wants. She picked the most expensive items on the plate and ordered drinks. The total bill came out to be $145 dollars. Tom had to withdraw money from his savings.
One day Matthew was playing a game online. It stopped loading. He checked the internet connection and saw that it was out. He called the cable company. They arranged for a tech to come out and fix it for Matthew.
"Bob's mother was very nasty and never made him feel loved. In adulthood, he had a hard time trusting women. He finally married Kate but was unsure about having children. When she became pregnant, Bob worried about making a child happy. When he saw Kate hold the baby, radiating love, his fears dissolved."
Bill lived in a small apartment with very little furniture. He wanted to buy a new sofa but didn't know where to go. He found an ad in the newspaper and called the store. Bill headed down to the furniture place. He bought his new sofa and took it home that day.
"Tina went to a small food shack. She wanted a sandwich. To her dismay however, she saw the cook not wearing gloves. It grossed her out. So she decided to simply leave."
Tom was having trouble finding girls. He decided to try online dating. Nobody really replied to his ads. Tom was too shy to start a conversation with others. Online wound up as bad as real life.
"Trudy loved bumper cars. She heard that the carnival was coming to her town. She saved her money so she could ride the bumper car ride. When she got to the carnival, the bumper car ride was out of order. Trudy spent her money on the ferris wheel instead."
Tom noticed he started receiving the news paper. He didn't remember ordering it and thought it was a promotion. One day his neighbor asked him if he had seen his newspapers. Tom realized he had been receiving them by mistake. He apologized and let the paperboy know.
"Jonah was eating lunch in his dining room. Suddenly he noticed a gigantic fly buzzing around. He chased the fly around trying to swat it to no avail. Finally he managed to corner the fly in his pantry. With a quick smack, he killed the fly."
Lem wanted a dog with an excellent pedigree. His wife was opposed to the idea but said nothing. Instead she just brought him to an animal shelter. Lem fell in love with one of the dogs immediately and adopted it. Lem's wife knew that would happen all along.
Allie was amazing at gymnastics. She had been doing it for years. So she decided to enter into a competition. It was very competitive. All the sudden she messed up her routine so she did not place.
After winning the baseball game the team celebrated. We went to a local dinner to celebrate. We all ate hot wings and burgers. It was a great feeling. Everyone enjoyed themselves.
Allie had feelings for her friend Fred. She was concerned it would ruin the friendship though. So she decided to not do anything. They ended up remaining friends. It was for the best.
It has been a hot summer in Boston. We had many days in the nineties. We had the ac on a lot this year. Last night the temperature dropped to the sixties. We slept under blankets for the first time this summer.
Tom was really into politics. During election season he would constantly talk about them. He would put his controversial opinions on social media. This made a lot of people upset. Tom lost several friends over it.
"Charles was not a criminal, but his friends were. One evening he saw all his friends graffiti on a bus. Next, three of them jumped in his car. Charles suggested they rob someone. They robbed a guy for his backpack but were caught and sent to jail."
I was at the doctor's office. And the doctor had a social worker come visit me. I ended up waiting for 20 minutes. And she was no help at all. I decided that social workers were useless.
"One day Penelope found a short story left on her desk in Math class. The next day, there was another story. Every day for two weeks she found a story on her desk. She enjoyed the stories and wondered who wrote them. She was surprised to find that her best friend, John, was the writer."
"At Christian High School the head coach quit his job in 1970. In the middle of the season the school could not replace him. The assistant coach took his place hoping to obtain victory. Everyone was skeptical because of the man's color. Against odds and mockery, the man came out on top and won the season."
"The assignment was to draw a realistic picture. Sadly, Jennifer was not good at drawing. She drew a stick figure on the paper and turned it in. She hoped the teacher would be amused. Her art teacher was not amused at all, and gave her a failing grade."
Frank was well known in the city. He was a member of the mob. The police knew him well. They were trying to trap him for years. Frank knew he had to be very careful.
"Donna was walking through the park when something caught her eye. A crisp one-dollar bill was lying in the grass. She smiled and put it in her pocket. Later, she went to the candy store. She bought herself a tasty lollipop."
"Mandy was playing with her necklace. She pulled too hard and the string snapped. Suddenly, all of the beads fell and scattered on the floor. Mandy quickly tried to collect all of the beads. Soon she realized it was no use and the necklace was ruined."
"Kia was a little drunk one evening when she got home. She made her lunch for work and fell into bed. When she awoke, she was pleased to see her lunchbox by the door. But at lunch time, she found that she hadn't put any food in it. Kia had just packed herself a plate and a fork!"
"Lisa regularly went to a restaurant after work and ordered a salad. She thought it was healthy. But she looked at its nutritional information online later on. It had too much fat, sugar, and calories. But the salad was so good that she continued to order it."
"Growing up I had a neighbor who was an old man. The old man would sit on his porch. Overtime I walked to school he would wave at me. I didn't talk to the old man, but I knew he was there waving at me. When he passed away I felt really sad and wished I talked to him."
Today my wife went rug shopping. We had a rug but she wanted another one. She tried online shopping. She went to the store to see the rug in person. She bought a nice new rug.
"My sister-in-law lost her husband in 2015. She had nobody else at home. She has started to visit her sister in Greenfield, 90 miles away. Last week she inquired about buying a house in that area. Her sister approves of the idea."
Chad wanted a puppy. His mom finally said yes. They went to an animal rescue to adopt one. A little grey kitten kept meowing at Chad. Chad got a kitten instead of the puppy.
Rebecca went out of town for the weekend. She forgot to pay her rent before she left town. Rebecca called her landlord to explain the situation. He told her that there would be a late fee if her rent was late. She had to send a rent check by overnight courier to avoid a late fee.
Phil's bank for his checking account transitioned to online-only. At first it seemed like a dream come true. His fees were lower than ever. The phone lines now operated twenty-four hours a day. Phil later wished he could change his account status in-person.
Melody's carbon monoxide detector was beeping. She thought she had a gas leak and called emergency services. Melody met the rescue workers outside and explained the problem. The fireman discovered that the detector only needed a new battery. Melody felt embarrassed.
John and Marsha were lovers and wanted to vacation together. They went downtown to a travel agency. They looked through catalogs of vacation trips. They decided to go to Alaska to enjoy the snow. They are now in Juneau enjoying the snow.
Tom's old phone was getting really slow and sluggish. He tried everything to speed it up. Eventually he realized he needed to buy a new one. Tom spent a long time comparing prices and features. Eventually he found the perfect one for his budget.
"Jasmine's mom thought she had matured a lot. She gave her a cell phone. Her mom said it was just for emergencies. A month later, Jasmine's mom got a huge cellphone bill. Jasmine had abused the privilege."
"Tom was in a playful mood. He decided to buy a scratch off ticket. Tom wound up winning a hundred bucks. Tom decided to buy a couple more tickets. He didn't win anything on those, though."
"My friend Sue's sister got married over the weekend. It was her first wedding, at 46. She is very attractive and we wondered why she took so long. She ended marrying a very handsome man. There were many nice FB photos of the wedding."
Mariah wanted a cup of vanilla coffee from the coffee shop. She got in the car and drove to the shop. She ordered a vanilla coffee with two sugars. The cashier gave her the coffee and Mariah took a sip. She scrunched up her nose because the coffee was bad.
"I am not much into football. However, I watch football with my Dad. During half time, my dad heats up hot wings. The hot wings made watching football bearable. I had no idea what is going on in the football game, but I had wings!"
"Angela was excited about the first day of school. She was going into the third grade. She need to get up early to get ready. However, she was so excited she had a hard getting to sleep. When the alarm clock went off in the morning she lost her excitement."
"Amanda was getting married. She rushed around and planned all the wedding details. When it was all planned, she sat back and enjoyed the fun of it all. She had a great time at her shower. SHe couldn't wait to walk down the aisle!"
It was Meghan's birthday and nobody gave her anything. She was sad but didn't show it. When she went home she cried herself to sleep after wine. The next day her work threw her a surprise birthday party. Meghan felt better and a little silly too.
"James had a very big computer. He loved to use it a lot. One day, it stopped working. James had to rush to the store. Finally, James got his computer fixed and it worked."
Jen was working on a landscape painting for her art class. But she could only afford to buy a few tubes of paint. She thought her painting would be awful with just a few colors to use. But the simple color scheme proved to be very attractive. Jen was happy to impress her class with the painting.
"Trevor had a big breakdown when his wife left him. He went to see a psychologist but it didn't help. As no one was there around him, he chose to go to a monastery. He stayed there for four weeks praying and healing. When he came out, he felt a lot better and stronger."
"Gina wanted to marry a rich man. So she frequented a rich neighborhood to attract one. While on the subway to get there, she met Matt. He was poor, but her heart started to beat faster. She gave up her dream to marry a rich man to marry love instead."
Tom had started drinking more heavily. He noticed he was consuming a lot of beer. Tom started getting a gut and out of shape. He decided to stop drinking so much beer. He switched to lower calorie vodka instead.
Sheri was going on an interview. She had planned to get to the meeting twenty minutes early. The traffic on Sheri's route was horrible. She fell behind on schedule. Sheri still managed to get to the meeting five minutes early.
"Jan's teacher assigned reading for homework. Jan forgot to read. When she got to class, her teacher gave a pop quiz. Jan failed the quiz. Her grade dropped by 2 points."
When ray opened his cabinet the knob fell off. He decided to look up how to fix it. He went to the store and shopped around for a new knob. He finally found the right one. When he got home he fixed in a few hours.
Bertie moved to the midwest. He found the summers pleasantly temperate and sunny. He found the winters brutally cold and unpleasant. He invested in a space heater for his room. It was insufficient and he had to sleep in many layers.
Haley was mad since she failed a test that she studied hard for. She saw an ant-hill outside and kicked it. Several fire ants climbed out of it. They were moving throughout her entire body. She felt several bites.
Ben had a few teeth pulled out in order to remove crowding. He decided to visit Sam's soccer match. She was playing when Ben arrived. Someone kicked the ball and it hit Ben in the face. He had to go to urgent care since the bleeding didn't stop.
Marlene wanted to make cookies but didn't know how. She asked her mom to show her. Marlene's mom got out the cookie dough and heated the oven. She helped Marlene form the dough into balls and put them on the tray. The cookies were so delicious when the came out of the oven hot.
Shonda took medication for her high blood pressure. She had trouble keeping her blood pressure under control. Her high blood pressure caused her kidneys to fail. Shonda had to start dialysis four times a week. She was ecstatic when she found out she could get a kidney transplant.
Samantha was on a trip. She checked into her beautiful hotel. It was five star and had a gorgeous pool. Samantha decided she would just lay by the pool all day. She loved traveling.
"The family was going camping. They bought a new air mattress. On their first day, they blew the mattress up. It got so full, it popped! The family had to sleep on the hard ground."
"Kyle was walking home with a bag of heavy groceries. He was stomping along when suddenly he heard a thud. His bag had ripped and food was spilling out everywhere. After collecting his fallen goods, Kyle stuck everything in his shirt. He managed to get it all home using his shirt like a nest."
James was a novice computer programmer. He had made a few video games and a few webpages. James got an email one day about a design job. He quickly replied that he would be interested and began to prep. James wound up being hired by the government to write spy software.
Tom was at the bar. A song he really liked came on. He had never heard it before. He asked around until someone told him what it was. Tom downloaded it and checked out the band.
Tim loved the ocean. He lived miles away but always planned a yearly trip. This year he had an extra week to spend there. Tim loved every moment of it. He decided to plan two trips a year.
Tom was out to dinner with friends. He was really hungry when ordering food. Tom ordered way more than he could finish. He still forced himself to do so. Tom wound up getting sick that night.
When i was younger i met this girl name Sue at work. Sue introduced me as her friend Sandra. I immediately had a crushed on her Sandra. The next day i visit Sandra's house hoping Sue didn't find out. I got caught the same day by Sue which was Sandra's sister.
"I've submitted my job resume to over 100 different places. I haven't gotten a single call back, so I've become quite discouraged. I was going over my resume to see what's wrong with it. The resume I've been using doesn't have any of my contact information. I feel sick thinking about the number of jobs I've applied for...
Tom wanted to write his girlfriend a poem for their anniversary. Tom worked day and night on the poem. He worked on it well at work. Tom finally finished it. He handed it to his girlfriend and she loved it.
The kids liked touring the farm. They saw a funny donkey in the field. They petted him and fed him a carrot. The donkey nuzzled them and then ran away. The kids had learned a lot about him.
Mason loved his girlfriend with all of his heart. Any time she was sad he would do everything in his power to help her. One day she came home with tears in her eyes. She didn't make it past her job interview. Mason took her out to an entertainment park to make her smile.
Tina went to the movies yesterday. As soon as she went to sit down she noticed something. The ground was filthy. It was covered in popcorn. Tina was unimpressed and never went back again.
It was allie's first time getting her nails done. She never had a pro do it before. But as soon as she walked out they chipped. Allie was horrified. She then went back and fixed it.
Martha wanted to find some seashells for her mother. She drove towards the beach hoping to find some. The beach was closed due to a big thunderstorm. Martha bought some fake seashells at a craft store. Her mother was still very happy.
"John bought himself a new phone today. He made plans to go rollerblading with a friend later that day. John forgot to take his phone out of his pocket for the rollerblading. John made the mistake of falling on his bottom. As he got up, he realized that she shattered his new phone."
"Derek was eating dinner at a nice restaurant. He left his table to go to the restroom. Inside the restroom he saw a sign that said employees must wash hands. Derek waited and waited, but no employee showed up to wash his hands. Derek clearly did not understand the sign."
Kia was a Muslim. She ordered a pizza with beef pepperoni. But the waiter was confused. He said all the pepperoni was pork-based. Kia sighed and hung up to find a new restaurant.
"The girls liked being in nature. They hiked to a local waterfall. They splashed and had a lot of fun. When they were finished, they changed into dry clothes. What a fun day they had had at the falls!"
"Ernie, the dog, was sick and tired of being around humans. He hated it so much that he often dreamed of running away. He saw his chance and took it. The door was left open and Ernie ran away. Ernie was introduced to the wild, and found a loving family."
Jennifer's favorite author was Voltaire. She loved his witty plays. Candide was her favorite novel. One day she was reading a criticism of his works. The essay soured her opinion of the critic.
Sam was cooking dinner. All of a sudden a small grease fire started. Sam didn't know what to do. In a panic he tried throwing water on it. That made the fire spread and Sam had to evacuate.
Michael was walking home from work one night. Suddenly two men approached with a knife. They threatened him and demanded his wallet. Michael pretended to retrieve it and then threw it far away. The hoodlums went for the wallet and Michael ran far away.
"Elsa woke one morning for school. Then she looked outside. She saw that there was a heavy blizzard! Sure enough, the radio announced a snow day. Elsa was very happy."
"Gary had a very big stick. He would play with it every day. One day, he wanted to play with his stick. He searched for hours and couldn't find it. Finally, he found it outside of his house."
Every year there is a wing fest in Buffalo. They have an eating competition . They also have all these different flavored wings to try. Everyone comes down to the big event. It is something we always look forward to.
"Mara loves makeup. She spends all her spare money at Sephora. She decided to start doing makeup as a side job. She became a very successful makeup artist. Now, she works doing makeup full time."
Beverly noticed she was starting to feel itchy all the time. She realized her home had become infested with fleas. She bought a bug bomb and fumigated the house. She also brought her dog to the vet for a flea bath. Beverly stopped itching and she was confident the fleas were gone.
"I used to just save files and folders anywhere in my computer. I always figured that I would remember more-or-less where I put stuff. And if I didn't, I could always search. That was my train of thought until one time I lost a crucial email. It wasn't where I thought it was, and it wasn't named what I thought."
"Patricia loved to pick cotton. It was her dream job when she was an adult. One day, she decided to travel to the South to see cotton fields. She saved a lot of money and flew first class. Finally, Patricia was able to see a cotton field in real life."
"Linda was very afraid of cyclones. She knew the moved very fast. One day, she went outside. Right outside of her house was a cyclone. Linda had to run away with as much as she could carry."
Tom normally liked flying. His latest trip was different. The plane went through a lot of windy weather. The turbulence was intense enough to make Tom sick. He had to throw up more than once.
Derek did not like baths. His mom fought with him all of the time about it. Derek hated getting wet. His dad decided to install a colorful rainfall shower. He showed Derek the shower and it made him like baths.
My friend was not feeling well. She was diagnosed with the flu. I brought her hot soup so she would feel better. I felt sick a few days later and I went to the doctor. I was diagnosed with the flu.
Jim was out with friends. One of them liked to get too drunk. He ran off at night and got lost downtown. His friends looked for him to no avail. Eventually they found out he was taken to the drunk tank.
"I waited near my class before 10 minutes before it started. When I placed my water bottle in my bag, the cap fell loose. Some water soaked my lab notebook and other papers. I quickly took it out. Since my lab notebook was ruined, I had to throw it away."
Lily was tired of her relationship with Richard. He was a control freak and didn't want to admit it. She tried to go to see a relationship expert with him. The expert was on her side and told her to break up. Lily waited for Richard to be out to leave the house with her things.
My friends and I play retro games. We are not into the new games. We talk about the old school games and research about them. My friends also help me with the old retro games by giving me tips. Retro games have brought me and my friends together.
My son took my wife to Fenway Park on Monday. She had tickets behind third base. She bought a cap and watched the game. She was on tv during a foul ball play. I recorded her appearance and emailed it to friends.
Allie got a pair of beats headphones. She wore them every day. One day they broke. So she had to replace them. She liked the new ones better.
"Julie really wanted to buy the tenth book of a series she loved. She went to the bookstore as soon as the book was available. She devoured it in one night. But when she was done, she was disappointed with the plot. She ended up selling the whole series to a used bookstore."
I had a lot of room taken up on my dvr. I had to delete some recordings. I had 12 hours of Law and Order episodes. I decided to delete them as I had watched them before. I could record them again as the show is always on.
Wendy wanted to visit the zoo. She invited her best friend Lara to come along. The both visited the lion cage at the zoo. Somehow the lion managed to escape. A zookeeper was able to stop the lion from harming Wendy and Lara.
"Today I arrived at work early. I noticed the plants near the door had a bunch of litter next to them. I decided to clean it up, picking up a beer can as I got started. Unfortunately, I spilled some on my dress. That's when I realized it wasn't beer, it was urine."
"All her life Elle was a big comic book fan. Year after year, she hoped for a chance to go to Comic Con. She really wanted to meet her favorite comic book artists. This year on her birthday, her mother gave her a plain white envelope. Inside were plane tickets to San Diego and tickets to Comic Con."