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"I tried to make some homemade rice krispies treats. Of course, I couldn't leave well enough alone. I tried splitting them in two and added ice cream. The ice cream and rice krispy sandwiches were a huge hit. Everyone ate two of them."
Reese was a toddler. He was not potty trained. His parents offered him candy went he used the toilet. Reese was excited to use the bathroom. His parents were excited about the results.
Oliver only had a few friends in his group. He socialised more online than in real life. He did the majority of this on Twitter. His Twitter posts weren't very interesting. He couldn't get his personality across in only 140 characters.
Tom had a really nice white shirt. One day he tried to do laundry. He accidentally left a red sock with his white clothes. Tom's nice shirt was turned light pink. He never wore it again.
Philip went and bought a lot of meat. He carved it up and fried it. His family came home to the delicious smell. They were amazed that they were eating meat tonight. They hadn't had it in over a month.
"James really wanted to have a big night out. He checked his bank and he only had $10. Against his better judgement, James took out a loan to fund his night. 2 weeks later, James got a letter in the post. The interest on his loan was over 1000% and he'd forgotten to pay it."
"One day there was a hurricane in my town. A few days later, a huge tree fell near my house from all the water. After the tree was removed there was a nice big stump. My sister and I had an imagination and a plan. We decided to use the stump in our forest house as the kitchen."
Tim smoked his entire life. He decided to quite for his health. It was really hard at first. Tim often caved and smoked. After a while it became easier to stop.
Buddy was interested in a device to keep track of his workout. The devices were all above $100 and did not seem worth it to Buddy. One day he was doing a survey on Amazon Mturk. He was offered a device from a technology university. He paid $10 and it does just what he wanted.
Alice's son wasn't feeling well. He had gone to school anyway. Alice got a call from school. Her son was now running a fever. Alice went pick up her son from school.
"Our calm flight home to New York had a a suddenly eventful ending. As the plane touched down, there was an abrupt slip and slide. In the slow motion of fear, the tail section glided out of control. Mud splattered the windows as we stopped with a grinding jolt. The plane slid off a wet runway into the grass, but no one...
"Kitty looked at her phone. Her mother had texted her. She texted back that she was busy. The mother cried because Kitty never talked to her. Kitty rolled her eyes, she had spoken to her just that morning."
James was waiting for a bill in the mail. The bill still hadn't arrived. James called the billing company. The company allowed James to pay over the phone. James began to pay his bill on the phone.
Debbie had a new carpet put in last week. The previous one was as old as the house. Her daughter had a birthday party the other day and it got messy. There was a huge stain in the middle of the new carpet. Her daughter paid for a whole new carpet.
Tom's wife's sister lived with him. She didn't pick up after herself. She didn't pay any rent. Tom's wanted to kick her out. His wife wouldn't let him.
"Kara lost her iPod in class. She suspected her friend and seatmate of stealing it. She even outright accused the poor girl! But then Kara found the iPod in her bag. She apologized, shamefaced."
"Molly went to the mall one day after school. While she was there, she saw a cat in the parking lot. The cat was a colorful Calico cat. Molly picked up the cat and he purred as he snuggled against her. Molly fell in love with the cat and took him home."
Jenny and her friend were excited. They were going to see the latest blockbuster. They arrived at the theater and bought some popcorn. Jenny and her friend found their seats. They were very excited as the movie began to play.
Mary cooked dinner for her family. Her son didn't want to eat. He asked for cookies later. Mary said he couldn't have cookies. Mary's son decided to eat what she cooked.
David was extremely thirsty. He went to check the fridge for water. The fridge was empty so he decided to go to the store. He got dressed and headed out the door. When he got to the store he grabbed a water and drank it.
"The cat next door looked very evil. It always started whenever you walked by. The other day, it actually chased a small boy across the street. However, today the same small boy was petting it and it looked happy. Cats are very flippant creatures."
"My grandmother stayed in her old home for a few days. She ran the swamp cooler why she was there. She forgot and left the water on. Months after she left, a family member went to check on the house. The swamp cooler was sitting in the basement rather than the attic."
Alicia was going to a concert. Her friend invited her. But when they got there there was a very long line. Alicia was very irritated. She could not believe they had to wait for nearly five hours.
"Randy was the quarterback of the high school football team. They were the number one team in the state. Randy was in the championship game when he got hurt. Another player had collided with him and he broke his leg. Unfortunately, Randy's team lost the championship without him."
Ken's friends set him up on a date. The girl was pretty and they hit it off. They both had similar interests and had good conversations. Ken asked her for a second date and she agreed. They kept dating until they got married and had kids.
Tom was at Blockbuster looking to rent a movie. He noticed they had a few copies of a recent big hit. Tom rented it and took it home. Once there he noticed it was actually a different movie. It had a similar name to trick people into renting it.
Kate had washed the clothes for the house. This was a punishment for being bored. Her mother refolded half of the clothes she folded. Kate stood as her mother demonstrated the correct way to fold. After all this Kate was then forced to put the clothes away as well.
Susie say a girl was playing ball. She wanted to play with her too. So she went ahead and asked for permission. The girl said no. Susie then started to cry.
Tom wanted to propose to his girlfriend Stacy. But he was nervous. He went to the shop to get the ring. But then he forgot his ring size. He totally blew the surprise.
I opened up a bakery. On the first day I had no customers. I decided to spend ten thousand dollars on advertising. I spent so much money that I went bankrupt. I decided I was not cut out for owning my own business.
Omar was riding his bike across an alley. But a van pulled out in front of him. He had no time to stop and hit the van. And he had to buy a new front wheel. Omar always slowed before crossing alleys from then on.
Bob was looking for a new wallet. He had lost his old wallet. He found a wallet online for a good price. He paid for the wallet with a credit card. The wallet came a week later.
"Trick-or-treaters ran down Ellen's street with the last of her candy. She turned her porch light off so no one else would knock. Seconds after she turned the light off, someone banged on the door. She turned the light back on and pulled it open again. Laughing teenagers were running across the street."
"My sister in law Edna came to visit last week. Edna lives in Greenfield, 95 miles away from Boston. Edna gained a lot of weight since last we saw her. I was told it was because she stopped going to Weight Watchers. Her husband was not pleased with this situation but can do nothing."
Mavis was getting older. She decided to retire. Everyone liked Mavis at work. Her coworkers decided to throw her a retirement party. Mavis felt very loved.
"My sister in law came by to visit yesterday. She stayed for a cup of coffee. When she was talking, she looked away from us. This bugged my wife out to no end. She said nothing, however."
"Jess loved to grill. It didn't matter what time of year, she loved it. She wanted a large new grill. She shopped online for the best deal. She found the perfect grill and bought it."
"Dubby had a ferret. I went to his house to play with it. It would run from room to room. I wanted to keep it as a pet. He offered to let me have it, but I was sad when my parents said no."
Jason had just joined the school's baseball team. Their first game was coming up in a week. Jason had an accident. He had hurt his arm. Jason missed the first game of the season.
"Now that Samantha had won Miss USA, her confidence was high. She traveled all over, and held her reign. But of course, she wanted to hit the all time high. So, she entered the Miss World pageant. She danced, walked in bikinis/gowns and won Miss World!"
"Tim walked to the starting line of the race. His heart was pounding and the gun went off. After a mile, he began to fall back. His coach encouraged him from the sidelines. Ultimately, Tim won the race."
"Missy was at her friend's house. Her friend wanted to ride four wheelers, but Missy was unsure. They didn't have any helmets which seemed dangerous. Missy decided to stay out of it, and watched her friend ride. Her friend ended up getting injured while Missy was safe."
Tim was at the bar. He noticed a phone on the floor. He was going to take it to lost and found. But it started ringing on the way. Tim answered it and returned it to the owner's friends.
"Paul was walking down the road. He didn't notice a puddle of water. Paul tripped and landed face first into the puddle. When he got up, he was drenched in water. He ran home and cried from the embarrassment."
Ben loved to eat the ears on his chocolate bunnies first. He wished chocolate bunnies had bigger ears! He had a good surprise in his Easter basket this year. There was a big bunny with huge ears! He couldn't believe his luck!
"My wife retired in September. I told her about doing mTurk. She scoffed as the hits were low-paying. Then she started doing surveys, Now she is on mTurk all day."
"I was playing catch with some friends outside. The sun was beaming down on us. We were sweltering hot. At first, we wanted to stop playing. Then, my friend brought a huge cooler full of drinks to keep us cool."
"Last Friday I had an Afib attack. After taking me to one hospital, I was then taken to another hospital. Fortunately my Doctor was there and gave me medication. I stayed overnight for two nights for observation. Everything was good so I was able to go home."
"We started a box subscription. Every month, we get a box with games and gear in it. We wait excitedly to see what we will get. Several of the items are collectible. We decided we are going to build a shelf for those items."
Tom wanted something new to read. His friend suggested a sci fi novel. Tom was unsure about it at first. He fell in love with it almost immediately. Tom was excited to know there were several more books in the series.
"You never know real love until you have a child. My kids mean the world to me. I told them this a few weeks ago. They smiled happily at me. The next day, they brought me breakfast in bed."
Robert took a short nap. He woke up with a pain in his neck. He took some medicine. He felt better but he got tired again. He fell back asleep.
Lacy was dancing in the ballet. She watched the crowd's admiration. She got distracted and slipped and fell. She broke her ankle. The crowd gasped in shock.
"I was terrified of him. I walked quickly, hoping the clown would stop following me. They weren't allowed to touch the customers, but I was scared. I turned to him and told him to stop following me. He stopped and returned to his place on the haunted trail."
The girl was nervous. She was going on her first college visit. She looked at the campus and the dorms. She decided it was the school for her. She couldn't wait to start in the fall!
"She went home, her face swollen from the surgery. She took painkillers and decided to work anyway. She sat at the computer with gauze in her mouth. She called her employer and said to send her some work. Her boss chastised her and told her to go to bed instead."
"My husband wasn't feeling well. We scheduled an appointment. The doctor ran several tests. They came back positive for hepatitis C. We were devastated, and made plans for the worst."
"I decided to lose weight. I had a lot of weight to get rid of. I embarked on a low calorie diet. I was so tired I could barely get out of bed. Eventually, I started feeling better and losing weight."
Tom didn't like dealing with shoe laces. So he always bought shoes with Velcro straps. People thought his shoes were weird. So he bought shoes with typical laces. But Tom felt more unhappy in the end.
Tom was doing laundry. He noticed something when he got it out of the dryer. ONe of his socks was missing. Tom thought the dryer ate it up. He later found it in the washing machine.
"My ex coworker Ann recently ended an affair. Her lover, Fred, was a married man who dumped her when discovered. The man asked Ann to be discrete on FB. Enraged, Ann posted a photo of a David Ortiz bat she gave him. Fred's wife saw the post and was infuriated."
"Ana was a poor swimmer, but she wanted to improve. Her sister agreed to give her lessons in exchange for cooking lessons. Ana agreed readily! Soon she was swimming forward, backward, and upside-down! And, as a bonus, her sister was turning into a great chef!"
Tom went on a singles cruise. The first day he hit the buffet. Tom got food poisoning right away. He was forced to stay in his cabin for the whole cruise. He was denied a refund.
Kate needed to buy some toilet paper. She didn't bother to get fully dressed or done up. She figured she'd be in and out in no time. At the store Kate ran into several friends. They all judged her based on her looks.
Tim worked at a restaurant. On Sunday he had to wait on a church group. They were very demanding and needy. Tim did a great job regardless. Unfortunately they decided not to tip much anyway.
Tim was sleeping. His fire alarm woke him up. There was an electrical fire that grew out of control. Tim freaked out and ran out. He was safe but lost most of his possessions.
"Sally got a new microphone for her birthday. She started singing into the microphone straight away. After three hours, she started to lose her voice. She had to put the microphone away until the next day. When she woke up in the morning she had her voice back again."
Tim wanted his classmates to think he was cool. He went to the mall. He bought the coolest looking clothes. He wore the clothes to school. His friends thought he was the coolest.
The alarm bells started ringing out. All the fireman got on their gear and headed to the truck. They set off to the fire in their firetruck. The house was ablaze when they arrived. They fought the fire for many hours before putting it out.
Tim's cat got sick. Tim didn't know what was wrong with it. He took it to the veterinarian. They told him it was a rare kitty disease. Tim was forced to put the cat down.
"Charlotte wanted a big party for her birthday. She wanted pizza for dinner and her friends to come over. She was so excited for all of the fun. When the kids arrived she couldn't contain her excitement. At the end of the night, she told her mom it was the best party ever."
Alicia went to the beach with her cousins. At first she thought it was a short walk. But they ended up having to walk a very long way. Alicia was so tired. She thought she might collapse from walking so far.
Will had very bad teeth. He was very embarrassed of them. He went to the dentist. The dentist fixed his teeth. Will has a great smile.
Greg was trying to stick to a diet plan. But his mom brought home a box of donuts. And he watched the rest of his family eat them. Greg decided that it wouldn't be so bad to eat one. So he enjoyed a chocolate donut with his family.
Kate bought a new dress for homecoming. It was expensive but she really liked it. The night of the dance Kate noticed someone else wearing it. They both matched almost exactly the same. Kate was embarrassed and tried to stay on the other side of the room.
"Megan was new to the pageant world. In fact, this was her very first one. She was really enjoying herself, but was also quite nervous. The results were in and she and the other contestants walked out. They read off the names and Megan had won!"
Tom was driving after a party. He was pulled over. He was accused of driving under the influence. Tom got an expensive lawyer to defend him. He was able to get off without a problem.
"Hannah was upset. She decided to take a walk. She listened to music. Before she knew it, she walked for 3 hours. She took the bus back."
"I pretended I wasn't getting my text messages. I didn't want to answer anything I got from the man. I didn't trust him. I told my husband about getting multiple texts from the stranger. He advised me to block the texts, and I did."
Greg needed a new photo. He needed it for his professional website. He hired a photographer. It ended up being short and cheap. He had a great photo.
"My husband said he was craving cheese. I went to buy groceries the next day. I noticed a cheese assortment in a tray. I purchased it and took it home to him. He smiled when he saw it,and said thank you."
Tom met a girl at a bar. He got her phone number. He asked her out on a date. She agreed to it. Tom stood her up and didn't get a second chance.
Emma was working on her math homework. She asked her dad to help her. Her dad didn't understand the problem. Emma called her classmate. Emma's classmate explained the problem.
One day I made a swing in the tree in my front yard. One day I was spinning and singing without paying attention. I was singing a song from High School Musical loudly with abandon. I stopped singing and noticed my neighbor on his porch. Silence became me as I sat still and shocked from embarrassment.
Toby and his dad were at the store. They were going to buy an aquarium and some fish. Toby was very happy because he had wanted fish for a long time. They got everything from the store setup and put the fish in. Toby was so happy watching the fish swim around.
"Olivia had recently gotten married. Her husband and her had been enjoying the first few weeks of marriage. Unfortunately, they finally had their first fight. Olivia was really sad until she realized this was the first one. She lost her focus because she was happy about their milestone."
Gina wore short pants to class. She wanted to hide away from the teaching assistant. The assistant noticed that Gina was staring at her a lot. She eventually walked to Gina and noticed her shorts. Gina was kicked out of the lab.
Time was ticking down. They only had a few more second to score a goal. They skated down the ice as fast as they could. The puck was passed to a player and he shot. The puck went past the goalie into the net as the clock expired.
"Though Alicia had never wanted children, she didn't use birth control. She had symptoms indicating she may be pregnant. She made an appointment at her local women's clinic. The medical personnel there told her she wasn't pregnant. Alicia decided to begin using reliable birth control."
"My mother in law loves Dr Who. She always loves talking about the show even though I've never seen it. We tease her because of her car though too. On her license plate there is a Dr Who saying. It says, my other car is a Tardis."
Arnold was about to graduate from high school. He was unsure of what college to attend. Arnold researched several different schools. He chose five schools he loved and applied to all. Arnold later learned he was accepted into his top choice.
The cow was very small. He walked up to my four year old frame. He stared up at me happily. I reached out to pet him. I fell in love with him instantly.
"Nita noticed that her glasses were getting weaker and weaker. She scheduled a vision test to be sure. Sure enough, the eye exam said Nita's eyesight had worsened. Sighing, Nita ordered new glasses. Her new ones were much stronger than the originals!"
Johnny wanted to learn how to make pizza. He knew his mother made it. He asked her to teach him. His pizza didn't turn out as good as his mom's. His mom didn't teach him the real recipe.
Karen ran a newspaper in town. She wanted the newspaper to grow. Karen hired someone to make a website for the newspaper. People enjoyed the content on the site. Karen was able to sell more ads for the site.
Sue had never gotten in trouble. One day she was talking in class and her teacher noticed. Sue was given a warning. She kept talking. Sue finally got her first detention ever.
Sally wanted to impress her boyfriend. She decided to cook dinner. She bought all the ingredients for spaghetti and meat sauce. As she was cooking she got distracted. She burned the noodles and had to order pizza.
Ryan was in the school band. The band was having tryouts for a solo trumpet player. Ryan began to practice for the part. Ryan tried out for the solo. He was given the part.
"Cleaning out a deceased relative's attic, Ana found an old gold watch. The relative was distant and Ana did not know her well. Therefore, she felt okay about selling the watch. She took it to a jeweler, who appraised it at $9000! Ana was thrilled with her worthy find!"
There was construction down the street from Tom's house. After a while he realized it was a new store. They had a big grand opening that Tom went to. He was able to get several coupons and enter some raffles. Tom won two of them and got some prizes.