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Sally and Gene were running late. It was a hot summer evening. It was even hotter in the underground subway station. Finally, the train arrived. It was crowded. The doors opened. Nobody exited. Sally tried to get inside. But a woman was standing near
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The two friends were talking. Jon said, At dinner last night, your breath was killing everyone. Did you see Joe slide his chair away from the table when you talked? He told me he was never going to sit at the same table with you again. Brad said, Wha
Patrick got on the R train. It was crowded. He saw a space to sit. It was next to a well-dressed, older woman. He squeezed in on her left. He started reading his magazine. She started digging in her left ear. She finished digging. She rolled somethin
Nora walked from her tenth-floor apartment to the elevator bank. The building had six elevators. She pushed the Down elevator button. She waited. The bell rang and a red light lit up. She casually walked over to the farthest elevator. But the door wa
Bev was looking for an apartment to rent. Andy had asked Patty, Will you please help me out? Show Bev some apartments. I'll split my commission with you. Patty agreed. She met Bev near Battery Park. Patty said hello. Bev was snooty. She said, So, you
She was in Staples. She told the clerk behind the counter, I need to order some Pilot red gel pens. You never have them in stock. Pointing, he said, Okay, just go over to that computer. You can order them there. She said, Please help me. I don't want
Mickey got on the narrow wooden escalator at Macy's. He was going down. An old lady was on the step in front of him. A man and woman got on the steps right behind Mickey. The man started talking loudly. Mickey turned around to look at him. He didn't
He peeled the orange. He separated all the sections. He put them on a plate. He took them to his wife. She took a bite. This orange is no good, she said. There's no juice! Where's the juice? He said, Well, not all oranges are juicy, honey. Oranges ar
A vice president of a Manhattan bank needed an assistant. He told his secretary to put an ad on Craigslist. I want recent MBA graduates, he said. About 200 applicants responded to the detailed ad. The secretary made a list of the applicants. She orga
Matt was walking on the sidewalk next to Bryant Park. A woman stopped him. Would you like a free book? she asked. Matt asked, What kind of book? It was the New Testament. Matt asked, Do I have to give you a donation? She said no. He said, I'm not ver
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Two bank robbers were talking. You know, said Jesse, we used to write, 'This is a stickup' on a piece of paper. Then the bank teller gave us the money. But times have changed. We should use modern technology. For our next job, you give the teller you
She was a real estate salesperson. An apartment was newly available on the Upper East Side. She went to 91st Street to preview the new listing. She used a key to open the building door. She walked up to the second floor. She had a sensitive nose. She
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Sandy wanted to pitch in the major leagues. His college coach said, You need a new pitch. You need to keep batters guessing. Learn how to throw a knuckleball. Sandy learned how to throw a killer knuckleball. In his senior year, he had 9 wins and 2 lo