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A 20-year-old man, driving under the influence and at excessive speed early yesterday evening along New York Drive, died after clipping another car. Buddy Allen was dead at the scene of the accident. Apparently, he was not strapped into his seat belt
Clyde went for a job interview. The school was on 8th Avenue. He told the receptionist, I have a 3 o'clock interview with Jessica. She said, She'll be with you shortly. Clyde examined some books while he waited. They were ESL books called Interchange
Stop pulling out your eyebrow hair, his wife said. In China, that's bad luck. It's bad luck for the man. It's bad luck for his wife and family. He said he wasn't Chinese. He said he didn't live in China. He hated bushy eyebrows. Hair must be controll
Her stomach was killing her. Whenever she was stressed out, the stress went straight to her stomach. How bad is it? he asked. It's almost as bad as childbirth, she said. It's 9 on a scale of 10. She squeezed her eyes shut for a moment. Her stomach wa
On Parallel Earth, everyone knows who the good guys are. Everyone knows who the bad guys are. On Parallel Earth, everyone has two colored halos over his head. Newborns have two blank halos. As people grow older, they do and say good things and bad th
He bought some ties at Daffy's. Marked Final Sale, they were only $15 each. Originally, they were $100 each. Who would pay $100 for a tie, he wondered. He bought five of them. He went home. He showed them to his wife. She didn't like any of them. But
Jeff decided to try an older printer that he owned. He hadn't used it in a couple of years. He dusted it off. He inserted the installation disk. The disk started spinning. The software failed to install. He tried again. It failed again. He called HP
Bob went into his bedroom. He wanted to transfer some files on his old computer to a flash drive. Then he would unpack his new computer. He lifted the lid of his laptop. He pushed on the power button. The computer turned on instantly. What?, Bob wond
Auntie was Betty's client. Betty invited Auntie over and made a Chinese dinner for her. Auntie loved it. She said, This is the best Chinese meal I've ever eaten in Manhattan. She even asked to take all the leftovers home. During the meal, Betty had,
He arrived at Bellevue Hospital. He went to the second floorPrimary Care for Adults. He told the clerk at 2C that he had a 2:20 appointment. He gave her his hospital card. That'll be $20, she said. He paid her. She gave him a receipt. Take this to 2D
On Sunday, 40,000 spectators were on a Long Island golf course. They were rooting for, or against, some of the world's best professional golfers. While most spectators watched the tournament quietly, a few were loud and obnoxious. On the course and o
The governor of New York approved a change. The 'I Heart NY' logo is getting a little tired, he said. We need to energize it. We need some new logos to get tourists to visit more of our state. New York is a lot more than just New York City. Besides,
He googled formulas to make me invisible. He found a formula that used common ingredients. He boiled them. He drank the broth. He waited. He checked the mirror. He could still see himself. He found another formula online. It didn't work either. He co
He walked to Battery Park and back. When he got home, he took off his T-shirt. Phew! he thought. His armpits didn't use to smell that bad after a long walk. Is this the aging process, he wondered. He wiped his armpits with alcohol wipes. The odor dis
They got into the elevator. Fred pushed the 12 button. A middle-aged woman rushed in. She pushed the 11 button. Her hair looked dirty. She was wearing a faded dress, socks, and shoes. One sock was white. The other was red. At least her shoes match, t
The golf tournament was on Long Island. Tiger Woods was competing with other professional golfers, including Phil Mickelson. It was Sunday, the day of the final round. Thousands of spectators were all over the golf course. TV cameras were everywhere.
He took his son to the Intrepid Museum at Pier 86. They stood in line in the hot sun for about an hour. He bought two tickets. They took the elevator to the flight deck. Airplanes and helicopters were on view. They went into the Space Shuttle Pavilio
She hated standing in lines. Lines at the post office. Lines at the drugstore. Lines at the supermarket. The line world needed an app. She had one in mind. She called it Endline. The app was an avatar. The avatar had her credit card information. It s
He was trying to get his soccer-playing daughter to take up golf. Golf is a good way to meet boys, he said. She said, Meet boys? I've already met too many boys. Both of my idiot brothers are boys. Half of my classmates are idiot boys. He said, Be nic
The one-day seminar was in the Hotel Martinique on 32nd Street. Cristie, the presenter, said that people who communicate well are the stars of an organization. They make people want to belong to a team. They infect everyone with their enthusiasm. The