One afternoon Sammy's principal called Sam. She said, Sammy taunted Johnny all day today. Johnny is gay. He was wearing his favorite pink shirt. I just found out about this. Can you please try to help Sammy become more tolerant? Sammy's dad was embar

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It was her 47th birthday. I'm 50 years old, she said. Her husband said no, she wasn't. She was only 47. She was still a young pup. I'm not a young pup, and I'm not a spring chicken, she said. Okay, he said, but you're also not 50. She said 47 might a

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They decided to knock off her mom. But how would they do it? They didn't have a gun. A knife was too bloody. A baseball bat might work. But all of these were murders. They might go to jail. It had to be an accident. Then they wouldn't go to jail. Wha

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She went to Central Park to catch dinner. She caught a big frog. She was about to put it into a bag. The frog said, What are you doing? She said, I was planning on cooking and eating you. But since you can talk, maybe I should put you on TV. The frog

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KF was selling a Family Bucket for only $12. The ads were on TV. Josh went to a KF on Broadway. A big sign in the window said Family Bucket $12eight pieces of chicken, cole slaw, and mashed potatoes. Josh went inside. He ordered the Family Bucket. Th

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Ada was lonely. She wanted a baby. She went to a hospital. She stole a baby. She called her baby Norma. When she got older, Norma asked, Where is my daddy? Ada said that daddy had died. Norma asked, What did daddy look like? Ada showed Norma a pictur

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Are you going to play this week? I need your $2, said John. Joe said, I think I'll pass this week. John said, Are you sure? This might be our week. I've got a feeling. Joe said, You've had 'a feeling' every week for the last year. They both laughed.

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How do you do this every day? he asked. Real estate is such a dog eat dog business. All of you agents are competing with one another. A client is like a bone. All the dogs go after the bone. If they have to bite other dogs, so be it. The bone is all

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At 4:05 p.m., Lonny checked the news. Linked-In had closed at $94. I can't believe it! We doubled our money! We bought the right stock at the right time! he exclaimed to his wife. They hugged and kissed. They went to a fancy steak house and celebrate

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Tony was in line for the elevator at Macy's. Two men walked up. They went to the front of the line. They were very tall and very big. They looked like father and son. A Macy's employee spoke up. Sir, he said, you have to go to the back of the line. Y

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It was 10:55 a.m. Nick was standing on Fifth Avenue. He was outside the library with about 50 others. At 11 a.m., the library doors opened. Once past the first door, people formed into a loose double line. A woman was to Nick's right. All of a sudden

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Paige was bicycling by the United Nations building. About 100 people were standing outside in the hot sun. They were holding signs that said, Free the people of Wadiya and Down with Aladeen. Paige did not recognize the names. She had never heard of W

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Facebook's initial public offering was May 18. CNBC was covering the event live. Ian went online at 11 a.m. Shares were selling at $39 each. He decided to gamble his entire savings of $5,000. He placed a market order to buy 128 shares. He waited for

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Mommy, I have to pee, said Sandra. They had left their apartment 30 minutes ago. Mom said, Honey, didn't you pee before we left home? Sandra said no, because she didn't have to. Mom asked her if she could wait a few minutes. How many minutes is 'a fe

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William was in his first wheelchair race. There were five other contestants. The age group was 12 to 15. William rolled up to the starting line. He was in the #1 lane. He said hello to the boy on his right. He was in the #2 lane. William asked, Is th

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Jeff went online. He looked at $99 printers. Canon had a Pixma MX410. It was an All-in-One printer. He read the reviews. They were good. Plus, the Pixma was reduced to $79. That would save him $20. It was 9 p.m. Saturday. He had just spent five hours

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Bob took his new computer home. He was happy to have a new computer. His old computer had had one problem after another. Sometimes Bob thought there was an evil spirit inside it. Sometimes he would be typing in one paragraph, and the letters would ap

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Bob went to another computer repair shop. The technician told him pretty much the same thing. Bob went to Office Stuff and to PaperClips. He saw an HP laptop that he liked. It was on sale at both stores. But it was cheaper at Office Stuff. He went ba

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Bill, Bob, and Ben were talking about their wives. Bill said, My wife is the world's biggest complainer. She complains about everything. If I leave a speck of toothpaste in the bathroom sink, she complains. If I wait too long to take out the trash, s

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Henry had a good job. But he didn't have a girlfriend. Why don't you have a girlfriend? his mother asked. You need a girlfriend, so you can get married and have kids. That way I'll have some grandchildren. Henry said, Do you want me to have a girlfri

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