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• 1.129. An Ad
• After a beautiful purebred puppy wandered onto our back porch and made himself at home, my husband composed an ad for the "Lost and found" column of t...
• 2.130. Wedding or Not
• Uncle Frank, at 79, was a healthy and wealthy man, a lifelong bachelor. He courted a lot, he said, but "never boiled over-just simmered." On a whim, h...
• 3.131.Ways to Report Death
• Two brothers, Herbert and James, lived with their mother and a cat named Edgar. James was particularly attached to the cat, and when he had to leave t...
• 4.132.The Use of a Handsaw
• At the mall, my wife and I picked up some hardware items, including a handsaw. We were heading back to the car when we passed a steakhouse. Let's try ...
• 5.133.A Thank-you Note
• Once I received a thank-you note from a friend whom I had helped. In the envelope were five lottery tickets that had been scratched, revealing the num...
• 6.134. The Nice Wedding Gift
• We attended the wedding of an acquaintance's son. Because we did not know the young man or his bride, we decided to send them a practical household gi...
• 7.135. Hunting Skills
• Two Russian hunters meet. "I shot a gigantic bear yesterday," says Ivan. "Look at the hide!" "How do you find such huge bears?" Sergei asks. "Easy," s...
• 8.136. Bring Me a Glass of Milk
• At 2 a. m, Mrs. Culkin was convinced that she had heard a prowler in the living, room. "Tiptoe down-stairs," she told her husband. "Don' t turn on the...
• 9.137. A Branch Office
• A man was standing at a corner, with a hat in each hand, waiting for handouts. A passer-by stopped and dropped a coin in one hat, then asked, "What's ...
• 10.138.A Holiday from School
• Tommy hated school and was always looking for excuses not to go. If he sneezed, he asked his mother to write a note saying he had a cold. If he had a ...