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Elaine Green's avatar

Luckily, as you know this accident will happen on Wednesday you can avoid it by making sure you close the window before answering the phone call.

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Daniel Piper's avatar

It would appear that my assistant got ahead of himself when writing the dates for this week’s diary. His mistake has now been corrected, and he has been reprimanded. (I am my assistant.)

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Rose Marie Szulc's avatar

Quite the Daniel of all trades. Does the assistant have an assistant? So being you, yourself and y. I agree with Melanie.

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Robert Chalmers's avatar

Brilliant work. Truly refreshing to read something with a bit of wit to it.

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A. Arvids Gales's avatar

Serious Literary Author:

See you gots a great, understated, probably underrated sense of humour/irony. Kudos! Not many writers find that touch.

Reminds me of the joke: Newbie enters bar (where else) and sits down/joins a couple of friends at their table. Newbie starts to drink first beer, when someone stands up and yells "42"; people laugh uproariously. Newbie's not even half way thru said beer, when someone gets up and yells "33" again, uproarious laughter. Just as he finishes first beer one of his friends, from Cape Breton Island, stands up and yells "56"; even greater laughter.

Newbie turns to friend who just told the joke and asks< "What's that all about?"

The friend answers, "Ah, we'ze all bin here's, in this bar, so long we knows each others jokes; so, we'ze just assigned numbers to every joke. when in the mood we tells it.

Inspired, Newbie stands up and yells "12". Complete silence.

Embarrassed/Confused he sits down and whispers to his friend, "What happened? Why the silence?

Friend whispers back, "Must've been the way you told it."

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Vinnie's avatar

Hmmnnn

falling out a window...

Unawares...

Kinda your fault!

(Jk) LOL

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Jennifer Ward Dudley's avatar

SLA aka Daniel ( I like initials for people). You’ve written ahead on March 21,2025. My birthday. I’ll be in DC celebrating in eve with family . The daytime . Allll mine. Embrace my solo time. A woman eating alone ? I’ve never felt uncomfortable or rushed. Yup. Plenty of snobbery waiters. I smile . Eat and drink slow and smoothly.

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Melanie's avatar

You are quite entertaining! Keep it up!

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C. James Desmond's avatar

"AUTHOR’S NOTE: I am currently trying to save up for medical treatment for an injury that that wasn’t my fault."

Typo, brother. I only point it out so you'll fix it, as they always kill me when I see one after I hit publish. Happens to all of us.

Just stumbled upon your page, is this sarcasm? It has to be. If so: hilarious. Truly. If not...

Sorry.

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omnist's avatar

Hero? A strong word. An apt, strong word for a strong hero.

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Rachel G's avatar

Definitely the pain au chocolat. 👩‍🎨

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Prisrob's avatar

You are not taking yourself as earnestly as I would like. I found myself laughing quite a bit. If that gent in the photo comes up to you again, will you please let him know I find him quite amusing. I need some laughs daily because of the current environment, my own comedic talents are no longer enough.

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RaeSun's avatar

I see you post in advanced of an actual day. Do you live in a Time Machine?

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Thea McGinnis's avatar

You are hilariously kooky. Your tale of whoa reminds me of a song I learned in Girl Scout camp. “Just like the nut that falls, I’m a little cracked, that’s all.”

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Robert Chalmers's avatar

I couldn’t resist leaving a voice note

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