Twister 642

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She served fried chicken and when the son whined, she left. She’s gone for good, the father said. But I have high cholesterol, the son said.

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Twister 641

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He got a job handing out menus on a sidewalk. His only instruction was to never stop smiling. A kid came up and kicked him. He lost his job.

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Twister 640

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He bought a motorcycle when he noticed the bald patch. He worked out and wore tight swim trunks. He choked on a peanut and forgot everything

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Twister 639

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He was a farmer so didn’t mind when he stepped into the cow patty. That’s disgusting, his cousin said. Only if you taste it, the farmer said

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Twister 638

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He says, I’m a bit hazy on manners. He says, I’ve been callled mouthy before. He says, I really think you look better with your clothes on.

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Twister 637

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

It was the laughter of children that shamed him most. And being caught without pants. And peeing into the laundry hamper after a rough night

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Twister 636

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When he’d had too many drinks he’d reminisce about his youth and belt out Karma Chameleon before getting thrown out of some hipster dive bar

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Twister 635

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The marriage ended somewhere on a two lane road south of Cleveland. The kids in the backseat sensed it too. The kid in the trunk had no idea

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Twister 634

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

When the guests had gone, he surveyed the room. He felt panic, then resignation. There was nothing he could do to save her precious flowers.

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Twister 633

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He took a shot of whiskey before strapping on the parachute and threw up as he deployed. Never has the expression “threw up” been more true.

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