Twister 2886

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He took her for Mongolian and she picked up something she’d never seen before. She said, I’ll put anything in my mouth. And he fell in love.

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Twister 2885

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The kids listen as Dad delivers yet another lecture about the evils of something and then the youngest stands and asks, Why are you so dumb?

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Twister 2884

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The apple tasted odd. He got himself a cup of coffee. He talked to the sexy CFO. He thought about Sweden. And the conference call continued.

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Twister 2883

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

They stopped by the market to pick up some meat and she made a lewd joke and the butcher laughed and two weeks later she had a new boyfriend

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Twister 2882

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

There was talk of making the relationship bigger. Of next steps. I want to travel, she announced. He could barely conceal his disappointment

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Twister 2881

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She orders a chicken salad. The guy next to her says, I love chicken. She smiles and says, I’m your boss. And he says, I still love chicken.

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Twister 2880

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He wondered where the accent was from. He gradually placed it in northern Europe. But she said she was Somalian. I don’t get people, he said

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Twister 2879

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

She always wore open-toed shoes, to show off her pedicure. He was both a handsome man and a beautiful woman. Their children were disastrous.

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Twister 2878

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He reads the paper and sighs. Truth is an illusion, he tells her. She strokes his hand. I mean, when did everything get this sucky? he asks.

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Twister 2877

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He heard shouting and ran out to investigate. He found his wife playing in the sprinkler with a younger man. He had never seen her so happy.

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