Tagged: Work (581)

Twister 137

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He had fun faking existentialism in French class. Je ne sais quoi, whatever, he said. The teacher said, Touché. Though he meant to say jerk

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Twister 184

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He couldn’t finish the job. Not with the hunger that was a hammer in his belly. He ordered a pizza. It wouldn’t come. Life is hell, he said

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Twister 207

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He’d let himself go after he’d retired. I hate being an ex-athlete, he told me. I have back fat! Man, what the hell kind of cruelty is this?

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Twister 442

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He calls in sick and watches TV until the thought of more Oprah gets him out of bed. He takes a shower. He treats himself and orders a pizza

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Twister 567

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The inherent tension of hide and seek always made Jon want to pee. You’re not spy material, Frank said. I don’t care right now, Jon replied.

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Twister 696

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He lost his job for refusing to play by the inelegant rules of the industrial park. And then he became a beekeeper. Until he ran out of bees

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Twister 785

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He graduated top of his class from Harvard. But when the judge noticed the uncommon amount of dandruff on his shoulder, his career was over.

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Twister 925

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

He watches the CEO make her speech. He’s impressed by her vision, her guts, by the power she wields. And then wonders what she’s like in bed

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Twister 1132

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The workday begins with heroic tales, and the meek announcing their lamentations of the night before. And the guy who dribbles on his pants.

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Twister 1275

By Arjun Basu | Published: March 5, 2011

The meeting was interrupted by accusations, slouching, disrobing, a new branding campaign, and questions of paternity. And then the bonuses.

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