Tagged: Work (581)

T 6299

I step into the elevator. Is that deodorant or perfume? I ask. To no one but everyone seems offended. And I feel alone surrounded by people.

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T 6283

I got in the car and apologized to everyone and we discussed Platonic love. And then we went to our respective jobs and died a little again.

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T 6281

I needed to buy underwear but the salesgirl wouldn’t stop talking and I had to tell her why I needed the underwear. And she stopped talking.

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T 6273

Their kid comes running over and says, Dad I lost my tooth! and his father says, I lost my job! and the mother says, There is no tooth fairy.

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T 6271

The heckling starts early in the show. The comedian breaks down and cries. The audience explodes. He thinks he’s made it, missing the point.

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T 6256

I apologized for being late. Someone yelled at me. I was slandered. You’re like chimps flinging poop, I said. Someone else yelled some more.

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T 6251

The doctor rushes to her aid. He takes her pulse. My boyfriend just left me, she sighs. He squeezes her injury. How does this feel? he asks.

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T 6230

He calls her in to the office and asks her to sit. Explain your behavior, he says. He picks his nose and listens. Explain it again, he says.

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T 6217

And then I finally ordered my latte and the barista said, I’m an artist too, and she made a flower with the foam, and then I drank my coffee.

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T 6215

She caught me staring at her chest. She stopped arguing her case, and said, Excuse me. And I said, You win. Because it was true. I was lost.

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