T 5175

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 13, 2011
The coffee was strong. Her cake was moist. But she kept refilling my coffee. And that made me squirm. I used her toilet. Then I had to leave.
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T 5174

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 13, 2011
The general said, I could use a sub. And so billions were spent to satisfy his request. Then he saw it. I should have said hoagie, he sighed.
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T 5173

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 13, 2011
The telepathic couple celebrated their newfound love with promises of fidelity and it was good for a while but 16 minutes later it was over.
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T 5172

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 13, 2011
He said, Are you an alien? I said, No I’m from Panama. He said, That’s so Van Halen dude! So I punched him in the face and they deported me.
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T 5171

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 13, 2011
The self-help-how-to author stands in front of the crowd and says, I’m miserable, and everyone laughs even when they realize he’s not joking.
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T 5170

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 13, 2011
Was it a crime to see her? Technically yes, but I don’t know. I brought her flowers. She said I looked really good. And I called her a liar.
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T 5169

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 13, 2011
And then he laughed at one of his father’s jokes. The room went quiet with the momentousness of the event. I can die now, his father sighed.
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T 5168

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 13, 2011
He worked for the company for 20 years, and they bought him a box of frozen steaks. A big box. But he was a vegetarian. Then they fired him.
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T 5167

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 13, 2011
They waited. Nothing happened and then something did. They kissed. I miss TV, one of them said. There was silence. And they waited some more.
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T 5166

By Arjun Basu | Published: December 13, 2011
She sighs and then launches into a tirade that he finds impressive. Even if it’s all about him. I love you more, he says. She opens the wine.
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