“I’m going to do something about this,” Winnifred declared angrily as she looked out the window at the construction site. “How dare they think that they can build a casino here? This is a respectable neighborhood. Do you know what kinds of people a casino will draw? I’m going to the meeting and voice my objections. Are you coming, Thomas?”
Thomas lowered his newspaper. He personally didn’t see what the big fuss was. If a casino brought more business to the community, why get bent out of shape about it? He wasn’t going to attend any meeting just to hear folks spewing up like volcanoes, talking over each other and not really getting anything. Besides, he was quiet comfortable relaxing in his easy chair reading his paper. “No, Dear,” he said. “I’ll pass.”
Winnifred spun around. “How would you feel if a bunch of rowdy under-aged crowds came here, bringing down our property values?”
He shrugged. “The property values went down the day your sister and her family of misfits moved here.”
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😂😂 Oh wow! Nice punchline at the end!
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Thank you 🙂
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Too funny that punch line, family gatherings would be a blast!
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Yes, they would be 🙂
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You made me smile, with that last line.l
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Thanks, Michael. I wanted to put in a little twist in there and that’s what I came up with.
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Haha, I can’t help but like Thomas 🙂
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Haha. I like him too 😀
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Hhhhaaaaha—ouch😂😂😂 That last statement was epic. Haha😂
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Way to go, Thomas 😀
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Well, opposites have attracted here – they’re a very unlikely couple! As others have said, good last line
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Yes, they’re opposites, all right and as you say, a very unlikely couple. Thanks, Lynn 🙂
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My pleasure
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Ohh! That last line! Great laugh there lol
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Thanks, Jade 🙂
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Ouch! You wove the tale well to enable the punchline to strike so sharply.
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Thanks, JS 🙂
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Thats a low blow from Thomas, attacking Winnifred’s sister! Casina in a neighbourhood may bring undesired crowd. Winnifred is right.
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Yes, Winnifred is right about the types of crowds the casino might bring into the neighborhood. This is no love lost between Thomas and his sister-in-law. Believe me, Winnifred’s sister trades barbs and insults when they see each other. So, you can imagine how holidays are for that family.
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Thomas may not have the best stack of people skills if he will say this so freely, perhaps his best place is in his chair.
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Haha. Good point, Joe. Maybe, he should stay home.
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