*****
The Icebreaker
So bashful was the young chap that even though he realized that the charming girl at the opposite table was giving him the occasional glance while sipping her coffee, he could not help but keep his concentration on a crossword that was far too difficult for him anyway. It’s about time, he thought, that I gain some courage; but imagine how much easier things would be if there was some way to break the ice! Right then, she let out a sneeze. “Bless you!” He thought for nearly five seconds before finally looking over. “Mind if I sit with you?”
*****
Buck
Big Buckminster Barnes set off with an open bottle of whiskey in one hand and a revolver in the other. Every sane man in town knew better than to question him, because they knew quite well that whatever Buck wants, Buck gets, and tonight Buck wanted to get drunk and shoot something. While passing through the woods, Buck spotted some rabbits – the animals he most despised. Or so the legend goes, because the next morning they found the damned critters feasting on his corpse, after he presumably shot at them with his booze and took a swig of his gun.
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The Crowded Elevator
The elevator was stopping at every floor and getting increasingly uncomfortable. Todd, frustrated, decided to get out and take the stairs instead. But as more people squeezed in, pinning him to the back wall, Todd became resigned to the possibility of not being able to exit when he so desired – if at all. When the elevator finally reached the nineteenth floor, Todd began to wrestle through the crowd, only to realize that everyone else was exiting, for today there were donuts at his office! Still, Todd afterwards made sure to always, always stand right in front of the elevator door.
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