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My brother’s like a broken record.  He tells me about how we used to bike around the neighborhood pretending we were race car drivers, and how we’d gained multiple knee scrapes from turning the curb too fast. He’ll tell me this story twice, thrice, or even four times in a row, and laugh about the good ol’ days. I laugh with him, because though he doesn’t remember that he’s already told me this story for the fourth time in a row, he does remember the fun we had. My brother’s like a broken record, but I don’t mind one bit.

Rick the Balloon Man

 “Would you like a balloon?” Rick the balloon man asked. “It’s only 25 cents.”

“Yes, please,” Vanessa said.

Rick took out a balloon from his pocket and gave it to her.

Vanessa looked at it in confusion. “Uh, it’s not inflated.”

“Oh, you wanted an inflated balloon?”

“Well, yeah.”

“That’ll be 20 bucks.”

“Wait, what?! 20 bucks!?”

“Yes. And it’ll be an extra 5 bucks for the string.”

“What on earth makes you think people are going to pay 25 bucks for one balloon?”

“I mean, it has worked before. I had lots and lots of customers eager to buy my balloons.” He rubbed his chin. “Then again, I did hold them at gunpoint.”

“You did what!?”

“That was the perfect marketing strategy. Too bad I had my gun license taken away. Oh well, I’ll lower the price. You can have an inflated balloon with the string for 2 dollars. How ‘bout it?”

“On second thought, I change my mind. Have a nice day.”


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