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Weekly Contest #152
Requiem at a Barber Shop I walked into our house and cried out for my wife, Mel. I needed to share something with her. Something that would blow her mind. “Why are your eyes all red and puffy, Charlie? You been cryin’? Dude, you took like a bat outta hell. What was that all about?” she asked. “I know, I know; sorry about that. It’s just that you were raggin’ on me about stuff you wanted done around the house and the kids were behavin’ like little shits. I needed a break and a haircut, so I went to the Blue Hen. Can we talk about that later...
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