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Submitted to Contest #218
*TW: This short story contains frequent coarse language and one use of a homophobic slur* I immediately knew this first date was off to an abysmal start as I sat next to my date in the movie theater and the guy sitting next to us let out a fart that could have been mistaken for a gunshot. Mike and I flinched at the sound and the guy guffawed at his violent emission of methane. His poor wife/girlfriend shook her head in a way that seemed a little too accepting for such a disgusting faux pas. Unfortunately, we were the only witnesses to this c...
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