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Weekly Contest #58
Patrick “Trick” Pearl had been terrified of elevators his whole life. Despite being a naturally funny and prankster kind of guy (these traits were what earned him his nickname - that and that it was an abbreviation of his name), Trick wasn’t the chill, aloof, or easygoing person everyone had known him to be, when he came into contact with his fears. Trick only had two fears: elevators and cats. Ugh, cats. He shuddered when anyone even mentioned the awful creature. Meanwhile, elevators were nearly as bad. Trapping yourself in a dark, tiny, bo...
Weekly Contest #57
I am not a good person. I wouldn’t say I’m a bad person, but I’m definitely not a good person. And I most certainly did not save that kid’s life. Three years ago, a video of someone saving a kid from drowning went viral on twitter; everyone started referring to the unknown hero as “the de-suffocater” - I know, probably not the best sounding nickname, but not all internet users are czars of nicknaming. The guy in the video looked uncannily similar to me, so one night my drunken self decided to start commenting on posts about the matter, claim...
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