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Jack's mother had always said, her eyes sentimental and her grip on his shoulders unshakably confident, that he would make a difference in the world. She was right, of course. But as he pushed the button that would detonate the massive explosives and destroy the moon, Jack felt quite certain that she had not imagined it this way.
Wilbur talked big, but would he ever follow through on his threat to pen a significant, moving novel based on his lousy neighbor, Rick? Would he ensure that the memory of his opponent be tarnished forever, and that the man should go down to the grave in ignominy, and all this with his acerbic wit? Doubting very much Wilbur's gumption, Rick continued and indeed sharpened his provocations.
Though Stanley was afflicted with involuntary, uncontrollable laughter, he was not amused by anything. His outbursts was so unsettling that even his own mother began to avoid him, and ultimately he turned to a life of villainy. There, at least, they appreciated someone with a good quirk.
You know what, doc? These ink blots you keep showing me are all starting to remind me an awful lot of a smug psychiatrist who gets punched in the face if he doesn't watch his big mouth and mind his own business. Maybe knowing that will help your diagnosis.
Bombs were falling, shells popping like firecrackers in the streets, and gunfire raising a racket as the insurgents drew near. All the disgraced dictator could think of was the horrible things they would probably do to his exquisite dollhouse collection when they got their filthy revolutionary hands on it. If only the world could have seen the tender care with which I furnished the tiny palaces and mansions, he reflected, would they really be about to execute me for the war crimes?
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| Do cars contribute substantially to global warming? How should I know? I'm not a scientist. What I do know is that those polar bears are really poor communicators. |
In addition to not being a mind-reader, Ferdinand was astoundingly literally-minded. His few remaining acquaintances (the friends having disappeared years ago) had all quickly learned to avoid idiomatic expressions like "knock it off" and "cut it out"; for those who had carelessly used these phrases in Ferdinand's presence, the courts ruled that although Ferdinand had indeed knocked it off and cut it out in ways that would typically be considered assault, the perpetrator was mentally unfit to stand trial, and quite intimidating besides.
