Wally's Water World_The Unlucky Cyclist_The Broken Window Theory_The Truth About Lies
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Wally's Water World
Content warning: Swearing"I know it's your first day on the job and all, but don't worry, man. You're gonna do great. Trust me. We're happy to have you here at Wally's Water World.""Thanks. I'm happy to be here.""Great!""I gotta tell you the truth, though. I only applied because my mom told me she would kick me out if I didn't get a job. She said thirty-five is too old to be unemployed.""That's great too. Exactly the type of can-do, highly motivated, problem-solving attitude we're looking for at Wally's Water World. Glad to have another member of the family joining us.""Well, I'm glad to be of...
The Unlucky Cyclist
That Thursday, several years ago, I decided I did not want to be a writer anymore. My dog, Jumbo, a Pinscher mixed with all the breeds, and I were sitting on a bench in the small park watching the local fountain. Jumbo likes to watch stuff and reflect, just like I used to do when I dreamed of becoming a famous writer. It was late in the afternoon, and a lot of kids were playing outside. There was a young man in his twenties who rode a bicycle with a motor that allowed him to cross the park in seconds. Having disassembled some wooden boards from a closet, he decided to play the cyclist on the w...
The Broken Window Theory
* The following notes were taken from the writings of Professor N. A. Neon:The “Broken Window” theory argues that the length of time taken to repair a damaged or broken window is directly proportional to the decline of a home or neighbourhood. Simply put, the longer a broken window is allowed to remain broken, the more likely it is that it will never be changed and the home in question will be allowed to rot.But for most of the arguments in favour of this theory, the owner of the property is not available due to reasons of abandonment, lack of funds to cover rent, or simply due to the property...
The Truth About Lies
She smiled. She did a lot of it as she talked. She was always talking thirteen to the dozen and most of what she said was not true. Not that she cared anyway. She excelled in creating lies so realistically that no one suspected her of lying.Amara was her name, so she claimed. (Now I wonder whether it is her real name!) She was always up and about, gleefully trying to make people happy with her corrosive stand-up comedy acts. She maligned others freely, but she said, it was all, to raise a laugh.And laughs swww.onedoor.cche did raise. She lived to raise laughs. But she also lived a lie. Who w...