An Exercise in Futility
My best friend has always been competitive. Once, while we used adjacent ellipticals, I set mine to age 99 and 999 pounds so the display showed I was burning three times more calories than she was. She rode that machine like a bronco, trying to match me, until I gave in and told her what I'd done. Now we both mess with the settings to amuse each other.
-s.c. Metamora, IL
The Dairy Queen's Jester
We live next to a Dairy Queen that, naturally, we frequent. My sister-inlaw told us that if we saved enough of the little red spoons that come with the ice cream treats, we'd get a free Blizzard. I saved and saved, but when I went to redeem my spoon collection, the cashier was confused. The manager broke it to me that there was no such promotion, then gave me a free cone anyway. My sister-in-law couldn't believe I fell for it-and considering she's a notorious prankster, neither could I.
-GERALD MAYNARD Roanoke, IL
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