4/06/2017

The Lawnmower Man

Story Sent in by Marlena:

I went on a couple of dates with Bernard and I don't think either of us were really feeling it. For our third date he actually invited me to his house on a Saturday morning to help him mow the lawn. I told him that I'd pass and that was the last I thought I'd hear from him.

Around 6am that Sunday morning, however, I woke up to the sound of a lawnmower going off right outside my window. It jolted me awake and I looked outside to find that Bernard was just standing there next to a running lawnmower. He asked me if I forgot about our date and I practically shouted him out of my yard and away. He ran off down the street with the lawnmower and I never saw him again.
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9 comments:

  1. MelSleeps4/06/2017 4:10 AM

    Is anybody thinking Patrick Dempsey from "Can't Buy Me Love?I think that's what Bernard was going for.Only thing though is that Op just wasn't feeling it...

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    1. The Architect4/06/2017 7:28 AM

      He might have seemed like a nice guy. But I am getting more of this kind of vibe...

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    2. Bob Frost is Dead4/06/2017 7:28 AM

      I agree, poorly conceived and executed rom-com "big gesture."

      Swapping the corny music for the sound of a two-stroke engine: not romantic.

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    3. Steve4/06/2017 8:30 AM

      Bob - most lawnmowers are four-stroke. GOD!

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    4. The Architect4/06/2017 8:48 AM

      I was going to say that, but thought I'd sound like a lawn mower elitist ass hat. Thanks for taking that bullet Steve.

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    5. Anonymous4/06/2017 9:20 AM

      I seriously love that movie. Which is probably why I didn't think of it in this context...

      But I did think of another lawn mowing protagonist, with a big helping of threatening.

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    6. Steve4/06/2017 12:38 PM

      I am a proud elitist when it comes to internal combustion engine technology.

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    7. Bob Frost is Dead4/08/2017 7:35 AM

      I was so ashamed I was unable to gather the strength to post my apology to all lawnmowers until this morning.

      Please forgive me!

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  2. Unknown8/21/2017 6:54 PM

    I recall someone once said that, contrary to popular belief, the grand romantic gestures of rom-coms would, at best, creep the girl out and at worse get you Tazered by the cops.

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