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Party Crasher

December 22, 2020 12 Comments

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I strung trip wire from our Christmas tree to the fireplace for my Santa-trap. For bait, I loaded a small table with milk and cookies. After years of missing birthdays, I wanted a holiday memory the kids would never forget.

But, like I told the police, I had no idea that our 450-pound neighbor, Dr. Cringle, made regular house calls to my wife. He had a key and, instead of heading upstairs to jingle her bells, went for the cookies. That dropped the heavy netting from the ceiling fan and sounded the industrial airhorn.

Yes, I still got what I wanted.

By Brooks C. Mendell

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  1. Michael Bloomfield says

    December 22, 2020 at 7:57 am

    Hilarious. Love it! ?

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  2. Susan F. Reid says

    December 22, 2020 at 8:03 am

    Clever story.

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  3. Carol says

    December 22, 2020 at 9:02 am

    Delicious twist!
    Nicely done.

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  4. Derek says

    December 22, 2020 at 11:17 am

    Very enjoyable story.

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  5. Linda Casper says

    December 22, 2020 at 11:38 am

    Priceless!

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  6. Jennifer Lai says

    December 22, 2020 at 12:55 pm

    Great story!

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  7. Lawrence B. Schiamberg says

    December 22, 2020 at 2:56 pm

    Absolutely delightful and humorous story, suggestive of techniques to potentially include in future work!

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  8. Laura Besley says

    December 23, 2020 at 1:58 am

    Haha! This one made me chuckle!

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  9. Paul Thorpe says

    December 23, 2020 at 2:55 am

    Jingle her bells is a great line.

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  10. Prudence Lev says

    December 23, 2020 at 9:45 am

    450 lbs. is a stretch. Can he even climb the stairs? Other than that, I like it.

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  11. Rita says

    December 23, 2020 at 11:40 am

    I loved this. I agree that 450 lbs. is a bit much, but otherwise a great little story!

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  12. Christine Lesley Nedahl says

    December 23, 2020 at 1:46 pm

    Love this!

    Reply

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