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1 surprised the circus
sideshow is a letdown
2 cousin defers college
for a traveling puppet show
3 babysitter allowed
kids to watch spicy music videos
4 corporate credit
card frozen - stranded!
5 passed by for job
that was a done deal
6 accused of unfair
business practices in town
7 decides to have
an alias for some odd reasons
8 starts assuming
the role of a dead sibling
9 housewife gets
a book deal out of the blue
10 budget tax preparer
makes a massive error
11 friend of a friend
wants investment capital
12 trip to state
capital - meets a famous senator
13 ancient oak on
family homestead is dying
14 one of the farm
kittens is half bobcat!
15 cousin is burned
badly in amateur drag race
16 grandma's old
Bible is ruined in flash flood
17 you don't buy
$200 shoes when kids go without!
18 his old batchelor
ways are really a bit charming
19 the bank calls
- the big check has bounced
20 the business can't
afford such a massive machine
21 cousin Betsy isn't
taking care of loaned car
22 she says it was
just ONE film - to pay tuition
23 country walk does
good - idea for new book
24 determined to
shut down rip-off roadside stand
25 the fumes from
the new asphalt are too much
26 friend complains
about son's black pals
27 she left her purse
in the back of the pickup!
28 dad wired the
house himself - with extension cord!
29 hotel receipts
are found and prove difficult to explain
30 ice storm forces
inlaws to share house for days
31 local war hero
turns out to have faked history
32 kids do their
own first hand research for term paper
33 low income man
has secretly funded homeless shelter
34 dad builds wall
on wrong side of property line
35 small town burger
joint is sued over burger's similar name
36 dad's new business
partner shows some unexpected demands
37 painting bought
at flea market is a long lost original
38 adopted stray
pet has some bad habits
39 spends every dime
to build big CD collection
40 sexy stranger
demands ride in new sports car
41 paycheck shows
double deductions again!
42 claims to have
helped in planning Mars landing
43 miracle love lotion
proves to be just oils
44 tries to make
expensive new car into art
45 money lent to
pay bills is used for vacation
46 luxury cruise
proves to be a boatride from hell
47 PANIC - 10 year
high school reunion invite
48 neighbor claims
you're poisoning the squirrels
49 friends new house
- no taste in furnishings
50 someone must tell
him - the junk cars must go!
51 carmel corn balls
take a toll on some teeth
52 It looks like
he lives out of his car
53 she's wasting
all his money on tasteless junk
54 he gave the same
type of ring to TWO girls
55 tests show the
baby could have a genetic disease
56 kids being taught
that Catholics are going to hell
57 sabotages recipe
in kitchen - confused rumors abound
58 suitcase is lost
- family photos are gone for good
59 geneological study
reveals a bad side to Grandpa
60 geneological study
reveals rough folks on her side
61 best friend enrolls
in costly aerobics academy
62 gets drunk - all
hear story about old fling
63 gets loaded -
admits to a theft in college days
64 stupid cow clock
with swinging tail has to go!
65 she sold his furniture
to buy this junk?
66 trip to Grand
Canyon on budget airline goes bad
67 spends $98 to
get a non-name Gold Card worth nothing
68 the best man and
ring are missing and long gone
69 I just said it
- you need clothes that fit your body
70 the girls seems
to be a thinner-than-you competition
71 since the trip
to Europe his tastes are out of line
72 since the trip
to Europe her tastes are out of line
73 so disgraced -
all the reunion photos are worthless
74 Grandma is convinced
he's in some kind of cult
75 Grandma is convinced
she's out to ruin the family
76 practical joke
on co-worker violates a company policy
77 police officer
says neighbor complained about tall weeds
78 city sends $1100
bill to fix small bit of sidewalk
79 supply of food
runs out before party is half over
80 new club members
are setting a very low standard
81 eating disorder
threatens young friend's life
82 fakes illness
to avoid important business deadline
83 someone is watching
on the other side of hotel mirror
84 bride demands
a New Age wedding
85 she wants to add
something odd to the vows
86 runs into company
executive in a low-life bar
87 Dept. of Transportation
truck shatters windshield
88 invitation to
family reunion never arrives
89 finds evidence
the computer was tampered with
90 some one is cutting
down the park's trees
91 son is copying
dad's worst vice
92 doesn't she know
he's married?
93 doesn't he know
about her past?
94 doesn't she know
about her record?
95 did you hear about
their chat room?
96 adopts a child
without telling anyone
97 finds childhood
goals now within grasp
98 drives off the
road for no apparent reason
99 decides to ignor
the summons
100 has a close call
in a construction zone
101 emails resume
with a major error
102 keeps complaining
about seeing light flashes
103 falls for a woman
30 years older
104 tells everyonre
the boss has planted cameras
105 her job working
for art gallery involves modeling for artist
106 recommends a
week at a New Age colony
107 overhears employees
planning an inside job
108 loses a fortune
with a flea market stall
109 claims the cash
was taken by bandits
110 fails to report
robbery until 3 days later
111 evacuation of
island spoils planned vacation
112 Two for One special
proves a painful lesson
113 pizza delivery
guy got a very special tip
114 perfect 'new'
car proves repainted and rebuilt
115 weekend on farm
gives new view on life
116 relative's misinterpret
the holiday invitiation
117 visits guru -
finds a shocking place and person
118 his idea of good
crystal leaves much to be desired
119 waits until Christmas
Eve to start shopping
120 telephone psychic
says TAKE THE HIGH ROAD
121 mortgage payment
is missing just before vacation
122 lets the new
neighbor have TV privilages
123 claims the neighborhood
woods is haunted
124 adopts a baboon
at the city zoo
125 cousin's marketing
company is almost too good
126 three checks
bounce in a fateful sequence
127 court clerk calls
- new child support law
128 ideal mate wears
inappropriate clothes to mountains
129 river rafting
trip - new friends and enemies
130 grandchild is
spitting image of...
131 sells miracle
soap - clogs drains and sewers
132 invests in microbrewery
- first batch is dishwater
133 gift certificate
to trendy store offends
134 kids switch tags
on presents late that night
135 room service
was for two!
136 gave cookies
and got a expensive Christmas gift from neighbors
137 claims she was
stabbed but no one can find a scratch
138 child discovers
her favorite TV character is a man in a suit
139 people and dog
pills get mixed up
140 ordered team
uniforms are rather revealing
141 cabin in the
mountains is vandalized
142 wins chance to
shot free throw for big prize
143 accused of watering
the country fair drinks
144 close friend
begins talking to imaginary one
145 cash back from
car dealer is wasted at mall
146 makes unkind
comment about sister's child
147 home garage car
repair - catches fire on road
148 not reading find
print proves a tough lesson
149 neighbor kid
takes up drums day and night
150 new baby has
some strange arm movements
151 shower gift falls
apart before everyone
152 good friend becomes
high priest in minor cult
153 buddies fake
snow storm to further romance
154 the baby's eyes
are the wrong color!
155 they're actually
going to do a double wedding?
156 bachelor party
is more naughty than promised
157 wedding shower
turns in a wild strip show
158 wakes to feel
numbness in both legs
159 love session
in state park is caught on camera
160 recurring dream:
father was buried alive
161 recurring dream:
can't quite catch true love
162 recurring dream:
house is falling apart
163 trip to tropical
island - everything is stolen
164 close friend
reveals he's a white supremicist
165 brother leaves
incriminating clothes in garage
166 impresses sweetheart
at sport - painful injury
167 fakes resume
- boss finds out and blackmails
168 local homeless
man will spy for little money
169 the kids are
doing what in the basement!
170 childhood toy
hobby turns into profitable business
171 neighbor suing
over construction noise, debris
172 can't believe
he's dating a prominent widow
173 a bad boy turns
out to be a perfect student
174 a little love
wins her over like magic
175 confronts mortality
as two old friends die
176 local playboy
runs off with teen daughter
177 college band
decides on Satanic-Occult image
178 janitor seduces
secretary late one night
179 family restaurant
gets bad review by media
180 discovers new
lover believes in channeling
181 ugly bachelor
friend gets impressive makeover
182 a man his age
spending hours at an arcade?
183 competitor is
bribing local officials
184 jailer friend
tells about his illegal business
185 there's more
to him than meets the eye
186 niece is caught
up in environmental blockade
187 favorite hair
stylist is talking too much
188 kids drag race
- relative is disabled for life
189 the two wives
plan to dump their men
190 she sets deadline
- a ring now or get out
191 she sells his
vintage motorcycle for small change
192 ambition looks
like treason to boss
193 back from prison
with some new vices
194 vows to build
God a chapel in the woods
195 prayer for healthy
child is answered
196 old school buddy
is dating an old enemy
197 caught for pilfering
office supplies at work
198 throws a big
party - only three come
199 confides to gossip
about secret affair
200 babysitter calls
police to get even
201 finds emaciated
homeless woman - tries to help
202 he figures horse
medicine must be doubly effective
203 retires and starts
his own university - then students arrive
204 her idea of a
bake sale is a major culinery operation
205 family disapproves
of help for street man
206 childless father
proposes a radical solution to wife
207 weekend getaway
goes bad - meets a new love
208 he's going on
spring break at his age?
209 bed and breakfast
idea costs time and money
210 deceased relative's
home reveal odd lifestyle
211 Police: trstify
against mob boss or it's jail
212 he let who use
my credit card?
213 finds a little
known document about a local hero
214 library research
reveals a secret about the town
215 former employee
is missing - police get tough
216 vows revenge
for school prank 30 years ago
217 might be handy
having a private i. in the family
218 friend's spouse
is having bisexual affair
219 founds mailorder
college with life's savings
220 quits - I'm heading
for CHEESEBURGER COLLEGE
221 engineer friend
finds way to help disabled pal
222 sees the face
of Christ in a anthill
223 town in uproar
- coach leaves for big money
224 finds evidence
a former Nazi lives in town
225 sister is getting
reputation as local tramp
226 insists on being
called Dr. after mailorder course
227 cousin is having
trouble with gangs at his store
228 nephew is arrested
for selling unlicensed T-shirts
229 mall cops catch
unusual antics on tape
230 secret lover
says divorce or I'm gone
231 generous inheritance
ends long-time relationship
232 friend on trial
- media twist impromptu TV comments
233 military record
is a lie - papers catch story
234 mother has already
bought ugly vault for family
235 they sure seem
extra friendly for first cousins
236 resemblance to
latest serial killer is noticed
237 she did what
with the cab driver?
238 protestors shut
down lab - no work and no pay
239 New Year's resolution
actually works this time
240 New Year's party
reveals a new wild side
241 has affair after
anniversary party
242 starts wearing
some occult medallion
243 local rock bank
angers conservative Mayor
244 puppit show plot
is very close to his real life
245 junior's credit
record is mixed up with pop's
246 visiting her
parents they find a way to sleep together
247 the new Mercedes
gets a big dent on day one
248 list of popular
party invitees never show up
249 disappears from
home
250 invents a new
product
251 abstract ceramic
sculpture is interpreted the wrong way
252 annoyed neighbor
decides to print up his own parking tickets
253 security guard
is just a bit too eager to record events
254 finds God in
a big way
255 learns to drive
256 goes sky diving
257 mistakes a phrase
for a sign of love
258 caught wearing
clothes of another gender
259 moves away to
make it in the big city
260 invents some
worthless thing
261 finds help by
a chance meeting
262 starts collecting
stray pets
263 takes up a hobby
of their youth
264 local cable show
turns into a big hit
265 makes a sexist
remark on a local talkshow
266 accidently leaves
their diary around
267 picks a mate
no one else can stand
268 Admits they cannot
read above 5th grade level
269 suddenly announces
a change in attitude
270 stops eating
red meat and becomes a pest
271 caught on TV
news in a protest march
272 gets their nose
done but no one dares to ask
273 gets beaned by
a softball at the picnic
274 goes bankrupt
275 chokes on a meal
in town
276 tries to run
my life
277 decides to divorce
278 tells me their
deepest secret
279 is caught telling
a fat lie
280 decides to buy
that Corvette at last
281 gets a new hairdo/cut
282 has the IRS in
hot pursuit
283 throws out his
old junk
284 gives me a surprise
wink
285 is showing too
much skin
286 decides to give
all their money away
287 crashes car into
wall
288 gets caught driving
drunk
289 admits a double
life
290 admits to being
gay
291 gets scholarship
to college
292 caught by cops
skinning dipping
293 starts a rumor
about me
294 starts a crazy
project
295 spouse/friend
is showing too much in the pool
296 new web site
is giving strange ideas
297 rounds of ice
tea prove bitter beyond smiles
298 starts confessing
old sins to everyone
299 strangers show
up to buy crafts by the armload
300 seemed obsessed
with death of late
301 new secretary
is telling inhouse secrets
302 white water rafting
trip costs dearly
303 no one believes
vacation was truly perfect
304 popular handcrafts
revealed to contain hemp fiber
305 can't recall
old college chum who shows up
306 published article
gets cut and rewritten
307 decides to paint
his/her house dayglo orange
308 caught shop-lifting
a $10 item
309 buys a too complex
computer
310 gets shot in
the foot
311 mudslide moves
house down by two blocks
312 writes a shocking
letter
313 drops in on Christmas
day
314 public disaster
- used the wrong kind of adhesive
315 posts some intimate
memories on the family website
316 co-worker is
using the office for a love nest on weekends
317 Shaker furniture
turns out to be cheap copies
318 thinks they have
talent for designing lingerie
319 Attorney General
comes calling as orders are unsent
320 takes up wearing
those dumb wooden shoes
321 stolen rare vase
turns up at a yard sale
322 weedkiller backfires
- the yard is brown death
323 he took those
young boys to where?
324 kids complain
coach is getting foul and abusive
325 parents start
petition to have teacher removed
326 trip to Europe
produces an outward change
327 after the cruise
she goes for a strange look
328 chili-cheese
tube idea is a hit at the ballpark
329 mini quiche cube
business goes bad
330 casual remarks
about ethnic grocery store are recorded
331 homemade teabags
contain a major impurity
332 she did what
at the baptism?
333 the therapist
recommends a month apart
334 makes a scene
at prayer meeting
335 does it in a
poison ivy patch
336 hits a baseball
through my window
337 gets shot and
killed by robber
338 plays the piano
quite badly
339 tells me off
on a street corner
340 wins $5000 in
the lottery
341 finds spouse
in compromising spot
342 caught taking
funds at work
343 caught going
through our garage
344 decides to look
for a better job
345 decides to give
up all fat
346 Is the girl pregnant?
347 visits a distant
friend in need
348 finds his beach
home burned down
349 rights to tell
of New Age conversion
350 calls suddenly
with special news
351 kids pour soda
in cedar chest of treasures
352 donations of
goods prove hard to handle
353 newspaper story
prints wrong address
354 link to website
promises the wrong thing
355 supplier of ordered
goods goes bankrupt
356 family members
take up competing stores
357 been kicked out
and needs a place to stay
358 finds an old
college chum on the Internet
359 borrowing the
bosses' new SUV was not a good idea
360 discovered stealing
software from the office for use at home
361 thinks he can
deliver mail and packages for fun and profit
362 offhand remark
about his 'big head' really bothers him
363 family doctor
charged with failing to help accident victim
364 youth are tossing
rocks off a highway overpass
365 she lives for
anything Elvis
366 discovers love
on the rough side of town
367 finds a way to
cover fundraiser losses
368 family dog undergoes
expensive cancer treatment
369 spends half of
income on star autographs
370 wants to become
the next Norman Rockwell
371 cousin's remodeling
job isn't up to par
372 feels a friend
overcharged them for the job
373 goes up against
dad for company sales title
374 I didn't know
it was going to be an all-nerd party!
375 dinner at the
tavern awakens old self-image
376 college stories
are too frank for spouse
377 runs his life
by the Farmer's Almanac
378 suspected of
borderline personality disorder
379 sheep in back
yard cause neighborhood chaos
380 looses 100 pounds
on a cabbage soup diet
381 organ decision
is harder than imagined
382 family business
is sued for name trademark violation
383 grandma's old
records sell for big money
384 joins a traveling
music show and abandons family
385 guess who is
seen in the lingerie store?
386 guess who is
seen in the adult bookshop
387 hamburger shop
on wheels eats up family funds
388 talk about eating
bee pollen is annoying
389 grandma just
can't recipes right any more
390 kids worry if
dad is too old to drive his car
391 everyone wants
to know who secret love is
392 there's more
in that salad than spinach!
393 'bondage palace'
opens up in town
394 arthritis cures
eat up the meagre fixed income
395 claims to see
escaped tiger in the nearby woods
396 things keep disappearing
from the house
397 takes interest
in pre-paying for ornate casket
398 blows life savings
on a silly franchise fee
399 aren't they a
bit young to be cuddling like that
400 visiting cousin
asks about sexual confusion
401 a bounty hunter
calls about an old friend
402 things keep disappearing
from the yard
403 kids see what
a little magic herb does to the dog
404 letter to the
editor has a word missing
405 mice take over
the neighborhood
406 mom and dad trade
jobs for a day
407 funny 'mature'
card put in the wrong envelope
408 anniversary ring
is too small to see clearly
409 she makes up
name of prestigious award to pad resume
410 cafe is forced
to raise prices to drive away 'undesirables'
411 her new line
of clothes are ordinary and overpriced
412 starts spending
grocery money at the day spa
413 cousin dumps
engineering scholarship for clown college
414 she's too old
to be wearing those leather mini-skirts
415 finds a nice
person after dialing wrong number
416 tour of slaughter
house is real shocker
417 den full of stuffed
heads and skins repulses new love
418 opens above-ground
cemetary in town - starts with late wife!
419 his swamp tour
business is his only success in life
420 somebody has
been reading my e-mail!
421 no one believes
why he went to the hospital
422 are they really
JUST room mates?
423 doesn't know
about the other marriage
424 neighbor kids
smash the garden statues
425 cardiac episodes
cause lifestyle changes
426 brother needs
a bone marrow transplant
427 think they see
long-lost friend on a talkshow
428 video camera
catches things when mom's away
429 finds out ancestors
were of Jewish descent
430 first gray hairs
really cause a crisis
431 a bar bet ends
up costing big
432 textile plant
is closing - many friends hurt
433 helpful friend
ruins hedges with new hedge clippers
434 granny is getting
some odd financial advice
435 favorite nephew
has joined a biker gang
436 niece is getting
quite a reputation at college
437 do we tell her
mom about what we saw in the park?
438 elevating the
foundation with concrete pumps goes wrong
439 local professor
discovers dinosaur on land
440 precious ring
drops stone - somewhere!
441 person losing
found money makes odd claim
442 police claim
neighbor is wanted fugative
443 family worried
about all those hours in the casino
444 wins a trip to
tour Russia
445 neighbor gets
their mail - starts a wild rumor
446 mailorder clothes
start to fall apart
447 local charity
funds a controversial cause
448 week with brother's
fishing business is uncomfortable
449 the so-called
4 Star hotel has surprises
450 the new house
develops a long ominous crack
451 something about
fiancee seems very familiar
452 son raids attic
and sells old heirlooms
453 daughter finds
weekend trip much too raw
454 friend's new
home has some strange mysteries
455 you didn't tell
me this was a lesbian party
456 ignors red warning
light on car dash
457 aid police in
spying on neighborhood man
458 claims to have
seen rock star in local store
459 naturist colony
moves into farm down the road
460 boss is caught
lying about forthcoming raise
461 charity campaign
costs more than it makes
462 membership dues
prove too easy to borrow against
463 guest's nightwear
is less than modest
464 executive criticized
for wearing alligator skin boots and fur
465 gift of voodoo
doll for fun is taken the wrong way
466 new waitress
takes to the desserts and eats half the profits
467 movie memorabilia
proves fake when business is sold
468 she gets mascot
job after losing cheerleading audition
469 kids have close
brush with garage chemicals
470 finds kids playing
doctor in basement
471 grandma plays
doctor with old time remedy
472 his cold cure
has unusual side effect
473 new gal in office
is really playing field
474 new male executive
is devouring office help
475 finds out recent
gift is pawn shop purchase
476 city folk fight
to stop sell off of park land
477 town folk fight
to keep modern art off display
478 town folk argue
over planned low income housing
479 town folk argue
over new factory jobs and disruption
480 computer error
causes tax bills to soar
481 new town policeman
is busy with citations
482 domestic dispute
involves unexpected older couple
483 things heard
through motel walls are shocking
484 hotel clerk says
his car was definately there
485 bartender says
she used fake ID last week
486 new business
venture turns into dream occupation
487 old college friend
ignites secret forgotten crush
488 trip to country
turns into a life-changing event
489 weekend trip
turns up interesting shop for sale
490 reports of flying
saucer lights trouble friend
491 finds parent's
medication untouched and in trash
492 students are
using soda cans to hide mixed drinks
493 school counselor
recommands immediate therapy
494 career is going
nowhere - looks anywhere for anything
495 swallows pride
and takes menial night job
496 she's pregnant
again!
497 good friend from
work is suddenly very cold
498 accident causes
them to meet a new wonderful friend
499 valentine gift
never arrives
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500 airline loses
luggage - entire presentation is gone
501 it all hinges
on this report for the Berlin office
502 decides to take
a little of the register cash home
503 she appears to
be faking the family budget figures
504 state taxes long
overdue - car has been impounded
505 inheritance proves
small after unknown bills paid
506 local board sells
out homeowners to big business
507 finds peace in
an Internet church
508 has misplaced
the Christmas money just withdrawn
509 glimpses of a
strange animal in woods are reported
510 old friend and
fugative asks for one night's lodging
511 she seems to
be giving the family a tainted name
512 male relative
is using family name for junk business
513 their imaginery
friend seems to be lasting too long
514 TV shopping merchandise
proves unfit for giving
515 hired help on
farm bears very close watching
516 the mall security
guard is all hands
517 the bank teller
makes a $200 mistake
518 large house guest
keeps breaking chairs
519 her picture with
the e-mail is better than expected
520 his picture with
the e-mail is better then expected
521 son gets credit
card and tells no one
522 bill collectors
call 10 times a day
523 former lover
is determined to make life hell
524 starts a ruthless
foreclosure business
525 real estate course
is actually working
526 noisy tenant
can't be evicted for months
527 lawyer's expense
bill is huge and vague
528 grandmother tells
too much about old lovers
529 uncle turns up
fathering a young son
530 can't quite keep
up with new well-off friends
531 retirement home
proves too strict for old dad
532 close friend
missing from rehab clinic
533 those nicotine
patches are too fun for own good
534 beach home is
shared by divorced ex-mates
535 partner's friends
from work are very crude
536 new job - finds
company cheating at every chance
537 has beer at work
with friends - gets caught
538 college room
mate seems to be overly friendly
539 her female Elvis
show is embarrassing the family
540 how come this
bar doesn't have any women in it?
541 guys confront
pal for hitting on their sisters
542 he's taking this
Forrest Gump thing too far
543 sister is too
chummy with her boss
544 garden rototiller
gets way out of hand
545 changes eye color
with some cheap contact lenses
546 temptation to
abuse expense account is too great
547 the National
Park crowd is just not her kind of people
548 popular town
lawyer gets drunk and spills secrets
549 parents find
a rather sexy chat icon on computer
550 invitation to
a political dinner gives new status
551 summer job with
temp agency is a mixture of crazy interesting tasks
552 part time job
cleaning hotel rooms gets out
553 starts wearing
big bold scarves EVERYWHERE
554 co-worker openly
brings raw gay magazines to work
555 aging neighbor
calls police thinking pot is being grown
556 someone puts
marijuana seeds in the company's landscape
557 cancer test recommended
by friend saves life in time
558 sets up shrine
to 'little gray' aliens in empty bedroom
559 co-worker you
hate becomes your new boss
560 company expands
- surrounded by shallow yuppies
561 sponsored child
comes to American for college
562 favorite TV evangelist
suddenly leaves his wife
563 finds love with
older friend of parents
564 thinks they're
God's gift to tennis
565 accuses me of
scratch to car
566 admits life is
not worth living
567 impromptu concert
turns rowdy - police called
568 garage band nextdoor
hits it big
569 somebody at work
is stealing lab ethanol
570 somebody at work
is writing dirty suggestions
571 someone at church
is miscounting the offering
572 church sells
membership list to local telemarketer
573 wife sells husbands
old car as last resort
574 husband sells
late wive's things on front yard
575 children have
no respect for inherited homestead
576 beach house is
site of drunken orgy and vandalism
577 paint job on
car starts flaking off
578 specialist tells
you local doc made a big error
579 OB-GYN has bad
news for future
580 drag racing kids
keep smashing mailbox and more
581 budget cuts force
locals to start service corp
582 claims to be
related to Vice President
583 ad in singles
column indicates a married friend
584 finds old document
in wallsafe - could be valuable
585 prized model
ship is ruined by new maid
586 re-reading old
yearbook reveals a missed note
587 neighbor's send
over party guests to use restroom
588 rather taken
with daughter
589 his idea of a
romantic evening is more fit for guys
590 finds radio impersonation
of ethnic voice to be insulting
591 long smile received
at party is interesting
592 finds wonderful
support in group therapy
593 discovers long-unknown
sleep disorder condition
594 explains everything
away in terms of astrology
595 starts missing
church to reap business profits
596 family not comfortable
with opening three-way marriage
597 announces new
found celebacy to everyone
598 tells strangers
about relative's private business
599 reveals company
product secret by accident
600 quick trip to
Vegas proves a wonderful reward
601 childhood friend
turns out to be talkshow host
602 local groups
demand native American mascot be changed
603 the trampoline
is a neighborhood hit (for lawyers)
604 bookstore accidentally
sells first edition on bargain table
605 she takes up
wearing odd feather masks to every occasion
606 kitchen mistake
turns into 'cajun blackened redfish'
607 petting zoo consists
of grumpy goat and 3 scrawny chickens
608 extra keys to
house are missing!
609 go cart race
causes fight among close families
610 brags of rich
Asian connections offering job
611 divorce lawyers
says judge is raising alimony
612 attempts suicide
once more
613 has an unexpected
heart attack
614 decides to use
makeup too heavily
615 a renowned female
opera singer comes to town
616 finds peaces
in an obscure literary journal
617 new credit card
proves a big temptation
618 stolen wallet
causes bureaucratic nightmares
619 friend of a friend
arrives to 'crash' for the weekend
620 thinks they just
might have the murder clue
621 unsavory character
from town has eyes for sister
622 neighbors suspect
something of a failing business
623 police are snooping
around abandoned farm
624 neighbors report
foul odors - think the worst
625 why does he need
so many chemical barrels?
626 admits past life
in front of astonished spouse
627 picks a shady
character as business partner
628 ignorance of
city law earns a big fine
629 finds God just
before the end
630 dresses up as
clown for little party joke
631 starts wearing
odd vintage clothes and nothing else
632 nearby construction
nearly destroys porcelain treasures
633 gifts of crystal
are compared - feelings hurt
634 country store
seems to be running downstairs business
635 humorous postcard
makes rounds - not all amused
636 new pink and
yellow kitchen turns out awful
637 bargain wallpaper
proves to be party embarassment
638 company's small
fortune in stamps gets wet
639 city declines
already designed modern house
640 public hearing
exposes angry letters
641 restraining order
comes as a total shock
642 ex-lover calls
to ask for forgiveness
643 decides to built
their own tiny church
644 can't quite admit
the scheme is not working
645 interprets near
disaster as sign from heaven
646 finally gets
the perfect mate - on third try
647 starts unauthorized
fan club for local star
648 put half of savings
into lunch truck business
649 finds a new way
to keep the family at bay
650 pricey tickets
prove a ripeoff in more ways than one
651 night on the
town ends with a new romance
652 ambitious young
mayor is patroling the streets himself
653 rumor starts
that project housing is scanned by military helicopters
654 'comes out' but
differently than expected by all
655 reputation is
improved after a public prayer
656 starts talking
about conspiracies from nighttime talkshow
657 finds some comfort
in a simple craft
658 unused supplies
prove useful to a local charity
659 hopes to climb
a local mountain range this summer!
660 temp worker is
a spy for a business intelligence network
661 new civic duties
disrupt home life
662 membership drive
pulls in some unusual folks
663 finds their prized
collection missing a few pieces
664 leaves valuable
package in taxi cab
665 anniversary gift:
tacky football team pajamas!
666 works late +
accidentally sees boss naked
667 she is taking
this court testimony like a joke
668 new boss has
an insane germ phobia
669 grandma is wearing
her new orange slippers EVERYWHERE
670 new art museum
is $24 mill. worth of ordinary junk with signs
671 uses pieces of
audio tape to make him say something ugly
672 new roommate
puts fringed curtains everywhere
673 somebody set
the bathroom scale back 20 pounds
674 idea for a dramatic
play proves very popular
675 accuses friend
of stealing recipe secret
676 turns their business
into consumer fraud department
677 joke with container
of foam backfires
678 vacuum cleaner
sales job really sucks
679 invents new 'magic
broom' - begs for investors
680 nephew turns
grandpa's old car into a ugly hotrod
681 talked into spending
$1000 for local artist oil painting
682 'starving' friend
shows up with new car
683 money loaned
to church friend is mis-used
684 long business
hours cause blood pressure to soar
685 trek through
swamp - find secret military station
686 stranded in the
mountains - walk out takes days
687 settles too quickly
with insurance company
688 sends old clothes
to a Balkan orphanage
689 donated items
prove too costly to ship
690 kids earn money
by starting bogus charity
691 frat boys sell
firewood from their land
692 new land is deforested
just after sale
693 Alaskan cruise
gives new view on life
694 seeks revenge
on country mechanic who overcharged
695 repossession
squad arrives while company is over
696 neighborhood
kids go through trash - bills revealed
697 kids go up to
mountains for wild woodland party
698 gold ring starts
to wear thin - was it a bargain?
699 he brings back
a Christmas tree lacking everything
700 boy gets bitten
at family-owned petting zoo outside town
701 local business
owners protest new mega-mall ruining their livelihood
702 wind chimes drive
the neighbors totally nuts
703 new lady in neighborhood
is raising the social bar for everyone
704 some neighbors
take offense at his lawn jockey
705 teen assumes
identity to get her own platinum credit card
706 Christmas tree
ornaments recall past marriage
707 does HE really
wear a girdle to hide his bulge?
708 teens with Polaroid
take some sexy pictures
709 new abdominal
machine causes major back trouble
710 relatives worry
about young son lifting weights
711 she seems to
be following in her mother's bad ways
712 he shows early
signs of dad's addiction
713 relatives visit
- must confront lie about real job
714 old friends arrive
- lifestyle is less than reported
715 his college roommate
strikes them as curious
716 her college roommates
seems to be rather chummy
717 home dartboard
game causes quick trip to hospital
718 old trainset
is missing - suspect it paid for drugs
719 relative's home
remodeling job proves faulty
720 Christmas spirit
is renewed by new granddaughter
721 the marriage
seminar seems to have worked
722 friend gets stranded
in Mexico - calls for help
723 caught selling
unlicensed sports merchandise
724 new business
sign violates a trademark?
725 dog bites important
businessman in town
726 attorney finds
a unique way to settle case
727 judge orders
church attendance or 120 days
728 court orders
sign in front yard showing charge
729 uncle dies -
relatives find disturbing hobby
730 odd relative
leaves entire fortune to stuffed pet
731 grandma sold
car for half what it was worth
732 grandpa won't
admit his eyesight is failing until...
733 her Christmas
cookies cause severe allergic reaction
734 all their gifts
come from the 'dollar store'
735 suspect teen
nanny of rough treatment
736 babysitter's
boyfriend is a bad influence
737 must confront
boss with co-worker's likely thefts
738 replaced broken
plate just is not a match
739 sports gift is
of the wrong team
740 fall at pool
edge causes uncomfortable injury
741 doctor proposes
a radical new treatment
742 medication side
effect alters skin tone
743 returns to laundrymat
and finds designer clothes gone
744 he seems to be
using his deep fryer every day
745 grandma accidentally
trips home security alarm
746 neighborhood
kids leave trash all over back yard
747 big business
check bounces - domino effect at bank
748 she is determined
to try out for firefighter spot
749 drunken kiss
is remembered by all the next day
750 her judgement
about men seems to be improving
751 how did HE get
a woman like that!
752 what does she
see in such a rogue man
753 family reunion
- cousin shows signs of a wild life
754 drives to wrong
town for meeting: -ville or Hills?
755 job interview
proves to be a real confidence shacker
756 can't bear to
tell momma 'antiques' are worthless
757 business advertisement
delivers - needs 3 helpers
758 kid tries to
act out violent video game on cat
759 she always leaves
that child unattended
760 pet disappears
on western vacation
761 big highway is
going to ruin hometown
762 new secretary
seems to be making own deals
763 attorney proves
to be friend of an enemy
764 the kids have
raided the medicine cabinet
765 sends bomb threat
about US President from enemy's computer
766 you're giving
them a what for a wedding gift?
767 crash diet proves
a close call
768 does anyone know
she works at a phone sex line?
769 can't admit to
parents I dropped out
770 medical school
proves to be a mistake
771 weekend encounter
group proves rather X-rated
772 new pastor's
wife seems to have had a past
773 home for wayward
youth moves in down the block
774 major in Feminist
Studies does not go over well
775 new addition
to home reveals a rotten foundation
776 Dad's will hints
at large missing bank account
777 announced love
splits two old friends
778 who's dating
brother's ex now?
779 expresses odd
interest in suicide and death
780 keeps showing
off large knife everywhere
781 dining downtown
late at night proves dangerous
782 must tell parents
about a friend's crime
783 taking up modern
dance at her age?
784 employer illegally
dumping hazardous waste
785 school PTA meeting
turns into a heated race dispute
786 co-authors paper
in a book containing some spicy verse
787 takes to the
Internet with gusto and friends decline
788 enemy unleashes
bugs in restaurant the day reviewer visits
789 new law on junk
cars forces him to part with a dozen 'classics'
790 local university
discovers souvenirs made in third world sweatshop
791 school band fund
raiser is a complete disaster
792 caught taking
cash from the drawer
793 caught in a elevator
for 2 hours
794 tries to push
their new book everywhere!
795 thinks their
cell phone is hot stuff
796 finds meaning
in wood carving
797 advice from city
agency proves very wrong
798 contractor has
added $5000 to cover what?
799 architect wants
to include large magenta dome
800 inherited office
building is falling apart
801 someone is hiding
contraband in their woods
802 has face printed
in paper by mistake
803 newspaper runs
old ad - anger breaks out
804 chance meeting
in hotel hallway - romance?
805 starts shooting
up his office
806 inherits a sizeable
sum
807 takes to singing
in public places
808 caught selling
bogus goods at the flea market
809 decides to open
a restaurant
810 decides to open
a classy new cafe
811 decides to open
a strange card shop
812 thinks their
Toyota is faster than mine
813 thinks they can
get rich selling door to door
814 makes very grand
retirement plans
815 plans to sell
all for the poor
816 tries to fix
their own car
817 says I've lost
weight
818 decides to show
me their secret hideout
819 falls off a horse
and breaks leg
820 starts rumor
I have been unfaithful
821 starts rumor
I have a secret past
822 reveals to all
a surprising talent
823 decides to join
the army
824 finds love of
their life at last
825 arrested for
assault and battery
826 wins local writing
contest to our surprise
827 disappears late
one night
828 trips and falls
over their cat
829 gets severe phobia
during overseas flight
830 love is sparked
at church divorce survivor's class
831 sells valuable
vase at flea market for peanuts
832 leaves ugly answering
machine they now regret
833 temp agency provides
secretaries willing to do most anything
834 wakes up next
to an older but closer friend
835 someone turns
their back porch into a drive in
836 toy given as
gift has extra realism
837 starts burning
hundreds of candles nightly
838 new house boat
has a few leaks and more
839 hotel bellboy
seems a bit too curious
840 prized baseball
card is missing
841 surprise house
guest is a master gourmet cook
842 A much older
man gives some unusual advice
843 falsified papers
result in legal complications
844 financed furniture
proves both costly and flimsy
845 freak summer
storm topples the family flagpole
846 the new puppy
is missing
847 advertisement
has a dramatic error
848 family fireworks
bring the police to the door
849 comedy skit at
church is worse than not funny
850 school principle
resigns after curious romantic dealings
851 local consumer
activist uncovers more than desired
852 pre-paid burial
plan leaves many things to be desired
853 sent to wrong
manuscript to publisher
854 charges filled
against football team mascot
855 dream vacation
cruise in a musty dark cabin
856 berries picked
in wild produce poison reactions
857 police discover
sweatshops working out of remote country homes
858 rental car fails
in the middle of rugged mountain country
859 buys small company
that triples in size
860 friends part
company over attractive newcomer
861 falls totally
for free vacation scam
862 friend's prize
trumpet gets crushed under car
863 community organization
finds petty cash missing
864 neighbors object
to large flagpole and noisy flag
865 Friends buy story
about wine expertise
866 decides to built
miniature Graceland in front yard
867 four year business
degree is from worthless school
868 turns home into
a thriving brownie business overnight
869 wins contest
to ride on blimp over NFL game
870 town mayor makes
surprise visit to messy home
871 tempted to keep
piece taken from mansion tour
872 son finds dinosaur
bone in back yard
873 someone forgot
to turn on the oven
874 belongings in
storage place get soaked by big rain
875 spouse/roommate
develops odd bathroom habits
876 prized summer
cottage is not flood insured!
877 Thinks their
pig can live where?
878 has questionable
taste in dates
879 stays in the
sun far too long
880 makes odd choice
of bathing suit
881 becomes world's
authority in what?
882 denies all plastic
surgery claims
883 brags about what
the car cost
884 needs to make
for gambling debts
885 gets written
up in the big city paper
886 winds up in a
rural jail
887 finds comfort
in the bottle
888 secretly videotapes
events in bedroom
889 asks how we like
the odd gift
890 gets caught in
a hurricane and we all worry
891 becomes a fool
running for a local office
892 finds religion
and gives up the business
893 relatives find
servants have taken things
894 papers signed
in haste prove damaging
895 business deal
falls through - but money is spent!
896 promised crafts
can't be delivered in time
897 pen pal from
Europe is arriving next week
898 return from vacation
- basement is flooded 3' deep
899 hurricane narrowly
misses family factory
900 friend in danger
- wrecks car on the way
901 police decide
young driver not at fault
902 caught returning
gift by it's giver
903 takes their protest
to the town hall
904 mishap with rental
car proves a costly lesson
905 the family confronts
them after all these years
906 gets large and
oddly colored glasses
907 can't be convinced
it is a bad business idea
908 arrives in a
town with a showy new toy
909 gets mugged in
town but ashamed to admit it
910 gets a big promotion
but tells no one
911 fall in the lake
and nearly drown
912 first driving
lesson is a disaster
913 finally finishes
that boat after 20 years
914 finds time to
work in homeless shelter
915 gets drunk and
tells of past crimes
916 30 miles from
anywhere the spare tire is also flat
917 temp assistant
is twice as good as the regular
918 falls asleep
at wheel and barely survives
919 mistaken infamous
person of same name
920 has to fight
false molestation charges
921 discovers valuable
treasure in attic
922 has car stolen
under everyone's nose
923 breaks down and
asks for forgiveness
924 finds car too
fast to control
925 starts preaching
the gospel of vitamins
926 finds donation
was too a bad charity
927 aren't you too
old to do that?
928 new sport utility
vehicle gets mired
929 object found
in park proves a valuable gem
930 Grandma's jewelry
proves to be mostly fake
931 siblings argue
over headstone
932 nephew seems
to be playing both sides of the law
933 someone seems
to be getting even with embarrassing mail
934 geneology reveals
some unexpected ethnic ties
935 old family cemetary
is found in total disorder
936 newlywed cousin's
trailer burns down - all is lost
937 collected funds
are used for lavish expenses
938 Boy Scouts discover
human remains near mountain cabin
939 decides to live
life of starving artist
940 beach home is
spared hurricane - insurance skyrockets
941 inspection of
home reveals some makeshift wiring
942 car fails emissions
test over and over
943 day care center
proves to be a disease factory
944 expected interview
for job never happens
945 previous owner
of car has left something behind
946 plans for a wild
birthday party are overheard
947 helping local
athlete violates NCAA rules
948 breaks foot and
stays home for three weeks!
949 painted face
at ballgame makes TV highlights
950 leaves truck
unlocked - big theft that night
951 truck crosses
median - close brush with death
952 Christmas presents
get switched
953 wedding preparations
include humorous spelling
954 can't bear to
admit raise is just 15 cents an hour
955 management opportunity
requires going back to school
956 skit for church
social proves offensive
957 rumors of the
plant closing stir hostility
958 moves to private
island with narrow bridgeway
959 harmless joke
is reported by wrong way by gossip
960 brother is fired
in a surprise downsizing
961 second mortgage
co. used some unfriendly fineprint
962 convinced they've
got a form of flesh-eating bacteria
963 weekend on friend's
boat proves fun and very expensive
964 neighbor paints
house a bright ugly pink
965 somehow has to
talk about the wig
966 thinks old painting
in attic is worth something
967 spends the summer
writing a hot novel
968 new prescription
covers them in hives
969 gets a false
emergency to help a friend
970 decides to rent
lasvish furnishings and car to impress old friend
971 cigar accidentally
sets fire to priceless family tapestry
972 romantic penpal
turns out to be in jail
973 postman tells
neighbors about unusual mailings
974 lets a 900 number
Psychic run their life
975 should you be
lending so much $$$ to them?
976 meets perfect
pal on a state park woodland trail
977 claims to see
Jesus' image in their leaf pile
978 neice borrows
car - plows into S-Class Mercedes
979 discovers a close
friends private 'play room'
980 tries to help
police solve neighborhood crime
981 finds a very
spicy 'chat room' on the Internet
982 ultra-hot chili
recipe is shock of family picnic
983 has a close call
with a mugger while walking
984 cliams about
bowling mastery are put to a test
985 holds event to
aid friend whose house burned down
986 things get out
of hand with rented yacht
987 falls for story
about hidden family treasure
988 inherits uncle's
whole house full of pets
989 lawyer turns
small claims case into wild story
990 turkey stuffing
is made with what?
991 investment in
friend's business pays off big
992 cousin's purchases
of lottery tickets is alarming
993 insurance company
claims collectibles are not covered
994 claims to have
seen a message written in the dew
995 strange lights
could have been a UFO
996 old family cedarchest
has a hidden compartment
997 friend reveals
it is an arranged marriage
998 double date turns
out to be double torture
999 invited to join
local holiday choir
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