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The Phlebotimist Blind Date Request

So here is something that happened to me last Saturday that has troubled me lo these many days. I went to go give blood as I am oft to do, because I am an amazing person who gives of himself. As part of the screening process, as you may know, you are required to go into a tiny room, well more like a closet, to go through a very rigorous screening process and answer some very personal questions. So there I was, sitting literally knee to knee with this phlebotimist, trying to make awkward small talk about things like, oh I don't, how uncomfortable I am with being in tiny spaces with complete strangers, when I let slip that I was "single". Now, I am convinced no one should reveal among those who are married, because when that little nugget of information is out there friends, you know a blind date invitation will soon follow. Am I right? As predicted, she put down her stethoscope and blood pressure cuff, and said, "Can I ask you a personal question?" "

The Movie Peer Pressure

A movie came out recently that had everyone talking. "The special effects are amazing!" "That movie had me on the edge of my seat for all 15 hours." "I laughed, I cried, It cured my gingivitis!" I won't tell you the name of the movie, because I don't want to hurt anyone's feeling who really liked it, but it starts with and " I " and rhymes with " Mintersteller". A group of my friends took me to this movie and we are all excited because, as I said before, the buzz about this movie was off the charts. So my expectation was that I was really going to love this movie. So 15 hours later, the lights came up and here were my thoughts: " Wait..I don't get it. Do he go back to space? Wait. What? I don't understand. Am I stupid? Why is everyone in the movie running on different times? Dangit I knew I should have taken AP Physics? I don't get it! This movie is super confusing." Needless to say, I did