Herman (pictured, not the “German”) loved licorice, but it turned his tongue black on a regular basis. This occasioned no end of teasing from friends and family, and his girlfriend wouldn’t kiss him when he had black tongue; she suggested he switch to chocolate, pointing out that a) it didn’t discolor his tongue, and b) chocolate, along with beer and pizza, was one of the three essential food groups . . .
Geoffrey knew the race was going to be close, but he hoped for the best, and hoped he would be a political appointee if his party won. After all, he had stood tall for the party from the beginning. . . . . David, Sf.G.
All through school, Betty’s teachers had told her she was a daydreamer and to pay more attention, but she just had a hard time focusing on anything for very long. The joke had started out funny, but then her mind had drifted away, and she had missed the punchline–everyone was laughing, so it must have been good. . . . . David, Sf.G.
