I'm sorry. I let myself down... but more importantly I let you, my millions of adoring fans down. Here is a fun little thing to start the next string of consecutive days. I have to use homonyms, homophones, and homographs:
Billy and Mark playfully shoved each other as they ran from stall to stall at the County Fair. There was a large crowd over by the farm displays, and the two struggled to get close enough, but they squeezed their way to the front of the crowd just as a large, red curtain was being pulled back. When they saw the size of the pumpkin that the farmer revealed, the boys were awed; the sign below the huge orange globe said that it weighed over 200 pounds, but the official weight had not yet been determined. The competition began only 30 minutes later, but Billy and Mark could hardly wait. After asking the farmer every possible question about the pumpkin, they finally decided to make their way over to the main stage where the official weigh station was located. There they waited for a short period, until finally the bleachers began to fill with people and the entries were brought on stage. The final weight of the pumpkin was determined to be 252 lbs. 5 oz., more than 75lbs more than the next biggest. As the crowd waited for the trophy presentation, however, a man suddenly ran onto the stage, shouting, "Wait! Do not give this man a prize! His pumpkin is artificially weighted!" He proceeded to demonstrate the way in which the clever farmer had added weight to his pumpkin, but ran off the stage and disappeared before waiting to hear any ruling. The farmer was nonetheless disqualified for his dishonesty, and will end up waiting at least five years before he will be allowed to enter the contest again.
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