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Where there's smoke
Jose Padilla lit up a stogie and was nailed for contemplating arson. Have I written something that could easily be misconstrued by a jury of my peers?
By Garrison Keillor [2007-08-22]

  • Not so fast

    The relationship related only with hatred. The drought of August 2008 in Minneapolis was at its peak. Watering restrictions had been in place for ten days. At night, during the water restrictions, neighbor A snuck over to neighbor B’s hollyhocks, that formed a right angled border with neighbor A’s front lawn, and deluged them with water.

    Neighbor B’s pride had him believing his expert gardening skills had produced such resilient, luxurious plants. He smiled snidely when glancing at Neighbor A’s spindly hollyhocks.

    Neighbor A used his telephone to complain to the local police about his neighbor using precious water on decorative flora. This, of course, led to an indictment of Neighbor B for watering plants.

    -- GeeJay
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    Wednesday, August 22, 2007 06:10 AM
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