19th July 2007 :: All this for my soul-mate

“Why are you standing on one foot?”
“You know how hard it is to find a sweet, caring, single pigeon with a good sense of humor?”
“Tell me about it. But what is the connection?”
“My aunt recommended that if I fast for 16 Mondays and stand on one foot here facing east, I would find a good pigeon.”
“Do you really believe in all this nonsense?”
“Do you know how my cousin got hitched with that handsome hunk that just migrated here last week?”
“Don't tell me she was fasting too... Can I have the phone number of your aunt? Please.”

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