Lucy had no idea why she married him. His hobby was keeping pet crocodiles.
She was his fourth wife.
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Lucy had no idea why she married him. His hobby was keeping pet crocodiles.
She was his fourth wife.
I think was is the key word in this short story.
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Yes – cos now he collects alligators.
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And wives…bu he doesn’t keep them long for some odd reason.
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A change is as good as a holiday (ahem)
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Was his name Lyle?
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Lyle Lyle Crocodile was his full name.
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I thought so!
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Ah Bruce! It’s refreshing to hear about crocodiles. The wives have likely left because the crocodiles take so much of…Lyle’s…time.
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Possibly the wives gave an arm and a leg to escape.
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Carol Baskin killed her husband!
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I could never work out why they were able to find some of the husband’s remains. Weren’t the big cats hungry enough?
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The trick is to cover the body in sardine oil.
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I learn a handy hint nearly every day.
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It would cost an arm and leg literally to help him maintain those crocodiles. That’s love right there.
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Ha ha!
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You surely know how to pull up a fast one.
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Thank you – it could be construed as laziness!
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This story made me shed crocodile tears.
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Just as well then that he didn’t collect pet alligators.
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Wives are very tasty…
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That’s exactly what my hyena said!
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Brilliant, I wish I could tell a story so briefly!
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Ah – but nearly every sentence you write is a story in itself!
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Ah, you flatterer you!
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But it’s true!
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