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Unit 8

Can you believe it?

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Did you hear about that woman in Florida?

No, what happened?

She pulled out the power cable to her office building so she could be sent home early with pay.

No way!

Yeah, and she had done the same thing to the telephone lines in the past in order to get out of work.

That’s awful! What finally happened to her?

She lost her job and was arrested for damaging property.

2

Did you hear about the woman who has to spend a month in jail because her pet is too overweight?

What? No!

Yeah, her pot-bellied pig weighs 200 pounds. Most weigh between 65 and 100 pounds. It’s unhealthy for the poor animal to be that big. and it has trouble walking.

So what happened?

Well, the police charged her with animal neglect. She also has to pay a $500 fine.

3

What are you laughing about?

This story I’m reading. You know how call-forwarding works, right?

Yeah, you can have calls to one phone number forwarded to another number.

Right. Well, this plumber in Pennsylvania had the calls to five other plumbers forwarded to his own business.

So he stole the other plumbers’ customers?

Yeah, but just the customers with big expensive jobs. He’s in jail now, and lost his plumber’s license.

4

I just read something amazing in the news.

What was it?

These two robbers robbed a convenience store.

What happened next?

Well, after the robbery.

they decided to steal a car.

Yeah? Did they get away?

No. They Jumped in the stolen getaway car, but couldn’t drive it!

Why was that?

Because the guy didn’t know how to drive a car with a stick shift! And so the police caught them!

5

Did you read this story about the man in Sweden?

No, what happened?

It says.

“Customs officials in Sweden had an unusual experience today. As a man was going through the customs checkpoint, officers noticed that his shirt was moving.”

That’s weird.

Yeah, I know. Listen. “When they searched him.

they found 65 baby snakes and six lizards inside his shirt. The man said he wanted to open a reptile farm. They arrested him for smuggling.”

6

Did you hear about that guy who tried to rob a pharmacy in Canada?

No, what happened?

He was in the drugstore, and he told the employees there that he was going to come back in half an hour and rob them.

So what did they do?

They called the police, of course. So when the guy came back 30 minutes later with his friend, the police were waiting for them.

Oh, that’s hilarious!