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2006 Reader Submission
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This story only qualifies as an honourable mention and probably as a personal account as there is no media reference, howevre I think it is entertaining enough to warrent a submission.

This story concerns my mother who had an accident a few weeks ago and tore her achilies tendon. Since then she has been on crutches but has also been using an office chair to get around the house. Unfortunatly my mother is somewhat obbsesive when it comes to cleaning and not being able to do her usuall cleaning has really gotten to her over the last few weeks with the result that we have found her doing increassingly strange thing in order to clean the house. For example finding her sliding around on the hall floor on her stomach while trying to polishing it. This was ok until last week when she decided that the yard had too many leaves blowing around it and decided to sweep it. So out she went in her office chair to sweep the yard. She had a few close calls when the chair rolled down a small incline leading to a drain but decided to ignore gravities subtle hints that maybe this wasn't a good idea and perservered. So gravity decided to be a little more forceful when she came to the steeper and longer incline that is our front driveway. Luckely her screams alerted my sister who stoped her from continuing on her way and into the road.

I hope that any readers get a laugh out of this story as my family and a good portion of our neighbours certainly hav!!

Submitted on 08/11/2006

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James said:
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I did in fact get a laugh out of this, David! Obsessive mothers are among the funniest/most dangerous creatures on earth...! Thanks!


Fitzroy said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
Yeah, I think this shines a light on the transient nature of stupidity -- that anyone can become afflicted at least temporarily in the right context. I'd wager if she saw kids rolling around outdoors in office chairs for fun, she would have been sternly disapproving. Yet change the purpose of the act and suddenly it becomes an appealing option. Go figure.


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