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        JOKE OF THE DAY

His and Hers Diary


Her diary:
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He was in an odd mood Saturday night.

We planned to meet at a bar for a drink. I spent the
afternoon shopping with the girls and I thought it
might have been my fault because I was a bit later
than I promised, but he didn't say anything much about
it.

The conversation was very slow going so I thought we
should go off somewhere more intimate so we could talk
more privately. We went to this restaurant and he was
STILL acting a bit funny.

I tried to cheer him up and started to wonder whether
it was me or something else. I asked him, and he said
no. But I wasn't really sure.

So anyway, in the car on the way back home, I said
that I loved him deeply and he just put his arm around
me. I didn't know what the hell that meant because he
didn't say it back or anything.

We finally got back home and I was wondering if he was
going to leave me! So I tried to get him to talk but
he just switched on the TV. Reluctantly, I said I was
going to go to bed. Then after about 10 minutes, he
joined me and to my surprise, we made love.

But, he still seemed really distracted, so afterwards
I really wanted to confront him but instead I just
cried myself to sleep.

I just don't know what to do anymore. I mean, I really
think he's seeing someone else.


His diary:
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City lost. Got a shag though.

Kajak,guysports,lol
how do you know when a bloke is lying?
his lips move!!!!!!

how can u grow your own dope?
bury a bloke and wait till spring!!!!!
how can you find a commited bloke?
look in a mental institution.

whatd the definition of a batchelor?
a blokes whos missed the opportunity
to make a woman miserable!!!!!!!!!

whats a blokes idea of foreplay?
half an hour of begging!!!!!!