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Here is one story retold,
albeit with a pithier ending:
From lexiii:
wigger hitting on me!
What happened: so me and my friend marnie are at the mall. we like going in the elavator and just staying in there and meeting all kinds of people and such, so we were doing our usual elevator ride when a group of "wiggers" walked in.
on of them came over and stood next to me silently. finally he said "so, you girls cocme here often?" after i reluctantly said yes, he asked, "so, you got a name?"
What I said: nope.
What I SHOULD have said: my names lexi, and this is my girlfriend marnie.
L'esprit d'escalier
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Or is it?
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