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Larry The Loser
Larry Smith was the laughing stock of the whole village. When he was at school, all the other students thought he was a loser. After school, nothing changed. Larry got a job at the post office and all his colleagues thought he was a loser as well.
Larry was in between a rock and a hard place. He knew one option was to move to a new town, but if he moved he would lose his job. Instead, Larry decided to try his hand at being a part time police officer. He thought that being a police officer would win him respect in the village. Unfortunately, things went from bad to worse.
One afternoon, Larry spotted a group of teenagers smoking at the bus stop. He decided to tell them off.
“Why aren’t you in school?”
The teenagers stared at Larry. After a few moments they were in hysterics.
“Look at this loser,” said the biggest teenager. “He thinks he’s a police officer.”
The teenagers started throwing their beer cans at Larry, and calling him a loser. Larry ran away. He was still the biggest loser in the village.
Further examples:
I’m the laughing stock of this company, nobody takes me seriously!
I’m in between a rock and a hard place. I don’t want to go to Meg’s party tonight, but if I stay at home I’ll have to talk to Ben all evening and he’s so boring!
Why don’t you try your hand at cross-fit? I think you’ll really like it.
I thought losing my job was my only problem, but things have really gone from bad to worse. My girlfriend decided to take a new job in another country!
Did you spot any good discounts at the supermarket? I don’t have a lot of money.
My Mum always tells me off when I don’t clean my bedroom.
I was in hysterics watching that comedy, it’s so good.