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True Stories **
** At least our editor swears that
they're true. But he's a lying
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Dear Pauline ......
I never thought it could happen to me. One minute I’m
enjoying the good life, lounging on the front porch of our Scottish
beach cottage. The next moment I’m swimming for my life in the frigid
North Sea. You see, the porch collapsed while I was taking a nap and
since it hung out over the ocean, I fell with all of the debris to the
wetness below.
The water was rough that day and it was tough to keep my head above the
relentless chop. I gasped for breath whenever I could and felt myself
being swept out to sea. I would soon find myself 1200 miles from the
beach-house, on a small island. With no food or fresh water, it looked
like my life would soon be coming to an end. The only thing I had in my
pockets was a copy of my short term car insurance that I had purchased
before starting my holiday. It was soaked, of course, but I laid it on a
warm rock and it soon dried out completely.
I spent the first night cold and scared. I would never see my wife or
any of my girlfriends again. There would be many sad women across the
country, once word of my demise spread. I welcomed the warm sunrise the
following morning. It really helped me thaw out and I was feeling a
little better than the night before. I was still hungry though and I had
no idea what I could do about it. There were no animals or plants on my
tiny island.
I read my short term car insurance policy over and over again. It was
the only thing to do as I awaited my certain death. It turned out to be
a pretty interesting read. There is a lot of fine print on a short term
car insurance policy and I finally had the time to read it all. I
thought that it was well written, but a tad short on action and
suspense. When I was done reading, I noticed a pack of matches had
washed ashore. They were a soggy mess, but I laid them on the rock as
well and soon they were usable again.
As the sun set on that second day, I noticed a freighter off in the
distance. I set my short term car insurance policy on fire and waved it
in the air. They finally saw my distress signal and veered toward my
direction. When the freighter drew near, they sent a lifeboat with two
men to come pick me up. I climbed aboard the raft and was taken to
safety.
Buy some short term car insurance today. It may save your life, too, one
day.

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