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Communication: A great divide separated them. They couldn’t communicate, couldn’t reach each other. No, that sinkhole wasn’t helping matters one bit.

Fee: Your fees are highway robbery! / But we’re a bank.. / Then it’s bank robbery! / Are you threatening to rob the bank, sir? / No, I… (tazor)

Instrument: You’ve been instrumental to my success. Like my violin. Actually, I haven’t been that successful, so you’re more like my oboe. Or a cowbell.

Heart: Her heart beat rapidly. This is it. He’s proposing. Her heart felt like it would burst from her chest… It was a heart attack. She died.

Joy: It was moments like this — moments of pure joy — that he had trouble remembering his own name. Unfortunately, he forgot her name, too.

Cliff: If your friends jumped off a cliff would you follow? / Did they survive the fall? / Um, I guess so– / Did it look like fun? / …Never mind

Panda: You can have anything you want. / Anything? / Yes. / ANYthing?? / *sigh* … Anything but a panda. / Then I want– / Or a shark. / … Damn.

Logical: He couldn’t decide how he felt about her, so he charted his feelings & postulated a logical conclusion… He determined that he was asexual.

Food: They were almost out of food & the money was gone. Josh kicked himself. He knew he should have switched to the store-brand caviar months ago

Vile: You want me to do What? / It’s not a big deal / This is only our 3rd date! How could you ask something so vile? / Fine, don’t eat the oyster

Sea: Finally, freedom. The sea was in sight. A short crawl and he’d be home — then an eagle plucked the newborn turtle off the beach. So close.