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“Give it up,” I said. “It isn’t going

to let you have it until it’s had its fill.”

She shook her head. “I definitely

need a new toaster.”

“Why?” I asked. “Don’t you like

pretending your bagels are all

chocolate coated?”

Then, in an instant, inspiration

struck, and I knew the perfect

Valentine’s Day gift.

And thus it was, on Valentine’s

Day, my family gathered around to see

the thoughtful gift I had purchased.

When my wife opened her new, four-

slot toaster, instead of the excitement I

had expected, she looked at me with

her big blue eyes, lip quivering. “It’s

sure a nice toaster,” she said, and all of

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