Almost got Caught

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A friend of mine had many cousins living in adjoining states. On one of his visits to these cousins, he asked me and 2 other guys to go along with him. It turned out to be a total blast. A good time was had by all, both guests and hosts. Word of our visit began to spread to other cousins and low and behold, we started getting invitations to visit other families. We went on 2 more visits and had an equally good time at each visit. It was totally amazing to me that these people would just open their doors (and hearts) to 3 guys that just happen to hang out with their relative. I never had the joy of having cousins, and I looked forward to these visits. My friend announced that we were invited to Pittsburgh for some big celebration at a local college. They have already arranged dates for us for a dance to held on Saturday night. This presented a problem for me. I had been dating a local girl, named Alice, for 6 months. I decided to go on the trip, but failed to mention to Alice about the date that was arranged for me. While talking with my friend, he mentioned that we were really going to a town out side of Pittsburgh called Penn Hills. I almost fainted. "Where in Penn Hills?" I asked. "Norvell Drive" he said. Why? "What number on Norvell Drive?" "Number 19......So what's your problem?" I could hardly get the words out of my mouth. "Alice's sister lives at Number 20 Norvell Drive." We were going to be right across the street. When I told Alice, she asked if she could join us on the trip. Luckily, her brother was there and convinced her it was a bad idea. I always like her brother!!! PS: That girl Alice? She has been my wife for the past 55 Years
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Date submitted:Sun, 20 May 2012 12:44:36 +0000Coincidence ID:6381