Five Poems
Mike Topp

Normal

Anxiety. Insomnia. Nervousness. Increased libido. Agitation. Apathy. Aphasia. Ataxia. Coma. Convulsions. Dysphonia. Emotional lability. Extrapyranmidal disorder. Flushing. Hearing disorder. Hot flashes. Hypersthesia. Hyperkinesia. Hypertonia.

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Plastic Ruler Wood Ruler

Our family went shopping for school supplies one Sunday at the local shopping center. I noticed that plastic rulers cost more than wood rulers even though the wood ones were nicer and I thought that maybe it was because the plastic ones were longer.

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Point To Pin

How would you say the pin on the left has a broken point?
I would say, "The pin on the left has a broken point!"

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Teacher's Note

A. percentage of high school students who say that tomatoes are their favorite fruit B. cavity

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Disappointment

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