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Vol. 17 : Feeling old yet?

Mahiro: Hi Rich. . . .What'd you do to your leg?

Richard: I sprained my ankle (1) over the weekend. . .

Mahiro: Ouch. How did that happen?

Richard: (2) I was helping my daughter do some running practice drills, and I ended up hurting myself.

Mahiro: She has to practice running? What for?

Richard: (3) She's been chosen to run the relay for her team in this year's field day so I was trying to coach her how to pass the baton and stuff . . .

Mahiro: Let me guess. You got a little too overenthusiastic . . .

Richard: Well, there's this great workout that NFL players do, so (4) I was trying to show her how it's done and that's when I heard a really nasty "crack."

Mahiro: I thought (5) you used to play football.

Richard: Yeah, I did. And I thought I was in pretty good shape . . .

Mahiro: Well, you're over 40 now. How many years ago was that? Maybe you need to remember your age before you start giving any lessons to your daughter.

Richard: Geez, (6) you sound exactly like my wife. . .