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Lead Story · OCT 4

True Tales with Larry: Real-Life Mishaps That Sound Completely Scripted

There is a special kind of story that should not have happened, could not have been improved by a writer, and yet lands with the timing of a polished sitcom scene. That is the territory Larry lives in. Not the made-up, overcooked, “you had to be there” kind of funny. The good stuff. The kind where a parking lot argument turns into an accidental parade, or a routine dentist appointment somehow ends with a police officer, a magician, and a runaway lunch cooler. Those are t

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There is a special kind of story that should not have happened, could not have been improved by a writer, and yet lands with the timing of a polished sitcom scene. That is the territory Larry lives in. Not the made-up, overcooked, “you had to be there” kind of funny. The good stuff. The kind where a parking lot argument turns into an accidental parade, or a routine dentist appointment somehow ends with a police officer, a magician, and a runaway lunch cooler. Those are t

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Analysis · SEP 30

Larry Funny Real Life Stories That Sound Like a Sitcom Plot

There is a special kind of story that starts with a harmless sentence and ends with somebody hiding behind a ficus while a grocery store manager yells into a walkie talkie. That, more or less, is the Larry genre. You know the type. A man leaves home to do one normal errand, maybe buy batteries or return a shirt, and somehow winds up accused of cutting in line at a blood drive, defending himself to three strangers, and making an enemy of a woman named Diane who absolutely

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