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A cryptic story!
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A short while ago my headphone, which cost me 24,000 yen, abruptly stopped working.
Perhaps I'd been listening to music at too high volume for too long. All of a sudden something snapped and the sound won't come out anymore.
Out of annoyance, I flung my TV set to the floor.
I felt the heavy thud as the TV landed on the floor and came to my senses.
What am I doing? This TV cost me 150,000 yen!
Fortunately, the place where the TV had dropped was carpeted and although I felt the thud I couldn't hear the sound as it dropped.
It can'be broken, can it? - I thought, as I flicked on the TV.
It was showing images as usual, but not a sound came out of it.
Great. The 150,000 yen TV is now broken too.
But it's strangely quiet outside today....
Maybe I'll go out now and take a walk for a change.
A cryptic story!
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A short while ago my headphone, which cost me 24,000 yen, abruptly stopped working.
Perhaps I'd been listening to music at too high volume for too long. All of a sudden something snapped and the sound won't come out anymore.
Out of annoyance, I flung my TV set to the floor.
I felt the heavy thud as the TV landed on the floor and came to my senses.
What am I doing? This TV cost me 150,000 yen!
Fortunately, the place where the TV had dropped was carpeted and although I felt the thud I couldn't hear the sound as it dropped.
It can'be broken, can it? - I thought, as I flicked on the TV.
It was showing images as usual, but not a sound came out of it.
Great. The 150,000 yen TV is now broken too.
But it's strangely quiet outside today....
Maybe I'll go out now and take a walk for a change.
Comments
uwaah~ another nice cryptic story~ d(>w<)b
looking forward for more~ ^w^
I thought maybe it had something to do with the numbers (the silence) but they aren't cursed... just very expensive! So expensive in dollar.
I guess she spent a lot thinking the headphones and TV had good sound quality? Still.. ($.$)
@Time Waits: You've got a new profile pic! A cute doll!
It's getting cold in Taiwan...
but i wonder what kind of TV the writer had. it fell and landed hardly on the floor and wow guess what, it's still working. hmm...
thats my precious daughter xD
oh you're in Taiwan now Saya-san? :3
be careful not to catch a cold!
1 - He is now deaf.
2 - I won't be inviting him to my apartment, for fear that he might decide to toss my TV out the window if the toaster breaks or something.
WAY TO GO!
not that its their fault.....but even still.
@SAYA - there seems to be a typo? umm..is it supposed to be 24,000 yen? i'm not sure.
Taiwan doesn't get very cold, at least not as cold as in my hometown in Japan! So I should be fine! Thanks! <3
@Diogo: No body would dare to do that to your belongings, for fear of getting sued by you! LOL
@The Second Last ANON: I love you too. lol
@ryuu: it was a typo. Thank you for letting me know!
And those of you who came up with different answers from "he's gone deaf", don't be embarrassed! As I always say, there are no right or wrong answers for these cryptic stories.
Different theories are always welcome! :D
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Just want ask your permission to copy & translate your stories for my twitter & books in to my language..
And, if you don't mind i really want to meet you someday. You just awesomely inspiring...thanks.