Grow Your Own

Guide to Recognizing Your Saints, A (2006) IMDB rating: 7.10 Plot: Dito, a writer in L.A., goes home to Astoria, Queens, after a 15-year absence when his mother calls to say his father’s ill. In a series of flashbacks we see the young Dito, his parents, his four closest friends, and his girl Laurie, as each tries to navigate family, race, loyalty, sex, coming of age, violence, and wanting out. A ball falls onto the subway tracks at a station, small things get out of hand. Can Dito go home again?

Actors: Downey Jr. Robert,LaBeouf Shia,Scarimbolo Adam,Tambakis Peter Anthony,Tatum Channing,Tirado Anthony,Rosado Erick,Payne Steve,Palminteri Chazz,Feldman Tibor,Compston Martin,Crime,Drama,

Can you write a story about an OFFICE ROMANCE that includes 5 of these titles, just 4 the pure fun of it?
1. Rumor has it.
2. Gone with the wind.
3. One flew over the cuckoo’ s nest.
4. All about Eve
5. My life in ruins.
6. Night shift
7. Psycho
8. O brother, where art thou?
9. Crimes and misdemeanors.
10. A guide to recognizing your saints.

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The whole secretarial pool was a buzz. RUMOR HAS IT big doings were going on behind closed doors. Everyone was all a thither over it with speculations.

"Maybe the office is closing," Mary put in. "There’s been a lot of important people going in and out of his office": she added

"Oh, MY LIFE IN RUINS if this office closes," Joan groaned. "At my age where will I find another job?"

"Maybe one or all of us are getting fired," Martha piped in. "I heard that the small CRIMES AND MISDEMEANORS board met a few days ago. Who of us has not had to stand before them on some little misdeed or other?"

"I bet this is ALL ABOUT EVE,"June stated crossing her arms across her chest. "I told her he’d find out it was her who planted that cherry bomb under his desk."

"What about what you did?," Mary cut in. "He had all his files laid out on the boardroom table and you turned the overhead fan on high, All his files…..GONE WITH THE WIND."

"That was an accident,"June snapped. "I was going to turn it down!"

"Even ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST out on the ledge," Mary laughed. "Scared the poor little thing almost witless.

"Maybe I can get a job on the NIGHT SHIFT at Walmart as a check out girl," Joan put in. "They have a lot of elderly ladies there running around in pink pinafores."

"You know……It’s things like this that cause people to go PSYCHO when the stress level get too high," Nancy put in.

"It’s not ‘psycho’," joan corrected. "It’s ‘postal’ you’re thinking of."

"Whatever," Nancy shrugged "I bet my brother would know what to do," she added. "He’s a priest, almost a saint. Very highly respected in the church."

"O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU now?," Joan returned rolling her eyes heavenward..

"Hey, I can get you each A GUIDE TO RECOGNIZING YOUR SAINTS if you want one," Nancy offered as the inner office door opened. All turned expectantly each dreading in their own way what was coming next.

Mr. Ditwilder looked out over the secretarial pool with a wide smile, his arm around the shoulders of a sportly elder lady.. "I know you all have been wondering what has been going on around here the last few weeks. Well……..At last at this time in my life I have decided to fall in love and take a wife. The widow Sparkfarley here has consented to be my wife. We have been discussing prenuptial agreements the last couple of weeks and the wedding will be the last Sunday of next month. You’re all invited and get a twenty dollar a week raise!

Ladybug | Nov 18, 2009