ANN ARBOR - No one was particularly upset at the recent news that Chuck something, the boring guy who lives next door or down the street, died last week or maybe a couple weeks ago, dispassionate sources are reporting.
Chuck, probably short for Charles, was largely ignored in his community, and will be remembered for occasionally watering the driveway in sandals, taking his homely dog for a walk in the morning, or having his TV on from about 6 PM to 11 PM every night.
“He always watched TV,” neighbors replied to questions about Chuck, whose last name might as well be Boring. “Except when it was turned off. Then maybe he was listening to the radio or sleeping.”
Chuck Boring is survived by his two dull children, Jeff and Ursula Boring, who spoke at the tedious funeral service held in his honor.
“My father had an average-to-poor sense of humor, and I remember few stories about when that average-to-poor sense of humor really came out,
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