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The Broken Clock

Mike’s grandfather clock suddenly stops working right one day, so he loads it into his van and takes it to a clock repair shop. In the shop is a little old man who insists he is Swiss, and has a heavy German accent.He asks Mike, „Vat sims to be ze problem?“ Mike says, „I’m not sure, but it doesn’t go „tick-tock-tick-tock“ anymore.Now it just goes „tick…tick…tick.“The old man says, „Mmm-Hm!“ and steps behind the counter, where he rummages around a bit. He emerges with a huge flashlight and walks over the grandfather clock.He turns the flashlight on, and shines it directly into the clocks face.Then he says in a menacing voice…Ve haf vays of making you tock!“

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