The Unexpected Can Kill

From: Robert Karl Skoglund
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Humbleoats_small Many hunters get so excited when they see a deer that they drop dead

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Many hunters get so excited when they see a deer that they drop dead

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You might have read in the paper that during a typical deer season in Michigan, about a dozen hunters die with heart attacks. That little furry head sticks itself up out of the brush, and these grown men get so excited that they drop right over. Shock from the unexpected can kill. Imagine all those who would drop over if the President would ever try to balance a budget. Think of all the teachers who would probably drop dead, if that certain student ever cleaned out the rat's nest in his desk and handed in a paper that didn't look as if he'd blown his nose on it. Yes, the shock from the unexpected can kill, which is why I don't dare risk coming to supper the first time my wife calls me.
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