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horror stories

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horror stories
糟糕经历

Date: May 09 2013

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“I’ve heard all the horror stories, and it can’t possibly be as bad as they say it is!”
- Actor Josh Duhamel on becoming a father (Us Weekly)

“我听过不少糟糕的经历,但是实际绝没有他们说的那样糟。”

— 演员乔什·杜哈明 (Josh Duhamel) 在谈论成为父亲时说

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stories about bad experiences

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Do you like scary stories? The kind where you sit around a fire with your friends at night, and you share stories about ghosts, or strange visitors in town who seem a little suspicious? Do you like that feeling of being scared as you wonder what’s going to happen next? What kind of horror will the storyteller reveal?

Not all kinds of horror stories actually involve ghosts and murderers, though. Sometimes a horror story is just a story about an extremely bad or negative situation. For example, you might hear horror stories about how crowded it is at a clothing store when they have a sale. Or you might hear horror stories about how badly your nephew behaved when he was out with his parents. These horror stories aren’t scary the way a zombie is, but they might still make you afraid.

Actor Josh Duhamel has heard some horror stories about a major life passage he’s about to make: becoming a father. He has probably heard about how he will be up all night, and have to change diapers, and how his life will completely change. Hopefully he’s not too scared, though, because he’ll be a dad soon!

What’s an experience that you’ve heard horror stories about? Do you think the experience is as bad as the horror stories say it is?

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“Matt has a lot of horror stories about working at Walmart.”

“I’ve heard all the horror stories about going to the market on Saturdays, but I don’t care if it’s crowded. I still want to go.”

“All the horror stories about Pamela aren’t true. She’s actually a nice person once you get to know her.”

Winners

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a2020 Frightening stories.
by a2020
Olivine scary stories
by Olivine
DAMAVAND Frightening, Scary, Dreadful, Direful stories
by DAMAVAND
Plx stories that frighten and/or shock the reader
by Plx
Julissita The negative side about something.
by Julissita

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shaerwan

shaerwan

Syrian Arab Republic

every day here in my home Syria is real extreme horror story

09:18 AM May 09 2013 |

saba2

saba2

Iraq

every day is ahorrer story in my country

08:54 AM May 09 2013 |

manu_wj

manu_wj

Italy

just open the newspaper, there you can find real horror stories…..

06:52 AM May 09 2013 |

whipiry

whipiry

South Korea

Horror stories happen everyday wherever you go, where do you want to escape from it ? Heaven ? hell?


06:41 AM May 09 2013 |

samirah

samirah

Saudi Arabia

iam not among the winners(✖╭╮✖)

04:36 AM May 09 2013 |

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