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Frank set the alarm for 6:00 AM.<\/p>\n

Doris rolled over, peeked at it, and muttered,
\n\u201cOnly a lunatic wakes up that early without a fishing pole or a fire.\u201d<\/p>\n

She changed it to 7:00 AM.<\/p>\n

The next morning, Frank saw the new time, squinted, and grumbled,
\n\u201cNice try, sabotage queen,\u201d and switched it back to 6:00 AM.<\/p>\n

That night, Doris caught him mid-adjustment.<\/p>\n

She growled,
\n\u201cI haven\u2019t retired just to be terrorized by a beep at sunrise.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frank barked,
\n\u201cYou\u2019re the one who said we need to \u2018maximize our mornings!\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

Doris deadpanned,
\n\u201cI meant coffee on the patio at 9. Not boot camp in the dark.\u201d<\/p>\n

Frank fired back,
\n\u201cDiscipline builds character!\u201d<\/p>\n

Doris picked up the alarm clock, walked to the window, and launched it into the yard.<\/p>\n

They both stared in silence.<\/p>\n

Frank sighed,
\n\u201cWell. That settles that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The next morning, they woke up at 10:17 AM.<\/p>\n

Frank stretched and mumbled,
\n\u201cI overslept because someone chucked the timekeeper.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doris shot back,
\n\u201cI overslept because someone thought they were General Patton with a snooze button.\u201d<\/p>\n

They agreed on one thing.<\/p>\n

Next time, they\u2019d blame the dog.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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