Dating Ms. Arbor

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“Ann Arbor?” the burly, bundled-up cop replied. “I used to date her. About forty, isn’t she?”

The Ann Arbor woman didn’t miss a beat. “Actually, she’s quite a bit older—more like a hundred and fifty, maybe older, I think.”

“She didn’t look that old,” the cop insisted. Then, with a nod, he was off, leaving the two illegal parkers relieved and ticketless.   

[Originally published in February, 2009.]