theparanoidandroid
The truck driver was excited about his promotion: he was finally able to operate the elusive crane! All the hours of preparatory work in the local arcades finally paid off, he thought to himself as he stared at his collection of stuffed animal prizes.
I was once given a rather unattractive sweater as a Christmas gift. I smiled politely and thanked the person who gave it to me (a slightly senile great aunt) and I hung it up in my closet and never touched it again. Her ghost haunts me to this day.