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1. Eris

A middle-aged man, James, had come on stage believing it was an audition for\xa0American Idol. It wasn\u2019t. Out ran his ex-lover, Terri. \u201cYou said you loved me!\u201d she said. \u201cAnd then when I got pregnant, you disappeared! Twenty years, and you never even sent me a letter!\u201d

The crowd booed.

As James tried to sputter a response, his wife ran onto the stage. \u201cYou cheating jerk!\u201d she shouted at James. \u201cYou lying, cheating jerk! Twenty-five years we\u2019ve been married, and I never\u2026\u201d She picked up a folding chair, tried to swing it at James.

\u201cStop!\u201d cried James\u2019 teenage daughter Katie, joining in the fray. \u201cMom, Dad, stop it!\u201d