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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