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'Sir, you're only allowed one seat. Can you please sit up?'
The man groans, but stays where he is. The usher, becoming impatient with the man, says, 'Sir, if you don't get up, I will need to get my manager involved.'
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Again, the man just groans, which infuriates the usher as he marches off to get the manager. In a few moments, he returns with the manager and they both repeatedly attempt to move him, but with no success. It was at this point that the manager calls the police.
Minutes later, a thanedar arrives and approaches the man, 'What's your name?'
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'Shyam,' the man moans.
'And where're you from, Shyam?'
With pain in his voice, Shyam replies, 'The balcony.'
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A man called the hotel manager, 'Come up quickly, I fought with my wife and now she wants to throw herself out of the window!' The manager replied, 'Sir, this is a
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The man interrupted, 'No! This is a maintenance issue. The
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