Optimist Pessimist

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  1. Ken Anderson

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    Optimist-Pessimist

    Alternate between optimist and pessimistic statements.

    Examples:

    Fortunately, I just won the lottery.

    Unfortunately, you only won $5 and that's what you paid for the ticket.

    Fortunately, I used the money to buy another ticket.

    Unfortunately, you lost.
     
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    Fortunately I found a wallet to replace that money ....
     
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    Unfortunately, it wasn't your wallet.
     
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    Fortunately it had no name in it to return it ..so I borrowed £5 from it...
     
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    Unfortunately, it was counterfeit. When you tried to spend it, you got arrested.
     
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    Fortunately, the police sergeant was my uncle and let me off with a warning ,...
     
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    Unfortunately, he was fired for showing favoritism.
     
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    Fortunately, he deleted all my files before he was fired. So now, I am Scott free. And still have a suit case full of money.
     
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    Unfortunately someone easily mugged me (a little ole lady) and ran off with all the loot! :(
     
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    Fortunately, little old ladies don't run very fast.
     
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    Unfortunately the little old lady was tripped up by a child on a scooter and all the money flew out of her hand into the wind..
     
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    Fortunately it was a whirlwind. It gathered all the money and dissipated at the corner of her house. She had left her laundry basket there and all the money dropped right into it.
     
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    Unfortunately her grand-daughter came along and emptied all the laundry basket full of clothes into the washer and set it on to boil....
     
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    Fortunately, the motor to the washer broke and they were able to get the money out. So they went shopping.
     
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    ...and bought a helicopter , but unfortunately they didn't know how to fly it...
     
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