My Life as 18" Lifeguard Doll

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Scores for “value,” a blend of annual household income and cost of living, and “quality of life,” which accounts for crime, college readiness, commute, and other factors, are included below on a 10-point scale, as well as the city’s population and median annual salary.

Beach Please!

Scott Webb — Pinery Provincial Park, Canada

Our radio was broken and we were bored, so one woman in our group, Abby, said: "We’ll offer you a ride on two conditions. First, you must sing us a song, and then you have to tell us a story. Do you accept?"

1. Dad, i'm hungry
2. Hi Hungry, I'm Dad
3. Stop playing, I'm serious!
4. So, you're Serious? I thought you were Hungry?
5. Are you kidding me?
6. Nope, I'm Dad?