tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40437882485157877182024-02-20T05:20:20.105-08:00Tarp Street Journal 2018Todd Tarpleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323440981733309597noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043788248515787718.post-52717192358831304522018-12-19T19:35:00.000-08:002018-12-19T18:53:35.637-08:00Woman awakes from coma to find herself married<span style="font-size: large;">A Jersey City woman received the surprise of her life when she awoke from a coma to discover a wedding ring on her finger.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Josephine Yeh says she vaguely recalls being bonked on the head by a children's book last summer while on a first date with a man she met online. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"He said he was a famous author," she recalls. "The next thing I remember was waking up with a Cocker Spaniel licking my face and a note that said, 'I love you, went for a run, we're out of Coke Zero.'"</span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: large;">When reached for comment, a member of her family sighed and said, "Finally."</span>Todd Tarpleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323440981733309597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043788248515787718.post-32279053936541478422018-12-19T18:41:00.000-08:002018-12-19T18:54:19.835-08:00Local high school senior seeks clues to missing college fund<span style="font-size: large;">An Upper West Side high school student is asking for the public's help in locating his college fund.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Ethan Tarpley, 17, says he has combed through his family's bank accounts and financial records, to no avail.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"It's gotta be here somewhere, right?" he asked rhetorically while finishing a college application during a lunch break at Little Red Elisabeth Irwin High School. "W</span><span style="font-size: large;">hat kind of parent would raise a child without putting money aside for college?"</span>Todd Tarpleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13323440981733309597noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4043788248515787718.post-77587789586187786072018-12-19T18:38:00.001-08:002018-12-19T19:16:18.764-08:00College student plans to spend remainder of life in Virtual Reality<span style="font-size: large;">A Trinity College junior says he has decided to pursue a non-traditional career path consisting of 24/7 VR gaming, with only short breaks for food and rest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">"It's not particularly lucrative, as there's no revenue associated with it," explained Samuel Tarpley, 20, from beneath a VR headset. "But my expenses are limited to a 10x10 room, an Internet connection, and </span><span style="font-size: large;">Nesquik."</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">His father noted that his son had been practicing for this career path for the past five years. "At this point I really can't see him doing anything else."</span></div>
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