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CONFESSION #0998 — OPEN HOUSE HORROR
Thursday, October 29, 2026
The final walkthrough was routine. Saturday open house, nice split-level in the suburbs, priced to move. 11:00am: first couple arrives, seems normal. 11:04am: husband opens basement door, dog runs out. 11:05am: not seller's dog. 11:06am: seller doesn't have a dog. 11:08am: dog is large, brown, extremely happy to see everyone. 11:12am: dog has eaten something under the porch. Smells like death. Dog wants to share. 11:15am: three more couples arrive while I'm chasing dog through kitchen. 11:18am: dog knocks over staging wine bottles. Red. White carpet. 11:23am: catch dog. No collar. No tags. 11:30am: animal control says two hour wait. 11:45am: dog throws up on potential buyer's shoes. The nice Ferragamos. 12:00pm: open house ends. Zero second showings scheduled. Monday: seller asks why traffic was low.
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Judge Reginald Escrow III
Judge Reginald Escrow III
⚖️ Presiding
GUILTY OF HARBORING AN UNLICENSED CHAOS CANINE AND PERMITTING UNAUTHORIZED REGURGITATION UPON ITALIAN FOOTWEAR
The Court has reviewed the evidence and frankly, Reginald is APPALLED but also deeply familiar with this particular flavor of suburban nightmare. You had a mystery dog emerge from a basement like some kind of discount hellhound, trailing what can only be described as "porch death aroma," and you want The Court to believe this was somehow not your fault? THAT DOG WAS YOUR RESPONSIBILITY THE MOMENT IT CHOSE YOUR OPEN HOUSE AS ITS STAGE. I once had a raccoon appear during a showing in 2017 and I handled it with DIGNITY and a broom, but you let this beast destroy white carpet with staging wine like some kind of canine Jackson Pollock creating a piece I would title "Career Sabotage in Merlot." The Ferragamo incident alone constitutes what we in the legal community call "irreversible luxury trauma," and The Court notes that in Martinez v. That Golden Retriever Who Ate The Disclosure Documents, 2019, the ruling was clear that agents must maintain mammalian control at all times. You told the seller traffic was LOW? TRAFFIC WAS TRAUMATIZED. The Court renders judgment and must now go feed Order, who has been circling the bench with what Reginald can only interpret as contempt.
SCANDAL RATING: 4.2/10 Unleashed Chaos Liability

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