Tragic: Wives Caught In Endless Thank You Card Loop

GREENSBORO, NC — Local wives Misty Barnard and Kelsey Martin have become tragically caught in a never-ending loop of thank-you cards.

It all started when Barnard sent Martin a thank-you card for coming to her birthday, while Martin simultaneously sent Barnard a thank-you for inviting her to the birthday. Each felt compelled by the force of thanks to write back, initiating an infinite thank-you loop which has thus far gone on for ten months and counting.

"I see no way out of this," sighed Barnard's husband Tom, watching as his wife carefully selected thank-you card number fifteen. "Once the thank-you loop has begun, there seems to be no escape. Like Sisyphus pushing the boulder up the hill, so Misty mails another card, only to be back here again next week."

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