In an inspiring display, local cop Alfred Dunn took five minutes longer than usual to hurl his unsolved Rubik’s Cube at the furthest wall. It has now been 16 years since he was gifted the 3D puzzle from his currently incarcerated mother.
Coming into the police department, where he is a high-ranking detective looking into a nationwide conspiracy regarding a contaminated water supply, he loudly claimed that he had made progress solving the cube. Naturally, his colleagues provided nods and shrugs of encouragement. He went on to proudly display his unfinished project on his table, after shifting away evidence he had gathered that would exonerate an alleged serial cannibal.
“He’s shown a level of patience that’s just admirable,” said a proud superior officer, Detective Nakamura. “For me, personally, each passing year means accepting failure faster and faster. The days are long and sometimes you’ve got to wonder which part of your 40-year life led you here and….what was I saying?”
Alfred had only ever hit 2 minutes and 50 seconds attempting the puzzle before his admirably fruitless run of an astonishing 8 minutes. His dedicated showing is a fine example of the type of persistence that we have come to expect from the local police department.
Nakamura then went on to say, “That sort of tenacity is why I’ve decided to put him on all our unsolved cases from now on. He’s not giving up on them before we do, that’s for sure!”
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