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Dec. 18, 2016. All 273 Dialogues below are error‐free. NOTE: The number following each title below (which is the same number that follows the corresponding dialogue) is the Flesch‐Kincaid Grade Level. See Flesch‐Kincaid or FREE Readability Formulas, or Readability‐Grader, or Readability‐Score. These grade levels are not "true" grade levels, because the dialogues are not in "true" paragraph form (because of the A: and B: format). However, the grade levels are true in the sense that they are truly relative to one another.


Marks Head Bobbers Hand Jobbers Better

This article unpacks each term, explains the original context, and argues why “better” is the only acceptable direction for the industry’s health. In wrestling jargon, a mark is traditionally a fan who believes the storyline is real—or at least behaves as if the outcome truly matters. But in the modern era, “mark” has shifted to mean any fan who is emotionally invested to the point of losing critical perspective. “Smart marks” (smarks) know the business is scripted but still fall into tribal fandom.

If you had a different intended meaning, please clarify, and I’d be happy to rewrite the article. In the wild lexicon of professional wrestling fandom and backstage politics, few phrases are as puzzling—and as revealing—as the underground critique: “marks head bobbers hand jobbers better.” While the grammar is tortured, the message is clear to those in the know. Three distinct categories of wrestling participants—the audience (marks), the mid-card entertainers (head bobbers), and the lowest-tier workers (hand jobbers)—are being told they need to elevate their game. marks head bobbers hand jobbers better

Wrestling is a visual symphony. When a performer head-bobs, it breaks suspension of disbelief. Great workers—think Bret Hart, Bryan Danielson, or Becky Lynch—make every transition fluid. A head bobber who wants to improve must study match pacing, sell with subtlety, and kill the nervous tics that scream “choreographed.” Better head bobbers become smooth operators, not human metronomes. 3. Hand Jobbers: The Moral & Professional Floor This term is vulgar but specific. In wrestling locker rooms, a hand jobber is the worst kind of enhancement talent—someone who does just enough to get by, often losing quickly, and whose only perceived value is making the star look good with minimal effort. The name implies a cynical, one-sided transaction: “You give me a hand, I get the win.” This article unpacks each term, explains the original

To provide helpful and accurate content, I’ll break down the possible intended meanings and offer a detailed article based on the most likely interpretations—focusing on (where “marks,” “head bobbers,” and “hand jobbers” sometimes appear as derogatory or insider terms) and then exploring why “better” might apply to skill or performance. “Smart marks” (smarks) know the business is scripted



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