A: Is there something crawling around up there?
B: Yeah, probably.
A: (pause) So, are you going to go up and find out?
B: I can't imagine why I would.
A: Aren't you concerned? Curious, maybe? Wouldn't you like to creep around up in the rafters with some pointy weapon and visit a little lethal aggression on an anonymous pest-creature? It's OK to kill animals - They don't have a Jesus to punish you.
B: That's not funny. Why would you say that to a person who doesn't have any legs? You're a cruel bastard.
A: Well, I'm not the one who -
B: That's enough.
A: You don't ever let me talk.
B: I would try to listen more, but I'm completely middle-fingered out tonight. Try again tomorrow.
A: (pause) OK.
B: OK.
Monday, July 31, 2006
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your ability to create verbs from nouns (ie "middle-fingered out") is astonishing. wish I had such talent.
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