"Condi... Condi... CONNNDIII."
"Mmm. Yeah... Laura... Laura...
LAURRRRA."
"Coming Woopsie."
",
... Laura, where in Hades are my cufflinks?"
"Of which cufflinks do you speak, G-man?"
"My lucky cufflinks, of course. The
ones that Prescott gave to Dad, that he wore to his inauguration. The ones
that Dad gave to me, that I wore to my first inauguration. My ding dang
lucky cufflinks, those are the cufflinks of which I speak."
"Let me think. Nope. Haven't seen them.
Sorry."
"Sorry won't do. Those cufflinks are imb...,
imbod..., covered with magic, well not magic exactly, they're... they're my
goddam lucky cufflinks is what they are. Where the Sam Hill are those
things?"
"I did see Barney sniffing around the
presidential dresser..."
"Oh no! Not Barney! If I've told you once,
I've told you a thousand times, don't let that cotton-pickin dog anywhere
near the presidential dressing room. Remember last year when he totally
ruined my presidential slippers? Oh man, I can't believe you let Barney eat
my lucky cufflinks."
"I didn't say he ate them, did I? He was just
in the room, sniffing around. Maybe he was looking for the presidential
pretzels."
"He can have those for all I care. I'm just
worried about my lucky cufflinks. Maybe I should call the Surgeon
General..."
"Rich Carmona? Good luck. You've got a better
chance of finding the cufflinks than you do of finding him."
"Carmona? Who the hell is that? I thought
that funny looking guy was the surgeon general. What's his name - Kook?"
"Koop? Oh heavens no, he resigned back when
your dad was still president."
"Dad. Dear old Dad. The man who gave me my
lucky cufflinks."
"Well, cheer up snoogums. I've got a surprise
for you. Look! It's a lucky tie tack. I found it at the Smithsonian. It was
worn by both John and Quincy Adams at their inaugurations, and now it's
going to be worn by you!"
"It's okay..."
"Okay? Look at the detail! That's a tiny
picture of a tiny Washington crossing a tiny Delaware! It's exquisite."
"Yeah. Pretty nice. But just the same, I'm
going to have the secret service check out all the Barney biscuits." |
