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  Saturday, January 08, 2005


Button pushing

 

I wunder what happuns when ya push that there button.

I dunno. But I’m a-gonna push it and fine out.

I don’t think ya oughta.

Well I’m a-gonna push it anyway.

You push that there button and ya might do sumphin real bad.

Nuthin bads a-gonna happen on account of pushin no button.

Jus might.

I’ve pushed lots a buttons before and nuttin bad ever happened.

Why you wanna go and push that button for anyhow?

That button there needs a-be pushed.

No indeed, that button is jus fine bein unpushed.

Well, maybe yur right.

Course I’m a-right. That button’s no damn good.

Still.

Still what?

I’m a-gonna push it.

Doggone it. You do what you gotta do. G’on. Push it!

Okay, I think I'm a-ready. Ya watchin?

No I’m not a watchin. I got my eyes closed on account of you gonna push that button.

There.

Huh? You push it?

I did.

And?

Nothing happened.

You sure?

I’m sure.

I’ll be damned. I could have sworn that something dreadful was going to happen.

It’s just as I foretold. Nothing bad happened at all.

You’re sure that you depressed that particular button.

I am quite positive.

Huh. Let me try.

I wouldn’t do that.

Well why not? You pushed it.

Yes, but that was when the button was out. Now it’s pushed in.

So.

So, there’s no telling what it will do if you push that button back out.

Well, maybe you’re right.

Of course, I’m right. That button is positively dangerous.

Still.


1:34:45 AM    Random Nonsense  comments []  

Nice talking wi –

 

Overheard at Starbucks: a woman sitting at a table outside the store, chatting on her cell phone, or trying to…

 

I’m sure that –

Well, maybe –

Yeah, I –

No, I –

Of course –

Okay, but –

Wait –

 

Why do I imagine the other end of the conversation went something like this:

 

How could he do that to me? He’s so incredibly rude.

All he did was blather on and on.

It’s like I wasn’t even there. Do you know how that feels?

Does everything always have to be on his terms?

What about me? Don’t my opinions matter?

Hold on. I have another call.

It’s him. Can I call you back?

Great. Talk to you soon. Bye.


1:29:50 AM      comments []  


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