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February 6, 2008 11:46 PM

cene One: Finally!
We find our protagonist shoveling the sidewalk for the second time that day. Being from a state with a warm climate, this whole "shoveling snow" thing is new to him. And he doesn't like it. Not one bit. His mind is focused on one thought: if it wasn't for the phone company, he'd be at home right now. And he'd be warm and dry. Instead he's cold and wet because of the snow. But then, after seven hours of waiting, the phone rings and, yes, it is the phone company. They are on their way. The ordeal will be over within the hour.

Joy floods our protagonist's heart. The phone guy arrives, he fixes everything, the office is connected to the outside world, and our protagonist embarks on a harrowing journey through over a foot of snow.

Scene Two: The White Stuff
Our protagonist, still reveling in his recent victory over the phone company in a seemingly endless battle of the wills, drives past countless cars mired by thick road-side snow. Sedans cower before our protagonist's mighty four-wheel-drive vehicle.

Our protagonist grins.

Scene Three: Don't Give People Too Much Credit
Our protagonist grimaces. His ride, while mighty, requires much fuel. He stops at a filling station and goes inside--he has to pay with cash because his bank is run by incompetent chimps. As the clerk rings him up, our protagonist catches a glimpse of the cash register's screen. It instructs the clerk: "Put money in the drawer. Then close the drawer." Just as our protagonist is thinking "Seriously? What kind of an idiot needs to be told that?," the clerk takes his money, then closes the drawer, then is momentarily confused by what to do with the money, which is still in her hand.

Our protagonist grins again.



1 Comments


butterflyfish said:

Consider yourself tagged with a meme, but I found this one kind of fun. Hope you do too.

Also, this was a damn good post.

February 8, 2008 4:36 AM



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