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Real-Life Dialogue (EDT Edition)
[The scene: a suburban home situated somewhere in the (US) Eastern time zone. It is a mild, sunny Sunday afternoon in mid-March, and He and She are seated at their respective computers on opposite sides of a low wall, enjoying the sunshine when they remember to look out a window.] She: [From her side of [...]
Real-Life Dialogue
The scene: the living room of a rustic but solidly built house in Vermont, with a gorgeous view spread beneath and a Green Mountainside above. It is a summer morning, and the sun is still low but bright and cheerful. The Guest and The Erstwhile Missus are there at the invitation of D—, a colleague [...]
Real-Life Dialogue
Patient (handing appointment card for his regular checkup to receptionist at desk in Super Mega Giant medical center): Hey, how you doing, I’m— Receptionist: I know. Got you right here. (Hands exam paperwork to patient; calls out to someone out of sight behind her.) He just got here! I’m sending him right back! (Patient wanders [...]
Real-Life Dialogue
[The scene: a small quasi-hallway between garage and kitchen in a suburban house somewhere in North Florida.] She: [pointing to weird, waist-high structure made of woven twigs and/or sticks, with four legs, a torso, and a head from which antlers sprout] Why is that still here? He: [studiously ignoring the obvious] Why is what still [...]
Real-Life Dialogue
He: So what kind of car did she get? She: I don’t know, I forget. It starts with an “E.” Some kind of American car. He: [...prolonged thoughtful silence...] [time passes] She: I wish I could remember what kind of car it was. He: Well, the only kind I could think of that started with [...]
