Whas a crumpet

Why?

Damn thing is driving me nuts afternoon tea an crumpetsnot that I would

                                                                               Yaever eat one

A crumpet?

Yah

Don’t know, may have, but didn’t know it was.

eating something that you didnt know what it was  novel 

                                                            he liked knowing what he was eating no chicanery none because he was consummate chicanerer its not a word he made it up he liked to fill voids left by actual words

Ya often don know wha yare eatin 

Don’t you think it’s rude, asking what is being served?

In the US  perhaps not 

                             Orient  Africa catch my drift 

I don’t travel outside the country.

     Ah

           Ignorance is bliss

You calling me ignorant?

Yasaid May have but I didnt know wha it was

                                                    Not knowing wha something is is the hallmark of ignorance isnt it Granted it is a wide brushstroke  however I like knowing wha or who Im eatin

What or . . who?

Thas a whole other avenue  Tha said  what do you think a crumpet is 

I don’t know. Something to have with tea.

Jesus

Where’s all this coming from?

Curiosity My own ignorance   I gambled maybe you did

You don’t gamble.  You know don’t you . .

. . I do

So why the fuck are you ask me?

Perhaps entertainment value

Entertainment?

Ya don think yare entertaining

Ignorance is entertaining?

Donya think

Jesus.

Sometimes one has to be like an attorney  Don ask a question ya don know the answer to

he was miffedshook his head like a dog before it scratches after fleas behind its ear with its hindleg  he was always jealous of that  that an how a dog can lick his balls

                                                       What is a crumpet?

Like an English muffinHAR Nooks and crannies appear on the top of crumpets to see them ya have to slice an English muffin

       Slather with butter jelly jam preserves  Whas the difference between jam and preserves

Fuck.  You.

             Tell me.  You’re driving me nuts.

Jam  Mashed fruit  Preserves have whole or large pieces of fruit  I dig apricot preserves

So where did this whole expose begin?

Strudel

Strudel?

Yes

What about strudel?

I like fruit strudelprobably warm apple strudel the best

                                                            Its not streusel

Streusel?

Maddening isnt it

Which?

Both

Shit or get off the pot . .

. . When was the last time you considered streusel

I haven’t.

Me neither

You neither . .

. . No

You wanna tie up the loose ends? You’re killing me . .

. . Theres a D an an E S between em

A D and an E S . .

. . Spell em . .

. . I’m not, I’ll take your word for it.

                                       What’s the deal?

I thought strudel was German

                                  Its not Austrian  The difference between Nuremberg and Vienna

Jesus.

Invoking Jesus seems your go-to today

Ought to be, didn't see this coming . .

. . Unexpectedness The spice of life

Spice.   Please, put me out of my misery.  Conclude this.

Strudel fruit filled pastry  not filo dough

                                            Streusel  A crumble cake

I don’t bake.

Me neither 

Jesus.  Sowha was this conversation about?

An exercise in futility  

Jesus.

made him wonder if He might have a preference

sometime after 1918,  Saturday,  19  2. 22

556 preferred to 1756,  Sunday,  20  2. 22

she said opticals

he corrected her Optical

No, there’s more than one.

Optics

Opticals. she was beginning to lose her shitgetting frustrated he could see it in her face It’s opticals.

                                                                                                           she was eight

I believe yare mistaken

I would know though, wouldn’t I? I’m telling you . . telling you about them . . . I would know, wouldn’t I?

You said  Perhaps . however . you may have misunderstood whawas said Tell me more about these opticals  Where are they

At my school, on the track, the grass track out behind my school, the field.

Okay

      Are they set up by teachers  or staff

Yes they are.

Do you run . .

. . We run, jump, crawl through them. she exhaled loudly

                                                           was probably thinking how thick her grandfather was

If I may please

Yees.

Is it possible you mean . . obstacles

                                          Say . . an obstacle course

she brushed hair out of her face That’s what I said.

                                                       You don’t listen very well, maybe you ought to get your ears checked, Grampa.

AH okay  Thank you  Very thoughtful of you sweetheart

                                                             As long as we know wha yare talking about  wha ya mean

Yes. Obstacles.

                  That’s what I said. dribbled out of her mouth

annot like hed ever again say obstacles

                                          opticals was rich  they circumvented  obstacles 

1353,  Saturday,  19  2. 22

1248,  Sunday,  20  2. 22