. . . the Maltese Falcon is a MacGuffin, as were the letters of transit in Casablanca. In themselves they are insignificant, irrelevant, nothing more than an object or devise, event, to motivate characters or forward the plot.

Humphrey Bogarts in both

Yes.

Asya said MacGuffin my brain tippled bugged me  mulligan a second chance after a bad golf stroke Annow  a gimme

Damn  golfs a corrupt sport shouldnt wonder why businessmen play it  I wouldnt do business with a guy who couldnt roll a near-200 bowling game

Seems your brain's keen on not allowing you much peace.

May not allow me peace however on the other hand it allows me pieceya follow my drift

Drift followed.

               My name’s Harold.  he extended his hand

accepted it firm handshake  Names Joe

                                           Thats a sweet wheelchair  Imagine it costs a bundle

Wouldn’t know don’t care. Muthafucker that put me in it, copiously insured, for a reason one might imagine, a failed lawsuit, fits the bill. I intend to get a state-of-the-art chair year-by-year until I’m dead.

Yad think the insurance company would be better off whacking ya

I think so.

I won a lifetime workmans comp Ive thought so too

They should have whacked us before we went to court.

Probably not staffed by enough golfers

he sniffedlaughed

                   No possibly not.

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Peter, Paul and Mary  If I had a Hammer  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lGMOB2K78iM 

Lent began last week WednesdayAsh Wednesday Whacha giving up

I’m not Catholic.

Imagine wha ya would if you were

Imagine what I would . . WOW . havent ever been asked.

Don have to be Catholic to know the tale Christ wandered the desert vision quest fasted forty days tempted by Satan before beginning his ministry so wrote Matthew Mark an Luke likely though youd have to be Catholic to know them

I do know the bit . . from somewhere . read it somewhere. Huh. What would I give up?

Some people give up ice cream

Ice cream?

Ive heard said

What would I give up?

                          You give up anything?

A recovering Catholic nah

Like an alcoholic, druggie?

Wasnt that severe

  Ah.

         What would I give up? looked like it was causing him a headache

Tell ya wha ya don have to say now can say I planted a seed Ill see ya later this week yacoud say then

No no. I've got this.

                     he rubbed his foreheadhard up an down above his nose with his thumb I got this.

BAM Got it!

he was all ears

I can’t say what it is . right now . . but I’d give up something I don’t do or enjoy and then act selfrighteous about it.

Fuckin genius

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You know, head on you’re very handsome. 

                                                she pursed her lips  thoughtfully

Thank you

I wonder.

            pursed her lips again

Something I could help you with

                                    he had nothing in mind she hadnt taken her eyes off his face she pursed again asif trying to pry loose something maybe she thought her pensiveness was working him making him uncomfortable maybe she thought she was making him selfconscious he wasnt he was selfassured selfconfident she should say what to that hed tell her he was unshakeable even braining him a pry bar wouldnt shake him

I wonder . . I wonder.  like a myna bird

hed let her wonder

she got down off the bar stool walked up to him put her hands on his shoulders kissed him softly then stepped back

I was curious.

Verdict

Still wondering, still curious.  I know

                                         she walked around to his right stopped took in his profile and stepped back

he hadnt turned his head to follow

Jesus.

I look nothing like His depictions asif anyone actually knows

Jesus.

had to admit she piqued him

                                Jesus

Yes. From the side you look like a degenerate.

Yare familiar with degenerates

All men are degener . .

. . Wrong   All men are pigs To varying degrees

I’m only saying that from here . .

. . I look degenerate

I’m being kind.  Very degenerate.

First time anyones said

                          Usually Im jimdandy  no Jesus

Perhaps whoever they were didn’t look hard enough.

Perhaps

I wonder.

Yes

I should take a look at your left.

                                  he would have bet she went around behind him would have lost she crossed in front of him smelled good  warm cinnamon bread sugar

Hmmm. Not as degenerate.  A kind degenerate.

Kind degenerate  Whakind

I think you would know better than me.

Doll, I havent a fucking cluehavent sat for anyone before

                                                             Feels like Im modeling 

You must.

Must I

Yes you must.

I like your assuredness Why must I

They’re your profiles.

Which I dont see

You could use a hand mirror, look at your reflection off a bathroom mirror.

No hand mirror Only look into the mirror above the sink when I shave so I don cut my throat

Too bad. If you did you could see what I’m talking about.

Sided by degenerates

Your left’s kind.

Buy you another drink

Why?

Ya know the difference between an ugly woman and a knockout

I think so . . but why don’t you tell me?

Three stiff drinks

                      Might aid my degeneracy

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