guy was always dropping something on him

Howbout ya just call me Joe

Common Joe? You don’t fit the bill.

I do You think Im uncommon which is what seems to fuel your want to put a label on me 

                                                                                              Trust me Joes plenty

It’s not, particular not according to how I know you . . you’re not in the cheap seats.

Whasthamean

When I talk about you with other people . . 

. . Which you can stop doing he rolledshrugged his shoulders asif adjusting a sudden uncomfortable weight Theres no reason I can think of people who are strangers to me tha you would talk to about me  

How about . . it’s kind of like I’m pinching myself. 

                                                     I don know anybody like you.  Confirmation.

Comon not one of us is like another

I agree I agree . . however you are completely unlike anybody else. In a class, a species unto yourself.

You trying to get into my pants

Please. Can’t you be serious? 

                                 You must recognise you’r . . 

. . Odd 

Odd. 

       That don’t describe what you are. 

   fivesix weeks earlier he called him Sigma

a friend who was visitingthey were going wine-tasting overheard and barked Smegma!

NO Clean your ears out 

                           Sigma  Greek   Yare his frat brother 

Ah, yeah, I know it, but what does he mean by it, in what context is he using it?

Sigma male is outside the hierarchy that Alpha rides atop Its apex  Probably better understood as lone wolf Thamake sense

You’re sure he didn’t say smegma?

Sure 

      He woudnt want his head knocked cleanoff his shoulders

You wouldn’t.

He would. He doesn’t take shit from anyone, not friend or foe. 

a week ago guy proudly dropped his new appellation

Woudya quit with the words the descriptors

                                                Joe 

Hear me out.

Donsay hear me out yare going to say

I am.

standing before him he brought his hands up to shoulder height palms inward wagged them welcomed him in Awright

Lemme hear it

he cleared his throat 

                       I may mispronounce it, but maybe you’ll recognise it. 

Mebbe 

        I like words as you but I don ferret them out like you  Im happy with Joe

Stop with Joe already. Here I go. 

                                     Cacoethes . . 

. . Canya spell it

Let me look it up on my phone. 

Your everpresent unturnedoff iPhone

Neverdo, I’m struck how you rarely have your cellphone on you. Where’s it now?

At home

frat brother visiting again interjected  Your phone’s at homewhy's it at home?

Its my house phone.

he turned to his fraternal eternal brother It’s his house phone . . what the hell's that?

I told you . . 

. . Excuse gentlemen Coudya spell it

Yes. Yes. 

          he fidgeted with his phone

Sounds similar to cacophony same root  Caco-

I believe.   Here. The spelling is C A C O E T H E S. Cac-o-e-thes . . the pronounciation.

Cac-o-e-thes Doesnt sound good   Sound worse that sigma . .

. . Smegma!

Frat bro Wanna shut it

                            Unattractive visuals 

Which means wha 

I’m not done, you’ll relate to it better if you let me get it out.

   Get it out

Cacoethes   Means an uncontrollable urge, desire, especially something harmful, mania, cacoethes for smoking.  However what I mean for you is cacoethes . . scribendi.                             

Lemme guess

If you must.

   Mania for writing

Yes, but also writing as an ingrained bad habit.

It doesnt get done on its own

                                Letterwriting 

You're the only person I know who still writes letters.

Because

Why write when you can talk?

I don think Ill enumerate the reasons tha ya ought to be aware of 

                                                                      Ifya were to think  But ya don like to work tha hard  Except  Otherwise  Tryin to pigeonhole me in something else other than Joe 

Bit maniacal yourself

Cacophony Bad sound Cackle don think Greek    Cacoethes  Bad disposition 

                                                                                      Whas Greek for bad  not C A C O

Still on the pageyah

Yes. 

         It’s K A K O S.

Thank you

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