family was known to be offcolored known to resort to snappycoarse repartee  openings

                                                                                             How’s it hanging?

Christ Sis . . .

                  she caught him offguard flatfooted   he had nada

Cat got your tongue?

Yah

       Pussy sat on my face

he was licketysplit better the following week when his father picked up the phone

                                                                                      Whadayawant?

Whadayagot

               Ill take it

   Wha No snappy come back

                                 Youre usually pawin the gate to get out

Not today. Sitting on my ass doing a puzzle.

Yatryin tell me sparkplugs in your brain aint firing as quick as nimble cuz your sittin on em

Listen wiseguy, think about me, think about this moment when you’re ninetysix.

                                                                                         If.

Atta boy thas my boy

                         Tardy but an excellent rejoinder retort

Yaknow retorts yeh

I do.

Good So maybe the apple don fall far from the tree an Ill be graced with ninetysix years

Graced?

           I don’t think that’s the word I’d use.

Whaword

Humor. God’s got a darkling sense of humor.

                                                 I told youyou’ll recall, it’s hard to hit a moving target.

Wont forget you did

Well . . . I ain’t moving as quick no more.  Virtually . . a sitting target.

   Ever occur to you He may be a lousy aim

That’s possible.

Thasaid

Yes?

He is a twisted fuck

Language, Joe.  Language.

Its in the dictionary.

                      You recall tellin me I coud use any word in the dictionary

   Yes.  Yes I do.

Fuck.  

1809,  Saturday,  15  2. 25

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