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[Adam Shand]

this is hilarious ... or at least i thought so.

From: Royce Williams <royce at alaska.net>
Via:  http://members.aol.com/scissorfish/poetry.htm

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(Greg and Melissa sit at a table.)

GREG. Statement. Statement. Statement. Question?

MELISSA. Agreement.

GREG. Reassured statement. Confident statement. Confident statement.
Overconfident statement.

MELISSA. Question?

GREG. Elaborate defensive excuse.

MELISSA. Half-hearted agreement.

GREG. Insecure statement. Distracted statement. Absurd statement.

MELISSA. Clarification question?

GREG. Panicked bullshit explanation! Quick meaningless comic non sequitur.

MELISSA. Laughter.

GREG. Fake laughter.

MELISSA. Laughter.

GREG. Fake laughter. Unconscious compliment of physical characteristics.

(Pause as he realizes what he's said.)

MELISSA. Pleased response.

GREG. Shocked continuation of meaningless comic non sequitur.

MELISSA. Laughter.

GREG. Relieved confident laughter.

MELISSA. Laughter. Superficial compliment.

GREG. Self-assured agreement as denial. Exaggerated statement. Exaggerated
statement. Grossly exaggerated statement.

MELISSA. Clarification question?

GREG. Extremely exaggerated statement.

MELISSA. Mental compliment with accidental double entendre.

GREG. Confident laughter.

MELISSA. Embarrassed laughter.

GREG. Confident laughter. Confident suggestive proposition?

MELISSA. Violent denial.

GREG. Aghast repetition as question?

MELISSA. Disgusted violent denial.

GREG. Defensive incriminating implication.

MELISSA. Offended retort.

GREG. Aggressive childish insult.

MELISSA. Disbelieving rhetorical question.

GREG. Aggressive childish insult.

MELISSA. Stunned silence.

GREG. Aggressive childish insult!

MELISSA. Defensive childish response!

GREG. Aggressive childish insult!

MELISSA. Defensive childish response!

GREG. Aggressive childish insult!

MELISSA. Defensive childish response!

GREG. Attempted Condescending Conclusive Statement! (He begins to get up
to leave.)

MELISSA. (Rising) Brilliant Scathing Remark With Literary Allusions And
Long Term Devastating Scatological Implications! (She exits.)

GREG. Pathetic self-revelation.

CURTAIN.

(c) 1989 by Greg Allen

Originally performed as part of Too Much Light Makes The Baby Go Blind (30
Plays in 60 Minutes) which can be seen every week at The Neo-Futurarium,
5153 North Ashland, Chicago, IL 60640, (773) 878-4557. All performance
rights must be contracted through Mr. Allen. Visit www.neofuturists.org
for more information.