Do you like these earrings?
[without looking] I do.
You want to look at them first?
[still not looking] Are they new?
No.
[still not looking] You've worn them?
Yeah.
[working a crossword puzzle] I love them. "Laissez-faire doctrine." 15 letters.
Social Darwinism.
No, that's not the answer. See, 'cause Social Darwinism isn't a doctrine. It's a force of nature. The answer is "libertarianism."
I'm gonna be ready in two minutes.
Take your time.
Passive-aggression is not gonna get me out the door any faster.
Boo boo, I gave up on getting you out the door in the late 70's. Plus, it's your birthday. You're old, and you don't move around that fast.
Libertarianism has 14 letters not 15.
I know, so I'm shading in the extra box.
And it's not my birthday.
It's your birthday week. It's a week of festivities like Mardi Gras or Lent. Three letters. "It may be bitter." "Tea," right?
"It may be bitter?"
Yeah.
Why "tea"?
'Cause "woman" doesn't fit.
"End," you idiot. "Bitter end."
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