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What I Read in the Waiting Room of Hell

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June 30, 2005

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Shakespeare's Sister

Good evening, Franz. What do you recommend this evening?

Franz K.

Czech out the beers, sister. I recommend a Lev.

Shakespeare's Sister

A beer it is, then.

Betty Blogger

The sharks are asking where your chum Mannion is tonight, sister.

Diane

Give me another huge Pimm's Cup. Make it an IV. Wimbledon is making me a nervous wreck.

Shakespeare's Sister

Very punny, Betty.

I'm not sure I know this Mannion fellow. Are you referring to Rod Bigstaff?

Betty Blogger

Rod Bigstaff? Actually I have heard him refer to himself as Louie Lancelot.

Idyllopus

Just dropping in to say hello before I get back to work. A D&G ginger beer sounds good.

Shakespeare's Sister

He's a man of many names, it seems.

I've also known him to pose as a gumshoe called Ram Johnson.

Betty Blogger

Juli, I love you. You can have all the Ginger you want. Just don't tell that Kos kid.

Idyllopus

Ha. A quick wit you are.

Betty Blogger

I am down wit dat, Juli. What up wit u?

Idyllopus

Working on entering data. Star Wars noises circulating in the room behind me. Drinking ginger beer. Still trying to wake up, never quite did today.

Agitprop

I wanted to drop in and give a quick hello. Might I try that ginger beer?

Idyllopus

And you?

Franz K.

Czech out the beers, sister. I recommend a Lev.

Betty Blogger

Sister, I think Franz has a crush on you. Commandante, a ginger for you.

Shakespeare's Sister

Betty, I don't know about a crush, but I'm certain he's trying to get me drunk.

Another Lev, please.

Franz

Yes, let's leaven up the mood here. Czech out my selection of beers. Lev , Urquell, the original Budweieser before those Buschs bollixed things up. Yeah, yeah. Here you go, sister.

Shakespeare's Sister

Vielen Dank, Franz. Du bist ein zehr großzügig Gastgeber.

Shakespeare's Sister

Habe ich je Ihnen erzählt, dass ich Ihr Buch im ursprünglichen Deutsch lese? Sehr schwierig, aber schön.

Franz K

Yah. Yah. Un huh. Or not.

Shakespeare's Sister

Ahem, I'd forgotten that in your determination to learn English, you had rid yourself of your German, Franz. Forgive me. I asked if I had ever mentioned to you that I had read your work in the original German. I'm sure I mentioned it. Very difficult, but beautiful.

Franz K

Zer gut, fraulein.

Idyllopus

My German teacher in hs told me I'd regret it if I didn't stick with it. Being unable to read Kafka in the original is something to regret.

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