overheard on the el (season 5, episode 32)

A: And, why don't you have a girlfriend?
B: Do you know much play-acting is involved? If I'm going to act, I would rather play R3, H5, or even MacBeth -- just about anyone other than the various characters of an early-twentyfirst century relationship.

Throughly Thoreau

A: I'm going to New Orleans this weekend.  It'll be interesting.

B: I never understood the "travel broadens a fellow" argument: two hours in the park looking at grass has more varied excitement than all fifteen series of Star Trek end to end.