Partly agreed

At a bar. Evening. Two men.

“I sound drunk, don’t I?”

“That’s fine.”

“It’s the theme of the evening isn’t it?”

“…. it’s the theme of the evening.”

“You know when people ask me ‘how are you doing’, I reply ‘very well’, actually ‘god damn well’. Things haven’t been this well in… seven years. ”

[pause]

“I was thinking about my mother.”

“Oh yeah?”

[pause]

“Hilarious!”

“Depressing!”

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