Narcissus Considers A Movie
“Oh come on,” she urged playfully. “It’ll be fun. Lots of explosions and car chases. I’ll even buy the popcorn if you pay for the parking.”
“No,” Narcissus demurred. “Thrills that cheap aren’t even worth my time.”
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February 26, 2008 at 3:06 pm
Time is money after all.
Actually, given how paranoid Narcissus is about newsprint, I can’t imagine he’d be too thrilled with movie theater popcorn either.
February 26, 2008 at 3:19 pm
All that buttery goop they put on the popcorn is bad for his skin, Julie.
February 26, 2008 at 3:22 pm
Exactly.
February 26, 2008 at 11:45 pm
Speaking of popcorn, hang on for a Hal’s Incidents story tomorrow about a letter from a popcorn manufacturer I found in my mom’s files yesterday … sure to amuse.