"But isn't it sad that the butterflies died?" she says, her face twisting up in a show of pity.
"It's funny, isn't it," I say, as if I'm musing about something altogether unrelated to her question, "that the people who say that are often wearing leather belts, or shoes, or carrying around leather bags."
"That's true," she says, nodding in agreement, and I get to watch with great satisfaction the realization slowly dawn across her face as she figures out to whom I'm referring.
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One year ago: Speaking Too Soon
Two years ago: I Feel The Jerk
Three years ago: The Evening Commute - One
Four years ago: I Mean, We Can't Just Leave Them For The Eagles
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