We join the heroes of 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' as they battle for the leadership of their gang...
PETE
Wait a minute! Who elected you leader
a this outfit?
EVERETT
Well, Pete, I just figured it should
be the one with capacity for abstract
thought.
But if that ain't the
consensus view, hell, let's put her
to a vote!
PETE
Suits me! I'm votin' for yours truly!
EVERETT
Well I'm votin' for yours truly too!
Both men look interrogatively to Delmar.
He looks from Pete to Everett, and nods agreeably.
DELMAR
Okay - I'm with you fellas.
I think I know how Delmar felt. Sat there on Friday afternoon with my two column list working hard to appear both spontaneously witty and original, yet all the while wilting under the heat of the big hitters' wordplay.
This was never Steve's intention of course, but hell, you see 'A Swallow Creed' nonchalantly tossed into the mixer, and it's like turning up to a knife fight with a cheesecake.
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| Cheesecake: Unlikely to pose a threat. Expect to Diabetics. |
I've said it before though, and I'll say it again. It's all about the confidence. And just because the intellipunsia are cooking up Squirrel Paso's and Baghdaddy Long Legs', doesn't mean the fat lady's sung for rest of us.
This is after all a democracy. And in all good democracies anyone and everyone can have their moment.
Bring on Friday.
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