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April 22, 2009

Wednesday

Black, white, or gray?

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LJ: Wrong Occupation

You're doing fine, Jack. Now, you see the timer?

I looked into the bomb. The digital readout was counting down from 3 minutes. "I've got it."

Good. Now gently wiggle it free from the rest as much as you can, to expose the wires.

Within half a minute, the readout was well-separated from the C4 blocks. I tried not to sweat.

Now... I need you to cut the red wire.

Oh shit. I looked at the wires; they were all in shades of gray. "I suppose this would be a bad time to bring up the fact that I'm colorblind..."

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Stacy: Choices

“What’s the difference? They all look alike after midnight.”

“That so isn’t true. Also, crude.”

“Aw, c’mon baby, don’t be so sensitive.”

“Sensitive? I’ll stick my sensitive foot up your ass and we’ll see who’s all ‘sensitive’ then.”

“Whoa, come on! I was joking! It’s a time-honored guy joke, designed to illustrate the similarities between…”

“I KNOW what it means, dammit, I wasn’t born yesterday. It’s still rude.”

“Baby, you knew who I was when you married me. You know my checkered past. You also know that I love you, and only you.”

“Just pick out a damned kitten, Jack.”

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