She says, I know it sounds implausible, like the idea of “German comedy” but I’m telling the truth; my husband has said something sensitive.
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T 4222
He goes to pick up his kid and she says, I told you we needed to switch days, and he asks, When did you grow up? and she says, When you left.
T 4202
He called his mother. I’m in love, he told her. She’s no good for you, his mother said. And then she screamed into the phone like a banshee.
T 4195
The new secretary was trouble. At home, he told his wife about her. Sounds like trouble, she said. With that confirmed, he got into trouble.
T 4193
The drone of an organ. Your father had hairy toes, she tells her friend. She leaves out the part about that hair getting stuck in her teeth.
T 4190
He ate too quickly and an hour later said, I don’t feel so good, and she rolled her eyes and said, Don’t be so negative, so he ate some more.
T 4189
He kisses his wife and retreats to the closet where he plays with her underwear all day. Then he fixes dinner. Then he kisses his wife again.
T 4186
The Stranger walked into the saloon. Even the dust in the air stopped moving. He reached for his gun. I blame my mother for this, he wailed.
T 4183
The baker’s assistant flirted with my son. I was appalled by this and told her so. She said, I just made you feel old. I bought a croissant.
T 4181
And then the family came to an end. A negotiation about pizza toppings had degenerated into memory and recrimination. And ultimately regret.
