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Friday, October 21, 2016

Speaking Literally


Denim: So what is it, sir?
Pocket: That's easy. It's a dab of whipped butter on a slice of french toast.
Denim: Wrong.
Pocket: Excuse me, Cadet?
Denim: Sorry sir, but that's an incorrect answer.
Pocket: Okay. It's a scoop of ice cream on a piece of cake.
Denim: Wrong again, sir.
Pocket: It's a caster on an upside-down platform.
Denim: Sorry sir, still wrong.
Pocket: Well, what do you think it is, Cadet?
Denim: It's a Hoodoo. It's a geological feature caused by--
Pocket: I thought we were speaking figuratively.
Denim: No sir. Literally.
Pocket: Speaking literally, there is such a thing as Caster Oil. It's an old-fashioned remedy used to treat a variety of ailments. 
Denim: Oh that's...Now that you mention it sir, it does look like cake and ice cream.
Pocket: Now that's a time-tested remedy that can cure any ill.
Denim: Shall we procure some when we finish this hike?
Pocket: Tell you what. If they have it at the Ranger Station, I'll let you buy us some. And yes, I mean that literally.
Denim: Uh, thank you. Thank you, sir.

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