Along the Roadside
1
This guy on the radio went
prattling on about
some second-hand
Freudian sh*t about how
adultery is the last
rebellious act left
to people in these
structured modern times.
You've got to get up, get out
and do something, man.
Yeah, I told him
I get these migraines.
Man, it's like a
phone in my head that
keeps ringing. You know?
Just ringing.
It's stress.
Ringing, ringing.
It builds up, man.
And nobody even answers.
Did you feel an
earthquake last night?
Nah.
Nada.
No I ain't feel nothing.
Well, the TV
said there was a 4.4,
and it hit at exactly 4:04 a.m.
That's creepy.
How did you not
feel anything though?
I don't know.
How did you feel it?
Man, your bed shakes.
N*gger, my bed
shakes every night.
Get the f*** out of here man.
Gangster!
Man, what you know
about that man?
Man I'm hitting switches on
b*tches like I was
fixed with hydraulics
up and down like
a roller coaster.
Oh Tupac, huh?
You old hologram man singing.
Oh man, sh*t.
Now tell me again about
these little sex toys
you designed, man.
I didn't design
no sex toys, man.
Oh come on, man.
You know the toys,
the little dildo sh*t.
No, no, no, no.
I said there was
interest from a sex toy
manufacturer in an
ad that I designed.
It was just an ad, that's all,
but it could have been
for anything really.
Oh, what'd you call it?
Space Invader.
Yeah, new sci-fi movie.
Hey little cute ass Shelby girl
looking over here, man.
I'm going to take 10.
Man this n*gger a b*tch.
Hey, what's up?
Hey.
How's it going?
Is that Douglas?
So, what's the deal?
Nothing I
just wanted to see you.
Well, I'll be home in a
couple of hours.
Baby -
What?
How much?
Enough, all right?
Baby -
Yes, baby?
Could you imagine your
life without me?
That's a loaded question.
Baby -
Yes sweetie?
I'm pregnant.
F***.
You have insurance?
What?
Maybe I should get you
a hotel room.
Why?
You know to thin the blood,
champagne and hot tub.
It's a poor woman's miscarriage.
Look, it's just not
the right time. Okay?
Look at me.
Look at me.
I love you. Okay?
Okay?
The important thing is
that when it happens,
however it happens, it's
got to be the right time.
You've got to be ready.
I mean things have
to fall into place.
I mean come on, we
had an understsanding
about this.
I know.
We cool?
Yeah, we're cool.
You all right?
Yeah.
F***, I've got to run back.
So I'll see you tonight?
The postwar
generation found solace
in the austere arms
of existentialism.
It is the choice that
gives value to the act.
Seemed to be a grand
idea at the time.
For as Dostoevsky brilliantly
put it,.
Now Jean-Paul Sartre
on the other hand,
declared that a person
cannot define himself
by disappointed dreams,
miscarried hopes
or vain expectations.
So when this
disillusioned commie who
saw human nature in
all its shades of gray
was asked, "Who is
the hero of our time?"
His answer was simple, "It
is the man on the run."
Sweetie.
Hm?
You awake?
Baby -
What?
I want it.
How bad do you want it?
I want... it.
Ah, no Sierrah come on.
We've already been through this.
Why not? Why
not give it a try?
Why not go through with it?
Go through with it?
Yeah.
You say it
like it's a good thing.
I mean come on Varnie.
It's not like you're
getting any younger.
Time for what?
Time for me to give up on myself
and bury my f***ing dreams?
No.
I'm just saying.
No, that's what
you're saying though.
It's like, "This guy ain't
getting anywhere with his sh*t.
He needs to strap up,
put on a tie and get
a real job." Right?
That's bullshit, Varnie.
I've always supported you.
Don't make this about -
I'm not on your clock.
I understand that.
I'm not on
your f***ing timeline.
I know you're not -
Do you understand me?
My timeline.
Do you understand me?
Varnie! Come on!
What if
it's a C-section?
You're the one who's
going to have to wear
a f***ing tie for
the rest of your life
every time you go to the beach.
Well, it's my body and I'll
do what I want to do with it.
Yeah, well tell the doctor not
to put an extra stitch
for daddy because
this motherf***er is out.
Wait.
Wait, you're leaving?
You about to f***ing go?
N*ggers ain't sh*t.
Varnie.
Varnie!
What Sierrah?
What do you want from me?
I just want to talk about it.
What? To let
you bury me alive
because you're f***ing bored?
I'm not bored.
Well you think this f***ing baby
is going to fix anything?
I don't need
a baby to fix anything.
What? Do you think
it's going to give you
some sort of meaning?
It will give us a meaning.
There is no f***ing us.
Get that stupid f***ing
idea out of your head.
Oh God, I just want us
to have it.
I'm having it.
You stupid b*tch.
I'm having it.
You stupid b*tch.
I'm having it.
You stupid f***ing b*tch.
I'm having it!
You stupid f***ing b*tch!
I'm having it!
You stupid f***ing b*tch!
You're like a string-a-long,
like a f***ing
shitty-ass job.
It's your life Varnie.
I can't tell you what to do.
It's your decision, just
know that your child
will be out there rolling
just like one of your
product-less brands.
You can come by anytime you want
or if you want I
can give you a call.
F*** you!
Good morning.
Are you with the rugby team?
What?
Are you one of the players?
Uh, no. I
don't play rugby.
Why not?
I work at the post office.
Are you delivering?
Yes, I do but in Salzburg.
What?
That's in Austria.
So, what are you doing here?
I'm here for Blonde Priest.
What?
Blonde Priest.
Blonde Priest?
Yes.
Are you like religious?
I love them all.
So you have a delivery
for a blonde priest?
No, I'm here for their concert.
You're here for
Blonde Priest concert?
Yes.
Is that like a rock band?
Jawohl! F nf.
What?
Actually they're kind of folky,
Americana, Dylan-ish.
They were originally
called Sweat Breads,
but they changed it.
They played two days ago.
Yes, I'm aware
of this, but you see
my flight was
cancelled or suspended
actually because of
another volcano in Iceland.
I'm sure it's been all
over the news here.
You see all flights
were grounded because
of the smoke.
On top of that I had to
get a connection Chicago
and that plane got
hit by a truck right
before take off.
Your plane got hit by a truck?
Yes. A loading
truck with luggage.
Like what the f***?
One of the teamsters.
He was -
We all had to evacuate,
but anyways I was
hoping to replace these
tickets for the ones of
their next gig because
you know I missed
this one due to a
natural disaster,
and it states here
that I'm eligible
for an exchange or a refund,
but I don't want a refund.
You see, there's a
paragraph which states this.
So here and the original
plane ticket here.
I'm going to call my manager
and see what he can do.
He's a tough-ass puto.
, there's this
girl here who missed
the concert that was
here like two days ago
and she missed it because
like of the ice melting
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