Brian Short

    Long, Slender Necks

    This is why giraffes have the necks they do. Not to reach the highest, most succulent leaves, but to kick ass.

    A Conversation

    Me: I'm sorry I was running late but the subway was all screwed up today.

    Dental Hygienist: Yeah, I think it's because that Iranian guy is there today.

    Me: I heard that.

    DH: They shouldn't even let that guy in the country.

    Me: I'm pretty sure he's here for a meeting at the UN.

    DH: Did you hear he wanted to go to the World Trade Center?

    Me: Yeah.

    DH: The nerve! He's going back to the scene of the crime!

    Me: You know, Iran didn't have anything to do with 9/11...

    DH: They didn't?

    Me: No. It was Al Qaeda...

    DH
    : Are you sure?

    A Conversation

    Me: I'm sorry I was running late but the subway was all screwed up today.

    Dental Hygienist: Yeah, I think it's because that Iranian guy is there today.

    Me: I heard that.

    DH: They shouldn't even let that guy in the country.

    Me: I'm pretty sure he's here for a meeting at the UN.

    DH: Did you hear he wanted to go to the World Trade Center?

    Me: Yeah.

    DH: The nerve! He's going back to the scene of the crime!

    Me: You know, Iran didn't have anything to do with 9/11...

    DH: They didn't?

    Me: No. It was Al Qaeda...

    DH
    :