bob is walking down the street and meets joe.
bob is wearing a green hat.
joe is wearing black shoes and carrying a brown briefcase.
bob says to joe, it is a nice day today.
joe replies, yes, it is.
they go their separate ways, bob back to his house, and joe to the bus stop where he will get the number 33 bus which will take him to within a block of his office.
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the next day.
joe is walking down the street and meets bob.
bob is a nice guy and is wearing a purple hat and a red tie and a green backpack.
he wishes everybody in the world could just get along.
his favorite movie is the terminator, starring arnold schwarzenegger.
joe is wearing a tan suit and red shoes and is carrying the same brown briefcase he was carrying the day before.
joe is a jerk, and hates most of the human race, especially women.
his favorite movie is a made for tv remake of the magnificent seven.
bob says to joe, it is a nice day again today, and i see you are carrying the same brown briefcase that you had yesterday, even though you are wearing different colored shoes.
it is a nice day, joe agrees. and you are a very observant person. the world would be a better and more efficient place if everyone in it was as observant as you.
is joe being sarcastic? it is hard to tell.
they go their separate ways, bob to mcdonalds to get two egg mcmuffins and a cup of coffee, and joe to the bus stop where he will get the number 33 bus which will take him to within a block of his office.
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do you find bob and joe at all interesting?
no.
are they sympathetic? do you like either or both of them?
no.
do you wish to know more about either of them?
no.
i am sorry. do you think i should start over?
that is up to you.
what might make joe and bob more interesting?
here are some suggestions:
make joe
a) a mighty warrior
b) a horticulturist
c) a clown at children’s parties
d) an architect of a new world order
and bob
a) a homicide detective
b) a mighty barbarian
c) a bellhop in a grand hotel
d) a follower
thank you. i might try that.
to be continued
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