Saturday, May 31, 2008

Platonic Shopping

“Hi. I’d like to buy a book.”
“Which one?”
“A good one.”
“Well,” amused, “there are lots of good books—”
“What are some of them?”
“War and Peace, The Sun Also Rises—”
“I’ll have one of those.”
“But,” confused, “don’t you care which one?”
“No, as long as it’s good.”

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