812
You appear to have your back against the wall.
I like it here. It alleviates my guilty conscience.
813
How soon before space travel becomes passe’?
It already is for some.
814
Why couldn't I see it coming?
You were looking too hard.
815
Do you plan to register for the conference?
What conference?
The conference on conferencing.
Depends. Where's it going to be held?
816
Have you had any good conversations lately?
No, but it could partly be my fault.
How so?
I tend to answer more than ask.
817
The worst is not yet over.
Why am I not surprised?
818
The soccer fields are rife with the ghosts of children playing.
The weeds; the debris; the overgrown grass; they don't even look like soccer fields anymore.
Have you looked in the mirror lately?
819
There's no getting over that rainbow.
Not since they closed the interstate.
820
What's this about paying all our debts?
It's called the day of reckoning.
821
We are all poor.
All of us?
Yes, if only in the poverty of our imagination.
822
Everyone needs a friend sometime.
Only if sometime is the right time.
823
Do you believe in happy endings?
The world hasn't tried one yet.
824
When do you anticipate your fence falling down?
As soon as the wind changes direction.
825
Can you die before your time?
Certainly.
826
Glad you could make it to the funeral.
It seemed the right thing to do.
How so?
No one should be buried alone.
827
Did you see it coming?
Of course not. The future's not set in stone.
More like set in mud.
828
Were you there when the lights went out?
I wasn't sure where there was. It was dark.
829
Who are we kidding?
Ourselves, apparently.
830
Your curtains are dirty.
Are you implying that I should shake off the dust?
Someone has to speak for the curtains.
831
How do you ever know the innermost regions of another human being?
We don't even know our own.
832
I understand you've been cleaning house.
How did you know?
I heard you yelling 'throw the bums out!'
833
What happened to paradise?
It became a better than average parking lot.
834
What's your policy on acquisitions?
I don't want anything that's not already mine.
835
Is it possible to be smart and nobody know it?
You should know.
836
You look comfortable under that shade tree.
Your perception matches reality.
837
Don't be afraid to say goodbye to your dreams.
Saying goodbye won't lessen the pain.
It won't if pain was what you were after.
838
Do you think God will postpone his fiery judgment?
He has already.
839
Are you running out of ideas?
Not yet.
840
What we are about to witness is a scenario that even Philip K. Dick couldn't have penned.
What about Robert Heinlein?
Too disastrous even for him.
Wow.
841
It's never a good idea to divide one's empire.
Even when it becomes too large to manage?
Especially then.
842
Why is everyone reluctant to go home?
Because home is more frustrating than work.
843
How can you avoid embarrassing situations?
Don't live.
844
Can miracles still happen in the 21st century?
Have you ever watched youth baseball?
845
Are you afraid of the bottomless pit?
Only if they're slightly wrong.
What do you mean?
It actually has a bottom.
846
We seem to be lost in a sea of confusion.
How do you know we're lost?
I've seen that same wave at least three times.
847
How did that snake get in the garden?
It walked right in.
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