Today was just one of those days Chuck decided to make my life miserable; after the tortuous walk home, he barraged me with nary a second of peace, including standing next to me and repeatedly howling like a wolf. Just before I was about to snap and drag him to the closest bodega backroom to enter him in a cockfight, I finally got my revenge:
“Rats, what’s this say?” (Pointing out a dinosaur from book)
“I dunno, I can’t see.”
“It’s (sloooooooowly sounding out each letter with his finger) S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“What?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“I’m sorry, what’s that?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“I missed that, say it again?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“What?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“What?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“What?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“Huh?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“I’m sorry, what?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“What?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
“I’m sorry, what’s that?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C……H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“I missed that, say it again?”
“S…..T….E….O….N….Y…..C…… (suddenly eyes me suspiciously for a second, goes back to reading) H….O…..S….A…U……..R…..U….S.”
(Beat)
“What?”
HA!
