Repartee
Sunday, February 12, 2006
Repartee
rep.ar.tee
n.
1)A swift,witty reply.
2)Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts.
I am in love with the idea of repartee.The ability to say something smart and witty in response to an insult or somebody's comment is just...amazing.I was so inspired this afternoon in the Coffee Bean at Serangoon Gardens i swear,i had the urge to just go up to anybody in the cafe right then and read them a paragraph from my book.Because seriously,i am starting to think that this is one of,if not the most well-spent $26.25 in my book reading career.
Anyway,as i sipped to my cafe Latte with added sugar in the cafe waiting for Corinna i kept laughing to myself like a sodding bastard.I couldnt help it,the book was just too damn funny for me to control.In entries to come i shall quote parts of the book here for you guys' reading pleasure.
Coffee was good with Corinna today,though the Latte and Ice-Blend did not help with my sleepy mood the whole day.Nonetheless,i didnt complain much about it considering how she came home at 6am this morning.First thing first though,Corinna.If "Lolita" turns out to be a lousy book it is not my fault,but Nabokov's.Ive thought of a birthday present by the way.I want "The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said" by Robert Bryne for my birthday,29th of June.It's 29th,not the 28th.Nor is it the 26th,or the 20th.29th,that's when you add one day to the 28th and a day deducted from the 30th.
29th.
The whole day i have been practising repartee in my conversations with her,subconsciously of course.You know how sometimes a movie or a book just influences the way you feel and talk at the same time?Anyway,here are a few examples of repartees i came up myself.
[When talking about one night stands]
Corinna,"Is it true that it happens a lot in the army?"
Me,"IN the army,or in the army?"
[When talking about the band,The Calling]
Corinna,"You know,they broke up!"
Me,"I never knew they were together."
Corinna,"Hey,can i tell you something?"
Me,"No."
[When she pretended to have been betrayed by me in a relationship]
Corinna,"Why did you do this to me?How can you leave me like that?"
Me,"Creative differences."
[On how long i am going to be in India]
Me,"Just a little over two weeks.But travelling takes up two days,while the total time taken for all trips to the toilet will amount to one.Let's hope it's not that far."
Dudley,"Haha.Oh well,gotta prepare yourself mentally.Now you know why progress is so fucking slow in India."
Me,"Yeah,i know.And it's made worse by the fact that they travel by donkeys."
Dudley,"Are you serious?"
Me,"No,of course im not.Im just racist."
Well,i tried.
Anyway,met up with Corinna's friend...ShuLing,i think her name is.Apparently she lives in the same estate and me and i havent a bloody clue about it.I can even see her house from my room's window.Isnt it a strange thing,to be so close to somebody but never knowing it?It's like how your soulmate might just be the asshole right next to you,but you never bothered to take a look?It's interesting,how a small world we live in.
Anyway,one last thing before i go:
God bless Repartee.
rep.ar.tee
n.
1)A swift,witty reply.
2)Conversation marked by the exchange of witty retorts.
I am in love with the idea of repartee.The ability to say something smart and witty in response to an insult or somebody's comment is just...amazing.I was so inspired this afternoon in the Coffee Bean at Serangoon Gardens i swear,i had the urge to just go up to anybody in the cafe right then and read them a paragraph from my book.Because seriously,i am starting to think that this is one of,if not the most well-spent $26.25 in my book reading career.
Anyway,as i sipped to my cafe Latte with added sugar in the cafe waiting for Corinna i kept laughing to myself like a sodding bastard.I couldnt help it,the book was just too damn funny for me to control.In entries to come i shall quote parts of the book here for you guys' reading pleasure.
Coffee was good with Corinna today,though the Latte and Ice-Blend did not help with my sleepy mood the whole day.Nonetheless,i didnt complain much about it considering how she came home at 6am this morning.First thing first though,Corinna.If "Lolita" turns out to be a lousy book it is not my fault,but Nabokov's.Ive thought of a birthday present by the way.I want "The 2,548 Best Things Anybody Ever Said" by Robert Bryne for my birthday,29th of June.It's 29th,not the 28th.Nor is it the 26th,or the 20th.29th,that's when you add one day to the 28th and a day deducted from the 30th.
29th.
The whole day i have been practising repartee in my conversations with her,subconsciously of course.You know how sometimes a movie or a book just influences the way you feel and talk at the same time?Anyway,here are a few examples of repartees i came up myself.
[When talking about one night stands]
Corinna,"Is it true that it happens a lot in the army?"
Me,"IN the army,or in the army?"
[When talking about the band,The Calling]
Corinna,"You know,they broke up!"
Me,"I never knew they were together."
Corinna,"Hey,can i tell you something?"
Me,"No."
[When she pretended to have been betrayed by me in a relationship]
Corinna,"Why did you do this to me?How can you leave me like that?"
Me,"Creative differences."
[On how long i am going to be in India]
Me,"Just a little over two weeks.But travelling takes up two days,while the total time taken for all trips to the toilet will amount to one.Let's hope it's not that far."
Dudley,"Haha.Oh well,gotta prepare yourself mentally.Now you know why progress is so fucking slow in India."
Me,"Yeah,i know.And it's made worse by the fact that they travel by donkeys."
Dudley,"Are you serious?"
Me,"No,of course im not.Im just racist."
Well,i tried.
Anyway,met up with Corinna's friend...ShuLing,i think her name is.Apparently she lives in the same estate and me and i havent a bloody clue about it.I can even see her house from my room's window.Isnt it a strange thing,to be so close to somebody but never knowing it?It's like how your soulmate might just be the asshole right next to you,but you never bothered to take a look?It's interesting,how a small world we live in.
Anyway,one last thing before i go:
God bless Repartee.
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