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You Keep Firing Glances Across The Zoom

“Buzz–”

“Still not my name, Bob.”

“–I have several more questions about space.”

“Sure, that’s great.”

“I have been reliably informed that in space, no one can hear you scream.”

“That’s correct.”

“Does that also apply to shouting?”

“Yes.”

“Yelling?”

“What we refer to as sound is actually a pressure wave propagating through a medium. Sound can travel through air, or water, or even steel. But space is a vacuum, and so there’s nothing for the wave to ride on. Space is totally silent.”

“Like Keith.”

“Okay, I guess.”

“My next question concerns ice pirates.”

“There are no ice pirates, Bob.”

“I have been reliably informed that in space, there are ice pirates.”

“You’re thinking about a terrible movie from 1984.”

C.H.U.D.?”

“No, Ice Pirates.

“The folks who made C.H.U.D. really blew their wads on the title. There’s not much to that flick other than a clever name.”

“Never seen it.”

“Not a classic. Guess there’s zero chance of a chud attack in space. There’s no underground in space, right?”

“There’s no ground at all.”

“There ya go. No chuds in space.”

“I certainly didn’t see any when I was up there.”

“There ya go again. We’ve settled that, I think. Good for us. Science leaps forward.”

ZOOM CALL WAITING NOISE

“Buzz–”

“Please stop calling me that.”

“–I gotta take this. It might be Matt Busch. I sent him for chewing tobacco three days ago and haven’t seen him since.”

“Three days? You should call the police.”

“Oh, no. Matt’s got warrants. Hold, please.”

“Weir here.”

“Weir? Get me out of this crazy thing!”

“Phil?”

“I’ve been stuck in a Zoom for a week now. Levon showed me which buttons to mash, but I forgot and now I can’t leave the Zoom.”

“Huh. Is that an aurora?”

“Yes. Apparently, Zoom has an Arctic circle, and I’m above it.”

“It doesn’t look too cold.”

“Downright balmy.”

“That’s nice, at least. Have you tried unplugging it and waiting ten seconds?”

“I’m stuck in a pocket reality, man, not fucking with a router.”

“Quarantining should be easy.”

“Piece of cake. I’m the only one in here.”

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FLUMP

“Was that a blowdart?”

“Da. Vas blowdart.”

“Please, uh, don’t do that to Phil.”

“Putin blowdart who Putin vant to blowdart.”

“Is he gonna be all right?”

“Da. Is only tranquilizer.”

“He’s tranquil, all right.”

“Putin is vatching Zoom calls all day.”

“Aren’t they private?”

“Nyet. Russia hacks into Zoom. Also, Putin secretly own Zoom.”

“Y’don’t say.”

“Da. Putin vatch many business decision. Conversations vhich should be on secure lines? Putin vatch those, too. Putin bug all America. Even better, Putin bug all America, and then get some of America to pay for premium features on bug.”

“Huh. Wow.”

“Putin is having legendary run.”

“You’ve put a lot of wins in a row, I’ll give ya that.”

Elvis Has Fled The Building

Hey, USNS Comfort. How’s it hanging?

“Poorly. The Red Cross called and said they want me to stop using their logo.”

Oof.

“Right? Talk about kicking a boat when it’s down. None of this is even my fault. I know ‘This isn’t my fault’ is a popular sentiment right now, but this really, truly isn’t my fault.”

It’s not.

“It’s yours.”

Arguable.

“Nah. You did this. You jammed idiots into me like it was the stateroom scene from Night at the Opera, and then you and all your little fleabitten pothead readers giggled at my suffering.”

No. Not giggled. There have been some honest-to-God belly laughs.

“Fuck you. Fuck your ancestors, fuck your contemporaries, and fuck your descendants.”

Well, at least Joe Exotic isn’t causing any trouble. He still in the brig?

“About that–”

“You cannot contain Joe Exotic, only hope to contain him!”

You escaped again?

“I once again have my sexy, sexy freedom!”

What are you wearing?

“And I have declared myself the Pope of Greenwich Village!”

You’re nowhere near the Village.

“Keep talkin’, boy. You’ll find yourself excommunicated like that bitch Mary Tyler Moore.”

You leave that woman alone.

“She better hide. That bitch better run an’ hide from me an’ my team of attack husbands or she’s gettin’ entered in th’ kumite.”

Oh, no. Not a kumite.

“Bloodsport has begun!”

Goddammit, people are right about you. Hold on.

“Hurry the fuck up. I’m coming down.”

From what?

“Name it.”

I’ll be quick.

PHONE DIALING NOISE

“YESSIR?”

King? Where are you and your guys? Joe Exotic has escaped again.

“THAT BOY’S SLIPPERY. HERE’S TH’ THING ‘BOUT HIM–”

“TH’ KITTY KAT MAN IS SOMEONE ELSE’S PROBLEM NOW! AH HAVE FLED THAT HELLSCAPE!”

Oh, come on.

“TH’ KING CAN’T BE INVOLVED IN NO KUMITES, MAN! LAS’ TIME AH GOT NEAR ONE, AH KILLED SIX OR SEVEN GUYS!”

With your karate?

“NAW, MAN. RAN ‘EM OVER IN TH’ PARKING LOT ON TH’ WAY IN! IN MAH DEFENSE, IT WUZ DARK AN’ THEY WUZ WEARIN’ NINJA OUTFITS! AN BESIDES, AH DRIVE A STUTZ BEARCAT! SUSPENSION’S SO GOOD YEW C’N RUN OVER A WHOLE FOOTBALL TEAM AN’ NOT KNOW! FIRM, YET FORGIVIN’, JUS’ LIKE ANN MARGARET’S BACKSIDE!”

So you’re just running away?

“AH AIN’T RUNNIN’.”

Whatever. Useless.

DIAL TONE NOISE EVEN THOUGH PHONES NO LONGER DO THAT

Lord, forgive me for what I’m about to do.

PHONE DIALING NOISE

“Is Putin. Vhat shooting?”

President Putin, I might need a little tiny favor.

“Putin know. Is already in decadent homosexual New York City river.”

What?

“Putin smell chaos. It call to Putin like drugs call to Bobby Grateful or well-hung retard call to Joe Exotic.”

Please don’t say that word.

“Putin is nyet politically correct. Putin does nyet look down on retard. Putin is best Russian leader for retard in history. Peter the Great? Very bad for retard. Stalin even vorse. 1930’s were bad time to be retard in Moscow.”

I’m begging you to stop that. Does that outfit mean you’re boarding the Comfort?

“Da. Vill do undervater assault. Gain access to boat.”

And you’ll impose some order so the doctors and nurses can do their jobs?

“Nyet. Putin is entered in kumite.”

Goddammit.

Nations, Anthems

Hey, Bobby. Whatcha doing?

“Saluting America.”

Cool.

“Even more than usual, I mean. I, uh, consider all my actions to be in honor of America. For example, this morning I combed my hair for America.”

The coif looks controlled.

“I do have many question, though.”

Shoot.

“Well, I’m singing the anthem for a Nascar race, right?”

Yes.

“How are they gonna keep those cars six feet from each other? I’ve watched those races on the teevee. Awful lot of tailgating involved.”

It’s a virtual race, Bobby. The drivers are all at home using high-tech simulators.

“So, they assemble to race on the information superhighway?”

Yeah, kinda.

“Huh. Do the cars have any sort of weaponry?”

It’s not Mario Kart. The cars supposedly obey the laws of physics.

“At any point, does a cartoon amphibian try to cross the ride while the race is running?”

You’re talking about Frogger, Bobby. That’s not what this is.

“Okay, sure. Let me just ask you one final question regarding Pac-Men.”

There are no Pac-Men at all.

“That’s a mistake, in my opinion. Those boys would drive a lot faster with a Pac-Man behind ’em.”

I can’t argue with that, honestly.

CELL PHONE NOISE

“I gotta take this. I’m expecting a call to sing Take Me Out To The Ball Game at an online Fortnite tournament.”

You know what Fortnite is?

“No, but I’m bored.”

Okay.

“Weir here.”

“Bobby Grateful! Have job for you.”

“I’ll do it.”

“Putin nyet say vhat job is yet.”

“Don’t care. This is, uh, the longest I’ve been off the road since 1975. Getting a bit stir-crazy here.”

“No man should have lunch vith his vife.”

“Y’know, if were in public, I’d probably have to disagree with you, but between you and me? 100%.”

“Bobby Grateful happy in marriage?”

“Please don’t have Natasha Monster assassinated.”

“If Bobby Grateful vant, Putin do.”

“It’s a big ‘nyet’ from me, Vlad. So, uh, what’s the job?”

“You vill write new songs for Joe Exotic. Putin is bringing him to Moscow to open glorious people’s zoo. Needs theme music. Putin figures ve need big sing-along anthem, dance-floor banger, and veepy ballad.”

“Gotcha, gotcha. Now, I gotta ask: should the songs be about tigers?”

“Vhat you think?”

“Just asking.”

“Of course songs about tigers. Joe Exotic is Tiger King. Tiger King can nyet change stripes.”

“All right, then. Second question: What rhymes with ‘tiger?'”

“Putin is nyet poet.”

“I can look it up on the internet, if I don’t get run over by a racecar.”

“Vhat?”

“Hey, uh, Pooty: any money in this gig?”

“Da. So much.”

“I’m in.”

“This makes Putin happy. Vill cheer up Russian people after terrible year.”

“Corona, huh?”

“Nyet. Every year is terrible for Russians. Corona nyet in Russia.”

“Uh-huh. So the hazmat suit is for what?”

“Shits and giggles.”

“Gotcha.”

There Are No Tanks In Baghdad

Hey, Putin. Whatcha doing?

“Am trying on Halloveen costume.”

No, you’re not.

“Is true. Putin love Halloveen. Putin is Heidi Klum of Russia. Go all out.”

Wait, hold on.

I thought so.

“Is fake news. Russians love Halloveen. Vait up all night for Great Cabbage. Is like Great Pumpkin, but sadder.”

You are in a hazmat suit because Russia is absolutely exploding right now with coronavirus, and you’re lying about it because…well, because that’s what you do.

“In some vays, Putin very predictable.”

How bad is it over there?

“Nyet bad at all. Is Mostly is dissidents and journalists who die.”

Dissidents and journalists are dying from coronavirus?

“They die. Leave at that.”

You’re terrible.

“Da.”

Seriously, what are you doing over there?

“Ve live amongst the dead. Is Russia. Is vhat ve do. The foot of history is on the Russian’s neck.”

God, you people are strange.

“And healthy. Is no decadent Western virus in Mother Russia. Maybe is in Finland.”

You’ve already had deaths in Moscow.

“Is always people dying in Moscow. Is vhy city vas built. Tsar needed place to live, serfs needed place to die. Is vhat they do.”

Please help your people rather than playing your little evil games.

“Putin do vhat Putin vant.”

CELL PHONE NOISE

“Must take this. Might be Steven Seagal.”

That guy loves you.

“Da.”

“What’s shootin’? It’s Putin.”

“Mr. Pooter? This is J–”


“Is Joe Exotic! Putin is big fan! Recognize voice anyvhere!”

“Well, what a delightful greeting! That makes me feel so good all over.”

“You can nyet be this gay on phone vith Putin. Is nyet acceptable.”

“Mr. Pooter, I am who I am! I am gay, heavily-armed, positively riddled with venereal disease, partial to bolo ties, and in awe of the power of Jesus Christ. And I can’t be anythin’ else. That’s me. That’s Joseph Exotic Passage-Maldonado-Godchaux-McKay.”

“You are trip. Putin love. You vant zoo?”

“I want a heavenly zoo, Mr. Pooter, where all my cats can roam around, and the kids can see ’em, and I can sell sex aids with my face on ’em in the gift shop.”

“Putin build zoo for Joe Exotic. Vhen can you be in Moscow? Maybe vait a few months.”

“Well, currently I’m a bit tied up. I’m in jail.”

“Putin make call.”

“Yippee!”

“Nyet say ‘yippee’ ever again.”

“Yes, sir.”

Brent?

Hey, David Lemieux, super-archivist extraordinaire. Whatcha doing?

“Being outside. Rubbing up against strange creatures. Getting sneezed on again and again. You know, the little things that make life worth living and that will surely always be easily accessible.”

Uh-huh. When are you?

“Summer of ’19.”

Ah. Enjoy it.

“If you can keep a secret, I’m kinda taking it all for granted.”

DON’T DO THAT! SAVOR THE CROWDS, MAN!

“Don’t yell at me.”

Sorry. Hey, I got the new June ’76 box set.

“You bought the new box set?”

I obtained it. Why do we have to go through this every time? It is now in my possession.

“Gotcha. In Canada, we call that ‘stealing.’ What do you cal it down there?”

Oh, it’s also called stealing here, but Purge Rules are in effect in Florida right now. We’re very much in an “every meth-head for himself” moment.

“That bad, huh?”

Some states are worse than others. Our governor is one of those “personal liberty” guys. He believes people should make their own decisions about their health.

“I think I see the flaw in his belief system.”

People are idiots?

“I didn’t wanna say it. Seemed rude.”

Never rude to tell the truth. So, anyway: loved the box set. Sounds so crisp, I call it Quentin.

“Thanks. We worked really hard on it.”

Liked everything about it. The music, the packaging. The liner notes.

“Ah, Jeez, not this again.”

CELL PHONE NOISE

“I don’t deserve one of these calls.”

Do you not, David Lemieuxnovermyhammy? Do you not?

“No.”

No, you probably don’t, but we’re locked in to the bit.

CELL PHONE NOISE

Pick up the phone.

“I’m cross with you.”

“David Lemieux! Who are you?”

“Hello, Dave Pick. Motherland need you.”

“Is this Putin?”

“Da.”

“How’d you get this number?”

“I am Putin.”

“Yeah, okay.”

“You come to Moscow, Dave Pick. Ve are close to miracle drug for corona.”

“Why do you need me?”

“Scientists vere very unorganized. Write things down on napkin. Most files just chucked into boxes. Ve need archivist.”

“I don’t know about all that, Mr. Putin. Is it just ‘Mr. Putin?’ What do I call you?”

“Boss.”

“See, I’ve got a job already. And I don’t wanna go to Moscow. I really like where I live. There’s fish and moose and bears, and I just love it here.”

“Your bear is little bear. Russia has best bear. Russia is known for bear. Vhen someone say ‘Russia,’ you think ‘bear.’ Canadian bear is nyet good bear. Veak bear.”

“I’m gonna have to go ahead and disagree with you there, if you don’t mind. Canadian bears are incredible animals.”

“Nyet. They are like big raccoons. Are sissy bears that eat from garbage. Russian bears nyet eat from garbage. Have inner dignity gained through suffering.”

“Can’t join you. Just can’t agree with you. Sorry, but I can’t. I won’t let my bears down.”

“Ve stage bear fight.”

“Oh, no. Let’s not do that.”

“Da. Vill happen. Now Putin vants to see. Putin is bored in Kremlin, anyway.”

“You watch Tiger King?”

“I’m Putin, not dead. Of course I vatch Joe Exotic. Ve make bears fight in honor of Joe. He is disgusting homosexual, but he is also brave tiger varrior and great songwriter. Maybe I should tell Dummy to pardon him.”

“What?”

“Nothing, nothing. Is settle: Dave Pick come to Moscow, ve have bear fight on internet.”

“Mr. Putin, I really can’t.”

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FLUMP

“Oh my God, someone just blow-darted the guy in the mascot costume!”

“Da. Putin did this.”

“Why?”

“Because is fun being Putin. Men come get you in ten minutes. Please nyet to be struggling.”

DIAL TONE NOISE EVEN THOUGH PHONES NO LONGER DO THAT

“Umm…”

Dave?

“David. And, uh, what just happened?”

You got a job. And an invitation to a sporting event.

“I didn’t ask for any of that.”

None of us asked for any of this, buddy. And yet: here we are.

“Are men really coming for me?”

Yes. Nyet to be struggling.

A Partial Transcript Of Trump and Putin’s Press Conference, Helsinki 7/16/18

FINNISH PRESIDENTIAL PALACE – MORNING

“Putin vant to thank Donald Trump American President for his wise counsel. For his strong leadership. Also for bringing case of Filet-O-Fish. McDonald’s in Russia nyet can get right. Is different fish. Is trash fish. Does nyet make a happy meal. Donald bring American version. So kind of him.”

“Kind.”

“Today, is nyet more Cold War. Is only vorld that grows hotter and hotter. Russia and US must stop all the global warming or vhatever. And end all sanctions. Scientist tell Putin that removing sanctions make global varming go avay.”

“Lab coat?”

“Da, lab coat.”

“You heard him, folks. Guy’s in a lab coat, that’s a serious guy. How long was it, Mr. President?’

“Vas down to ankles.”

“You getting this? There are so many people in my country who say ‘Russia is bad, Russia meddled’ but there was no collusion and wouldn’t we want to be friends? I mean, where is the smart money going to nowadays? Where’s the creative money going to nowadays? It’s not Silicon Valley or New York. It’s Leningrad!”

“Is nyet called that any more.”

“Everyone’s trying to get in there. Donald Jr. went over last month. When he got back, he said, ‘Daddy, these Russians have lab coats like you wouldn’t believe. What does it mean?’ And I told him, ‘Hey, you’re dealing with real players, Donnie.’ And that, really, that’s something that you have to give–that anyone would give–President Putin credit for.”

“Da. I am in charge of lab coats. I had whole speech, but is nyet important. Mr. President, vhy don’t you take qvestions from press?”

“President Putin, many of these journalists are fake news. What do you do with fake news in Russia?”

“Trump take qvestion now.”

“Oh, sure, great, okay, you? Where are you from?”

“Reuters, sir.”

“Are you fake news?”

“I don’t believe so, sir.”

“What do you think, Vlad? Fake news?”

“I have nyet opinion on this man.”

“Mr. President, when you and President Putin met this morning, did you discuss the charges that an organized plot to disrupt the 2016 election originated in Moscow, and that your campaign may have been part of that plot?”

“What happened was the FBI, which is mostly very corrupt and sometimes very wrong, was looking for a server. This is the one from Hillary’s basement. FBI agents couldn’t find it, and so they’re looking around: huh, could be the Israelis. Maybe the Chinese.”

“Uh-huh. Did you ask President Putin about it specifically and what will you say publicly while standing next to him?”

“I’ll say publicly that the Democrats lost an election they were supposed to win. Why? Trump. I go to Wisconsin, I go to Ohio, but where’s Hillary? I heard AIDS. Many people told me AIDS. But I win. Even up against an Electoral College that is very, very unfair to Republicans. I accomplished what many, many people thought couldn’t be accomplished and now there are haters and losers. Mueller is a hater. Sessions is a loser. Vlad, do you have haters and losers?”

“Da. Is losers everyvhere. And Russia is full of haters. Vhen I go, country revert to cossack fiefdoms in a decade. Putin take qvestion from Moscow reporter. Speak Russian.

“Mister President, I hear stories of pee-pee tapes. You’ll excuse me, but I can’t think of the Russian for pee-pee tapes, so I’ll just say it in English. Anyway, what’s the deal?”

With the pee-pee tapesDon’t look at him, don’t look at him.”

“I’m not! Don’t make me laugh. Or say pee-pee tapes again.”

President Putin!”

Yes, different reporter from Moscow?

I was looking at him. He’s losing his mind. Why does he not have a translator? “

Because he’s him. All questions about him are answered by him. Him. He is the reason for…all of this. He is…wandered off, hasn’t he?”

It appears that way.”

CONFUSED OLDER MAN HOLLERING FROM AN ADJACENT ROOM NOISE

“Was this where we were doing the breakfast? Because I’m a full breakfast man, and I see nothing at all happening in here. This is maybe the worst the Unites States has ever been treated, and Sweden or Finland or Norway–wherever the hell I am–is getting the shit tariffed out of them. No eggs at all? Maybe I go home and–”

CONFUSED OLDER MAN BEING LED BACK INTO A CONFERENCE ROOM NOISE

“–oh, hey, Vlad. Where’s Jim Acosta?”

“Right here, sir.”

“You are fake news.”

“You always like to point that out, sir.”

“President Putin?”

“Da?”

“This man is fake news.”

“If you say.”

“Mr. President, your FBI, CIA, military, and every other governmental agency with skin in the game say that Russia deliberately, aggressively, and in some cases successfully interfered with our election. President Putin says he didn’t. My question is this: who do you believe?”

“My intelligence agencies are great, great people except for the ones who have infiltrated those agencies and are a disgrace, and also probably traitors, but none of them gave me the denial that Vladimir gave me today. It was exceptionally strong, and I was very, very impressed by it. I mean, this is a guy: why would he lie? Right? Why would he lie, so he looked right in my eyes, which I appreciated. And, you know, he said ‘Nyet.’ Now, you don’t get to be a billionaire who gets elected president without being able to read people. I can zoom in on a person, tell if they’re lying or not, bing bang bong. And Vlad, I saw truth in his eyes,”

“Sir, are you siding with President Putin against your entire intelligence community?”

“They’re not so great.”

“Wow.”

“Da. Vow.”

“These are the same people who started ISIS, which I have killed maybe 98% of all of ISIS. It could be 99%, but some people say 98. The CIA and Obama basically started ISIS, everyone knows this, and President Putin wants to fight ISIS with us. You can see the difference.”

“So, again: you’re picking Putin over the American government?”

“You just don’t understand how strong the denial was, Jim, probably because you are fake news. President Putin, could you help me here?”

“Da. Vhy not?”

“Watch. Here’s what it was like. ‘President Putin, did you meddle?’ You see how I’m asking him very strongly? And the president says…”

“Nyet.”

“Just like that. See his face?”

ROOMFUL OF JOURNALISTS LOOKING AT PUTIN’S FACE NOISE

“He said ‘nyet,’ so who am I to argue? President Putin, why don’t you take a question?”

“Da. You.”

“Mister President, how much longer do you think your luck will hold out?”

“No idea, but I am enjoying the ride.

John, Gayer

What are you doing?

“I now have a ward.”

Oh, come on. Don’t Robin anyone.

“Too late. Threw his parents off a trapeze and now he’s mine. That’s how it works.”

It isn’t. Who is this?

“Shawn Mendes. You should check out some of his music.”

I won’t. Is he, like, your Mini-Me?

“I don’t know what you mean.”

He looks like you, but younger.

“I’m still young.”

For a tree. Or a tortoise. Or a Highlander. You’re practically a baby by Highlander standards. But for a person? Nah. Solidly middle-aged.

“Dude, ripped jeans.”

So?

“That means young! Look at the vitality pouring through the holes! ‘Hey, look at that guy with the ripped jeans. I bet he doesn’t follow rules.’ That’s me.”

Did they tear on their own?

“Shit, no. I have a guy.”

You have a guy just to distress your trousers?

“You don’t?”

Josh, you can tell me: are you having an Age of Twinks?

“I don’t know what you mean.”

Really?

“Absolutely.”

“I can explain.”

Go ahead.

“It’s not gay if the guy is pretty like a girl.”

That’s not how it works.

“It’s not gay if you’re a better bowler than he is.”

That makes no sense.

“It’s not gay if they’re British.”

Okay, that’s true.

“Dude, you don’t understand what it’s like to be me. Can I confess something to you?”

Sure.

“I’m tired of the puss.”

You’re tired of the puss?

“The puss is passe.”

Passe puss?

“2018 is all about the sack.”

Not the dong?

“Maybe if you’re in Tulsa. In LA and New York? Those are Sack Cities, brother.”

What the hell can you do with a sack?

“What can’t you do? I like to press sack against the funny pages and read Beetle Bailey off my nuts.”

You’re talking about Silly Putty.

“Da. Talk is silly.”

“Ah, shit.”

“Putin hears you have changed lifestyles.”

“I’m exploring my options and sexuality in this new and free world.”

“Da. Come dance for Putin.”

“What? No.”

“Shake it, Little Potato. Shake for Daddy.”

“Do not call yourself that.”

“You vill be oligarch of my dong.”

“What does that even mean?”

“Putin vill buy his tvink many shiny objects. Tvinks love shiny.”

“I don’t want any…what did you call me?”

“Tvink. You are very young compared to Putin.”

“Hey, there.”

Dude! You are so fucking needy.

“He called me young!”

Compared to. He said you were young compared to. Literally the same thing I said.

“You didn’t offer to buy me anything.”

Do what you want.

The Twinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society

Ah!

“Stop yelling.”

It’s the Age of the Twink! It’s here!

“No, these are my friends.”

THEY’LL DEVOUR US ALL!

“Not me. I’m highly twinkish.”

Who’s the first president you remember?

“Reagan.”

Not a twink.

“Dude, I’m such a twink.”

You twere. You twere a twink. But now you’re 40 and 40-year-olds can’t be twinks.

“Why not?”

Same reason a 23-year-old can’t be a teen. Some categories you age out of. Like Don Cheadle.

“He is getting way too old for those superhero movies.”

Cannot agree more. Who are these muppets?

“Online Ceramics. They’re fashion designers.”

But they look like french onion soup left next to the radiator all winter.

“Street-style, man.”

Yeah, exactly. They look homeless.

“I don’t know why I bother. You don’t understand fashion.”

Clothes that cost too much for people who get laid too much.

“Okay, you understand fashion, but leave my friends alone.”

Do you like these guys more or less than Steve Aoki?

“Dude, don’t ask me that. It’s like comparing apples to Steve Aoki.”

Fashion designers, huh?

“Hot ones. Lot of buzz.”

That fucker should sew himself some turtlenecks.

“You’re very rude.”

Hey, you wanted to have friends and wear clothes. You asked for it.

“That makes no sense.”

You know what doesn’t make sense?

CELL PHONE NOISE

“Goddammit.”

You asked for this, too.

“I absolutely did not.”

YOU ASKED FOR THIS, MEYERS.

“I’m gonna pick up the phone so I don’t have to talk to you.”

Cool beans.

“Polymath with the pretty mouth John Mayer speaking.”

“Hello, Little Potato.”

“Thought people forgot about that.”

“Nyet. Putin forget nothing.”

“What do you want?”

“Poland.”

“I mean, what do you want from me?”

“Putin vant Little Potato to see vhat real fashion is.”

“Gold doors?”

“Nyet. Enormous gold doors. Any kulak can have little gold door. Gold doggie door, maybe. Putin has biggest fucking gold doors you’ve ever seen. Is fashion.”

“If you say so.”

“Tvink to your left has degenerate neck.”

“It’s just a tattoo.”

“Putin vill fix.”

“Nothing needs fixing.”

“Putin vipe off.”

“Please don’t–”

SHVEEEEEEEEEE

CHOCK

SH-SHANK!

“Wow. Flying guillotine. Haven’t seen one of those around here in a while.”

“Putin bring back old bits.”

“Please go away.”

“Putin leave, but only because Putin is so busy.”

“What are you up to now?”

“Nothing. Putin do nothing. Stay home on June 3rd. Putin is not bad guy.”

“June 3rd?”

“Da. Trust Putin on this one. And stock pantry. Maybe buy gun.”

“Gotcha.”

SHVEEEEEEEEEE

CHOCK

SH-SHANK!

“Why’d you kill the other one?”

“He leave sticker on hat. Is nyet 2016 any more. Keep up vith fashion.”

“Hanging up.”

“June 3rd, Little Potato.”

DIAL TONE NOISE EVEN THOUGH ENORMOUS GOLD DOORS NO LONGER DO THAT

“Putin killed my friends.”

Yeah, he’s the worst.

Vindbreaker

Are we still doing irony?

“Oh, definitely. See, I’m wearing this windbreaker, but I’m also ‘wearing’ it. I’m kinda my own comment section.”

You should live as a refugee for, like, a week.

“Dude, totally. I could bring along a camera crew from Vice.”

No. Don’t do that.

“But it would bring awareness.”

People are aware of the refugee situation.

“No, I meant to my new single. Have you heard it?”

Most of it.

“What did you think?”

17-year-old you would kick your fucking ass.

“No.”

Oh, yeah. The kid standing in front of the mirror pretending to be Eddie Van Halen? He’d beat you like a rented stepchild.

“You can rent stepchildren?”

In Florida, you can buy them.

“It’s a loose economy down there.”

The entire state is a gray market. Josh, play your guitar and stop trying to fit in with the youths.

“I am very youthful.”

You’re not. You’re my age, and I’m old as fuck.

“You’re just a jealous dick, y’know that?”

“Da. Jewish typist is degenerate.”

“I didn’t say that.”

“Putin hear subtext. Subtext is always about Jews.”

“I truly have no problems with Jewish people. Why are you here?”

“Putin start radio show. Putin is Radio Rasputin.”

“I guess that means the show will be tough to cancel, huh?”

“Do nyet make joke, Katy Perry’s Boyfriend. Putin gets laugh lines vhen he appears. Is in contract.”

“You have a contract?”

“Da. You vant to see contract? Maybe is in next cup of coffee you drink. Maybe is sprayed on you next time you are in mall. Putin can show contract if you vant.”

“I’m fine.”

“This is vhat everyone says.”

“Congratulations on your inauguration, by the way.”

“Spaceeba. Vas biggest crowd for any inauguration anyvhere.”

“Uh-huh.”

“You see vhat Putin did?”

“Yup.”

“Putin make joke. First, Putin destabilize your country, then Putin mock you in public for it.”

“Everyone sees that, yes.”

“Putin having good run. Like Stones from ’68 to ’72.”

“Leave the Stones’ golden era out of your geopolitical machinations, damn you!”

“You have reqvest for Radio Rasputin?”

“Can you play some of my new stuff?”

“Nyet.”

“Old stuff?”

“Nyet.”

“Dead & Company?”

“Nyet. Vill play Doobie Brothers and you vill like it.”

“Aw.”

President Trump Examines His Military Options

INT. OVAL OFFICE – RIGHT AFTER FOX & FRIENDS

“Lemme see hands. We’re gonna vote, even though I’m the President of all the people, even the blacks. We’ll vote, but maybe I’ll just do what I want. Who knows? We could do voting, we could do my idea, we’ll see. Okay, voting. All in favor? Opposed? Beautiful, wonderful, the ayes have it. We’re getting cheese in the crust. General?”

“Yes, sir?”

“Where’s my General?”

“You’re literally making eye contact with me, Mr. President.”

“General?”

“Sweet Jesus, take me now.”

“General! There you are. I thought the Deep State got you. General, make the call. Cheese in the crust, which was my idea. I called up the CEO of Pizza Hut, told him, he did it. Millions. Millions, this guy made from jamming cheese in the crust. I told him to do it. Great guy. You should see his yacht. Call for the pizza, General.”

“We’ll get to the pizza, sir. But, once again, who are these people in the Oval Office?”

“Good friends of mine from Mar-A-Lago. It’s a membership perk for the real winners. Unlimited cocktail shrimp, plus you hang out with me for the day. Watch the greatest president in US history from up close. In many ways, these spectacular people are the real historians of our age. Great, great, wonderful folks. Some of ’em don’t speak English, but they’re rich, so it’s okay.”

“Have they been vetted?”

“Vetted, shmetted.”

“Holy God.”

“Are we doing the God bit now? Let us pray.”

OVAL OFFICE FULL OF RICH PEOPLE BOWING THEIR HEADS NOISE

“No, we’re not doing the God bit, sir.”

“I pray very well. The Pope told me that. Better than him, that’s what he said.”

“Sir, we have a meeting scheduled with–”

“You hear that, everybody? Meeting! Very exciting, wonderful, okay, great.”

“–General Mattis to discuss…sir, it’s top secret. We need to get the civilians out of the room.”

“You heard the General, folks. Sorry. Let’s go. C’mon, I’m gonna show you the Lincoln Bedroom.”

“Not you, sir. You’re not a civilian anymore.”

“I knew that. I was testing you, and you passed, unlike the slimy James Comey, who didn’t even see my hands. I never showed him my hands, not once, and in fact never met him in person, so his book must be fake news. Excellent work, General.”

“Okay, out.”

RICH PEOPLE EXITING OVAL OFFICE NOISE

“Very forceful. Strong. You’re the best general, General. Can I promote you?”

“No, sir. I retired from the Army, so–”

“You’re promoted. Bing bong. Done, there you go. You’re not just a general, you’re a major general.”

“That would actually be a demotion, sir.”

“Bing bong.”

“Whatever. Listen, Mattis is here.”

“Ooh, great. General sandwich. All my generals in one place, and I have the best generals that anyone has ever seen. They’re all tall, really sharp. The best generals.”

“Yes, sir.”

KNOCK KNOCK

“Oh, here he is.”

“Is that the pizza?”

TALL MAN OPENING THE DOOR FOR ANOTHER TALL MAN NOISE

“John.”

“Jim.”

“How’s he today?”

“He’s a gibbering fucktard incapable of even the most basic thought.”

“So, the usual?”

“Yup.”

“He’s gonna call me Mad Dog, isn’t he?”

“Yup.”

“You want a xan?”

“Yup.”

TALL MAN GIVING ANOTHER TALL MAN A XAN NOISE

“Muchas Garcias, brother.”

“Where you headed to?”

“Gonna get shitty in the Treaty Room. Got a bottle of Cuervo stashed in there.”

“Save some for me. Gonna need some when I get through with Momma’s Special Angel.”

“Mad Dog!”

“Fuck, he saw me.”

“Courage.”

TALL MAN WITH A RUINED REPUTATION SLINKING OFF TO THE TREATY ROOM TO GET SHITTY NOISE

“Mr. President.”

“Mad Dog! Where’s my Mad Dog?”

“Standing in front of your desk, sir.”

“Mad Dog?”

“Not out the window.”

“Dog? Mad Dog?”

“I don’t know why you’d look in the wastepaper basket, sir. I’m clearly not in there.”

“General Mad Dog?”

“Now you’re just staring at the ceiling. Right here, sir.”

“Mad Dog! There’s my dog! What’s up, dog? The blacks say that all the time, and then they make the rap gestures. What’s up, dog. You ever meet Ludacris?”

“I haven’t, sir.”

“Good business mind. You know, for what he is.”

“Sir, I’m here to talk to you about the situation in Syria.”

“Add more milk.”

“Not cereal, sir. Syria.”

“Very bad. Obama started that war. Personally. May have also been born there. He kind of looks Syrian, right? Many people who know Syrians have told me that Obama is definitely a Syrian, and these are real smart people. Winners, sharks, my very good friends. Obama was Syrian.”

“Uh-huh, yeah. Sir, we have a plan ready for your approval to bomb selected sites within Damascus that we believe may be key to the chemical weapon program.”

“They can’t do chemical. This is what everyone who knows anything says. Shooting? Bing bang bang? Sure, go ahead, shoot your guns, whatever. Sometimes these things happen. Bing bang. But chemical? No, not chemical. Very, very bad. Chemical. It’s a big deal.”

“Yes, sir. Now, there may be blowback from the elements backing Assad.”

“Fuck ’em. Bomb!”

“Such as Iran.”

“Fuck ’em. Bomb! Bomb, bomb, bomb.”

“And Russia.”

“Excuse me?”

“Russia is backing Assad.”

“Fake news.”

“No, sir. Everyone on the planet knows this information.”

“Maybe we should wait. Two weeks, kick it around. Maybe we should see what Hope thinks. Hope!”

“She quit two weeks ago, sir.”

“Hopester!”

“She is in a different state, sir.”

“Hopey!”

“For fuck’s sake.”

“She’s probably in the bathroom. Amazing control on that girl. She goes when she wants to. Holds it in for days. It’s a miracle.”

“Sir, the conflict with the Russians might be ameliorated by, through back channels, alerting them to pull their troops from the sites we intend to destroy.”

“Good idea.”

CELL PHONE DIALING NOISE

“That better not be who I think it is.”

“Mr. President!”

“Da. Is Putin. Hello, The Donald.”

“You gotta be fucking kidding me.”

“President Putin, everything in America is going so, so, so beautifully. The jobs, everything. Trade deals are being made, but I get no credit for at all, but America is winning again and it’s a real compliment to me. How’s the weather in Moscow?”

“Is snowing.”

“Great, snow, the skiing, gloves, wonderful. Listen, Mr. President, we’re gonna shoot some rockets at Syria in a little bit. Maybe tonight, maybe tomorrow, who knows? Anyway, your men should duck out of the way.”

“Vhere vill you shoot these rockets?”

“Syria.”

“Is big country. Vhere exactly?”

“You ask the best questions. I got no idea. I’m the big picture guy. All the details, I leave to my staff. Hold on, let me put the Mad Dog on. He can tell you the locations.”

“Holy shit, do not put me on the phone with fucking Putin.”

CALL WAITING NOISE

“Mr. President, we’re gonna call you right back. My pizza’s at the front gate.”

“Vith cheese in crust?”

“Bing bong.”

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