a modern tragedy in one scene

[rone]

[Scene opens.  HUSBAND and WIFE are sitting in front of their computers.]

HUSBAND (to WIFE): It's almost midnight. Let's go to bed.

[They do not move.]

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Comments

[roseembolism.livejournal.com]

THE SEQUEL!

[Scene opens. The clock on the wall now reads 3:00.]

WIFE (to HUSBAND): Yeah. We should go to bed.

[They do not move.]

[tcpip.livejournal.com]

This is wonderful.

I can't wait until the third movie, where daylight begins to stream through the window and birds are chirping.

[boutell.livejournal.com]

The Airport Express has a feature that allows you to limit access by mac address by time of day.

Of course, you would have legitimate reasons to bypass that.

Of course, you would NEVER abuse your legitimate bypass mechanism.

Oops. It's four.

[wordweaverlynn.livejournal.com]

It's a sequel to Waiting for Godot, isn't it?

[ratphooey.livejournal.com]

Yep.

[waider.livejournal.com]

Alternative sequel:

HUSBAND and WIFE are now in bed. Both with laptops / tablets / e-readers. cut to the beside clock. It reads 03:00. FADE TO BLACK