Nick:<\/b> i need some scotch
\ngotta drink some for teddy
\nme:<\/b> you’re supposed to pour it out
\nnot drink it
\nalthough … that is wasteful
\ni’m having red wine. would he approve?
\n Nick:<\/b> kennedy wouldn’t want it poured
\n yeah
\n me:<\/b> that’s what i thought
\n Nick:<\/b> also, if you could die in a river
\n he’s down with that
\nme:<\/b> that would be helpful, i guess
\n too soon, nice
\n *nick
\n not nice
\n *nick
\n Nick:<\/b> meh
\nme:<\/b> i’m kidding, of course
\n on what planet would i give a fuck?
\n doesn’texististan
\n Nick:<\/b> god, the nytimes obit is a blowjob
\n me:<\/b> i’m sure
\n i think you’re required to be super nice when people keel because of brain cancer
\n it’s not like syphilis brought him down
\n Nick:<\/b> they’ve had time to spend time on grandiose statements
\n me:<\/b> haha
\ni wonder if they had a contest
\n intra-office
\n i like to think so
\nNick:<\/b> “He was a celebrity, sometimes a self-parody, a hearty friend, an implacable foe, a man of large faith and large flaws, a melancholy character who persevered, drank deeply and sang loudly. He was a Kennedy. ”
\nsee, i would have ended that graf with “he was a pussyhound til the end”
\n me:<\/b> “pussy hound” is two words
\n check the stylebook
\n Nick:<\/b> will do<\/p>\n
[Post-script: People who work in the news business are awful, awful people. Oh, don’t act so surprised.]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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