Bumpers [FICTOID]
“What are you insinuating?”
“Insinuating? Moi?”
“Vous. What the hell did you mean
I ‘might know how it feels now’?”
“You said your car was damaged by
a hit and run driver, didn’t you?
All I said was if you never caused
a hit and run accident, I commiserated
with you, but if you had, now you know
what it feels like.”
“You’re saying I was in a hit and run accident?”
“No such thing. I said if you were in one.”
“Same thing!”
“Not at all. Now, have you caused
a hit and run accident?”
“Never!”
“Well, that’s good, but you are acting
just like someone who caused a fatal
hit and run accident would act,
throwing your weight around trying
to get what you want.”
“That’s because you falsely accused me!”
“I did no such thing. I merely pointed out
that if you had, you now felt what it would
be like to be the victim.”
“I am the victim!”
“In this case, yes. But what about other cases?
Hypothetical, of course.”
“There are no hypotheticals!”
“Oh, so now you’re admitting you
caused a hit and run accident?”
“Stop twisting my words around!”
“I’m just parroting back what you say.
Want a cracker?”
© Buzz Dixon