1001 Books You Must Read Before You Die

Evans, and my son, Thad, has been having these kind of strange-shaped bowel movements, and last time this happened we saw Dr. Wexler, and he said if it happened again we should call and ... PHONE PERSON: Well, of course you realize you can’t see Dr. Wexler ever again. YOU: Yes, of course, but I was wondering if maybe Dr. Bunderson ... PHONE PERSON (suspiciously): How do you know Dr. Bunderson? Have you seen him before? YOU (quickly): No! No! Really! I just heard of him, that’s all. From a friend. PHONE PERSON: Well, in that case, please hold. eighteen-minute pause PHONE PERSON: Dr. Bunderson wants to know what you mean by “strange-shaped.” YOU: Well, kind of like M & M’s. PHONE PERSON: Please hold. twenty-three-minute pause PHONE PERSON: Plain or peanut? YOU: Plain. Shall I hold? PHONE PERSON: Of course. Forty-nine-minute pause PHONE PERSON: Dr. Bunderson wants you to bring Thad in and sit in the waiting room for two hours reading books with names like Billy the Bunny Bumps His Nose and listening to children shriek behind closed doors, after which Dr ...»