(A restaurant. A MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019 answers the phone. It\u2019s FRED DURST.)<\/i><\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
Good afternoon, Kyle\u2019s on Seventh.<\/p>\n
FRED
Yes, I\u2019d like to make a reservation for tonight.<\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
Certainly, sir. How many will be dining?<\/p>\n
FRED
Four.<\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
And your name please?<\/p>\n
FRED
Durst.<\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
\u201cDurst\u201d?<\/p>\n
FRED
Yes.<\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
I\u2019m sorry, is that \u201cDurst\u201d or \u201cBurst\u201d?<\/p>\n
FRED
Durst.<\/p>\n
(The MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019 is about to write it down, but second-guesses himself.)<\/i><\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
Sorry, is that \u201cDurst\u201d with a \u201cD\u201d or \u201cBurst\u201d with a \u201cB\u201d?<\/p>\n
FRED
Durst with a D.<\/p>\n
(The MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019 pauses.)<\/i><\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
I\u2019m sorry sir, is that \u201cD\u201d as in \u201cduck,\u201d or \u201cB\u201d as in \u201cbuck\u201d?<\/p>\n
FRED
\u201cD\u201d as in \u201cduck.\u201d<\/p>\n
(The MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019 winces.)<\/i><\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
I\u2019m sorry. Is that \u201cduck\u201d as in \u201cI went hunting and shot a duck,\u201d or \u201cbuck\u201d as in \u201cI went hunting and shot a buck\u201d?<\/p>\n
FRED
\u201cI went hunting and shot a duck.\u201d<\/p>\n
(The MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019 is about to write the name down, but stops himself.)<\/i><\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
Um. Was that \u201cI went hunting and shot a duck as it paddled in the pond,\u201d or \u201cI went hunting and shot a buck as it gamboled through the woods\u201d?<\/p>\n
DURST (irritable)<\/i>
I went hunting and shot a duck as it paddled in the pond.<\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
Thank you, Mr. Durst. Sorry about that.<\/p>\n
FRED
It\u2019s fine.<\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
May I have your first name?<\/p>\n
FRED
It\u2019s Fred.<\/p>\n
(The MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019 is about to write it down, but stops himself.)<\/i><\/p>\n
MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019
I\u2019m sorry, was that \u201cFred\u201d or \u201cRed\u201d?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
(A restaurant. A MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019 answers the phone. It\u2019s FRED DURST.) MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019Good afternoon, Kyle\u2019s on Seventh. FREDYes, I\u2019d like to make a reservation for tonight. MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019Certainly, sir. How many will be dining? FREDFour. MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019And your name please? FREDDurst. MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019\u201cDurst\u201d? FREDYes. MA\u00ceTRE D\u2019I\u2019m sorry, is that \u201cDurst\u201d or \u201cBurst\u201d? FREDDurst. (The MA\u00ceTRE […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[54],"class_list":["post-81","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sketches","tag-dave-stinton"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sketchwar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sketchwar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sketchwar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sketchwar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sketchwar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=81"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.sketchwar.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sketchwar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=81"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sketchwar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=81"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sketchwar.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=81"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}