Nearly 25 years later, I still haven't heard another exchange quite like this one:
Student 1 (returning from the lunch line, sitting down at cafeteria table:) Ah, apple pie.
Something that's symbolic of America--looks good and tastes good!
Student 2 (with daggers in eyes:) Would you just eat your damned food?!
Student 1: What, are we just going to sit here in silence? What'll we talk about?
Student 2: We're not going to talk about anything! We're just going to sit here--and
eat!
Student 1: Can I talk to Drew?
Student 2: No!!!!
Student 1: Can he talk to me?
Student 2: Sure! He can talk all he wants!
(Student 1 gets up slowly and returns to the lunch line.)
Student 2 (to me:) Sorry about that...I just couldn't take it anymore.
