Here's some more ambiguous dialogue I wrote and the interpretations it elicited in April 1993:
A: I think that's everything. We're off...
B: Yeah...This is just like old times.
A: Well, anyway...Everything's squared away.
B: Squared away once again...
A: Once again?
B: Don't you remember...the last time this happened?
A: Ummm...I guess so.
B: That was really something.
A: If you say so...
B: You don't remember?
A: No, not really...It's not like it was anything out of the ordinary...
B: Well, I remember it.
A: But you remember everything...
B: What?! What are you saying? That I have a mind for trivia?
A: No. Look, let's just drop it.
B: I can't believe this. How you could've forgotten is beyond me...
Questions: Who are A and B? What have they just squared away? What is B reminded of, and why does (s)he think it's so significant? Why has A forgotten what B remembers?
Responses:
...B is me because I, in fact, do remember everything. A is one of my many friends. We could have squared away anything, but only I remember every detail of everything and spend 75% of my time recounting it for everyone else. Such is my life. (Laura W.)
...A and B are two mice. They are best friends, and they live near the local cheese shipment company. Three years earlier, they broke into a crate of limburger, and it took them days to wash the scent out of their fur. It recently happened again, only this time with a box of moldy gorgonzola. A has forgotten due to his long-term memory loss from eating too many of the stronger cheeses. (Anthony T.)
...Two answers: A and B are a male/female radio duo who are also currently involved. B, of course, is the woman, able to remember every detail of every show they've done, while A is the man, remembering vague details but placing a value judgment (good/bad) on the memory of each show. Or, they're a couple of old friends about to embark on a road trip, which they used to do quite frequently. A has always appreciated the essence of the road trip, while B has enjoyed the individual events on the trip. (David R.)
