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The Whiners: #14: Negative Volume
The Whiners, #14
Featuring John and Dave, two "intelligent" college sophomores trying to make it through till tomorrow...

Negative Volume
October, 1997


In today's Whiners episode, our heroes talk about random stuff in an attempt to confuse each other.

John's phone rings.

<John> huh?

John picks up the phone.

<John> Hello?

Phone- Hey, John...it's Dave...wanna let me in? I forgot my keys. I'm out front.

<John> Uh, sure. That makes, what, the third time this semester you've forgotten to take your keys to practice?

<Dave> Oh, shut up and let me in...

<John> Yeah, sure. Be down in a minute.

Five minutes later...

<John> So, Dave, how many times did you get smacked with the polo ball tonight?

<Dave> Well, I got hit once here [points at left shoulder]...once here [points at left shoulder]...twice over here [points at center of chest]...and about fifty times here [points at the middle of his forehead].

<John> They're treating you pretty well, aren't they?

<Dave> Definately.

<John> I suppose it could be worse, though. At least you don't have many scars.

<Dave> The scars from water polo are all internal.

<John> Um...I'll take your word for it.

Dave stands up suddenly.

<Dave> [in deep voice] I must go defacate now.

<John> What?

Dave walks out of the room.

<John> What? Can't you just go take a shit like everyone else?

Dave sticks his head back in the door and ponders for a second.

<Dave> No.

<John> That's what i was afraid of.

Dave walks back in five minutes later...

<John> Dave, you know, I'm getting concerned here...you sure you aren't doing drugs or something?

<Dave> Nope. Just Ibuprofen and excedrin.

<John> Figures. I can see your moodometer swinging wildly back and forth.

<Dave> Yeah, I know. Let me know where it lands, won't you?

<John> I think it's pointing at "mildly insane" right now.

<Dave> That can't be good...

Later that night...

<Dave> Woohoo! Sinbad is on!

<John> Oh boy...I can't wait.

<Dave> Wow...Mave's wears something kinda skimpy at times.

<John> Dave, Mave _IS_ kind of skimpy at times.

<Dave> Good point.

<John> I wonder if the bird still gets higher billing.

The opening credits play.

<Dave> It sure looks like it.

<John> Yup...and it's a good thing too...that bird does better acting.

Dave sniffs.

<John> Dave? Coming down with a cold?

<Dave> No. I just need a sinus vaccuum cleaner. All that crap from the pool's killing my sinuses.

<John> Figures. You know, Dave, I just had a rather interesting thought. You remember the Ambiguously Gay Duo from SNL?

<Dave> Who could forget?

<John> Consider this: a new cartoon basedon the same principle. "The Ambiguously Lesbian Duo," starring Xena and Gabrielle.

Dave's blinks.

<Dave> You know, that might be a good idea...

<John> Oooh...that wasn't a pleasant thought...

<Dave> What?

<John> "The Ambiguously Transexual Duo."

Dave stares wide eyed at John

<Dave> Ok, that's it. How about I become the computer nerd, and you just go around alienating everyone.

<John> I dunno...that just might work for me.


And thus, a much-belated Whiners episode comes to a close, with our heroes trying to figure out just _who_ would star in such a television show.

John is an Electrical Engineering major Honors student with too much free time on his hands.

Dave is a Comp Sci major Honor student whos stereo reports volume in negative numbers. Really.