9 Chickweed Lane by Brooke McEldowney for September 23, 2007

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"This is awful... ...I was remembering something snide Edda said to me when I was 12... and just now I thought of the perfect retort." "That is a phenomenon called esprit de l'escalier." "However, employing my own, patented 'spirit of the quantum rift,' I could go back in time and bring your earlier self up to speed." "Wow! Really? Can you do it now?" "Oh, yeah!?... well... ...yeah, well... ...I, um..." "I beg your pardon for interrupting, but may I suggest... sps psp spss..." "Oh, Lord! I made her cry. I have to change that!" "I'll just go back a few moments ahead of myself." "No, that one wasn't witty enough. How about..." *SIGH* "Oo! I have an even better idea..." "Gentlemen, I recommend we hang fire pending further notice."