I feel good about it, because it took a year and a half, but finally the Conversation was had the other night.
"F-word?"
"Yes?"
"Have you noticed . . . how ugly German children are?"
"It's not just the children. There are a lot of plain-looking people here."
"There's about three cute children at Godzilla's kindergarten, and he's one of them."
"Mmmmhmmm."
"I don't get it. The kids are all cute in the Netherlands and Belgium, and mostly in France, and in Italy."
"Well, I can't explain it. Germans just sort of look like that."
"I mean there are ugly people everywhere, like there are some Italians who are like monster bog people, and you don't see a lot of super-ugly people here like that, but . . ."
"They don't look good."
"No." Pause. "Remember that Nosferatu-looking kid at Godzilla's old daycare? The one who looked 500 years old?"
"I'll never forget. Starting straight into the darkest places of your soul."
"I miss that kid."
"F-word?"
"Yes?"
"Have you noticed . . . how ugly German children are?"
"It's not just the children. There are a lot of plain-looking people here."
"There's about three cute children at Godzilla's kindergarten, and he's one of them."
"Mmmmhmmm."
"I don't get it. The kids are all cute in the Netherlands and Belgium, and mostly in France, and in Italy."
"Well, I can't explain it. Germans just sort of look like that."
"I mean there are ugly people everywhere, like there are some Italians who are like monster bog people, and you don't see a lot of super-ugly people here like that, but . . ."
"They don't look good."
"No." Pause. "Remember that Nosferatu-looking kid at Godzilla's old daycare? The one who looked 500 years old?"
"I'll never forget. Starting straight into the darkest places of your soul."
"I miss that kid."
