ANNA: What’s “an offer he can’t refuse” from?
ME: It’s from The Godfather. You haven’t seen The Godfather?
ANNA: No. (Beat) Man, I feel like I haven’t seen anything! There are always all these references I don’t get, all these things I feel like I missed out on. You know?
ME: Well, if you’d like… I know a little bit about film, and I dated an NYU film major for three years. I could make you a list of good classic films to watch!
ANNA: Nah.
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ANNA: Throw me a cookie?
ME: (Throws a fresh-baked chocolate chip cookie across the room to Anna)
ANNA: (Catches it perfectly)
ME: Wow, nice catch!
ANNA: Yeah, I have good refl--
ANNA: (Immediately drops the cookie onto the carpet)
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ME: Do you think Brie Larson might date women?
ANNA: What? No. She seems very straight.
ME: You don’t think she gives off a kind of vibe?
ANNA: I don’t think she does at all.
ME: I mean, she probably has a boyfriend, but I feel like—
ANNA: —No, you don’t. You just secretly wish that she were into women so you could convince yourself that you could actually have a small chance at dating her, instead of just having a hopeless crush on a straight famous actress.
ME: (Says nothing, but contemplates how very out of my league Brie Larson is and always will be, and also if it is possible to divorce a sister)
ME: What about Tatiana Maslany, though?
Fake BBC Show Title of the Week: It’s Always Sunny in Bristol
Poor Bristol