[An
ORACLE in robes and maybe a beard sits lotus-style on a rock or maybe
just on the floor of a cave. The SEEKER stands and looks on, wearing
outdoor gear, or at least hiking boots.]
Oracle: A polite man should yield the sidewalk to you.
Seeker: And will I be seeing any of these polite men while I'm awake?
O: These men are alive, I'm telling you. And they'll be yielding sidewalks to you left and right.
S: So, these polite men, are they existent in this universe?
O: They are existent in this universe.
S: Have any been recorded? I mean, are any still in circulation?
O: It has been recorded. The activity, within our lifetimes, of polite men. It has been verified.
S: And these polite men you speak of, what are they like? Will I recognize one if I see it?
O: Wait until the sidewalks part and then you will know the answer.
S: And if the sidewalk ends?
O: Look for the Polite Man's Trail.
S: Will this be easy to find, or should I make other arrangements?
O: Things have been known to take place. It happened to me once.
S: What? A polite man? Are you serious? Where was this?
O: At God's pool party; verily, it was free.
S: Did he get caught?
O: The polite man is ever elusive.
S: And that's OK in your book?
O: In The Great Book, all things go by.
S: I'm sorry, but that just doesn't help.
[ORACLE shrugs.]
O: Bring me your puzzles, you riddles... I am not a good oracle for advice.
S: Well, Jeez, I wish you'd told me that before. Where can I get a second opinion around here?
O: Second soothsayer on the left.
S: Yeah. Thanks for nothing. [Exit SEEKER.]
O: I wonder if I should have pulled out my magic frog.
---The End--
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[See the site of National Sketch Writing Month for the meaning of all this.]
Oracle: A polite man should yield the sidewalk to you.
Seeker: And will I be seeing any of these polite men while I'm awake?
O: These men are alive, I'm telling you. And they'll be yielding sidewalks to you left and right.
S: So, these polite men, are they existent in this universe?
O: They are existent in this universe.
S: Have any been recorded? I mean, are any still in circulation?
O: It has been recorded. The activity, within our lifetimes, of polite men. It has been verified.
S: And these polite men you speak of, what are they like? Will I recognize one if I see it?
O: Wait until the sidewalks part and then you will know the answer.
S: And if the sidewalk ends?
O: Look for the Polite Man's Trail.
S: Will this be easy to find, or should I make other arrangements?
O: Things have been known to take place. It happened to me once.
S: What? A polite man? Are you serious? Where was this?
O: At God's pool party; verily, it was free.
S: Did he get caught?
O: The polite man is ever elusive.
S: And that's OK in your book?
O: In The Great Book, all things go by.
S: I'm sorry, but that just doesn't help.
[ORACLE shrugs.]
O: Bring me your puzzles, you riddles... I am not a good oracle for advice.
S: Well, Jeez, I wish you'd told me that before. Where can I get a second opinion around here?
O: Second soothsayer on the left.
S: Yeah. Thanks for nothing. [Exit SEEKER.]
O: I wonder if I should have pulled out my magic frog.
---The End--
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[See the site of National Sketch Writing Month for the meaning of all this.]
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