I was required to bare some of my own skin in return, but the girls weren't much interested in a rear view. Somehow I talked them into showing me the ...est of their equipment before I dangled my then tiny apparatus before their investigative eyes. At least that's what I thought then. I realised afterward that we had done exactly what they wanted. We always did.And then, just when we were all getting old enough to appreciate what the three of us had, they left town. The twins' parents had gone. As they packed up Brad talked with Rodwhile Sarah and Bristol talked with Angie. Sarah, do you carry a gun? “You Betcha!” which got a laugh from Angie. “How about you Angie.”“I have a .38, that’s all my husband says I can handle.”“Now that’s old fashion men bullshit. Bristol has a nice Glock and she handlesit just fine. She shoots better than lot of the boys.”“Sarah, I don’t know.” “What’s there to know girl, you’re a big girl and you need a Big Girl gun.”Laughs all around. “Angie the. .”Come here, Stay! Come here, Stay!” He went insane. Now he just ignores me and keeps typing.-- Steven WrightWhen will all the rhetorical questions end?We have mileage, yardage and footage. Why don’t we have inchage?Bumper Sticker:If you can read this, I can hit my brakes and sue you.The other day, I was walking my dog around my building ... on the ledge. Some people are afraid of heights. Not me, I’m afraid of widths.-- Steven WrightStudies show that 100% of those who advocate abortion are. I snorted softly and came back to the present. “Arabella doesn’t even know I exist, so I think I’ll be fine,” I said, head dropping back to finish drawing the quadrilateral I had started with meticulous precision.A shadow fell over my homework paper and a low, smooth voice assaulted my ears unexpectedly. Arabella’s voice. “See something you like, Vicky?”Jesus Christ, she did know who I was. “Victoria,” I snapped without looking up; I hated being called Vicky by anyone but my closest friends.I.