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2065: America Fifty Years After Obama

Brandon in the Basement

Chapter 12 of 2065, Mr. Tucker’s novel in progress, as China has just seized Pearl Harbor and imposed new demands on its major debtor.

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“Hey, man, you wanna have breakfast,” he asked his buddies, for it must be morning somewhere.

“Where, outside?”

“Takeout, a—hole.”

“Not that same old pizza. I hate that stuff.”

“Nah, I found a new place on the ’net. They’ve got anchovies and all kinds of s—t.”

“Order me one. I’ll pay you later.”

“What’s later, man? You already owe me $300 from last week.”

“Don’t worry, I’ll pay you soon as I get my check.”

“What check?”

“What check?”

“Yeah, what check? What kinda disease you got?”

“Are you kiddin’ me, man? I got A-D-D. My mother had me diagnosed in third grade. That’s when I started on Ritalin. Now I get $200 a week. Is that cool or what?”

“Hey, man,” said Buzz, “I gotta get if my ol’ lady to fix me up wi’ somethin’ like that.”

“Hey guys, how many pizzas do we want,” said Brandon, trying to maintain some sense of purpose. “Two? Three?”

“Two.”

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William Tucker is news editor for RealClearEnergy.org.

Letter to the Editor View all comments (3) |

Doctor Right| 1.8.13 @ 1:50PM

1:50 PM, and I'm the FIRST to leave a comment.

Does that tell you anything, Mr. Tucker??

Seriously...hasn't TASOnline wasted enough space on Mr. Tucker's Magnum Opus Novellus??

Pecos Pete| 1.8.13 @ 3:21PM

Yep, waste of time.

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