Asked & Answered~181

To bee or not to bee? ...in 12 lines

Late-Night Radio

"You're on the air, Rupert. What's on your mind?"

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"To bee or not to bee, Dr. Shirley."

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" ...Don't do anything rash, Rupert. What you're contemplating is irreversible."

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"Yes, I know, that's what my father just told me."

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"He's right, Rupert. What else did he say?"

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"Just that he's disappointed, but if that's what I really 

want he won't stand in my way. He's soldiering a smile now."

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" ...What?!! ...Wait a sec ...is he with you? ...Put him on!"

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"Good evening, Dr. Shirley, Rupert's dad here."

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"What kind of effing father are you, telling your son you won't stand in his way!!"

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"If Rupert is dead-set on abandoning the family beekeeping business 

to be a dentist, Dr. Shirley, what else can I do?!"

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