“So, Dick—can I call you Dick?” “Many women do,” he says with a lecherous wink. “You see, Dick, I’m an elementary school teacher, but I also have a really crummy memory.” “That’s gotta be rough, Hazel.” “You’re telling me. Because of this I’m always looking for ways to trick my brain.” Hazel holds up a finger and counts off as she recites, “Getting Pretty Panties Ripped Requires Real Damn Initiative. Or—general, personal, possessive, reflexive, reciprocal, relative, demonstrative, and interrogative!”

