‘Mario –’ Dennis sits up ‘– what makes you think any girl is going to go anywhere near you? Let alone like fifteen different girls.’ Mario hesitates, then says conspiratorially, ‘I have a secret weapon.’ ‘You do?’ ‘You bet, mister.’ He flips open his wallet. ‘Read it and weep, boys. It is my lucky condom, which never fails.’ A silence, as Mario smugly returns his wallet to his pocket, and then, clearing his throat, Dennis says, ‘Uh, Mario, in what way exactly is there anything lucky about that condom?’ ‘Never fails,’ Mario repeats, a little defensively. ‘But –’ Dennis pinches his fingers to
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