Oh, Dad.

Dad: "Better'n a poke in the eye with a sharp stick."
me: "Ah, ever the optimist."
Dad: "Although at just the right time a poke in the eye can be quite nice."


About the neighborhood ducks: "Seems that Ferdinand has bit it. There's a new guy on the scene. But Julie is around. Ferdinand was the banded duck that was with her, but he mighta bit it. There's some other lout about."

On coming back to town to visit: "Eh, when you live in New York, you don't come back to scumtown. Just remember, once you move back to shitbox here you'll be bored to tears."