Asked & Answered~258

a Red Herring ...in 12 lines

No-Nonsense Couples Therapy Inc.

Life Coach Kaitlin smiles and snap-scans her new clients.

Jack, overweight slob. Jill, hot Barbie doll.

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"Jill's hardly ever home, Coach Kaitlin," Jack says. "And when she is,

she's on her phone constantly."

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Kaitlin looks to Jill. "And, from your point of view, Jill?"

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"I'm the breadwinner, Kaitlin. Jack needs to be more understanding

of what it takes to maintain our lifestyle."

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Nodding, Kaitlin looks to each of them. "A cliché. Albeit a Red Herring."

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" ... A Red herring?" Jack and Jill ask in unison.

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"If Jack loses 40 pounds and gets a life, Jill, will you nix your affairs?"

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"I'm paying you $200 a session for this outrage?!" Jill blurts, standing up.

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"I just saved you a couple grand, doll."

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