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Act I

"Have you let the dogs out yet?"

"No. Was there an accident?"

"Nope. I was just wondering if you saw all of this snow! I will have to drive your car today."

The Nukmobile is a living legend. It can handle anything Jack Frost throws at it, much unlike the Dude's weather wimp German engineered sports car that does not even have so much as a block heater.

"My car? How much snow is out there?"

"An inch!"

"What? That is it? I was expecting at least three feet."

"Do you have to be so Canadian all of the time?"

Yes. I believe I do.


Act II

"Please don't make fun of me."

A thousand possible points of teasing passed through my mind.

"What is wrong?"

"I just don't want you to tease me. It is not my fault that I wasn't born here."

I giggled that the American just told me that he was not born here.

"Okay. I won't clown on you."

"I just need to get my toque and gloves and your car keys."

That last bit he whispered so that I would not hear it.

"Dude, I can still see the grass through the snow!"