Subj : posting 20050826 To : comp.programming From : glyn_q Date : Fri Aug 26 2005 02:32 pm "What?" Carl said. Then he almost immediately laughed. "Relax, Tom. I just w ant to have a little chat. It's been a while since we've talked." "Bullshit," Tea said. Amanda gave another sob. Tea rolled her eyes dramatica lly and shouted over her shoulder at Amanda. "Could you please shut the fuck up?" She said. "I'm trying to talk my real agent over here, and it's hard e nough without you crying a fucking river." "You could try," I said. "It'll take you about two years to get a court date In the meantime, I'm sure our legal department could probably hold up the start of your production a couple of weeks. Maybe a month, if we have to." "All I can say is that you're lucky Elise is in Sacramento," he said. "She w ould have pepper sprayed first, asked questions later." He shoved the filter into the coffee maker and flipped the switch to start brewing. He turned ar ound, and finally got a good look at me. .