Woman: So what's in store for us in tomorrow's column?
Ike: I don't know yet. I'm, uh, kind of a last-minute man. You know, untill an hour or two before deadline, I don't get any ideas.
Woman: So you get your ideas for your column from life. Start up a conversation with a woman in a bar. Attack her dart playing and try to get a rise out of her while you contemplate whether or not she's worth hitting on.
Ike: No, I can't hit on you till I get an idea.
Woman: Wh-- That's flattering.
Ike: No, you don't understand.
Woman: I understand. See, my not responding to you baiting me will inspire one of those bitter diatribes you like to write about women.
Ike: I don't write bitter diatribes about women. Oh-ho. Very often. I could.
Woman: Only when the ideas aren't flowing, huh? It's so nice to meet you, one-minute man.
Ike: It's last-minute man.
Woman: Whatever.
Kevin: Want to hear something funny? For a good-looking guy, youstrike out a lot. Have you noticed that? I bet it's your ex-wife.
Man: Excuse me. I've seen much worse.
Kevin: No, Ike's not here.
Man: I say, I've seen much worse.
Kevin: I'll tell him when he comes in.
Ike: Excuse me?
Man: The brush-off. I've witnessed far more treacherous and nefarious exits than that. At least she castigated you in private.
Ike: Not as private as I thought. Kevin, you got some napkins there?
Kevin: Wiping or writing?
Ike: I'll let you know.
Man: They love you. They hate you. They're hot. They're cold. They're high. They're-
Ike: -up. They're down. You know, this is really fun making a list with you, but I do have a column to write here.
Kevin: Ike.
Man: But you have yet to find a really superb idea. There's a girl from my hometown that you could write about.
Kevin: Excuse me, but we don't need any ideas.
Man: She likes to dump grooms right at the altar. They call her the "Runaway Bride." She's performed the travesty seven or eight times. Turns around, runs like hell. Bolts. Adios. Plows down the aisle, knocking old ladies out of her way. Like the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona. And guess what! She's got the next victim all lined up. She's, she’s turning another body on the spit.
Ike: Okay, Italics, here we go.
妙語佳句，活學活用
1. in store
這個片語的意思是“保存著, 準備著”，比如：I'm keeping several videos in store for your visit. 知道你要來，我準備了幾盤錄像帶。
2. get a rise out of
意思是“elicit an angry or irritated reaction激怒，惹惱”，比如：His teasing always got a rise out of her. 他的戲弄總是讓她很惱火。
3. strike out
這個片語的意思是“努力了，失敗了”，比如：His latest business venture has struck out. 他最近的商業(yè)冒險失敗了。
