"Have you?" returned Dave.
"Yes!" blasted Boris. "I've been taking a poll for years! I've asked one girl after another if she'd like to go out with me, and you know what the results were? Every single one of them said 'No'! Every one of them that weighed under two hundred pounds and didn't have a face like a gargoyle...they all said 'No'!"
"You've gotta' keep trying," said Dave, realizing how weak and clichéd that sounded as soon as the words escaped his lips.
"I'm sick of trying!" thundered Boris. "I give up! It doesn't take more than twenty-one years for me to get the message!"
"It takes a while sometimes!" said Dave. "Some people don't find anyone for years and years! That's no reason for you to kill yourself!"
"Sure it is," Boris spat sardonically.
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