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Elementary ‐Daily Life ‐ Divorce (C0218)
Je: Joanne, let’s not make this divorce any more
acrimonious than it already is, okay? Let’s just get down to
business and start dividing this stuff up fairly, so we can
go our separate ways, alright?
Joanne: Fine with me. I just want to get this over with. It’s
important we make a clean break. I should have signed a
pre-nup.
Je: What was that?
Joanne: Nothing! Anyway, you’re right, there’s no reason
this has to be nasty. My lawyer tells me you’ve accepted
our alimony proposal and the division of property, as well
as the custody agreement- I keep the cat and you get the
dog. So that’s done. . . . finally.
Je: Let’s not go there, Joanne! Ok, so let’s start with the
record collection, I’ll take the albums I contributed and
you can have your cheesy disco albums back.
Joanne: Fine, but I’m keeping the antique gramophone as
my grandfather gave it to me.
Je: I believe that was a wedding present to both of us,
Joanne. And you hardly ever use it!
Joanne: He’s my grandfather, and he never really liked
you anyway!
Je: Whatever! Alright, I’ll concede the silly gramophone,
if you’ll agree that I get the silver tea set.
Joanne:How typical, when are you ever going to use a
silver tea set? Fine! I don’t want to drag this out any
longer than necessary. What’s next? What about these old
photographs?
Je: Which ones? Let me have a look. Wow, look at that!
That brings back memories. . . . That?
Joanne:Our trip to Italy! I remember that day. We were
going to visit the Trevi fountain, and we got caught in the
rain. . . .
Je: . . . and you looked so adorable with your hair all wet.
I had to take a picture of you standing there in that little
alley, smiling and laughing in the rain. . . .
Joanne: Oh, we really did have fun back then didn’t we?
Je: Oh, Joanne, are we making a big mistake? I know our
relationship has been on the rocks for sometime but are
you sure we can’t reconcile and try again? I still love you.
Joanne:Oh Jeff! I love you too! I’m so glad we didn’t
have to decide who keeps the motorcycle.
Je: The motorcycle? But that’s mine!