“Why ‘threep’? Why ‘clank’? Slang happens.” — John Scalzi

Unlike Agents Vann and Shane here, who are being wholly disingenuous, you might be speaking out of genuine ignorance and not just your usual levels of casual obstructionism.

“I don’t know,” Davidson said. “Maybe it’s not about politics. Maybe these guys are just assholes.”

“Seems the simplest explanation,” I said.

I was pretty certain my dad was not up to no good, running for senator notwithstanding.