{"id":5032,"date":"2023-01-03T18:01:32","date_gmt":"2023-01-03T18:01:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/?p=5032"},"modified":"2023-01-03T18:01:57","modified_gmt":"2023-01-03T18:01:57","slug":"play-for-park-bench","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2023\/01\/03\/play-for-park-bench\/","title":{"rendered":"Play For Park Bench"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Person A<\/strong> is sitting on the bench (location at your discretion). <strong>Person B<\/strong> approaches and sits on the other end of the bench.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> You can\u2019t sit there.<br \/>\n<strong>B:<\/strong> I can. I will.<br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> You can\u2019t. You won\u2019t.<br \/>\n<strong>B:<\/strong> I will. I am.<br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> No!<br \/>\n<strong>B:<\/strong> Yes!<br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> No!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>B<\/strong> stands up then forcefully sits down again.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>B:<\/strong> Yes!<br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> I am not going to sit here and put up with this.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A<\/strong> gets up and leaves.<strong> B<\/strong> remains sitting on the bench for some time. Eventually, <strong>A<\/strong> returns and sits back down on the bench.<\/em> <\/p>\n<p><strong>B:<\/strong> You can\u2019t sit there.<br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> I can. I will.<br \/>\n<strong>B:<\/strong> You can\u2019t. You won\u2019t.<br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> I will. I am.<br \/>\n<strong>B:<\/strong> No!<br \/>\n<strong>A:<\/strong> Yes!<br \/>\n<strong>B:<\/strong> No!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>A<\/strong> stands up then forcefully sits down again.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>A:<\/strong> Yes!<br \/>\n<strong>B:<\/strong> I am not going to sit here and put up with this.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>B<\/strong> gets up and leaves. <strong>A<\/strong> remains sitting on the bench for some time. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Repeat until dusk.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>__________<\/p>\n<p>Notes:<\/p>\n<p>1. <em>Written on October 13th, 2022<\/em><br \/>\n2. <em>An homage to Daniil Kharms<\/em><\/p>\n__________<\/br><h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/davidguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Support An Accumulation Of Things<\/a><\/h3><i>If you like the things you've read here please consider subscribing to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/davidguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">patreon<\/a> or my <a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/davidnguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ko-fi<\/a>. <\/br><\/br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/davidguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Patreon subscribers<\/a> get not just early access to content and also the occasional gift, but also my eternal gratitude. Which I'm not sure is very useful, but is certainly very real.<\/br><\/br>(<a href=\"https:\/\/ko-fi.com\/davidnguy\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ko-fi contributors<\/a> probably only get the gratitude I'm afraid, but please get in touch if you want more). <\/br><\/br>Thank you!<\/i><\/br><\/br>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Person A is sitting on the bench (location at your discretion). Person B approaches and sits on the other end of the bench. A: You can\u2019t sit there. B: I can. I will. A: You can\u2019t. You won\u2019t. B: I will. I am. A: No! B: Yes! A: No! 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