PRESENT
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
LOU: Hey Abbott. I hear you’re into all this mysticism stuff?
BUD: I certainly am
LOU: Well I never learned mysticism, so why don’t you tell me what it’s all about.
BUD: Well, the most important thing is to be present
LOU: Ok, I’m here
BUD: You’re what?
LOU: I’m present
BUD: Oh, you’re not present.
LOU: I’m not present?
BUD: Certainly not.
LOU: Well I’m here aren’t I?
BUD: Well, you’re here, but you’re not present.
LOU: How can I be here and not present? In school they’d say Costello and I’d say present.
BUD: Look when I say present, I don’t mean present
LOU: What do you mean?
BUD: Present!
LOU: Oh, when you say present, you don’t mean present, you meant present.
BUD: Now you’ve got it.
LOU: Now I’ve got it, I don’t even know I’m talking about.