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Would the two of you just do it and get it over with? I’m starving!

— Vickie  ·  Reality Bites

Two golden pastries face each other on a teal plate beside a fork and a folded white napkin.
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The speaker impatiently urges two people to get something over with, then supplies a blunt personal reason: hunger. The short final sentence pulls attention toward an immediate bodily need. The humour comes from the abrupt collision between whatever is delaying the pair and wanting food.

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