An Actual Conversation with a Diamond Dealer While Shopping For an Engagement Ring

Dealer:  So we’re going with this ring?

Ethan:  Yeah, it’s — (cell phone buzzes)  Ha, what a coincidence.  Just got a text from my girlfriend.

Dealer:  What’d she say?

Ethan:  She’s talking about TV.  She said, “Bachelor finale tonight!”

Dealer:  (stares at Ethan)  Truer words have never been spoken.

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An Actual Conversation with My Mom About An Idea for a Restaurant

Mom:  Ethan — I thought of the worst possible name for a seafood restaurant.

Ethan:  …And what would that be?

Mom:  “Sphincter Mussels!”

Ethan:  Oh, Jesus.

Mom:  I think it’s so funny!

Ethan:  (starts typing into phone)

Mom:  No…Don’t write this down for your website.  Please…  You know what?  I’m just not gonna talk anymore.

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An Actual Conversation with my Girlfriend About Personal Hygiene

Girlfriend:  I don’t want to shower tonight.

Ethan:  Did you shower this morning?

Girlfriend:  No.

Ethan:  Ew, that’s gross.  You can’t not shower everyday.

Girlfriend:  Says who?

Ethan:  That’s the common standard!  Everyone showers once a day. 

Girlfriend:  Not homeless people.

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An Actual Conversation with my Brother About Online Dating

Ethan:  So?  How did my messages to those OKCupid chicks go?  Did I get you any responses as your ghost writer?

Andrew:  Dude, you “guaranteed” an 80% response rate.

Ethan:  And…

Andrew:  And only ONE girl wrote back.

Ethan:  Well, we only went after girls who reply “very selectively”…. Give it some time.

Andrew:  No.  Forget it.  You’re a sham.  You’re like the Bernie Madoff of online dating.

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An Actual Conversation with a Manhattanite Friend After Partying in Brooklyn

Ethan:  Man, that bar we went to in Brooklyn last night was great.

Friend:  Yeah, dude.  Girls in poorer neighborhoods are sluttier.