birples

Off the lede

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[*Four frames. Frame 1 - Joe and Paul are each at their apartment windows. Joe is engrossed and pointing at a butterfly as Paul calls out "Joe. Joe. JOE!". Frame 2 - Having captured Joe's attention Paul asks him "Did you read that article on how to improve your attention span?". Frame 3 - Joe nonchalantly replies "Just the headline". Frame 4 - Paul puts his head in his hand. Joe resumes pointing at the butterfly.*]

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Sweet denial

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[*Four frames.1 - Professor Kettle is zooming by in his hotted up barbecue holding up a test tube and says "Joe were you licking my sugar crystal experiment?" 2 - As Professor Kettle zooms off past Joe and Paul, Joe says "No Professor" and Paul gives him a sceptical look. 3 - We see an outside view of Professor Kettle's laboratory where a 'Wet Paint' sign has fallen to the ground and there's an outline of a body that appears to have been sticking it's head through the window onto the laboratory bench. 4 - Joe is looking innocent with the front of his clothes covered in the same coloured paint as the laboratory. Paul points at Joe's face and says "You're crusting".*]

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Thoughts caught

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[*Joe and Paul are fishing from either end of their tinny. "You know what I like most about fishing?", says Joe. "Is it catch fish?", replies Paul over his shoulder. Facing each other Joe says "Umm, no, it's observing the periodicity of the waves." Paul looks a bit sceptical. They resume fishing and looking out from each end of the tinny. Without looking round Paul says "It was 'catching fish', wasn't it." Joe doesn't move and quietly says "... yes ..."*]

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Unposing

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[*Vijay the DJ has started his morning talkback show ands says "G'day, you're with Vijay the DJ what do you want to say today?". Through the speaker we hear the caller ask "Why are so many questions left unanswered?". "Why?", asks Vijay. There's a pause and Vijay says "Hello ...?". There is no reply*]

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Seeing through it

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[*There is a building with a sign saying "Shonky Joe's Ultrasound Shack". Inside Joe is applying an ultrasound wand to the top part of Paul's back. He announces "Paul, you're pregnant". Paul turns around to Joe and says gently "I think you need more training Joe." Joe replies "I think you need more trust in science".*]

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