Mac:  That's no excuse!  If she's eighty, then she's been shopping for sixty years or more.  By now she should know that the polite thing to do is move her cart to one side so she doesn't block the aisle.

Vickie:  Maybe she hasn't read the Grocery Shopper's Manual on Aisle Etiquette? 

Mac:  Some people are just plain rude!  All they care about is that they get their own needs met -- HEY!  (To another car on the road)  What do you think you're doin', birdbrain?!  (To Vickie)  Did you see that?  The minute I start to pass, that moron in the Camry speeds up! (Hollers to the driver)  MORON!

Vickie:  Mac, honey, why don't you just relax. Why do you need to pass everyone who's driving slower than you are? 

Mac: Those slowpokes mess up the flow of traffic. That guy I just passed is only going 70!  Everyone else is going at least 80!  Probably ten cars had to move around him.

Vickie:  The speed limit is 65 - and "that guy" is a woman.

Mac: You're kidding.  (Looks back)  A woman?  (Laughs)  It figures.

Vickie:  That woman is driving the speed limit.

Mac:  C'mom, Vickie, no one goes 65 just because it's the posted speed.  No one except you - and that slowpoke lady in the Camry!

Vickie:  I can't speak for her, but I choose not to be a law-breaker. 

Mac:  Oh c'mon.  Everyone does it.  It's not like robbing a bank or anything.  It's just something people do - until they get caught.  Then they don't do it for a while.

Vickie:  You're rationalizing, Mac.  Ten miles over the speed limit is breaking the law. 

Mac:  Even cops do it.

Vickie:  Cops should know better.  And so should you!  You're setting a bad example for the kids.  They see you break the law, they'll think it's OK for them to break it, too. 

Mac:  Oh, now start with the guilt trip (Mimics her)  They see you break the law, they'll do it too.  Cut me a little slack, will ya?

Vickie:  Cut you a little slack?  If there's going to be any slack cutting done, you should be the one doing it.

Mac:  (Incredulous)  Me?!!!

Vickie:  Yeah, you.  You need to cut a little slack for that guy in the pickup, and that woman in the Camry.

Mac:  Cut them some slack?  They're the bad drivers, not me.

Vickie:  (Chuckles)  You're  a good driver all right - who breaks the law then rationalizes that because everyone else does it, it's OK!

Mac:  (Annoyed, he smacks the steering wheel)  I should've known that was coming. 

Vickie:  God knows, though.

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