Class reunion

[Big N' Blue]

Cathy, Sue and Jane haven't seen each other since High School. They
rediscover each other via a reunion website and arrange to meet for
lunch in a wine bar.

Cathy arrives first, wearing a beige Versace. She orders a bottle of
Pinot Grigio.

Sue arrives shortly afterward, in gray Chanel. After the required
ritualized kisses she joins Cathy in a glass of wine.

Then Jane walks in, wearing a faded old tee-shirt, blue jeans and
boots. She too shares the wine.

Cathy explains that after leaving high school and graduating from
Princeton in Classics, she met and married Bill, with whom she has a
beautiful daughter. Bill is a partner in one of New York's leading law
firms. They live in a 4000 sq. ft. co-op on Fifth Avenue, where
Susanna, the daughter, attends drama school. They have a second home
in Phoenix.

Sue relates that she graduated from Harvard Med School and became a
surgeon. Her husband, Clint, is a leading Wall Street investment
banker. They live in Southampton on Long Island and have a second home
in Naples, Florida.

Jane explains that she left school at 17 and ran off with her
boyfriend, Ted. They run a tropical bird park in Memphis and grow
their own vegetables. Ted can stand five parrots, side by side, on his
penis.

Halfway down the third bottle of wine and several hours later, Cathy
blurts out that her husband is really a cashier at Wal-Mart. They live
in a small apartment in Brooklyn and have a travel trailer parked at a
nearby storage facility.

Sue, chastened and encouraged by her old friend's honesty, explains
that she and Clint are both nurses' aides in a retirement home. They
live in Jersey City and take vacation camping trips to Alabama.

Jane admits that the fifth parrot has to stand on one leg.