Taco takeout indigestion. And stupid, stupid, stupid Ducky. Asking Ted’s advice? AGAIN? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING? First he says, “Maggie’s a babe! She’s the one giving you problems? Let me tell you, she’s worth it — even if she does travel with a little brother.” You tell him she’s a friend, not a babe. “She’s cute,” he says. “She’ll be thrilled you said so,” you retort. He says, “Problems, Ducky?” This should have been your cue to give up. But you say Maggie isn’t the one giving you problems, and that you are still having problems with the other girl, the one you don’t like “that way.” You’ve avoided mentioning Sunny’s name. No point in giving Ted too much information. You don’t want to have to clean up the mess when his head explodes. He chuckles. “Ducky the chick magnet,” he says. And continues like that. You should have known he would say brilliant things like, “Give it spin [sic]. Check out the menu. Drive to the hoop, man.” You say, “Sunny is not a) a car; b) an entree; or c) a basketball.”
