EARLY LAST THURSDAY
HOW many times did you phone him?
16 at first, then once more! I was annoyed, but I didn’t want to overdo it!
You called 17 times??!!
AND I sent six emails! That PNYA of ours needs to up his game!
Ah, PNYA… our Prospective New York Agent?
Yes!
You really love acronyms, don’t you?
A bit…
Ever since the days of GUBU!
Not to mention GOAT!
Anyway, back to the subject in hand!
If only….
So you were furious with our Prospective New York Agent?
Yes!
So much so that you’ve tried to contact him multiple times over the past few hours?
YES!
No response?
No response!
Did you allow for the time difference?
Of course!
Okay…
I was watching the World Cup… that’s when I saw the breaking news! And I was shocked that our PNYA hadn’t tipped us off!
So you read it online?
NO! I’m watching a World Cup game at around 4 am… next thing, the station does that ‘rolling, breaking news’ thing-y across the screen…
Okay…
TAYLOR SWIFT TO MARRY LATER TODAY!
Ah, Taylor Swift! SHAKE IT OFF! A classic!
Huh!
So what’s the issue?
THE ISSUE? I was furious our Prospective New York Agent didn’t tip us off!
He mightn’t have known! Plus, we’re hardly on his priority list!
Well, when we met him in New York, just before the Roscommon game, he promised us the sun, moon and…
STARS?
Yes! And you have to admit that Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are stars!
Indeed! But why should he tip us off? Our prospective NY agent was chatting with us about a book deal, maybe a podcast, you and I maybe spending part of the year in New York if we leave the People…
Which we will, if the Editor doesn’t agree to our demands… I mean proposals, for lavish expenses, perks and a new contract!
THIS WEEK
Still annoyed?
A bit!
Why would our prospective agent tip us off about Taylor’s wedding?
As a goodwill gesture! A scoop! Pending our renewal of negotiations with him IF the Editor doesn’t tempt us with a new deal! Don’t you get it? If he had tipped us off in time, we’d have had a world exclusive on this page last Thursday!
Oh, right! And what did we write about last week?
About you not having a coin for the trolley on your ‘big shop’…!
Oh yeah, got good feedback on that! Still, Taylor Swift getting married in Madison Square Garden would probably have been more interesting!
BTW…
Acronym alert!
By the way, our would-be agent is STILL ignoring my calls!
He’s probably at the World Cup, or celebrating with the Swifties! Move on, my friend!
It’s not that easy to drop my frustration…
Oh just… SHAKE IT OFF!
