2022-01-18 19:03:45Josias and Elza squirm with laughter at the disastrous serialized story Vernon is publishing in Maggiezine.
After Josias wipes away tears of laughter, he comments, "Mom, although the first scientists started making plastic around 1800, plastic as we know it didn't come into being until the 1930s."
Elza marvels at her son's intelligence. Sure enough, he learned that in the Civil Engineering course he took, "Wow, son, very well. I didn't know that, but I sure as hell can't imagine something like a plastic bowl in the 18th century. Whoever wrote this story didn't do any research."
"And that bothers you?" Josias wants to get to the bottom of the matter.
"Yes, because your father still thinks the rest of the story is worth publishing!" Elza breaks her smile, "His colleagues say that Vernon slept with that clumsy female writer!"
Josias narrows his eyes and doesn't quickly believe the rumor, "He slept with the writer and her story came in second place?"
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