Sal and Stan sit in the booth under dim lights and hovering smoke.

STAN: …And ever since, it’s been Glo-Coat this, and Glo-Coat that. Don’t get me wrong, it was cute, and Don’s a genius, yadda yadda…

SAL: The problem with genius is that there’s usually very little effort involved, but it’s what they give awards for.

STAN: And when the genius fails, we’re the ones they fire.

Sal blows a puff of smoke.

SAL: That’s true.

STAN: Say, what ever happened with Garner, Jr? If you don’t mind my asking.

SAL: What have you heard?

STAN: (laughing) Some pretty crazy stories. None of which I really believed.

SAL: Did you hear the one about how he made a pass at me and I turned him down?

Stan and Sal laugh.

STAN: That’s a new one.