INT. COFFEE SHOP – DAY<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Crowded Upper East Side coffee shop. A older male patron enters and approaches a hipster with a laptop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PATRON:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Excuse me, is this seat taken?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HIPSTER:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Uh, my friend is coming\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n
PATRON:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, don’t worry, I have a small ass which doesn’t take up too much room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
And… scene.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
INT. COFFEE SHOP – DAY Crowded Upper East Side coffee shop. A older male patron enters and approaches a hipster with a laptop. PATRON: Excuse me, is this seat taken? HIPSTER: Uh, my friend is coming\u2026 PATRON: Well, don’t worry, I have a small ass which doesn’t take up too much room. 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