WJEP’s Reviews > The Three Worlds of Johnny Handsome > Status Update

Did you take a Speed-reading course? Or have you learned Shorteye? (The inverse of Shorthand.)

I myself practice Shortear whenever anyone but me talks.

I am just as slow as usual. All you bookworms are much better readers.

You are ... like ... 'ow do you say ... like le escargots?

... le booksnail ... oh la la ... tres humoreaux! Eet ... eet ... eet iz to laugh!

Oui oui, booksnail. That's me.

Alons! But of course, but of course!

Jacques qui?
Jackie, yeah, Jackie Daniel's.
Quelle?
OK, then scotch, right there, El Scotcho.
Whiskey?
Right, here we go.
Avec glace?
Yeah, in a glass.