Kelly (starts to dance, but is confused): Aren't we at the party?
 
Newsie: I think you lost her, Ed. She's getting rather forgetful in her old age. *smirks*
 
Pearl (whispers to Newsie): Ain't she just four days younger than ol' Ed?
 
Newsie: I'm willing to surmise her brain's ran through a lot of its neural lifespan. Some days she's lucky to remember the next word in a sentence of her own creation.
 
edit:
 
Cotterpin:  Sure, I suppose so, Zoot.  I was gonna get a drink first, but I think we're having a hard enough time staying upright as it is.  
