Mighty Aphrodite Page #4

Who is the boss?

You have to ask that?

- You don't know who the boss

is between me and Mommy?

- No.

I'm the boss, okay? Mommy--

Mommy's only the decision maker.

You know, there's a difference

between, uh--

You know, Mommy-- Mommy says

what we do and, and, uh,

I have control

of the channel changer.

- Here-- Here's your crayons.

- Thanks.

We're new in the neighborhood

and we want Max to be really

in the best school.

- Oh, but this is it.

- It's 'cause he's a very,

very bright kid.

- I mean, really bright.

- Yeah, he's really great.

Yes, I know. I saw his test scores

and they're wonderful.

- They are. Yeah.

- I know. And he's got

a great sense of humor.

- He's a sweet kid.

He's a really sweet kid.

- He's got a great personality.

Wonderful. Well, I wanted to talk

to you about a special program...

that we have

for bright students.

- Really? And he qualifies?

- Oh, yes. Absolutely.

- Sorry. Excuse me.

- Certainly.

- Because-- when you hear his syntax,

- Hello? Oh, hi.

- it's amazing.

- Verbal skills are telling.

- His vocabulary is good,

but his syntax is--

- Oh, great.

- He speaks like a grown-up.

- Sorry. Lenny?

- What we can do is--

- Sorry. Excuse me.

- Oh, certainly.

Can we meet the Dorians tonight

for dinner at Le Cirque?

The Dorians? No. Because we have

tickets to the Edward Albee play.

- Listen, I can't.

- We have to.

We've been waiting for so long.

You don't have to go,

but I really should go.

I, uh-- No.

- This will be the second time

this week we cancelled something.

- Go with Bud.

- Oh, okay.

- I don't want to go with Bud.

I'm not married to Bud.

Listen, go.

Can we not discuss it now?

Oh, my God!

That was embarrassing.

Well, just because I don't

want to have dinner yet again

with the world's dullest couple.

Yeah, well, someday they may

sponsor me for my own gallery.

- I said I'd go. I'm going with you.

- Yeah?

But we got tickets to a show.

It's a shame.

This time try and join in and don't

sit there like some zombie all night.

Hey, last time I joined in,

you got angry with me.

Yeah, 'cause we were discussing

the l.M. Pei Museum, not Muhammad Ali.

Well, my mind wandered.

I can't keep on those topics.

I just don't want to be the motor power

of the Bender Gallery forever.

I want the

Amanda Sloane Gallery.

Not Amanda Weinrib,

'cause there's a euphony problem.

Three, four, run.

Three, four, and break the ball.

- Play 88!

- I hope they don't play like this.

- 88! Ten-hut!

What's the matter?

You seem down.

- No, I'm fine.

- You're fine?

Something's on your mind,

Lenny.

Listen, last night I was

at one of those dinner parties again.

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