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The Porcupine's Quill:  A Satire Column
by Arshad M. Khan
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Porcupine's Quill
December 2, 2018

DINNER DATE AND ...

News Item:  Trump and Xi have a dinner meeting at the G20 summit and agree to a
truce in the trade war for 90 days.

I take my eyes off you for just one day and you are up to your old tricks again ...

Whatever are you talking about Melania?  I've been working late ...

Ah!  That old saw.  Working late ... Come on, tell me, who is she?  I've been hearing
about her all over the news media.

What do you mean?  You've got it all wrong ...

I've got it wrong!  You've got it wrong.  I am taking Baron and moving out of this
circus.  You told me you were having dinner with the Chinese delegation for important
talks.

But it's true Xi is the Chinese leader.  Don't you remember he and his wife visited
Mar-a-Lago?

That was the charming Mr. Exxy ...

Exxy!  Exxy!  Where did you get that?

Because I can read English better than you.  You don't read at all.

Ask anyone.  Xi is pronounced 'she'.

Okay when we get home, I am going to use an aksh to cut off your ...

Now come on, ask anyone, ask any of the wives ...

They ... are as long suffering as I am.  I think I'll just take Baron and move to New
York ...

Now don't be ridiculous.  I'll call Xi myself and ask him to ...

More of your tricks ...

No, no, no!  Will you listen ...