[Classic] A Modern Myth

https://slatestarcodex.com/2017/02/27/a-modern-myth/   1. Eris A middle-aged man, James, had come on stage believing it was an audition for American Idol. It wasn't. Out ran his ex-lover, Terri. "You said you loved me!" she said. "And then when I got pregnant, you disappeared! Twenty years, and you never even sent me a letter!" The crowd booed. As James tried to sputter a response, his wife ran onto the stage. "You cheating jerk!" she shouted at James. "You lying, cheating jerk! Twenty-five years we've been married, and I never…" She picked up a folding chair, tried to swing it at James. "Stop!" cried James' teenage daughter Katie, joining in the fray. "Mom, Dad, stop it!"

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