Murphy: How can I go through delivery without my Lamaze coach?

Miles Silverberg: I called your house for hours, but there was no answer. So finally I just drove over to leave 'em a note. I heard your phone ringing and I thought it might be him, so I broke one of the windows to let myself in, they bandaged it in the emergency room. Anyway, I guess the noise woke up old man Swinson next door and he started yelling that he had a gun and was going to shoot. I yelled, 'Shut up old man Swinson!'. And then you would not believe what happened, he started to shoot. The man is standing there in his bathroom and slippers firing aimlessly into the night. I started zigzagging through the yard, the whole time I'm thinking, 'It always comes down to this, doesn't it? A crazy Gentile with a gun.' I ran across the street, got into my car, and I was able to get away.

Murphy: Nice, Miles! Why don't you go over to Iraq and try to overthrow Hussein?”

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