Hello? Oh, hi Merlin, how are you?

Oh, hello Dan, I'm very well, how are you?

I'm doing okay. I mean, I couldn't come.

I might complain constantly, but no one would care.

No one would listen.

I can never, I can never decide.

I'm on the bubble about complaining about whether complaining is a valid form of expression

No, no, no people should you know you do you I do I do I but um, but no it's like you know it's hard to know when it's useful but you know I think there's a kind of therapeutic complaining

That you can do with your pals which is nice. Yeah. nice. Yeah, you're thinking as angry as you want to you.

I was watching curb your enthusiasm last night with my wife, which is always a mistake,

because she doesn't understand that not only am I Larry David but everyone is Larry David.

And she's always like why don't they just leave a note or why don't they just talk or

why doesn't he just keep what they gave him? I'm like, it's not that simple. You've not accepted your Larry David nature. Yes.

Right. Because the thing you know about Larry David is like everyone, he has his reasons and like everyone

he thinks he's proving an important point.

You know what I mean?

Regardless of how significant that point actually really is.

But isn't that, I mean, I kind of already spoiled the bit by revealing this, but I mean, if I were going to do this in like the

Socratic way, I'd say, is it not true that Larry David always has like what he considers a good reason.

Oh yeah.

Yes of course, you know Socrates yes.

And like doesn't he always feel like he has his reasons and like that point needs

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