A sketch de Jean-Pierre Martinez
One – It’s not exactly cheerful, all this…
Two – No.
One – There’s so much misery in the world.
Two – So many wars.
One – Children dying of hunger.
Two – Earthquakes.
One – Floods.
Two – Tornadoes.
One – Even here, at home, you read so many horrors in the newspapers.
Two – Accidents.
One – Crimes.
Two – Rapes.
One – Drownings.
Two – Indigestion.
One – And yet we go on living quite peacefully.
Two – Yes. It doesn’t keep us awake at night, that’s for sure.
One – And it doesn’t spoil our appetite.
Two – What good would it do to starve ourselves?
One – None at all, obviously.
Two – So we might as well keep stuffing ourselves.
One – Want some more?
Two – Thanks, but I can’t swallow another thing…
One – I hope it wasn’t what I said that put you off your food.
Two – Don’t be silly… You’ve already served me three times.
One – Do you think we’re too selfish?
Two – What can we do about it anyway?
One – I don’t know. Nothing, probably.
Two – We can think about it from time to time.
One – I think about it, then I forget.
Two – That’s life.
One – That’s how it is.
Two – And as for the others, really… we don’t give a toss, let’s be honest.
One – We don’t give a toss about the neighbours.
Two – Not about friends either.
One – Not about family.
Two – And they don’t give a toss about us either.
One – That’s how it is. That’s life.
Two – It’s sad, but that’s how it is.
One – Is it sad?
Two – Well… yes…
One – Anyway, we’re glad it’s not happening to us.
Two – Yes, very glad.
One – Come on, let’s finish it all.
Two – After all… it’s not Sunday every day.
One – Is it Sunday today? I thought Sunday was yesterday…
Two – Oh yes, maybe…
One – In the end, Sunday or Monday, what difference does it make?
Two – That’s not going to spoil our appetite.
One – For us, every day’s Sunday, isn’t it?
Two – I don’t give a toss about you either. Come on, cheers to me!
Blackout.