Overheard Outside the Last Chance Cafe

"You again?" "C'mon, let me in." "You're not on the list." "I can't get on the list unless you let me in." "Then you're not getting in." "Check it again." "I've checked it every day for weeks. You're not on it." "Take a closer look...toward the bottom." "Sigh, all right...name again?" "I told you: Mets. New York Mets." "Is that with an 'N' or an 'M'?" "Last name Mets. M-E-..." "No. Not here." "Look all the way down. I should be there. I really should." "Buddy, there are seven lines here on this page, your name isn't on any of them." "Is there a second page?" "Why would we need a second page? This is a very exclusive establishment." "Could ya check? Would it really hurt to check?" "There's never a second page." "Maybe there ...