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"The President needs help."
"With what?"
"Deciding on a present."
"For who? For me?"
"No... Why did you think it would be for you?"
"Because you're asking for my help."
"It's actually a present from someone that he's deciding on."
"From?"
"Yes. A representative from Japan is coming next week and would like to know what kind of gift the President would appreciate."
"So why do we care?"
"Well, I heard the President was perplexed..."
"Let me correct myself: So why do YOU care? What are you scheming now?"
"I was thinking that maybe he could ask for a few items of... Japanese entertainment."
"Such as..."
"Maybe a couple manga titles..."
"Manga? You think the President should ask for Japanese comic books?"
"They're not really 'comics' per se... They're an art form. Ooh, or I wouldn't mind a few anime tapes..."
"I heard the word 'I' in there."
"Whoops."
"You really don't think that this representative of Japan is going to bring you - the assistant of the Deputy Chief of Staff - a gift and you're not really going to ask the President to get you this merchandise which targets Japanese teenagers and is, by the way, in Japanese."
"So what do you think? Should I ask him?"
"Are you listening to me?"
"No. I ignore you most of the time. What do you think?"
"Well, I can only really see one pitfall."
"What's that?"
"That it's not going to happen."
"You'll be jealous when I have Neon Genesis Evangelion and you don't."
"When the President has it, you mean."
"I'm going to ask him."
"Have fun."
"I will."
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"Mr. President."
"Yes, Donna. I see you wringing your hands over there about something."
"I was wondering if you still needed ideas about a gift from the Japanese representative."
"In fact, I do."
"I was, um, thinking... Maybe..."
"Perhaps you'll share what you were so voraciously contemplating?"
"Yes... I... I was thinking you could ask for some manga."
"Hmm..."
"Hmm?"
"Shouldn't there be an 's' at the end? That is how you pluralize the word, isn't it?"
"Well, you can, but you don't have to."
"I was not aware of that."
"I was not aware that you knew about such things."
"Ah, we've learned then, haven't we?"
"Yes. So... What do you think?"
"Are you sure they have the trees for that?"
"Well... It's... just paper."
"...Paper."
"Yes."
"Can't you get some around here?"
"Sometimes you can, but they're not authentic Japanese ones. The best I've come across are ones online."
"You can't go downtown and buy some?"
"I don't know... Are you aware of a store that I don't know about?"
"Go talk to Charlie. Tell him you want the address of Markson's."
"Thank you very much, Mr. President."
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"Mr. President, Ms. Moss seems to think you have misspoken."
"Misspoken? Me? Never."
"She is pretty sure they don't sell any Japanese comics at any grocer in Washington. Not even the specialized grocers."
"Comics?"
"Yes, sir. They're called manga."
"I thought she said mango."
"The President needs help."
"With what?"
"Deciding on a present."
"For who? For me?"
"No... Why did you think it would be for you?"
"Because you're asking for my help."
"It's actually a present from someone that he's deciding on."
"From?"
"Yes. A representative from Japan is coming next week and would like to know what kind of gift the President would appreciate."
"So why do we care?"
"Well, I heard the President was perplexed..."
"Let me correct myself: So why do YOU care? What are you scheming now?"
"I was thinking that maybe he could ask for a few items of... Japanese entertainment."
"Such as..."
"Maybe a couple manga titles..."
"Manga? You think the President should ask for Japanese comic books?"
"They're not really 'comics' per se... They're an art form. Ooh, or I wouldn't mind a few anime tapes..."
"I heard the word 'I' in there."
"Whoops."
"You really don't think that this representative of Japan is going to bring you - the assistant of the Deputy Chief of Staff - a gift and you're not really going to ask the President to get you this merchandise which targets Japanese teenagers and is, by the way, in Japanese."
"So what do you think? Should I ask him?"
"Are you listening to me?"
"No. I ignore you most of the time. What do you think?"
"Well, I can only really see one pitfall."
"What's that?"
"That it's not going to happen."
"You'll be jealous when I have Neon Genesis Evangelion and you don't."
"When the President has it, you mean."
"I'm going to ask him."
"Have fun."
"I will."
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"Mr. President."
"Yes, Donna. I see you wringing your hands over there about something."
"I was wondering if you still needed ideas about a gift from the Japanese representative."
"In fact, I do."
"I was, um, thinking... Maybe..."
"Perhaps you'll share what you were so voraciously contemplating?"
"Yes... I... I was thinking you could ask for some manga."
"Hmm..."
"Hmm?"
"Shouldn't there be an 's' at the end? That is how you pluralize the word, isn't it?"
"Well, you can, but you don't have to."
"I was not aware of that."
"I was not aware that you knew about such things."
"Ah, we've learned then, haven't we?"
"Yes. So... What do you think?"
"Are you sure they have the trees for that?"
"Well... It's... just paper."
"...Paper."
"Yes."
"Can't you get some around here?"
"Sometimes you can, but they're not authentic Japanese ones. The best I've come across are ones online."
"You can't go downtown and buy some?"
"I don't know... Are you aware of a store that I don't know about?"
"Go talk to Charlie. Tell him you want the address of Markson's."
"Thank you very much, Mr. President."
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"Mr. President, Ms. Moss seems to think you have misspoken."
"Misspoken? Me? Never."
"She is pretty sure they don't sell any Japanese comics at any grocer in Washington. Not even the specialized grocers."
"Comics?"
"Yes, sir. They're called manga."
"I thought she said mango."
