Obviously
August 1, 2018
Me: Is that the ghost of Benjamin Franklin attacking somebody with Force lightning?
Eleven-Year-Old: Who can say? Maybe.
Me: That was a rhetorical question. It pretty obviously is.
If you think what fictional characters say is unrealistic, try my family's real-world conversations. People really say crazy, implausible, ridiculous things—more often than you might think.
Me: Is that the ghost of Benjamin Franklin attacking somebody with Force lightning?
Eleven-Year-Old: Who can say? Maybe.
Me: That was a rhetorical question. It pretty obviously is.
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