Kid: Hey, do you think I could learn to play the piano?
Pianist: Are you serious? Why should I bother to teach you? You've had more time to learn than I have.
Kid: No, that's not what I meant! I was just... curious.
Pianist: Well it's a simple question with a long and complicated answer, so here it is.
Pianist: No.
Kid What? Why not?
Pianist: Do you really need me to spell it out for you?
Kid: You're the expert. It shouldn't be hard to tell me what's wrong.
Pianist: What's wrong? Oh, where do I begin...
Pianist: For example, those sausage links you call your fingers. You think there's any instrument that would accommodate you?
Kid: It sounds like you're just trying to make me go away. I've never heard of anyone not being able to play the piano for such a stupid reason.
Pianist: I suppose that depends on your goals. You can bang away at the keys to your heart's content, for example.
Kid: You're not very good at this pep-talk thing, you know?
