"no," he said to his boss, "i don't want to view porn sites at work and i don't plan to do so. but if you want me to use that other browser, they're bound to pop up on their own sooner or later. and when that happens and someone notices the connections in the firewall logs, i don't want you to tell me i'm not allowed to view porn sites at work."

she looked at him the way she would have looked at her little son if he had told her that aliens force him to undress in public every time she makes him wear long johns. "marcus, are you currently under mental treatment?"