Mike: Now I see the joke. And it's a lot funnier -- well, maybe not to Eric -- or maybe so.
Omar's quip was witty and honest. So I replied with a standard comeback to hecklers, though not a particularly vulgar one.
The reason I asked whether it was a performative -- "I can't wait" -- is that it does what it says: it doesn't wait AND it mocks.
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