The Gun on the Mantel in Hell
At McSweeney's, Dan Kennedy is Making Reruns of Television Sitcoms More Exciting by Adding a Weapon. :
Seinfeld, "The Truth About Taxes"
George's relationship with a former IRS worker may ease Jerry's tax-audit worries—until things go all wrong between them. Elaine sees far too much of Kramer, since he's dating her roommate; in return, he sees far too much of Elaine when he walks in on her getting dressed. George tries to get Jerry's tax records back after breaking things off with the former IRS worker, not knowing that she carries a knife, and he is stabbed in the thigh.
Also at McSweeney's, the Five People You Meet in Hell:
1. Your co-worker Lynn who dates an alcoholic bartender and insists, "He's too smart for his own good."
2. Your neighbor Sean who claims he's "a poet like Brautigan" when he's merely evicted.
3. Your friend's dad who says, "Let me tell ya how we did things back in Philly."
4. Miss Weber, your third-grade teacher with camel toe.
5. Gene Hackman. That guy is everywhere.