"Why are you pushing me? What did I ever do to you? I thought you and I were working well together."
"Have you heard of initiation rites if you want to join a particular sorority in the US universities?"
"Good heavens, no! I am from a middle class family trying to get chartered to an accountancy company in England and..."
"If you think you can emulate the career path of another then let me disabuse you of that, family is more important in our politics. But anyway, why are you pushing me?"
"I heard the initiation rites before getting a PML-N ticket for the next elections is to learn how to push those who may be on the same side."
"What in the world are you talking about?"
"Well, pushing one's enemies is what everyone can do but pushing those on the same side needs practice and commitment and..."
"Don't be facetious. Besides if you push someone far enough then that person's subordinates may challenge his or her decisions and then you have placed someone who is still learning the ropes and really not working against you into a corner with one way out: pushing you way back to get space."
"Too cryptic for me to understand I am afraid."
"My son told me that it's cryptic but those who are intelligent will get it though my other son says that..."
"Shush, anyway Maryam Nawaz really needs to bring her House in order, there appear to be too many leaks and too many caught red-handed and too many..."
"Maryam Nawaz as in House Sharif or House Safdar?"
"Maryam as in House S. One of her media team members was recently called by the FIA for tweeting anti-chief of army staff..."
"FIA is run by?"
"As Mark Antony said in Shakespeare's Julius Caesar they are all honourable men."
"Don't be facetious."