A Zed & Two Noughts1985

Oswald Deuce:
How fast does a woman decompose?

Oliver Deuce:
Six months, maybe a year? Depends on the conditions.

Oswald Deuce:
Does being pregnant make any difference?

Oliver Deuce:
No.

Oswald Deuce:
And the baby?

Oliver Deuce:
How far gone was she?

Oswald Deuce:
Perhaps ten weeks.

Oliver Deuce:
Then you'd never know.

Oswald Deuce:
[long pause] I cannot stand the idea of her rotting away. [short pause] What is the first thing that happens?

Oliver Deuce:
The first thing that happens is bacteria set to work in the intestine.

Oswald Deuce:
What sort of bacteria?

Oliver Deuce:
[matter-of-factly] Bicosis populi. There are supposed to be 130,000 bicoses in each lick of a human tongue; 250,000 in a french kiss. First exchanged at the very beginning of creation when Adam kissed Eve.

Oswald Deuce:
Suppose Eve kissed Adam.

Oliver Deuce:
Unlikely. She used her first 100,000 on the apple.