A little moment from “Seinfeld,” Episode No. 145, “The Little Jerry” (fast forward to 4:50, enjoy the exchange and the Spanish subtitles. Woohoo!)
If you don’t have time to watch, here is the transcription of the key exchange:
JERRY: You asked her out?
GEORGE: Well…not “out.” She’s in prison.
JERRY: How could you ask her out?
GEORGE: Why not?
JERRY: I remember when you wouldn’t date that girl who lived in Queens because you didn’t want to go over the bridge!
GEORGE: That was different!
JERRY: I’ll say.
GEORGE: Jerry, I like being with her. Plus, I know where she is all the time. I have relatively no competition. And you know how you live in fear of the pop-in?
JERRY (shudders): The pop-in.
GEORGE: Yeah, no pop-in, no “in the neighborhood,” no “I saw your light was on.” And the best part is, if things go really well…
JERRY: Conjugal visit?
GEORGE (giddy): Don’t jinx it!
People don’t appreciate the pop-in. Well, let me be clear. I don’t like the pop-in. It isn’t that I’m not social or that I don’t like spontaneity. It is just that I have a pretty tight schedule and unexpected events mean I have to retool that schedule. Without the time-management plan, I can’t get everything done.
My advice: If you are considering a pop-in visit, make sure the object of your attention likes them too. Otherwise it is just selfish.
Observe and report 
Now correct me if I am wrong, but you still live in Baldwin Park, yes? The home of the BIRTH of the pop-in? Hell, the pop-in is the main reason we had to move away from Savannah. The real problem in Baldwin Park is that the pop-in almost always included at least a few obligatory drinks…sometimes starting around 10:00AM.
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We do not live in Baldwin Park anymore and the pop-in is one of the things we don’t miss. It’s hard to pop in to Effingham County, unless you have a need for meth or a tractor.
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