The woman's character is emotional and unstable, and talks about hitting someone in the supermarket who wouldn't get out of her way when she was trying to select some tuna.
The man's character is giving a speech about positive thinking, but keeps spiraling into negativity.
The original off-Broadway production featured Durang and E. Katherine Kerr.
The Los Angeles production starred Durang and Jean Smart, later replaced by Christine Ebersole and Grant Shaud.
In 2005, Boston's Huntington Theatre revived the play with Durang (again) and Debra Monk.