Routine

[marval]

John's car came to a halt on the edge of a lonely country road.

"Well, I guess," said his pretty but reluctant date, "you're going to pull the old 'out of gas' routine."

"No," said John, "I'm going to pull the 'here after' routine."

"What? The 'here after' routine?

What on earth is that?" she asked.

To which John responded.

"If you're not here after what I'm here after, you'll be here after I'm gone."