There are some movies that you see once in the theaters and forget. There are other movies that you see once in the theaters, forget, and watch once more when it comes to cable. And then you forget it again. There’s a third class of movies that you saw multiple times in theaters, bought the DVDs, and yet you STILL watch them when they show up on cable – this latter class includes the Lord of the Rings movies, the Harry Potter movies, and so on. One other type of movie seen in first run is the kind where you…
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I heard this one just now, and gave it the thundering silence it so richly deserved. Remember, people, if I’m talking to you on the phone at work, the clock is ticking! Don’t crack a joke unless it’s actually funny! Me (in just-the-facts mode): “What’s your phone number?” Caller (in sheepish I’m-such-a-hick mode): “It’s my pager.” Me (in crisper, fact-checking mode): “Pager number?” Caller (in damn-I’m-funny mode): “1-800-I-WISH-I-HAD-A-CELLPHONE” Me (in crickets chirping mode): … Caller (in damn-I’m-not-so-funny mode): “Sorry…” Me (in even more crisp JUST THE FACTS mode): “PHONE number?” Keep in mind, I can type at dictation speed, so…