Coming back faster than a powered-up Pac-Man

[venta]

A clash of eras...

Overheard phone converation between NearbyManager and an inaudible person on the other end of a phone. NearbyManager is trying to convey a (rather silly) product name, which the person on the other end is clearly having trouble parsing.

NM: No, Sonic. Sonic. As in screwdriver.
[reply]
NM: No, a sonic screwdriver. In Doctor Who.
[reply]
NM: Well, I like Doctor Who.
[reply]
NM: Yes, if you prefer, like the hedgehog.

Comments

[stegzy.livejournal.com]

ha! :D

[lathany.livejournal.com]

Yes, if you prefer, like the hedgehog

<laughs>

I like the unspoken implication that NM does not rate the hedgehog. Not even a little bit.

[bateleur.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I think the line should have gone:

"Yes, if you prefer, like the hedgehog, but good."

[shrydar.livejournal.com]

I'm now hearing NM testily voiced by John Cleese :)

[shrydar.livejournal.com]

Who looks at a screwdriver and thinks, "Ooh, this could be a little more sonic"?

[rabbit1080.livejournal.com]

... whereas whenever i see a hedgehog, that's exactly what i think :P