Comments on: Abbott and Costello At Blockbuster

Abbott and Costello At Blockbuster

adrober — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:17:29 -0800

Movie Store "Who's on First."
CUSTOMER: Why can't I rent Seven?
CASHIER: Because it's over the limit.
CUSTOMER: Right, but I want Seven. Get rid of Ten.
CASHIER: (Pause.) That would leave negative three.
(via McSweeney's)

By: substrate

substrate — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:34:55 -0800

Abbot and Costello did it better.

By: kenko

kenko — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 21:52:06 -0800

Is it really via McSweeney's? It's at McSweeney's.

By: DrJohnEvans

DrJohnEvans — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 22:44:44 -0800

Maybe Mr. McSweeney telephoned adrober and told him about it.

By: adrober

adrober — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 22:54:31 -0800

Ha, ok---ya that "via" was gratuitous. And I know it's taboo to post McSweeney's links on Metafilter, but I couldn't resist. I found it funny but I suppose that's only via my opinion.

By: DeepFriedTwinkies

DeepFriedTwinkies — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 23:11:06 -0800

A tear of mirth just rolled down my cheek via my duct.

By: BoringPostcards

BoringPostcards — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 23:18:12 -0800

I bet if I were jacked up on Starbucks caffeine, this would crack me up.

By: rafter

rafter — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 23:36:45 -0800

I enjoyed it.

By: Robot Johnny

Robot Johnny — Fri, 04 Mar 2005 23:44:59 -0800

A tear of mirth just rolled down my cheek via my duct. Why a duck?

By: TungstenChef

TungstenChef — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 00:31:36 -0800

Why a duck? Because it's scientifically proven to be the world's funniest animal of course

By: davidmsc

davidmsc — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 00:46:30 -0800

Didja hear about the duck who went to the video store to rent "Before Sunrise?" He told the clerk to put it on his bill.

By: wilberforce

wilberforce — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 02:05:01 -0800

Q: How do I unsubscribe from this newsgroup? A: You don't - you unsubscribe from a duck!

By: gwint

gwint — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 04:15:01 -0800

Quack. *ducks*

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 06:26:11 -0800

I enjoyed it too, thank you.

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 06:37:21 -0800

Where's the soap? Yes, it does, doesn't it.

By: of strange foe

of strange foe — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 06:57:44 -0800

Didn't people make hay with Chinese president's last name, Hu, when he came on the scene? There's another Chinese last name 'He', properly pronounced like 'her', which begs for an Abbott-and-Costello treatment as well.

By: ROU_Xenophobe

ROU_Xenophobe — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 08:40:31 -0800

By: WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot

WhiskeyTangoFoxtrot — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 11:52:51 -0800

Funny duck. (self-link)

By: flashboy

flashboy — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:57:16 -0800

Heh. McSweeneys just turned into Cambridge Footlights.

By: NickDouglas

NickDouglas — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 17:03:39 -0800

ROU_Xenophobe: That's a rabbit.

By: Silune

Silune — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 22:25:12 -0800

SLAPPY: Who is on stage. SKIPPY: Yes. SLAPPY: Who is? SKIPPY: Yes. SLAPPY: Oh. So the name of the band is Yes. SKIPPY: No, Aunt Slappy, Yes is not even at this concert.

By: frecklefaerie

frecklefaerie — Sat, 05 Mar 2005 23:03:07 -0800

adrober - thanks for reminding me to check out McSweeny's. This one is my favorite.

By: djwudi

djwudi — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 09:43:02 -0800

of strange foe:

George: Condi! Nice to see you. What's happening?
Condi: Sir, I have the report here about the new leader of China.
George: Great. Lay it on me.
Condi: Hu is the new leader of China.
George: That's what I want to know.
Condi: That's what I'm telling you.
George: That's what I'm asking you. Who is the new leader of China?
Condi: Yes.

(And amusingly enough, Silune came up with my site for the "Who's on stage" link...thanks!)

By: bingo

bingo — Sun, 06 Mar 2005 10:48:39 -0800

Speaking as someone who used to work in a video store in which all kinds of crazy antics took place: this isn't funny.