Commutative
The walk to the SkyTrain station this morning contained some interesting soundbits. . . .
Local guy with two friends visiting from the States: No we've already got the Shatner thing. For reasons I can't discuss in public, we boxed him up, shipped him down South, and will swear to anyone who asks that his Canadian birth is a myth. That's the way it is, and it's important to remember. Jim Carrey, too.
American friend #1: Oh yeah, he was from up here wasn't he?
Local guy with two friends visiting from the States: See? No. At one point in time, perhaps. But then he started doing his silly-ass TV thing, and his silly-ass movie thing, and . . . actually, all quality judgments aside, just the fame is part of the problem. Movie, television stardom — that's for Americans. We Canadians are proud of our B-list status. Canada, the B-list country.
American friend #2: That's really it, then?
Local guy with two friends visiting from the States: That, and Jim Carrey is damn silly.
Girl: Geez, Joe. You are such [hits guy in the shoulder] an asshole. You're like the biggest asshole I've ever met.
Guy: [assumes booming corporate advertising voice] When you're number one, you can no longer improve simply by outperforming the competition. That's why I strive to outperform myself.
Local guy with two friends visiting from the States: No we've already got the Shatner thing. For reasons I can't discuss in public, we boxed him up, shipped him down South, and will swear to anyone who asks that his Canadian birth is a myth. That's the way it is, and it's important to remember. Jim Carrey, too.
American friend #1: Oh yeah, he was from up here wasn't he?
Local guy with two friends visiting from the States: See? No. At one point in time, perhaps. But then he started doing his silly-ass TV thing, and his silly-ass movie thing, and . . . actually, all quality judgments aside, just the fame is part of the problem. Movie, television stardom — that's for Americans. We Canadians are proud of our B-list status. Canada, the B-list country.
American friend #2: That's really it, then?
Local guy with two friends visiting from the States: That, and Jim Carrey is damn silly.
Girl: Geez, Joe. You are such [hits guy in the shoulder] an asshole. You're like the biggest asshole I've ever met.
Guy: [assumes booming corporate advertising voice] When you're number one, you can no longer improve simply by outperforming the competition. That's why I strive to outperform myself.