A Fan of the Whole Genre of Energy Bars
"Those are great," said a Globo Corp. senior vice president, pointing to the Clif Bar wrapper on my desk.
"You like Clif Bars?", was my almost-interested response.
"No, I don't know anything about Clif Bars. But I picked up some kind of energy bars at Wal-Mart last night and they tasted yummy. I want to try to eat more of them. Seems like a good idea."
"OK," was the only response I could muster.
The whole scene took me on a This Is Spinal Tap flashback, when Lt. Hookstratten (the hilarious Fred Willard) is introducing himself to the band setting up to play at his Air Force base:
"You like Clif Bars?", was my almost-interested response.
"No, I don't know anything about Clif Bars. But I picked up some kind of energy bars at Wal-Mart last night and they tasted yummy. I want to try to eat more of them. Seems like a good idea."
"OK," was the only response I could muster.
The whole scene took me on a This Is Spinal Tap flashback, when Lt. Hookstratten (the hilarious Fred Willard) is introducing himself to the band setting up to play at his Air Force base:
- "May I start by saying how thrilled we are to have you here. We are such fans of your music and all of your records. I'm not speaking of yours personally, but the whole genre of rock and roll."
posted by JPD at Thursday, June 23, 2005
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