Monday, 03 December 2012

Beats telling people that you're Jewish

SEK spies an OLD LADY being crushed by the Christmas tree she's trying to remove from the roof of her car.

SEK: Do you need some help with that?

OLD LADY: Yes, some would be nice.

SEK: Let me take that.

SEK accepts far more weight than this tiny muscles can bear but whatever.

OLD LADY: Thank you. It's good to know someone has the Christmas spirit.

SEK: I'm not a—

OLD LADY: You have the spirit, whatever you are.

SEK: (well-nigh collapsing) I'm not anything.

OLD LADY: Everyone is something.

SEK: Nope.

OLD LADY: Everyone.

SEK: So I get to choose?

OLD LADY: Everyone gets to choose.

SEK: Then I'm Batman.

OLD LADY: Excuse me?

SEK: If I get to choose, I'm Batman.

Dec 3, 2012 1:40:19 PM | Batman, Batman Begins

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asdfsdf

Once she gave you the choice, you didn't really have a choice.

Posted by: asdfsdf | Monday, 03 December 2012 at 03:53 PM

cranialhyperossification.blogspot.com

By gum, you're going to be Something, OR ELSE!

Posted by: cranialhyperossification.blogspot.com | Tuesday, 04 December 2012 at 08:45 AM

mxyzptlk

To be or not to be, there is no try... or something.

Posted by: mxyzptlk | Tuesday, 04 December 2012 at 12:22 PM

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