I will begin this post with a completely unrelated anecdote.
When I was growing up, I loved the movie With Honors. It's about a Harvard student (Brendan Fraser) who loses the only copy of his thesis down a grate. It's found by a homeless man (Joe Pesci) who proceeds to give him back one page per favor. I found the movie both touching and funny. And the title of my post is reminding me of one particular bit of dialogue.
Joe Pesci is being interviewed by a social worker about receiving disability payments. He is, shall we say, a bit facetious.
Social Worker: DOB?
Joe Pesci: EFGHIK
This exchange has always cracked me up, even upon repeated viewing. I think it mostly has to do with the delivery.
Anyhoo, so acronyms. The title of this blog post...
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Sounds like a great movie. I haven't seen it yet, but will have to find it on Netflix.
ReplyDeleteLove that flick... and I'll head over.
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