Strange Conversations: Part One Hundred and Fifty-Three
Posted 16 June 2009 in Strange Conversations by Catriona
NICK: Look at the picture!
ME: I don’t think that’s street legal.
NICK: It can do the Kessel run in about 2000 parsecs.
ME: Yeah, yeah, yeah. Did you think up and reject an original joke?
NICK: Hmm. The joke part was the 2000 parsecs.
ME: Remember what we said about how if you have to explain a joke, it’s not technically a joke? Because it’s not funny any more?
NICK: Some subscribe to that theory, yes.
ME: Not you?
NICK: In the context of this conversation? No.
Share your thoughts [4]
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John wrote at Jun 17, 03:28 am
That picture is of the goddam awesomest thing ever.
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Catriona wrote at Jun 17, 03:42 am
But do you think it’s street legal? I’m sure you wouldn’t be able to see out of the back window! And people would keep breaking stuff off it, I think.
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Tim wrote at Jun 18, 03:36 am
Wow.
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heretic wrote at Jun 19, 03:23 am
If the dome was on the bonnet it probably wouldn’t be street legal. I dont think rear view is actually a requirement (think of vans for example, no rear vision).
The joke meets requirements! It modified the original to question the car’s abilities in the “speed” area.