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INT. A LARGE OPEN PLAN OFFICE. DAY.

PETE: (thinking aloud)
I wonder what last night's lottery results were? (SWIVELS ROUND) Andy, you didn't hear the lottery results last night did you?

ANDY:
No, Google it.

PETE:
Yeah of course, thanks.

PETE AT PC SCREEN.

PETE: (thinking aloud)
Zilch, oh well. (SWIVELS AROUND) Any plans for the weekend An…

ANDY: (interrupting)
Look, can't you see I'm busy, Google it.

PETE:
No, I was asking what you….

ANDY: (interrupting)
F**king Google it, I said.

PETE:
But I only…

SUPERVISOR WALKING PAST: (interrupting)
Google it.

CAMERA PAN TO SEE A HEAD APPEARING ABOVE A MONITOR AT BACK OF OFFICE:
Google it.

OTHER HEADS ARE NOW APPEARING ABOVE THEIR MONITORS:
Google it, Google it.

EVERYONE IN THE ENTIRE OFFICE IS POPPING THEIR HEADS UP ABOVE THEIR MONITORS AT RANDOM:
Google it, Google it.

PETE SWIVELS BACK ROUND TO HIS OWN PC TO SEE A LONG QUEUE OF PEOPLE FROM ALL WALKS OF LIFE STANDING AT HIS DESK:
Google it, Google it, Google it.

PETE: (shouting)
What the hell is going on?

EVERYONE:
Google it, Google it.

CLOSE UP OF PETE'S PC SHOWING 'GOOGLE' PAGE AND THEN IT GOES BLANK.

PETE:
Shit, my PC has crashed. I can't Google.

ANDY:
You can't Google?

PETE:
Yes.

ANDY:
You're f**ked then.

ROOM GOES QUIET AND PEOPLE START MILLING AWAY AND GETTING BACK TO WORK.

That is fantastic one of the best things I've read in critique.

Really enjoyed this!

Ditto what everyone else has said. Really good.

:D
And so true!!!
Good One

I agree with Sooty; this is excellent.

Perhaps the end needs strengthening just a tad though...?

Thanks folks.

I liked it too, Nigel, but agree with Stu R that the ending needs strengthening.

teeheehee :D Can imagine that on TV

Personally think the ending's fine but as an alternative could have:

CLOSE UP OF PETE'S PC SHOWING 'GOOGLE' PAGE. CUT TO:

CLOSE UP OF PETE'S FACE FROM BEHIND THE COMPUTER SCREEN, LIT UP BY THE SCREEN'S GLARE. HEAR TYPING AND THEN SEE PETE'S FACE LIGHT UP. HE LEAPS UP

PETE:
Yahoo!!

OFFICE GOES DEATHLY SILENT APART FROM PETE'S CHEERS. CONFUSED HE GOES QUIET
PETE:
ooo...

ANDY:
Better Google it though to make sure

Erm, perhaps not

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