British Comedy Guide

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BOB JON AND TEL ARE SITTING ON A PARK BENCH.

BOB

I'm going to ask Sharon out, I'll ring her on my Nokia 360.

RINGS

She's not answering.

JON

That's because you're using old technology, I'll send her a live video message on my iphone.

FIDDLES WITH IT.

Damn she's not answering what about you Tel?

TEL

You and you're poncy technology I have a brick.

PULLS OUT A BRICK AND THROWS IT THROUGH A WINDOW SHARON STICKS HER HEAD OUT.

SHARON

You nutter Tel this I'm calling the police.

TEL

Well she answered.

2

BOB JON AND TEL ARE IN STARBUCKS, BOB AND JON HAVE LAPTOPS.

BOB

I love flexi working, I may be in Starbucks but I'm conferencing online with my coleagues using my Vaio.

JON

Well with my Airbook lite, I'm creating a whole new web site for my company.
What about you Tel day off?

TEL

I'm promoting my company, and advertising through viral means, and the media.

BOB

But how?

TEL

I've got a brick.

HE PULLS OUT HIS BRICK JUMPS THE COUNTER AND METHODICALLY SMASHES EVERYTHING WITH HIS BRICK.

THE STAFF COWER, CHILDREN CRY.

POLICE ARRIVE AND DRAGE TEL AWAY.

A JOURNALIST TAKES PHOTOS.

TEL

Buy Braithwaites time shares! Buy Braithwaite timeshares!

JON

Wow press, the public and I bet he'll make the news.

BOB

Maybe we should buy bricks.

JON

Just as long as they run Windows for bricks.

3 BON JON AND TEL ARE WALKING DOWN THE STREET.

BOB

I hope you don't mind me listening to music on my new Ipod shuffle.

JON

Not at all don't you find those wires get in the way? Hope you don't mind me listening to my Sony Mp3 with Bluetooth.

TEL

In that case I'll listen to my brick(BEAT) and milk bottle.

TEL PULLS OUT A BRICK AND MILK BOTTLE, HE NOISILY BANGS OUT "Man from Under"

BOB

Shuffle forward.

SMACKS HIMSELF IN THE HEAD WITH HIS BRICK

HE NOW BANGS OUT "Sweet Caroline," ON BRICK AND MILK BOTTLE

Love it! Though you could lose the last three lines.

I think you're right I may edit it.

Thanks

Oh, you have. And added a third element, which isn't as good. I liked the first two though.

Oh the 3rd was my favorite, I guess I could hear the intro to Men at Work on milk bottles in my mind.

Great stuff! Love it. You have a talent.

I quite like the idea behind these Sootyj - the oneupmanship of the first two characters trying to outdo each other with their gadgetry only to have the third guy trump them with his (multi-purpose) brick. Nice one.

Much preferring your latest non-topical stuff (though I keep expecting Brown/Mugabe/Fritzl to muscle their way into the punchline somehow :)

Bo.

Quote: Bohannon @ September 20 2008, 12:28 PM BST

Much preferring your latest non-topical stuff (though I keep expecting Brown/Mugabe/Fritzl to muscle their way into the punchline somehow :)

I couldn't agree more.

Good stuff, nice take on how technology often "oversolves" problems.

If you can play "Land Down Under" using a milk bottle and brick, I may be interested in a collaboration using the soundtrack.

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