Translation

I was watching an improv show last week. 10 minutes into the set, a couple sat down next to me. Soon, the guy leaned over, pointed at the stage and asked: “What’s going on?”
I summed up the scene that was in progress: “That man has a real bird. The other guy has a mechanical bird, and they’re competing.”

The guy nodded and started watching.

About four scenes later, the guy asked “What’s happening now? Does THAT guy have the mechanical bird now?”

And I said. “It’s a different scene. They’re doing a series of scenes. When someone runs along the front it means a new scene is starting.” The scene that was occuring at this time involved a man with a fission reactor competing with a man who had a cold fusion reactor, but I did not explain this to my neighbor.

The man nodded, whispered something to his date, and returned to watching the show.


  1. DTC

    This sort of reminds me of the time I was at Harold Night and this young Russian guy sat next to me. He spoke perfect English, but I had to explain a lot of the cultural jokes and slang to him.

    Well, I didn’t have to, but he kept asking and the Cold War *is* over, for crying in the sink.

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