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would this be a funny bit?


an 'old school' nerd who carries around, rather than a notebook, a tower case w/ keyboard, a corded mouse & a crt monitor, rather awkwardly of course.

shclepps it into coffee shops amidst all the kool kids and their sleek silvery appletoshes, makes a big production about setting it up, preparing his mas mucho grande cup of joe with lots of creams and sugars his regular coffee, which he frequently lurches into and invariably slurps, amidst his labors.

the general effect is of making a clumsy pest of himself. the people around him, mostly young and 'hep', give him the side-eye, all to which he is completely obvious.

just a concept.

yes/no

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It has comedic potential.

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he needs one of those early cell phones which weighed about 10 pounds.

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also old school adidas on his overly-large feet.

this is tim & eric / odenkirk territory. i love this kind of stuff.

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And then dialling to the Internet emitting sounds like errrr-clunk-bzzzt-brzzzt-cloning-cloning-traaatatatatatta-khrrrrkh...

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with yellow legal pads, a bunch of pencils, and a nice electric pencil sharpener - all the modern conveniences

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his pant legs must be too high - above his ankles.

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i'm thinking a close-fitting polyester light-yellow short-sleeved dress shirt -or- maybe a star wars t-shirt - it depends on how out there he is, sylistically. you can go a lot of ways on the outfit.

wine-colored corduroy pants w/ army drab green belt.

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his 'important' papers would be carried in a glossy light-grey briefcase with lockable clasp, in the styles favored by nerdy school kids circa the kennedy administration.

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