It's a bit of an in-joke amongst the folks who endured Chicago with me.
There's some movie in which Our Hero finds himself committed. Amongst the various hijinx that ensues, he gives a pep talk to his fellow patients about the joys of being an Ad Exec, and then asks, "Who wants to be an ad exec?"
Everyone raises their hand.
Our Hero thinks he's proven something to the orderly, who looks at the group and says, "Who wants to be a fire truck?"
Everyone raises their hand.
Since then, any time we had a vote to take on something, the questions were "Who wants to X?" "Who wants to !X?" "Who wants to be a firetruck?"
Ah! Now I get it! A variation on the patient who was being discharged from the institution and was asked, "How do you plan to earn your living?"
He replied, "Well, I was a credentialed architect before my breakdown, and I could go back to that."
"Very good."
"Or, I suppose, I could teach architecture."
"Excellent!"
"And while I was being treated here, I completed a correspondence course of study in the field of Public Planning; I could get a job with the state department of transportation."
"Wonderful option!"
"And what's best of all, is that in my spare time I can continue in my vocation as a teapot."
(The movie was Crazy People with Dudley Moore. I have never seen it, but know the scene from the commercials.)
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Date: 2004-02-06 12:05 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-06 12:06 pm (UTC)I'm probably missing the point or a reference or something
Date: 2004-02-06 12:17 pm (UTC)Re: I'm probably missing the point or a reference or something
Date: 2004-02-06 12:29 pm (UTC)Re: I'm probably missing the point or a reference or something
Date: 2004-02-06 12:40 pm (UTC)There's some movie in which Our Hero finds himself committed. Amongst the various hijinx that ensues, he gives a pep talk to his fellow patients about the joys of being an Ad Exec, and then asks, "Who wants to be an ad exec?"
Everyone raises their hand.
Our Hero thinks he's proven something to the orderly, who looks at the group and says, "Who wants to be a fire truck?"
Everyone raises their hand.
Since then, any time we had a vote to take on something, the questions were "Who wants to X?" "Who wants to !X?" "Who wants to be a firetruck?"
Guess which one always got unaminous consent.
Re: I'm probably missing the point or a reference or something
Date: 2004-02-06 01:18 pm (UTC)"Volvo. It's boxy, but safe."
"Jaguar. For men who want to get hand-jobs from beautiful women."
But I can't remember what movie it WAS!
I think it starred Dustin Hoffman, though. But I can't find it on IMDB under his actor filmography. So I could be wrong.
Re: I'm probably missing the point or a reference or something
Date: 2004-02-06 01:26 pm (UTC)Re: I'm probably missing the point or a reference or something
Date: 2004-02-06 01:39 pm (UTC)Re: I'm probably missing the point or a reference or something
Date: 2004-02-06 04:47 pm (UTC)Re: I'm probably missing the point or a reference or something
Date: 2004-02-06 01:25 pm (UTC)He replied, "Well, I was a credentialed architect before my breakdown, and I could go back to that."
"Very good."
"Or, I suppose, I could teach architecture."
"Excellent!"
"And while I was being treated here, I completed a correspondence course of study in the field of Public Planning; I could get a job with the state department of transportation."
"Wonderful option!"
"And what's best of all, is that in my spare time I can continue in my vocation as a teapot."
(The movie was Crazy People with Dudley Moore. I have never seen it, but know the scene from the commercials.)
Re: I'm probably missing the point or a reference or something
Date: 2004-02-06 01:29 pm (UTC)Re: I'm probably missing the point or a reference or something
Date: 2004-02-06 01:18 pm (UTC)I thought about that, but it didn't seem to fit in the context of "to be a firetruck". Oh well.
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Date: 2004-02-06 12:54 pm (UTC)I still want to be a tugboat.
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Date: 2004-02-06 06:47 pm (UTC)Re:
Date: 2004-02-06 09:02 pm (UTC)speaking of in-jokes
Date: 2004-02-06 12:57 pm (UTC)Re: speaking of in-jokes
Date: 2004-02-06 01:30 pm (UTC)Re: speaking of in-jokes
Date: 2004-02-06 03:23 pm (UTC)