Die Hard vs. Tootsie
So one day, we're all at our desks doing some work. And that's what made the day so memorable. Anyway, Gavin got frustrated at something, so he sighed, "Come out to the coast, we'll get together, have a few laughs..."
Immediately, I knew it was from a movie that I had seen a hundred times, but couldn't place it right away. For some reason, I was thinking comedy. So Chris sees me deep in thought and asks why I'm sweating. Gavin repeats the quote for his benefit and Chris goes blank -- never heard that quote before in his life.
Pretending to be smarter than I am, I open a Google window and find the answer right away - Die Hard. Of course. Silly me.
So I tell Chris that the movie was Die Hard, and he goes, "Ah. Never saw it."
And with that, ladies and gentlemen, everything came to a standstill. If there was a DJ in the corner of the room, he would have stopped the record and signaled for the bouncer. Gavin and I looked at each other, then simultaneously said, "What?!?"
Chris, who had casually gone back to work, said, "Yeah. I mean, I tried to watch it a couple times, but I could never finish it. Not my type of movie." We then asked him what types of movies he likes, and he answered Tootsie. And, no, he wasn't joking.
We then made fun of him for a month straight.
The moral of the story: If you're a guy, don't ever admit you don't like Die Hard. This also applies to The Godfather, The Matrix, and Fight Club.
Posted by Al