Jeff Winger: “We’re the only species on earth that observes “Shark Week.” Sharks don’t even observe “Shark Week,” but we do. For the same reason I can pick up this pencil, tell you its name is Steve and go like this.”
(Jeff snaps the pencil in two.)
Abed Nadir: “Oh!”
Jeff Winger: “And part of you dies just a little bit on the inside. Because people can connect with anything. We can sympathize with a pencil, we can forgive a shark, and we can give Ben Affleck an Academy Award for screenwriting.”
Jeff Winger: “We’re the only species on earth that observes “Shark Week.” Sharks don’t even observe “Shark Week,” but we do. For the same reason I can pick up this pencil, tell you its name is Steve and go like this.”
(Jeff snaps the pencil in two.)
Abed Nadir: “Oh!”
Jeff Winger: “And part of you dies just a little bit on the inside. Because people can connect with anything. We can sympathize with a pencil, we can forgive a shark, and we can give Ben Affleck an Academy Award for screenwriting.”
What’s this “shark week” thing?
It’s a week about sharks on Discovery channel.
Oh. Ok. Thanks.
Back in the old days of my youth, entertainment options were severely limited compared to today. Shark Week was HUGE. I watched every year.