"But there was one interesting moment, and that was when an entire table of guys--two television executives, one move producer, and an agent--was disrupted by the sounds of their cell phones ringing simultaneously. They all took the calls, of course, rising from the table to move to more secluded corners of the dining room in case they were screwing any of their lunch companions in a business deal and were going to be told so by an assistant. General hilarity reigned when each returned, and before long the entire restaurant was in on the joke: three assistants had been calling to say that the fourth lunch companion would be late, while his assistant was calling to tell him she had told the others that he would be late.
"'And he's not even late!' they all roared.
"Then the restaurant manager came over to personally deliver the message they'd just received that Mr. Blah Blah was running a little late. And the place went wild. The fact that everyone thought this was the hilarious high point of the day goes a long way toward explaining how lame most movies and TV shows are, particularly the ones that are supposed to be funny."
From Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen
"'And he's not even late!' they all roared.
"Then the restaurant manager came over to personally deliver the message they'd just received that Mr. Blah Blah was running a little late. And the place went wild. The fact that everyone thought this was the hilarious high point of the day goes a long way toward explaining how lame most movies and TV shows are, particularly the ones that are supposed to be funny."
From Rise and Shine by Anna Quindlen
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