3.24.2009

UPDATE: Kafkaesque

I saw this video this morning and couldn't stop laughing.



It also reminds me of this scene from The Squid and the Whale, a movie you should absolutely see if you haven't yet:

Sophie: [about The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka] Yeah. I mean, it's gross when he turns into the bug, but I love how matter of fact everything is.
Walt: Yeah, it's very Kafkaesque.
Sophie: [She looks at him oddly and laughs] 'Cause it's written by Franz Kafka.
Walt: Right. I mean, clearly.

Thanks to Erin D. for this clip.

UPDATE: So I'm watching Late Night with Jimmy Fallon last night, and, lo and behold, during his monologue he starts talking about the Franz Kafka International Airport! My ears perk up just at the time I realize HE ACTUALLY THINKS THERE IS A FRANZ KAFKA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. His joke went something like this:


"So a study came out that showed that Prague's Franz Kafka International Airport is the worst airport in the world. It's true, it's true. Second worse? The Hudson River! (ba-dum chaaaa)"

Jimmy, (to steal an old Weekend Update trick) REALLY? Really Jimmy? Your writing staff couldn't differentiate between a satirical video that included a questionnaire with the line "Are You a Human?" on it? Really?

Oh, and Mr. Fallon? The real airport in Prague is the RuzynÄ› International Airport.

3 comments:

  1. This is probably one of the funniest Onion pieces I have ever seen. Seriously genius.

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  2. Ha! So there are writers like that who get the big bucks, then there are writers like us who... well, you know.

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  3. I'm watching Fallon on Hulu, and just heard that joke.
    I found your blog looking for any mention of his mistake, and so far yours is the only one.

    Lazy, lazy, writers.

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