Sandwiches
I’ve tried to reproduce the inflection present in this actual performance by comedian Mitch Hedberg:
I eat a lot of sandwiches, who doesn’t man, sandwiches are easy to eat. But I hate sandwiches at New York deli’s, too much fuckin’ meat on the sandwich. It’s like a cow with a cracker on either side.
“What would you like sir?” “A pastrami sandwich.” “Anything else?” “Yeah, a loaf of bread and some other people.”
“What kind of bread?” “Rye… no, fuck, banana… you got banana bread?” “What kind of cheese?” “Cottage.” “Get the fuck out! I’m not makin’ a banana bread, pastrami, cottage cheese sandwich. That will severely ruin my reputation.”
You’ve just got to hear this to get the full effect. I’ll go look up an audio file… aha, this should do it. Brings back memories of hanging out in Dan’s dorm room, playing Burnout 3: Takedown, and listening to Mitch on the stereo.
Comments
Dan McKeown
Does the same for me Alex. Also, Nils and I should get awards for posting from other countries. This comment is coming at you from Spain!
Alexander Micek
Thanks to you both! I smell dual honorary tumbledry Foreign Country Correspondence Lifetime Achievement Awards!
Sagert
ahem
Alexander Micek
* triple *.
So sorry, Expatriate sensei!
Richard Roche
Me and my fiance have been talking in Mitch Herbergian inflection for almost a year. It takes many hours of listening and practicing to get it right.
Sagert
It’s all good. And who doesn’t enjoy a little Mitch?
Dan McKeown
Sorry Sagert! You have been away for so long that sometimes I just dream that you never left and I can run down the Cretin stairs to wake you up for some xbox or lunch at the Binz. Then I wake up, and I´m sad. Also, well done Richard, that cannot be easy, especially because the pauses can be hard to predict.