Books Can Run Rings Around Movies
(‘The Hobbit’ is just about to come out at the cinema. We are walking past a poster advertising it.)
Friend #1: “The Hobbit. What is that about?”
Me: “It’s by J.R.R. Tolkien, the same guy that wrote Lord of the Rings.”
Friend #1: “I never realized The Hobbit and Lord of The Rings were written by the same person.”
(A few days later…)
Me: “I want to go see The Hobbit.”
Friend #2: “What’s it about?”
Me: “It’s the prequel to Lord of the Rings.”
Friend #2: “I hate it when people do that. Have a really successful movie or trilogy, and then have to create another one that came first just to get more money. Obviously it’s not going to be as good.”
Me: “You do realize The Hobbit was written before The Lord of the Rings, like a long time ago?”
Friend #2: “They were books?”
Question of the Week
Have you ever served a bad customer who got what they deserved?