Coupling – The Out Of Control Telephone Pause

Coupling – The Out Of Control Telephone Pause STEVE: HI, IT’S STEVE. SUSAN: OH, HI, STEVE. JEFF: SO WHAT WAS THE PAUSE FOR? STEVE: I DON’T KNOW.I PANICKED. JEFF: WHAT DID YOU DO AFTER THE PAUSE? STEVE: WELL, THE PAUSE GOT OUT OF CONTROL. JEFF: YOU KEPT PAUSING?! STEVE: IT GOT AWAY FROM ME. STEVE: AT FIRST, IT WAS JUST A NORMAL PAUSE, A COLLECT-YOUR-THOUGHTS PAUSE. JEFF: THAT’S PERFECTLY ACCEPTABLE. STEVE: BUT THEN THEN I THOUGHT ABOUT THE PAUSE.AND NOW THE PAUSE IS TOO LONG TO IGNORE! JEFF: YEAH, THE PAUSE IS LIKE A WHOLE THIRD PERSON IN THE CONVERSATION. STEVE: EXACTLY! JEFF: ONLY NOT SAYING MUCH. STEVE: RIGHT. JEFF: LIKE PATRICK. STEVE: NOW I’M A RABBIT IN HEADLIGHTS! THIS PAUSE IS JUST EXPANDING AND EXPANDING LIKE THIS OUT-OF-CONTROL THING! JEFF: YEAH, LIKE IN THE BLOB! STEVE: YES, LIKE IN– WHAT? JEFF: THE BLOB, 50s HORROR MOVIE.THIS BLOB COMES FROM OUTER SPACE AND JUST KEEPS GROWING AND GROWING. STEVE: RIGHT, THANKS. JEFF: IT EATS PEOPLE! AND IN THE END THEY KILL IT BY ELECTROCUTION.BUT THAT BIT DOESN’T REALLY APPLY HERE. STEVE: ANYWAY, I’VE GOT THE PHONE IN MY HAND AND I’M SAYING NOTHING. JEFF: RIGHT. STEVE: NO, NOTHING! NOTHING IS […]