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I’m about 4 years behind on my teevee watching (I only just got around to seeing The Office), so I haven’t seen Extras yest, but between this clip and the one with Patrick Stewart’s disturbing screenplay, it already ranks as one of the sitcom with the best single-scene high points.

rainy sunday, originally uploaded by Mister Wind-Up Bird. It’s been raining the past 24 hours straight. Just a taste of what’s ahead for the next six or seven months. I don’t mind, though. I enjoy the autumn rain, and it gives me a chance to spend some time with my indoor intellectual pursuits: a little…

from xkcd via Language Log

Their business seems to depend on two things…. Why this was so hard baffles me, but even Google couldn’t deliver online videos that didn’t have constant buffering problems and random stalling.