Even though this is the most interesting clip in the entirety of Conan's youtube channel, it feels unsatisfying. The character of Nell is such a mystery and it's good to get some insights but every answer just leads to more questions and those questions don't get answered. I mean, there's a time travel group? You play a character for what purpose? Is this a job? And so on.
If you're not familiar with Nell, this is the origin:
Somewhere Conan said this was his favorite skit they had ever done.
The film "American Splendor" seemed to be a unique era in film. It was a low-budget, "small" movie with little or no advertisement and yet it was a "hit" amongst people in my sphere. It just spread through word of mouth, people talked about it.
In the movie Dave Letterman is portrayed as something of a villain. He's the big star that has the ordinary guy on his show and mocks him for laughs. And although the "betrayal" appearance isn't this one, it's pretty clear to me that that element is pure artistic license. Harvey is a NUT (in the best sense of the word) and Dave is a polite talk show host who only occasionally, and lightly, counter-punches to Harvey's flailing arms assault.
When the dollar amount came out to be a childishly round number, I stood and clapped.
A menu item at a restaurant on DoorDash:
A brief survey asking people whether this is most likely a joke or just bad sense was inconclusive. A number of people didn't know that "Buffalo Chips" meant dried Buffalo poop, so it may be a real mistake.
My sense: around here people use the term "fries" ninety-nine times out of a hundred. I have to assume it's intentional.
