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Conversation with Duncan

By popular demand {i.e. Duncan asked me to go looking for this post}, I’ve dredged the following up from the archives of my previous blog, PlanetThoughtful. It was originally posted on 6 June 2003.

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Me: I have this theory.
Duncan:   I think my cat is about to jump me. I can tell, he gets all sleek and, you know, jumpy…
Me: My theory is that every man is more or less Antonio Banderas.
Duncan:   …Every man is a good looking latinesque guy with dark curly hair?
Me: Well, obviously not all at once, no. But I think you should be able to measure your Antonio Banderasness as a kind of quotient. And there would be days, I assume, where you would be much more Antonio Banderas than on others. For instance, I have days when I’m so Antonio Banderas that I feel like I should be suing the other one for copyright infringement. (a small, reflective pause) Obvioulsy not many of them, of course.
Duncan:   Don’t you think the real Antonio Banderas might be a little bit upset about this theory?
Me: Well, that’s my point. Maybe he isn’t the real Antonio Banderas? Maybe he’s just more Antonio Banderas than the original one was. Maybe the original one was a pig farmer from Iowa? Do they have pig farms in Iowa? Anyway, so maybe this Antonio Banderas just has a very high Antonio Banderas quotient… So the real one — the pig farmer I mean — would be pretty damn annoyed about the whole thing too, wouldn’t you think?
Duncan:   I was right. My cat jumped me.
Me: …I think I’d like you to call me Mr Banderas from here on in.

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2 Responses to “Conversation with Duncan”

  1. The whole theory does need to be expanded to also included ones Melanie Griffith quotient.

  2. Murray, You are so much better than Antonio Banderas, I mean I think your accent is way better, you write a better blog (don’t know if Antonio writes one or not, not that I’ve ever looked) and I never liked latino men… LOL! Maybe Antonio is more like Murray? I dunno!

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