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"You're the new guy, right?"

posted 10 years ago by sanstereo
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This HAS to be the stupidest line of dialogue I've ever heard.
Who the *beep* else would he be?
"Nah, I just jumped behind the counter at this random sandwich place and made a FULL SANDWICH for a customer and everyone here was just totes cool with it. You're the dumb *beep* right?"

I get that it's merely a quick setup to him finding a job in Michigan and meeting his new co-workers, but Jesus Christ, put some elbow grease into your *beep* script, man.

TWO people wrote this thing and neither one of them thought or said "we'll change this later to something not stupid"?

[–] wikiphil-160-920743 9 years ago

It's what is known as a rhetorical question.

She needed to start the conversation somehow and chose that.

People very frequently say obvious things in real life conversations.

[–] spookyrat1 8 years ago

It's what is known as a rhetorical question.

True, but this film is filled with lame, unfunny, unclever dialogue that simply lacks wit.🐭

[–] wikiphil-160-920743 8 years ago

True, but this film is filled with lame, unfunny, unclever dialogue that simply lacks wit.

Well, if that's so, it makes you wonder why the OP picked on a line that was perfectly reasonable.

[–] bobbydallas (8556) 3 years ago

in general.. the dialogue in this film is a cringe fest

that line was there so the audience is aware of some ugly co-worker who will sorta become relevant to the plot later