(a Seinfeld-in-culture note in advance of more Seinfeld-isms to come, very soon...) Returning here after more than two years--after I went bye-bye in 2013, after saying Helloooo!--I was tempted toward a good George-ism to capture the moment. Maybe the simple, ebullient "I'm back, baby!" Or the subversive, Eeyore-ish voicemail he once left Jerry, "Hey, it's George... Pfft. I've… Continue reading “I don’t even really work here!”
Tag: New York Yankees
“Hire this man!”
(a note to readers before you read on to more Seinfeld-isms, below) "...we have watched you take our beloved Yankees and reduce them to a laughingstock, all for the glorification of your massive ego!" Those were George's final words in his doing-the-opposite-of-his-instincts harangue of his new boss, George Steinbrenner, in the episode "The Opposite" (which we drew… Continue reading “Hire this man!”
“Jerry, it’s Frank Costanza…George is dead. Call me back.”
A provocative challenge to leave on someone's voicemail when you want to get their attention--even if what you have to say is not that important. When George discovered that accidentally locking his keys in his car in a primo parking place at work made him look like the primo employee--first in, last out--he took off… Continue reading “Jerry, it’s Frank Costanza…George is dead. Call me back.”
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