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Post by Salzmank on Jun 20, 2018 21:19:43 GMT
Adding in catchphrases could be playing it too on the nose. An impostor might just be warming up, leaving breadcrumbs, before walloping us with the sound bite pull string. Who better to imitate someone’s use of language and speech habits than your very own sidekick, Salzmank ? He is the resident expert in that field, but would he stoop to crime just to bring about more mystery and intrigue? Hey, what’s yous sayin’? Huh? Dat I’m de culprit? Dat’s what yous sayin’? Well, I ain’t tawkin’, see? I ain’t squawkin’, see? Even if I’m rhymin’, see? Maybe not de best timin’, see? But I ain’t sayin’ nuttin witoud my lawyer. Yeah, I don’t care if he’s a shyster, he’s gonna get me out of dis here mess, see? Yous can’t pin de wrap on me! I’m as pure and innocent as a little white lamb, see? Huh? Oh? OK, OK, coppers, I’ll tawk, I’ll tawk! Yous all forced it out of me, see? I… I did steal a nickel awf de side of de road! I did do it, see? I’m sawry, see? I didn’t mean to do nuttin, I just… I’m so ashamed, see? OK, very bad Leo Gorcey impression out of the way (see?)… Would Salzmank stoop to crime just to bring about more mystery and intrigue? As his oldest and dearest friend, I shall have to throw that ruffian and ne’er-do-well under the bus and happily admit that he’d do it in a heartbeat—albeit, unfortunately, not in this case, much to his everlasting shame. Seriously, it’s probably Sammy (which I now propose we all call him henceforward), though he’s not saying it one way or the other. It would be very amusing if someone else is artfully impersonating the lad, but I can’t imagine who could do it that well; as you say, throwing in Sammy’s catchphrases would be too on the nose, but most impersonators would probably include it, so therefore I think it’s the boy himself. Dear God, that’s more complicated than it need be—a Salzmank trademark by this point, I think… [ Spooky Ghost Ackbar , No Morpho, Only Bánh mì , I was reading this thread at work and trying to restrain my chuckles—you scoundrels, making me laugh while I try to procrastinate surreptitiously!  ]
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