July 6, 2009
#606: Cutting Edge
((A woman is standing. A man sits at a computer.]]
Woman: Where’ve you been all week?
Man: Playing Half-Life 2!
Woman: … that came out in 2004.
Man: I get games on a five-year lag. That way, I never have to buy a high-end system, but get the same steadily-advancing gaming experience as people who do – and at a fraction of the price.
Man: There are no downsides!
Woman: I can think of
one
…
Early 2013.
Man: Guys!
Man: The cake is a lie!
[[Musical notes surround an italic line, suggesting the man is singing.]]
Man: This was a triumph.
Man: The cake is a lie!
Woman, Man #2: «Sigh»