The Trailing Edge
Life according to Jerry Seinfeld.
We had to laugh when we went over The Ed’s In The Air tome for this month. As if by magic he — finally! — managed to weave a quote from Jerry Seinfeld into his editorial, or rather a line from the Seinfeld TV series, which is almost the same thing according to him.
Part of why it made us laugh is that not a day goes by that The Ed doesn’t make multiple references to the show to bring to life virtually any point he is trying to make. Actually, he doesn’t even have to be trying to make a point — he’ll just launch into fits of laughter triggered by something he sees or hears which in turns triggers a memory of a particular line in a particular episode which is his cue to recite it chapter and verse. This is a skill undoubtedly honed by his re-watching the 180 Seinfeld episodes countless times.
“Y’know I’ve seen him live, right? Twice!” Yes, we know. It’s only the ten-thousandth time you’ve told us, like it’s the proudest accomplishment of your entire life. “One day, I’m going to write a book about business using examples based entirely on scenes out of Seinfeld,” he mutters. Yes we know that too, feigning boredom, offering a yawn and trying to cover up our thinking that’s actually not a half bad idea.
So back to where we started. We laughed not at the twisted logic of his piece so it somehow, sort of supported the Seinfeld quote.
No, we laughed because it took until The Ed’s 26th issue before he did.
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