"My thrilling, laugh-a-minute conversation with Space Ghost"

A while back, my local cable company saw fit to bless my home with twenty+ additional cable channels, so now there's even more programming for me to ignore!

Almost.

I just happened to catch an episode of Space Ghost: Coast To Coast on The Cartoon Network. After witnessing his special brand of charm, I decided I simply had to speak with this guy. What follows is a verbatim account of that fateful conversation from March 20, 1996.

Key:
Space Ghost (Space Ghost) Me (Me)
"Now it begins..."
sg greetings jd Hi there.
sg howdy! jd Hello.
sg hey jd Hey?
sg Hey, right back at ya! jd Well, I think we've beaten that horse to death.
sg hey jd For horses. Right.
sg Tell me, who invented liquid soap...and why? jd Uh, well, probably some guy at Procter & Gamble, because he could.
sg BEEEE-CAUSE? jd Well, because it
sg BEEEE-CAUSE? jd Oops. Sorry. Because, you know, he wanted pre-melted soap. Or something like that.
sg that's ok jd It sure is. P&G made a goldmine. Personally, I wonder who invented Play-Doh and why?
sg not me... jd Of course.
sg Think it will RAIN today? How about those Dallas Cowboys? BOXERS OR BRIEFS? jd 1) No. 2) They're nice people. 3) Briefs!
sg hey, what's going on? jd Right now? I'm typing.
sg I hate typing, too. jd Oh, I don't hate typing. It's just that I am typing.
sg I can type 16 words a minute! jd Oh really? Prove it!
sg The other night I saw the most BEAUTIFUL sunset... jd Eight words ... keep going.
sg ACK-KNOWLEDGED! jd Nine ...
sg Terrific! Mazel-tov! jd Um, you aren't really typing 16 words, are you?
sg I hate typing, too. jd Oh dear, we're back to that again.
sg hi jd Whoa! Now we're really back to the start. Did you fall asleep?
sg did I fall asleep? jd I think so.
sg are you sure you believe so? jd I know so.
sg how do you know so? jd I don't not know, so I must know.
sg you mean you would like to know jd Well, that too, yes.
sg o.k. jd So tell me. Did you?
sg did I ? jd Yes, did you fall asleep?
sg No, I thought that you fall asleep jd Hardly. Im
sg You don't say! jd True, I didn't. I didn't fall asleep.
sg I fly and save planets from peril! What do you do? jd You're so great. Can I be you?
sg NO YOU CAN NOT! jd Oh. <sulk>
sg What are you, a child? jd All of us are, in some special way, right?
sg Oh great, oh dandy, average - garden - variety - non - celebrity - citizen - whoever! jd Could you please be a tad more blunt?
sg You seem SOOOOO nice, it must be my birthday! jd No, you aren't getting a gift out of me that easily.
sg no? jd Is there some secret password I can type in here?
sg maybe you can, but it would be better if you didn't jd But I want to!
sg that's quite a lofty pursuit jd Hardly. Why would you say that?
sg that...I like saying that! jd that. that. that. that. that. that. Loses its meaning after a while. that. that. that. that. that.
sg Tell me about your slacks! jd I don't wear slacks. I like slack, though. Praise Bob!
sg yea, that is cool. jd Oh, how would you know?
sg ...don't want no more of this cryin' game... jd I see ...
sg you are mistaken jd No, I am Joe.
sg why are you joe? jd Um ... says so on the Birth Certificate.
sg I am not, nor have I ever been, a schizophrenic. jd Fine. And how about you?
sg Are you looking at me? You must be looking at me! jd Why, yes. Is your name Tom?
sg really? jd I'm asking you.
sg Well, I can speak French really loud...JE PARLES FRANCAIS TRES FAR, NO? jd Oui.
sg How long have you hated men? jd HA!
sg hahaha jd hahahahahahaha
sg Do you want to watch me swallow a live mollusk? jd Go for it.
sg Have you ever played Vegas? jd Not live, no. I've played in Vegas, however.
sg never? jd No, nay, never <clap clap clap clap!>
sg how do you know? jd Wait a minute. You said that already! Is this some Eliza-type engine I'm typing to?
sg I can type five words a minute! jd Yeah, you said sixteen before! I've been hoodwinked! How embarassing.
sg Have you ever played Vegas? jd HAHAHAHA! The jig is up, Moriarty.
sg haha jd haha yourself. Goodbye. <slam!>
sg Don't let the door hit you on the way out!

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