Ok, so this post will not make that much sense to those of you who haven't seen The Usual Suspects. If you've not seen it you should; for one, you'll understand this post, but it is also a very good film (the Dodgess and Mother are excused; neither of you will enjoy it)
For those of you that are somewhat sketchy on the plot of The Usual Suspects, Kobayashi is the lawyer for Keyser Soze, who knows all the background of the key gangsters. He is typified by a somewhat gaunt face and distinctive European accent. And during work this week, I had a meeting with him.
I mean, not actually with him, but with his aural and visual clone. At the start of the meeting I had the deja vue feeling about a gent called Max, who is a concrete launching gantry guru. And about half way through I suddenly remembered Kobayashi. So similar was Max in manner, portrait, and sound, to Kobayashi, that I expected him suddenly to produce a manilla envelope with mugshots of me, and say 'Mr Vinter, lazt year, you vorked vith C Spencer. Zat you vere unavare zat you vere vorking vith our competitors iz ze only reason I can be lenient and leave you to leeve.'
I just about managed not crack up in the meeting - but only just about!
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