Where I come from a mentalist is someone who parties every night of the week but obviously I've got it wrong as you people are using the word differently. Please tell me:
1. What is a mentalist?
2. Are YOU a mentalist?
3. Why? What's your motivation? Is it fun?
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Saturday, 2 August 2003 09:15 (twenty-two years ago)
Aha. I get it now, I think.
― colin s barrow (colin s barrow), Saturday, 2 August 2003 09:37 (twenty-two years ago)
Rats, should have cehcked that before I posted. Either it is down, or has exceeded it's dily bandwidth, here's a transcript from
http://www.alan-partridge.co.uk/soundclips/05killmockingalan.htm Alan Partridge does an interview with his biggest fan (Jed), and also tries to escape from his house - "Big spastic mentalist!"
Alan: Jed, I’ll level with you. I’m really scared. In fact, I think I’ll go.
Jed: No!
Alan: No, it’s OK. I’ll go.
Jed: No, stay! Don’t go!
Alan: Alright, alright, I’ll stay, I’ll stay. W-w-what do you want to do?
Jed: Let’s do an interview.
Alan: I think that’s a great idea.
Jed: Do you really?
Alan: I think it’s the best idea in the world.
Jed: Oh! Great, well you can be David Copperfield, and I’ll…
Jed: …be Alan Partridge! Ahaaaa!
Alan: Oh God!
Alan: Not my face! I’m doing a photo shoot for Vision Express!
Alan: I’ll give you a Chinese burn!
Jed: Argh! You bastard!
Alan: Urrrgh… I can’t breath… I can’t breath…
Jed: Look, Alan, I just want to be your friend, that’s all.
Alan: I’ll be your friend.
Jed: Oh, great. Will you come and see my brother-in-law next weekend?
Alan: I’d love to.
Jed: Bet you can’t guess where he lives.
Alan: Erm…
Jed: Go on, have a guess.
Alan: Er, Nottingham?
Jed: No.
Alan: Oh. Er… Chester?
Jed: Where?
Alan: Ches – Chester. Near north Wales off the M56.
Jed: No, Leeds!
Alan: Oh, Leeds.
Jed: Can you smell gas?
Alan: Er, I think that’s my breath. I ate a scotch egg. I thought it would have broken down by now but I think I’m slightly constipated. Surprising, really, considering the circumstances.
Jed: Sorry, Alan, I didn’t know. Are you alright?
Alan: Yeah.
Jed: So, we’re friends then?
Alan: Best friends.
Jed: Oh! In the whole world?
Alan: Pretty much, yeah!
Alan: Thank you.
Jed: Well, now you know where I live I hope you’ll not be a stranger.
Alan: Who… de… ver – str… no, won’t be… one…
Jed: There’ll always be a kettle on here.
Alan: Oh, great.
Jed: I’ll see you next week, then. We’ll have that pint.
Alan: Yip.
Jed: Go and see my brother.
Alan: No way you big spastic! You’re a mentalist!
Jed: Come back! I’ll rip your bloody head off! Come back!
― Chewshabadoo (Chewshabadoo), Saturday, 2 August 2003 10:02 (twenty-two years ago)
two months pass...