When You Text Like Shakespeare
when are u arriving Verily, I am upon my journey forthwith, making haste towards my destination with all due diligence and resolve. the hell Dear friend, pray tell, what manner of confusion hath befallen us? By the stars above, I am confounded beyond measure. u ok bro By the saints! What sorcery is this? I am utterly confounded by the peculiarity of this situation! ? .. Silence! restrain thy tongue, for its ceaseless chatter doth disturb the tranquility of this sacred space. uhm.
A WhatsApp conversation shows one person walking through what appears to be an airport while replying to simple messages in increasingly elaborate, archaic English. The other texter becomes confused, and the punchline is the absurd mismatch between casual modern chat and grand Shakespearean-style declarations. Tchaikovsky’s orchestral march, performed by the London Festival Orchestra, gives the exchange an overly dramatic, ceremonial mood that heightens the joke.
♪ London Festival Orchestra — The Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71A: March (feat. Alberto Lizzio)
smartphone / смартфонWhatsApp chat / чат WhatsAppairport terminal / терминал аэропортаtraveler walking / идущий путешественникvending machines / торговые автоматыpolished tile floor / отполированный кафельный полchat bubbles / сообщения в чатахkeyboard / клавиатураgreen send button / зелёная кнопка отправкиmusic / музыка
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- Type
- video, 0:27
- Size
- 418×720 · 4.0 MiB
- Mood
- absurd, dramatic
- Language
- en
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