ERROL PARKER | Editor-at-large | Contact
In what started out as just one bloke showing another bloke a YouTube video spiralled into half the office crowding around one computer – each of them eagerly waiting their turn to suggest a ‘cool video’ they’d seen recently.
Productivity at Mitchell Gunn & Autofellatio, one of the French Quarter’s oldest law firms, is at an all-time low at the moment, considering it’s just after five on a Friday and the green-bottle work beers have already come out.
“Oi look up the time Tony Carrol kneed the referee in the head, that was classic,” said Peter Murchison, a junior tax lawyer who also plays mixed touch.
Remembering that it was classic, once the referee woke up and he was fine, the faceless accountant at the helm of the computer showing the videos began to type in: ‘Tony Carrol kills umpire’ – clicking on the first result.
But that’s where the afternoon took a turn.
With the crowd gathered behind that young numbers man, they all stood at the buffering video for a few seconds before those seconds turned into minutes.
“Ah try this one,” he said.
“Ben Flower knockout.”
Still, after it was typed in and the appropriate video was found. Still no video.
One by one, the office began to peel off and return to their seats. Some even decided that they’d had enough for the day.
A couple just went straight home.
More to come.
