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Ichabod Crane on credit cards...

Another tv show I've become quite fond of is Fox's "Sleepy Hollow." Tom Mison is just so endearing as Ichabod Crane and his views on contemporary society (he's been awakened from his own 18th century time into ours) are priceless:
 

"And that building is also a Starbucks?"

Ichabod: "That building used to be a livery stables."
Abbie: "Yeah? Well, now it's a Starbucks. Where they make coffee."
Ichabod: "And that building is also a Starbucks?"
Abbie: "Yep."
Ichabod: "Well, how many are there?"
Abbie: "Per block?"
Ichabod: "Is there a law?"   

 

"My God. Where did you procure such massive quantities of reserves? Is there a nearby citadel?"

Ichabod: "My God. Where did you procure such massive quantities of reserves? Is there a nearby citadel?
Abbie: "Supermarket—called Buy Plus. Buy in bulk, spend less; I will take you there someday."   

On the price of doughnuts:

Ichabod: "I understand, to you it sounds ..."
Abbie: "Insane when spoken out loud."
Ichabod: "No, what's insane is a 10 percent levy on baked goods. You do realize the Revolutionary War began on less than 2 percent? How is the public not flocking to the streets in outrage? We must do something."
Abbie: "Here's what we can do. No more firsthand accounts of witches or Founding Fathers or doughnut tax outrage unless you want to be sent back to the asylum."
Ichabod: "Point taken."