Fedora-And-Pipe Guy Strikes Back
Posted on November 22, 2004 @ 2:46 pm
So, I saw Fedora-And-Pipe Guy on campus again today. He was still smoking the Sherlock Holmes pipe, only this time he was wearing — I kid you not — one of those Russian fur hats in place of his usual fedora. I don’t know if this kid is majoring in costume design or if he’s just a collector of novelty headwear, but I think he’s quickly becoming my new arch nemesis.
Speaking of which, what’s the proper etiquette vis-à-vis arch nemeses? Should I inform him of our relationship, or be content to seethe privately? I just don’t want to have an awkward situation on my hands when I see him a few weeks from now and he’s wearing a sombrero.
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I think the proper protocol is private seething until you have devised the proper plan to take him down, at which point, you must inform him WHY he is about to die.
You may want to start with some eye contact — glares, evil eyes — to make sure you start your relationship on the proper footing!
Proper etiquette really depends on which one of you is the villain and which one the hero. Seething is the usual option for a villain, along with plotting and maniacal laughter.
I think the hero is supposed to go on the publicity trail and publicly insult the villain’s intelligence, motives, hair, costume or schemes. Obviously, this aids in the villain’s seething.
Mokalus of Borg
Ah, yes, the ‘unaware arch-nemesis at an educational facility’. I’ve got one too. In fact, we’re “sharing” him with one other person. Probably so that we could gang up on him once the revolution comes.
But speaking of Russian fur hats, I bought me one too on my Moscow trip.
Fortunately Esquire has a complete guide to having a nemesis and an arch-enemy. I snagged it for you here: http://wiw.org/~seth/jess/
Wonder what he’s got in the pipe…….?
You’re supposed to capture him, tie him to a table and slice him into little bits with a laser.
But of course, he’ll escape after you tell him your dastardly plan, which he will later foil.
At least that’s how it always works for me. Which is probably why my plans for world domination haven’t succeeded yet.