Cul de Sac by Richard Thompson for April 15, 2014
Transcript:
Ernesto: If I'm to be a superhero with the ability to make people's feet fall asleep, I'll need an alter ego. Petey: Huh? Ernesto: A pseudonym! A nom de plume! A nom de guerre! And I know just the name. I shall be known as- PIED-'A-TERROR! Ernesto: Is this all a bit too Advanced Placement for you? Would it help if I spoke louder? Petey: Are we speaking the same language?
I hoped that someone would look up the term that Ernesto is word-playing on, but no one has yet. So here goes: According to Wikipedia, “A pied-à-terre is a small living unit usually located in a large city some distance away from an individual’s primary residence.”