Merlin Mann's "Phone Guy" 30-second videos

By Mark Frauenfelder at 9:26 am Monday, Nov 13

Merlin Mann of 43 Folders has a half-dozen funny videos of himself playing the "Phone Guy." The "Phone Guy" is that guy -- the one on the phone in the park, at the airport, in the waiting room with you -- whose obnoxious conversation is simultaneously fascinating and revolting.

I love the way Merlin doesn't use a real phone as a prop; anything dark and rectangular does the trick. Link