FAQs with Marty the Viking
Marty the Viking: “Can I help you with something?”
Steve Stratman: “I wonder if I could speak with Mr. Erickson.”
“We got a lot of Ericksons here, pal. Could you be a little more specific?”
“First name, Lief.”
“That doesn’t help me much.”
“I think he’s got a red beard.”
“Lotsa red beards around here, too. Is it a big beard? Or a small beard?”
“I’m not sure, let’s say small.”
“Is he an old guy? Wizened? Doesn’t make a lot of sense when he talks?”
“No.”
“Ok, so he’s a young guy . . . A little behind the curve, maybe? Perhaps not the sharpest ax in the tool shed? Or maybe he’s more the erudite type . . . ”
“Erudite?”
“Yeah. You know, learned. Worldly. Does he use words like perspicacious? . . . or moribund?”
“That’s the guy.”
“Yep, he’s here. That’s him over there by the stack of dead marmots.”