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Summary
A stranger with "funky white boy energy" catches Kareem's attention on the subway. It's the kind of vibe, the rider explains, that comes from guys in Challengers, that tennis movie with the impossible-to-define cool factor. The conversation pivots to wrist action. Not tennis-related wrist action, just vibes. Kareem's mesmerized watching this guy move his wrists around like it's performance art, admitting he's entertained like a two-year-old or a cat chasing lasers. The whole exchange is wonderfully pointless and somehow perfectly captures the strange energy of underground small talk.
Full Transcript
You got that funky white boy energy. Exactly. I got white boy energy.
Are you familiar with—are you familiar with funky white boy energy? No. Tell me about that.
It's like this unattainable kind of like the guys from the—the
Wait, what's that?
The tennis movie.
Oh, Challengers. Challengers. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
Those guys have it. Yeah. You got wrist action.
God, look at that.
Is that good?
Do you play some tennis? No, I play—I don't play anything, man. I could watch you do that all day.
Well, you're easily entertained. I'm like a two-year-old.
You're like a cat. Yeah, I'm like a cat. Wait till you see me with the lasers. [Music]