How long is this going to take?
Stuff is proud to present Todd Muller Asks Questions Down Through The Ages. Troy, 1250 BC Cassandra: Be warned, the siege of Troy is not over! Danger lies outside those gates! Even if it looks like it’s gone away, I’m telling you it hasn’t gone away! Don’t say I didn’t warn you! Yes Todd?
Todd: So we just stay here do we, Cassie? Keep the gates closed? For how long exactly? Troy needs tourists. Also, look at that big wooden horse just outside, that has to be some sort of business opportunity! Why can’t we bring that in? I want answers!
Off The Coast Of Antarctica, 1916
Ernest Shackleton: Men, the Endurance lies crushed and sunk by the pack ice, and we have made it here to the frozen, barren Elephant Island. My plan is to take five of you in an open whaleboat, rowing and sailing 800 nautical miles to South Georgia to raise the alarm. Yes Todd?
Todd: Hang on, hang on, how long’s this feat of endurance going to take exactly? Six months? Twelve months? And the rest of us are just supposed to hang around here freezing our butts off while the rest of the world moves on? Let’s have some transparency. Also, who dropped the ball and got the ship stuck in the first place? Frankly it’s a shambles.
House Of Commons, London, 1942
Winston Churchill: Rommel’s army has been defeated. It has been routed. It has been very largely destroyed as a fighting force. Now this is not the end. It is not even the beginning of the end. But it is, perhaps, the end of the beginning. Yes Todd?
Todd: End? Beginning? Which one is it? You’re making this up as you go, aren’t you? And don’t give me that baloney about facing an unprecedented global threat. What’s the plan? I need details and I need them now. Well?
Rebel Base, Fourth Moon Of Yavin, A Long Long Time Ago In A Galaxy Far Far Away
General Dodonna: The target area is only two metres wide.
It’s a small thermal exhaust port, right below the main port... A precise hit will start a chain reaction which should destroy the station. Yes Todd?
Todd: Has anyone given any thought to what happens after we blow up the Death Star? Anyone? Thought not.
With the Empire gone we’ll have a galaxy full of trading opportunities but all I see here is a rag-tag bunch of flat-footed government workers forced to bring in the military. I suppose we’ll just have to trust the Force, will we? Anyone?
Salzburg, Austria, 1938
Captain Von Trapp: All right, if the borders are closed then we’ll drive up into the hills and go over the mountains on foot.
Maria Von Trapp: You must be very quiet, children. Hold tight to me. Yes Todd?
Todd: Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet? Are we there yet?