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Awesome 'Elan Vs Diane' Parody On Twitter, Thanks To That Guy From 'Freaks & Geeks'
Actor Samm Levine has just done a great thing on Twitter. In response to Angry Man Elan Gale—who recently publicly shamed and harassed a woman he knew nothing about on his flight—Levine has changed the script a little, and it shows exactly why what Gale did was questionable. And also it provides many laughs. Even Patton Oswalt thought so:
I love you, @SammLevine. I truly love you. Everyone read every single one of his Tweets I just RT'd. From the beginning.
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) December 2, 2013
Enjoy the full thing below, and follow @SammLevine on Twitter! If Twitter performance art is a thing, this is it at its best.
Ugh. Some wacko on my flight is wailing about a "diabetic emergency." He keeps going on and on about insulin.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
It's like he doesn't realize we're all on this plane with him. Yes, yes, you and your diabetes needs come first, sir.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Just because you aren't watching the inflight movie doesn't mean we all have to stop what we're doing to attend to your personal crisis.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
OK, I HAVE to mess with this guy. I think I'll crack open the first aid kit and swap out the insulin with that disgusting potable water crap
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Holy shit, I did it! There's no insulin left! I'm literally shaking! (I also just snorted a bunch of coke)
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
FUCK! He's injecting himself & screaming about not feeling any better. He says he thinks there may be a problem & needs a different medicine
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
I sent 32G some tums and a note. pic.twitter.com/DJvvTiFELA
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
OMG!! He's making such a scene in his row that people are moving away from him!!
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
The flight attendant is paying no attention to him now. I guess he's heard enough of his pleas for assistance.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Jesus Christ. The copilot just handed me a note from 32G. pic.twitter.com/ssylfugPDV
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
This guy has no idea what he just started.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
"David" is about 75 or 80 years old. He's wearing pants and a shirt, and a silver medic alert bracelet on his ridiculous fucking wrist.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
I'm carefully crafting my response.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Passed him & took a pic. Told him I'd be right back. He's shaking, mumbling to himself & turning embarrassingly pale. pic.twitter.com/xo2dvXvzpN
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
I have delivered my amazing note.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
My response to "David" in 32G. pic.twitter.com/W16twjLrJL
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
I can hear him crying.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
David has responded. #TeamSamm #32G #Diabetes pic.twitter.com/mlEJVEbpez
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
I am working on my Emmy-worthy retort.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
David has received another note from me. He's so pathetic and dominated he pretended to be napping.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
My ultimate note to "David." pic.twitter.com/eJHcPfm6FZ
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Uh-oh. We're "landing" soon.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
We have just arrived at LAX. Somehow the noisiest passenger on this flight slept through our landing.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Well, I'm waiting for him at the gate but he's clearly scared and won't get off the plane to face me.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Someone from the "coroners" office just boarded the plane to get him. What the hell is that anyway? An office for self-centered douches?
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Yeah, he's definitely too much of a pussy to face me. I'm going home. I gave the gate agent a note for him.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
The note said "David, allow me to introduce myself. I'm Samm Levine. I was on Freaks & Geeks and got mostly cut out of Inglourious Basterds.
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
I've also done a lot of TV guest starring work and been in some great indies. Thanks for being a fan. Now lick my asshole, seriously."
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
Thanks for all the supportive responses, everybody. Looks like another win for the good guys tonight. #TeamSamm #32G #NoWitnesses
— Samm Levine (@SammLevine) December 2, 2013
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