Mrs. Landingham, does the President have free time this morning?" "The President has nothing but free time, Toby. Right now he's in the residence eating Cheerios and enjoying Regis and Kathie Lee. Should I get him for you?" "Sarcasm's a disturbing thing coming from a woman of your age, Mrs. Landingham." "What age would that be, Toby?""Late twenties?" "Atta boy. Aaron Sorkin
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There are few things more disheartening than hearing a perfectly nice person try to sound like a cartoon villain. This well-placed faux pas comes courtesy of the hilarious Tobias Funke (Brideshead Revisited) who is playing the role of Toby Sherman in the film, Tea with Mussolini. The scene was written by Brian Koppelman (Ocean's Twelve, Rounders).

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