h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Had a dream last night. The dream was an ad for one of those "Comedy Central Movies" that the network has every afternoon. It went something like this.


[Young man at desk]

John Smith was an ordinary guy. Boring job, angry neighbors, and bills to pay.

[Camera rotates around John, showing his surroundings (a busy city street) and finally the person he is looking at: a figure in purple robes with long hair covering its face]

But soon, things begin to turn horribly wrong.

[Montage of shots of John with varying numbers of the purple figures in the background, with little (American) football-style yellow circles being drawn around them]

And it's time to play "Try not to See the Purple Guy".

[Final shot of purple figure pulling it hair out from in front of its face, beginning to reveal oddly-shaped nose]


Then I woke up, feeling acutely disturbed. The whole idea frightens me: the concept of everyone around you turning into the same purple figure, and you subconciously ignoring it. I'm getting chills right now, imagining one right behind me.